Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-02
''WOMAN'S FIGHT
Naval Officers Comment
On Aud Courtmartia|.
Much Trouble Comes Of a
Quarrel Over Photograph.
Mrs. CowIes Went to Washington
To Secure the Investigation.

| Boston, Feb. Its WOmanS
fight said a naval officer as he left
| the courtmartial proceedings today of
Paymaster George Aud, after hearing
| the wife of the man whom the young
Burlington officer is said to have as
| saultad, testify that. she made spe-
cial trip to Washington to get Score
| tary Meyer and Senator Lodge to press
the charges against Aud.
Women predominated in the court
room today and feathers, furs and silks
almost hid the gold laced uniforms of
| the trial board, while the presence on
the witness stand of half dozen young
women of the naval dancing set gave
the staid procedure of a naval court
martial a decided feminine touch.
From the testimony today it APP
peared that the quarrel which the men
took up originated over a photograph
OF Miss Dorothy Hesler of Chicago,
which DIR. Cowles of Boston carried off
from the room of Dr.. A. S. Robnett,
who is coupled with Mr.. Aud in the
charges and who will be tried later.
DIR. CoWles, whose claims as physi-
clan were repudated by the state au-
thorities today, said that he carried
the picture off by mistake, and that
when about to return, DIR. Robnett
called him by telephone and ordered
him in emphatic language to return the
picture at once or take the conse-
uuences. Dr. CoWleS accepted the lat
ter alternative and said that Mr.. Aud
carried out the orders of DR.. Robnett
on Dec II at the now famous hop.
Miss Hesler corroborated the story of
the taking of the picture and said that
Dr. CoWles asked her to meet him and
wanted to send her flowers. She dis
liked him and so did her friend, MISS
Virginia Swift daughter OF the 1or-
mer commandment, Rear Admiral Swift
These two young ladies with DR.. Roh-
nett and another naval officer, contrib
uted a musical diversion during one OF
the breathing spells by rendering a
quartet selection outside in the cor
ridor which seemed to show that the
proceedings did not weigh heavily upon
their minds. Then Mrs. Cowles glidcd
onto the naval stage and the court
soon found out one of the prime NOV
ers in the proceedings. Mrs. CoWles
said that she was surprised to learn
nearly month after the incident that
the matter had been closed.
She did not pause in Boston to ask
why, but went straight to the FOUNTAIN
head in Washington, where she lald
the Cowles side of the case before Sec
rotary Meyer. She said that o1l'clal de-
clared that the affair was one OF the
most scandalous that he had ever heao
of in the navy. Senator Lodge was ais"
seen and told her later over the tele-
phone that the charges We're IN the
propr channels.
Secretary Never asked her. she said,
not to press the charges TOO ldrd, as
Rear Admiral Swift was a friend OF MS.
She declared that she had no ieellhG
against Mr. Aud, but she did want the
affair cleared up, so she went 10 WASH
ington because woman car get
tbinre whore a man fails Mrs. Cowlos
is exnected TO finish her testimony to-
morrow.
BOSTON Feb. 1.-Sensational develop
mert, during yesterdays proceedings.
caused more interest to be manifest
cd in the trial of Paymaster George
y AuId. on a charge of assault on DE-.
Edward 6. CoWlcs at a hoo" last De-
rn,,hrr when the second DAY of the
com martial opened in the GharlaStown
navy yard To-Day
The mary startling accusations made
in the testimony OF the !r"S cutions
witness IS yesterday viii tc rcfutcd, i
vas sail, daring the ccntinulncr Of IL"
case Of the defence,
Passed Assistant Surgeon Apsey -.
Rohnott, who is awaiting triad by
CONTINENTAL on charges similar to
those against Paymaster AUD, was on
the stand as first witness for the de-
fence when court adjourned yestcr-
day.
The exam inaticn of DR.. Rohnett was
hrior. but ne said that it was common
talk that Or. Cowles had boastcd Of
having made an impression on Miss
Doro.ny Hesler of Chicago. to whom
ho tRobnctD was engaged
Miss Virginia Swift, daughter OF
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