The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-24

his cab Paymaster Aud Immediately
disappeared Pr, cowles and wife report
ca the matter at once to YOU Ny daugh.
ter was ignorant Of the assault until
She reaehea home, where she found Ds.
and Mrs cowles
Late yesterday afternoon DR. Robnett
called DR.. cowles over the hospital tele.
phone and Mrs. Cowles who answered
the telephone, was told her husband was
wanted. DR.. Robnett's communication
when DR.. covles came to the telephone
consisted Of threats to do him bodily
injury. followed by stream Of profan-
ity. DR. Cowles refused further com
munication and hung up che telephone
IN spite Of the gravity Of the Of.
fenses reported BY Dr. Ames, the navy
department determined 70 suppress the
matter By merely reprimanding and
transferring the officers. Secretary Of the
Navy Meyer said yesterday that the bn.
reau Of navigation was responsible for
the proposed feprimand. Medical Direct.
or Ames, however, protested against the
proposed punishment as too lenient, be.
cause Of the fagranoy Of the cases and
insisted OH the oourt.martial Of the two
officers Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts,
also took up the matter with the navy
department at the request Of DR. Cowles
The outcome was that Secretary Meyer
yielded 20 the pressure that was brought
to bear and oveuuled the action Of the
bureau 81 navigation and ordered the
court-martial
In q second letter to the navy depart
ment, dated January 10 last. Dr. Ames
repeated the request for court martial.
This letter was as follows.-
7 respectfully declined to accept this
as final disposition Of the report The
decision appears to me inadequate to the
gravity 81 the case. and feel the Iii
bunal should have been Of broader iuris.
diction and closer investigation made
IN justice to an concerned.
T could not conscisntously offer such
to my friends for the humiliation to
switch they were publicly subjected
Mother can I accept & as sufficient for
The modification ! still feel It seems
impossible to harmonic such outrageous
and premsditated conduct BY such pal
lhtiye as the word incident would i'm
ply or 4 private letter Of reprimand and
detachment would convey to them
II respectfully and earnestly appeal to
You for redress and ask that these on |
GERS be brought to trial to clear them
selves Of the accusations made to yon
against them. reiterate my charges
against Paymaster Aud disrespeet to biz
superior officer assumption Of authority, |
falsehood, insult, assault and conduct
an officer and a gentleman,
and charge DR.. Robnett as particeps /
criminis, al in violation Of the laws and /
regulations governing The navy
The members o. the court viii Be Capt (
James N. Helm, Commander John T (
Lahy, Surgeon Eugene 2. Stone, Surgeon 4
George ,. Wilson, Lieutenant Command.
sr Julian l. LatimeFi Paymaster Victor
5. Jackson, paymaster Herbert r. Stew
sns. Passed Assistant Paymaster Fred.
arick A. Asseraon and Paymaster Fred.
sriek A Assenon and paymastar Edward
3 eoodhue. Capt Herbert ] Hirshing
ar Y S. marine corps, VIII be judge
advocate Of the court The sessions 81
the court win Be public
The ease bears directly upon the recent
breaking Of Miss swift's en-.
yament with young man Almost on
NE eve Of her wedding, Miss Swift with
rev from the engagement, and il was
announced that she was ill She is now
with brother IN Brookline and the en-,
has not been renewed.
Il il asserted that pavmaster Aud was
j suitor for Mias swift's hand and that
lis belief that Dr. Cowles had charged
linz with being responsible for the can.
'elation 81 the engagement was tie
motive Of tie insult and assault
Paymaster Aud is Vermont man,
ina q SON ~ Joseph Auld Of Burlington
gho was recently a prominent candidate
or collector Of customs to succeed
1harles H. Darling Aud was appointed
. the navy upon the recommendation
i members Of the Vermont delegation.
de has been ) particular friend Of Repre-.
entatiye Foster and his family, moving
n the same social circles with the Misses
foster who we're also friends Of Miss
swift Mr. Foster said Saturday that
.e could not understand the case.
H am sure there must be some mis-.