Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-18
SEQUEL TO TRAGEDY ARMY NVADES CITY
Death of Lieut. Janney to Be Every Train Brings Sunday
Investigated. School Workers.
LIEUT.. COL. .AMES ARRESTED QUARTERS ASSIGNED THEM
Charged With Conduct Unbomng Busy
an Officer vary Baptist Church.
TRIAL BY COURT MARTIAL OPENING SESSION TOMORROW
'anney Said to Have Sui Bishop
eide In Manila Following Reading-Plans
Social Function
LIEUT.COL.AMES ARRESTED
Charged With Conduct Unbecoming
an Officer.
TRIAL BY C0URT.MARTIAL
Janney Said to Have Committed Sui
eide in Manila Following
Social Function.

MANILA. May 1S.-Cpon instructions
from Washington Lieut.. Col. Robert F.
Ames was today confined to quarters and
will be court-martialed on charges of con-
duct unbecoming an officer and to the
prejudice of military discipline.
The action against the officer is a sequel
TO the investigation Of the circumstances
wh:ch led Lieut. Clarence NJ. Janney of
the 18th Infantry, L. s. A., to take his life
following dinner party at the home Of
-Ames at Fort William Mckinley.
The suicides wife remains at the fort.
and probably will be the chief witness at
the court-martial.
Verdict of Coroner.
A Filipino coroner and an army board
Of inquiry found that Janney committed
suicide. and SO reported to Maj. Gen. Will
liam H. Carter, commanding the Depart
ment of Luzon. After examining the find-
ings the general returned them to the
board. with instructions that it obtain
additional testimony covering certain fea-
lures of the case. No further develop
ments were made public until the receipt
of the instructions from Washington to-
day.
Janney's death occurred on the night
of March 12 last. On that evening jan
ney ana MS wire alteOOeQ n given
by Ames. Capt William H. Jordan, jr..
also Of the 18th Infantry, completed the
party.
Substance of Testimony.
According to the testimony of the wit
nesses as taken by the board Lieut.. JAM
ney and his wife quarreled during the
evening. 1t seems that Janney recognized
in the home of his friend a champagne
SoL, hall h hr,<
which Mrs Janney had given TO Ames
Janney upbraided his wife because of the
gift and harsh words followed. Finally
Janney -emanded an apology from his
wife and this was made. THIS ended the
quarrel according to the testimony and
the dinner was resumed.
A little later, however. Janney left the
house, returning soon with a revolver,
with which, 1t WAS testified. he shot him
self either through design or accident, in
the presence of his wife and Col. Ames.
1t was testified that ,Janney had rushed
into the dining room and flourished the
revolver while he talked wildly. Before
the others could interfere, they said, he
placed the revolver to his head and fired.
Death followed quickly.
Ames Exonerated.
Following the shooting Ames was
placed under arrest, but a preliminary
investigation of the special board of in
quiry having cleared him he was re-
leased.
The only witnesses of the tragedy were
Col. Ames and Mrs. Janney. The latter
testified that her husband and .Ames had
been good friends.
The Janneys were married in New
York in 1908 She was born Madeline
Mckassick and belonged to a prominent
family Of San Francisco. She first mar
ried DR.. Pedar Bruguiere, whom she di-
vorced upon grounds of failure to pro-
vide for her. When she married Jam
ney he was stationed at Governors Is
land. He went with the 18th Regiment
to the Philippines in July, 1909.
Department Officials Reticent.
1t is admitted at the War Department
that the court-martial of Lieut. Col
Robert F. Ames has been brought about
by orders from Washington, but the
officials are singularIy reticent i'm regard
to the case. 1t is gathered that Maj
Gen. Duval, commanding the army in the
Philippines. made thorough investiga-
ton through the inspector generals de-
partment of the conditions under which
Lieut. Clarence NJ. Janney committed
suicide.
The act is said to have been inspired
by jealousy, and 1t is deemed necessary
in the interest Of the reputation Of Col.
AmeS. if for no other reason. that there
should be an official determination of the
facts