New-York tribune., 1910-02-04
AuLD'S CHIVALRY
COURT M4RTT4L ENDS
Judge .4dvcate Drops Count
Of Falsehood.

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Boston. Feb. @.-Chivairy was the defence
which the counsel for Psymaster George
p. Auld offered to-day in his argument be-
fore the naval court martial, when lie asked
for the discharge Of the yeung officer &C
cused in three counts in connection with a
quarrel with Or. L. s. Cowles, of Boston,
over Miss Dorothy Hesler, of Evanston. Ill
Major F. S. Catlin, the judge advocate,
asked for finding of guilty on two of the
three counts. first, for conduct unbeconlins
an officer and Il gentleman. and second. for
assault on Dr. Cowles. a civilian The thlfo
count, that of falsehood, was eliminated.
The court heard arguments at a two
hour session this afternoon, Major Leon
ard, who is a one-arned nero of the siege
of Peking, speaking for an hour and a haif
in behalf Of Mr.. Aud, while Major Catlln,
the judge advocate. occupied less than
fifteen minutes. Then the court took the
matter into secret session, and only the
Navy Department at Washington can pub
lish its findings.
DR.. i. 5. Rohnett, who was coupled with
Paymaster AUD in the original charges
viii be tried on Monday, but none Of the
evidence produced at the Aud trial during
the last three days can be used in the trial
of DR.. Robnett.
WASHINGTON ASKS TRANSCRIPT.
That unusual interest in the case is being
shown at Washington was borne out in a,
degree by request that full transcript OF
the proceedings be sent 10 both the Secre-
tary Of the Navy, George Won l. Meyer,
and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
Basing his argument on the first and
third charges and ignoring the second, the
Judge advocate, Major Catlin, said that
Auld was guilty of conduct unbeconaing a
gentleman. Mr.. Aud, he said, had no right
TO interfere in the CoHleS case, and it mat
tered not whether he struck DR.. Covles or
merely wrest1ed with him. The alleged re-
mark of DR. Cowles that Mr.. Auld was
Cur was not sufficient to Justify an as
sault.
Taking up the question of DR.. CoHies s
medical standing" said ne, "it does not III
any way effect his testimony in this case.
The defence has not brought any evidence
that he has ever been even charged with
breaking the medical laws OF Massachu-
sets. They have in short done nothing to
inpeach Dr. Cowless testimony.
Regarding the first charge concerning
AuId-s action in trying to expel Cowles
from the arInory dance. The defence has
heard Cowless undesrability discussed by
various persons on the Tuesday preceding
the dance.
The insinuatIons against the reputation
of DR.. Cowles in Boston should not be con-
sidered by the court because they had
never been heard of until after the trouble
of December II.
"If any officer is 10 be allowed to ap-
uroach and affront a citizen guest of an
other officer, as Paynlaster Aud did TO Or.
CoHles may safely say that no officer
would be willing to invite guests to the
navy ward and endanger them to subiection
to such treatment"
TWO CHARGES PRESSED.
The Judge advocate pressed only the
charges of unbecorning conduct and as
sault, letting that OF falsehood drop. Miss
Margaret Ames and Paymaster Aud had
contradicted each other TO Aulds right
to use her name in expelling Cowles.
Major Leonard in his defence laid the
chief stress on the idea that Paymaster
Aud vas justified by the principles of
chivalry in protecting Miss Hesler, the
daughter of q dead naval officer, from an
unwelcome prosecutor.
This persecution Of a mere child eH-
claimed Major Leonard with much show of
emotion, these advances by a married
man to a girl of eighteen. with the de-
noand that she meet him in a public square
Of q large city With the intirnated reward
of CANDY and howers-That unpleasant
things all these actions imply? Do they
not explain the reason why DR.. CoWles
should have been considered an unde-
sirable person about the navy yard?
..The words contemplate cur and other
s,,cb amenities we're passed pretty freely
from, Cowles 10 Aud on the occasion or
the encounter at the dance Mr.. Aud did
what he could TO avoid conflict. He heard
himself called contemplate cur. cowaroly
eur. He tried 20 withdraw. Cowles fol-
lowed him UP and when the insulting words
had been passed one last time AUD
ten,ner got the best OF him and he as
saulted Or. CowIes-
ADMITS IT WAS AN ASSAULT.
yes. it was an assault but even IN these
davs. when commercialism is rife, We
should understand the actions of man. in
particular man who serves his country
under arms and whose duty is fighting, who
righteously resents such insults.
THE fact is simply that CovIes called a
man a cur once too often, as many man
has The only wonder is that he sot no
worse than he did.
It was said at the navy yard to-day thai
IN the event of the court deciding adverse
" to Paymastcr Aud his case would be
anpealed to Washington for final adjudi-
cation by the Secretary of the Navy. Joseph
Auld, Of Burlington, Vt. father of Pay
master Aud, Is quoted as saying that he
is ready 10 spend every penny be possesses
to secure his sons vlndication