Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
Navy Yard Row Over Picture
Dr.. CoWIeS Retained.
TALK ABOUT HER RESENTED
Willing to Testify in Defense Of
Her Champions.
ATTENTIONS ANNOYING TO HER
Something Said at Dance That
Aroused Robnett to Anger, With
Resulting offense.

! CHICAGO. January 25-Miss Dorothy
Hester, the eighteen-year-oldd daughter Of
DR.. F. A. Hesler. who died while on duty
as surgeon in the United States Army
In the Philippines. admits that she was
innocently responsible for the fight in
the Boston navy yard December IL, for
| which two officers will be court-martialed
| the last day of THIS month.
For the first time since her name was
brought into the affair she told the full
details of the circumstances that led to
the quarrel.
In the Evanston home of her mother
she gave tribute to the gallantry of
Paymaster George Percival Aud and
Passed Assistant Surgeon A. S. Robnett.
who went to her defense and put out
of the navy dance hall DR.. e. S. Cowles,
physician of Boston. who, she said.
had spoken slightingly of her to others.
Innocent Cause of Quarrel
Il was the cause of the quarrel, or
fight, il you choose to call it such," said
Miss Hesler. But I am innocent in the
whole affair. l was forced into 1t through
the attentions of DR.. Cowles, and now
must bear all of this unwelcome noto-
rety.
ITO start with the beginning. I went
to visit my uncle in Boston last Novem-
Der. I was introduced to a number of
the people in the navy set there. and
regularly attended the dances arranged
by Paymaster Aud.
AT one of these dances l met DR.
Cowles and his wife. DR.. Cowles was
attentive and very nice at first, but aft
erward his persistency became annoying
One night. I do not remember the
date now, he and Mrs. CoW1es came to
uncle's house to visit. During his stay he
| took one of my pictures. I did not dis
cover it was missing until after he had
left the house.
Asked Return of Picture.
when I missed it wrote him note
asking that he return it to me. I did
not get any answer to my letter. I waited
a few days. Then I called him up on
the telephone and asked him to return
the photograph at once.
HE hesitated and when I insisted on
immediate return he said:
Truly. Miss Hesler, / have the pic
ture. l have misplaced 1t, but when
find 1t 1 shall return it to YOU
THE picture did not come.
Zone night. later. with three other men,
to take me driving. l was not at home
and was heartily glad that l was not
Then came the dance on the night of
the 9th. when he made the remark about
do not care to know. But 1 do know
that two of my fathers friends were
there and they would not let any one
talk about me.
knew my dear father well before he went
to the Philippines, and when DR.. Cowles
appeared at the next dance he was taken
to task by fathers friends.
II do not know what they did to him.
don't care. but know they taught him
his place.
will you be witness at the court
martiaI?
II do not know yet. But if they want
my testimony I will be only too glad to
go to Boston and tell all / know. If l
have innocently been the cause of trouble
for Paymaster Auld and DIR. Robnett, and
IL l can repay them for their gallantry.
mean to do it,
DR.. Cowles Defended.
planned the matter of the photograph
Miss Hesler. it was said, while on the
visit to her aunt near Boston received
attentions from DIR. and Mrs. Cowles at
| the request of one of her friends.
They took her motoring several times
The photograph had been taken in a
jocular way by DR.. Cowles, and when
it's return was asked for he could not
find it for about ten days. as a maid in
busting had knocked it from a shelf
into a drawer. 1t was then returned
Dr. Cowles never had a thought of re-
tanning the picture against Miss Hesler's
wishes.
Cause of Quarrel Laid Bare.
BOSTON. January 25-That Assistant
Surgeon A. H. Robnett's hostility to
DIR. Edward S. Cowles because of a
photograph DR.. Cowles and his wife
are alleged to have taken from Miss
Dorothy Hesler, Chicago girl. to
whom DIR. Robnett was paying atten-
ton, was the cause Of Paymaster George
practically admitted by an officer at the
Charlestown navy yard, who stipulated
that his name be withheld.
Aud will report today at Charlestown
technically under arrest. DR.. Robnett.
who is at the Newport naval station, will
appear later.
The Aud court-martial takes place
January 81. and the following will hear
the case: Capt. H. J. Hinchinger, L. s.
Helm, Commander John F. Luby. Sur
geons E. P. Stone and G. B. Wilson,
Lieut.. Commander J. N. Latimer, Pay
master V. F. Jackson, Paymaster H. E.
A. Assessor and Paymaster e. e. Good
hue.
The order of court-martial has sealed
the lips of nearly all involved. DR.. and
Mrs. Cowles have mysteriously disap-
peared. Paymaster Auld refuses to say
anything. DR.. Robnett declines to talk,
because he will be witness.