The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-01

Boston, Jan a.-Dr. Edward S.
Cowles, brother OF Rear Admiral Cowles.
gave ths bulk Of the testimony az the
opening -session OF the court-martiaI to-
day appointed TO try Paymaster George
p Aud, L. S. N, upon charges made by
Cowles OF conduct unbecoming an officer
and q gentleman. telling a falsehood. and
assaulting him.
After the court had been formally
opened and the charges read. objection
was raised to the presence of Henry W.
Ogden. a lawyer retained by DR.. COwles.
and he wasrordered tc leave
To each of the charges Paymaster Aud
replied mot guilty" and then DR.. Cowles
was sworn. He described his meeting
with Aud at the navy yard hop on De-
cember II. and said that on arrival at the
hall with Mrs. CowIes they were present
ed to the receiving committee, and that
Mrs COwles then crossed the hall TO
greet friends. AS the doctor was cross
ing the floor he was approached by Pay
master Aud and Passed Assistant Surg.
Ansey H. Robnett They wanted TO know
# he was DIR, Cowles and when he told
them he was. Aud said:
"Dr Cowles, will you please leave the
hall and not show up here again.
Got No Explanation.
Witness said that he asked for an ex-
PLANTATION. but could not get one. The
reply that he did get was that he was
neither desired nor desirable there. Wit
ness said that he asked Auld il Miss Ames
knew Of the request, and the answer
was that she did. DR., Cowles then told
his wife and they went TO a dressing room
and waited for Miss Ames who said that
she knew nothing about Auld's action.
Hiss Ames sent for Aud and Robnet,
saying that she would look into the mat
ter at once. Witness said that Aud with
drew the remark after he saw Miss Ames.
but that he refused 10 give any explana-
ton Of his previous conduct
Dr. Cowles said that after that, as he
was leaving the room, he was struck by
Aud from behind. was knocked down and
hit his head against a door. injuring him
slightly, and that Aud stepped on his
back. The two grappled, witness said,
and Aud ran away. Witness said that he
knew of no reason for this assault.
On cross-examination witness was asked
81 he was a practicing physician in Bos-
ton and he said that he was not He ad-
mitted that he had taken the examina-
tion for the right to practice more than
once, but never had received a certificate.
DO you or did you ever purport TO be
a mental healer?" was asked
Witness denied that he was or ever had
held himself out as mental healer or
that he had ever taken fee for such
service.
Was Not Caught Cribbing.
Were you ever caught cribblng at an
examination for the right to practice
medicine in Massachusetts" was the
next question.
The Judge advocate objected TO this line
OF questioning
Maj. Leonard then declared that It was
his intention to show that DIR. Cowles had
been caught cribbing at State medical
examination. and that Cowles was not a
member in good standing in the commu-
nifty
The court allowed the question.
DR.. Cowles denied that he was ever
caught cribbing.
DR.. Cowles admitted that he had taken
a photograph Of Miss Dorothy Hessler
Of Chicago, from the parlor OF Rev. DR..
Kilbourne. an uncle OF the young woman.
but with the intention OF returning #
The next day, he said, he received a note
asking that it be sent back, but he had
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