The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-02
Says He Simply Pushed Him
at AmeS' Hop
TOOK THE STAND TODAY
The Testimony in the Aud courtmar-
tial win Probably End To-day,
With Arguments To-
morrow.

Boston. Feb. 2.--Paymaster George P
Aud took The stand to-day in his navy
courtmartial aud fatty eontradicted the
evidence Of Dr. Edward S. cowles and
Mrs Cowles chat he had struck and
telled Dr, Cowles al the Ames hop. He
declared that he had simply pushed
covles.
IL developed IN The testimony that
Medical Inspector Ames had pushed the
charges against Aald and Passed Asst.
Surgeon Bobnett through the influence
Of bis daughter, who was the hostess
at the hop, The testimony il the Aud
case viii BE- ended to-day, when a recess
win Be taken. The argument viii be
presented to.morrow. It is likely that
there viii be some days before the Rob
nett trial begins,
0fieers Praise Aud.
Medical Director Ramus G. Persons.
d. S. a.. Of the naval hospital at Phila-
delphIa, testified that Paymaster Auld's
reputation for veracity, sobriety and
general standing In the service is excel,
lent. Witness said he never knew Of
defendants telling falsehood and had
never seen him under the influence 81
liquor
Capt. Charles f. Fox, 4. s. n, until
recently commander Of the receiving ship
Wabash, now commanding the u. S. s.
Lancaster at Philadelphia, gave praeti-
cally the same testimony as the preeed-
Ing witness, and added: a don't believe
Paymaster Aud capable Of falsehood
Witness said ne was At the hop Of
january |, and saw Aud. who vas not
under the influence Of liquor
Pay Director Charles Williams Of the
BOSTON station said Psymaster Auld's
reputation was excellenti that he wat
BOT gwen 10 falsehood and was efficient
II Ais duties.
Charles Albert Yinal. wool merchant.
living ii Newton Center, who was
guest 1t the January II dance, testi-
iieds
'sI was sitting N the smoking room
and saw Paymaster AUD ard man,
who afterward proved to be Dr Cawies,
talking III low tones ii tile hallway.
tried not 10 hear what they we're saying
| couldn't hear PaYmaster Auld's voice
at all Ha was quiet IN his manner and
made no threatening gestures
If heard Dr. Cowles say. I am
southern gentleman and can give and
take thrashing. Make that personal.
Then they separated A few minutes
later / heard i shutting and. going cut,
saw Paymaster Auld rising from the
floor, and be went through tile door.
That ii the last I saw of him.
II helped Cowles to his feet and
Iaushed OH has clothes Then 4 ladr
whom / had not noticed before asked
mo to telephone for q faxieah for Mrs
Comles. which / did
Miss Virginia Swift, elder daughter 0f
Rear Admiral William Swift, until II
Gently eammandant of tie CharlestoWn
navy yard and now attached % tile gen
eral staif at the navy department Iii
Washington, testified that sle Is living
BIT tha Chelsea naval hospital
Did ron ever hear Pavmaster Auld
say anything ats To whether ii bits opin-
ion 81 not Dr Cowles was all improper
person To have At navy event IL
Yes
did ron ever hear anything similar
from any other person
NesH
Who was that person :"
Miss Margaret Amesn
DO yon know that Paymaster Auld
knew that Miss Ames fell ii that man
nnr toward Dr Gowles ~
Yes because tie three of us went
together Miss Aniess Mr., Auld and my
self
Now, where did this talk occur 7"
ait occurred Al my house"
And when
e0n the Tuesday before The hop"