Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-02
AULD TELLS OF ROW
Hostile to CoWIes Because OF
"ScandaIous Stories"
CHAMPIONSHIP NOT ASKED
No Blow Struck, But Surgeon Hit
His Head, He Says.
TALK AT SWIFT TEA PARTY
Medical Man Blacklisted by Naval
Circle-Bad Name Told of
by Witnesses.
CHAMPIONSHIP NOT ASKED
TALK AT SWIFT TEA PARTY

special D1spatcD 10 Inc Staf
BOSTON. February 2.-Paymaster Auld,
in his own defense, took the witness
stand today and gave his account OF his
troubles with DR.. Cowles.
The defense sprang surprise by call
ing the defendant to the stand. Auld is
young slender man of rather smart
appearance, who speaks with great de-
liberation and slight drawi.
After answering his councils questions,
to the effect that he knew that he was
waving his right not to incriminate him
self by testifying. he was asked to tell
the story of his hostility to. DIR. Cowles
in his own words.
Auld Tells of Incident.
II just heard of comment unfavorable
to DIR. Cowles about the time of the
dance of November o." said Aud. Il
claimed dance from Miss Virginia
Swift at the ball that evening. taking
it away from a man / did not particu-
larly notice. Miss Swift thanked me and
said the man was DR.. Cowles. and she
did not want to dance with him.
''On the Tuesday before the dance OF
December II / attended a tea at the
Swifts. 1 had heard some stories of the
annoyance to which DIR. Cowles had put
a certain young lady. This young lady
was Miss Dorothy Hesler a friend of
DIR. Robnett and of several ladies at the
post
There were scandalous stories going
around connecting her name with DR..
Cowes. l took Miss Ames to task for
not stopping these rumors.
Miss Ames then told me 1t was a deli
cate situation for her. She did not like
DIR. Cowles. she said, but was an intimate
be eliminated from the navy yard gather
ings without insult to his wife. she ex-
planned to me.
II was treasurer of the hop committee.
About then l heard that Miss Hesler was
muoh cut up about the story of DR..
Cowles' behavior to her, and was plan
ming to leave Boston Immediately.
asked her to stay for the hop on Decen-
Der IL. not knowing at that time that DIR.
Cowles expected to come.
Incident at Navy Yard Hop.
"On the evening Of the hop I learned
that DR.. Cowles was present I went up
to him with DR.. Robnett 1 took Robnett
in order to make sure that found tho
right man.
II told DR.. Cowles he must leave the
ballroom He asked me why. told him
] did not like his style or his manners,
or something like that.
''He asked me IL Miss Ames was cogni-
zant of the action that 1 was taking. L
said she was
Later Miss Ames sent for me and
asked if / had used her name. / told her
] had. She replied that had made mis-
take in doing SO, and she wished / would
withdraw it.
IT told her l would do SO Immediately.
l learned from her that DR.. Cowles was
in the mems dressing room and went there.
'"I told him / withdrew Miss Ames'
name altogether. and wanted no women's
names connected with the affair al all.
He called me vie names and seemed TO
be trying to provoke me TO hgnt.
He said something about being
South Carolina gentleman, and be-is, able
to give me a thrashing. l retired, and
he followed me-
why did you retire.?
Because he seemed bent on provoking
a fight. | wanted to avoid II.
Why did you want to avoid it?'
II didn't think 1t a proper place.
He followed me and continued to revile
me. / excused myself, saying ! had a
dance engagement, and turned to leave.
They Wrestled; No Blow Struck.
HE called after me an insulting name.
I think contemplate cowardly cur Il
turned around and said. What in
do you mean by thatg and seized hold
of him."
Did you strike him on the head?"
Il did not strike him at all. We wres-
tied. l threw him down on his back. He
hit the back OF his head"
How do you know that he struck his
head?"
"Well. his head was on the ground
when l got through with him."
This Auld said. happened in the
hall. Mrs. Cowles was near. She cried
out: Arrest that mani and left the
The judge advocate took the witness
in hand.
Did Miss Hesler ever ask you to pro-
teet her against DR.. Cowles?' he asked.
Never"
Did any one else ever ask you to take
any action against DR.. Cowles''
Not exactly. There was a general feel
ing that something ought to be done
about him.
Did you, Of your own knowledge. know
of any behavior on DR.. Cowles' part war
ranting such action?
NO. sir. Nothing except the stories
that were going on around.
But you knew what Miss Hesler
thought about it?'' asked Maj. Leonard.
Il had talked with Miss Hesler and had
been able to see that she was In great
distress and discomfort over the behavior
of DR.. Cowles.'
Naval w omen Gut 6aCl OIueT
When the morning session of the
Auld inquiry opened at the navy
yard today there was an awkward meet
ing between the woman witnesses who
testified contrariwise to each other yes
terday
Miss Margaret Ames and Miss Virginia
Swift friends until the present trial. but
now in opposition to each other, met in
the corridor outside the armory where
the sittings are held. They did not ex-
change greetings but passed each other
by and retired, as 1t were, to their sep
arate corners, two window seats at oppo-
site ends of the corridor.
They did not sit alone. Around each
one gathered her own coterfe of friends
and supporters. Each little camp kept
up a babble of conversation, just as il il
were alone in the corridor.
The witnesses were obliged to return to
court today to approve or amend their tes-
timony given yesterday, as is the custom
i'm naval inquiries. None Of the witness
es. however, was allowed In the court
room