The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-22
SCANDAL IN NAVY
RESULTS IN ORDER
FOR COURT MARTIAL
Surgeon E. S. Cowles, Of
the Service, Alleges
Insult.
DANCE AT BOSTON
SCENE OF ATTACK
Judge advocate General Acts in
Cases of Paynaster Au1d and
Surgeon Robnett.

Charges Of a grave nature. III
Guiding diSreSpect to q superior Of
ficer, insult, assault, and conduct
unbecOming a gentleman, placed in
the hands Of the Judge Advocate
General Of the Navy against Pay
master George Percival Aud, Of
the Wabash, receiving ship at the
Charleston Navy Yard, resulted this
morning in the issuance Of an or
der by the Secretary Of the Navy
for a cOurt-martiaI
The investigation IS the out
growth Of charges made against
the payrlzster by Dr.. E s. Cowles.
a cousin Of Rear Admiral Cowles-
Of the navy
CoURT-EARTLAL ORDERED
Additional interest was added 70
the unusual case through the fact
that Rear Admiral Swift who fs
now stationed in Washington, is al
legged by the COwIeses to have tried
70 suppress the matter because OF
the friendship Of his daughter.
Madeline, for Aud
The eourt-maruaI is called for
January 81. anu officers of the
navy named to serve on the board
are ordered &c report to Boston on
that date.
Rear Admiral Swift Accused.
Rear Admiral Swift was drawn into
The case When Mrs. Cowles declared
that that official brought the charges
70 Washington and had them pigeon
boIed.
Secretary Meyer knew nothing about
them when I called on him On January
IL she said. She declared it was
through the insistence Of Senator. Lodge
that the department took cognizance OF
the matter.
Pay-naster Aud has been ordered -e
temporary duty at Charleston vsrd
pending the date for the threshinz out
Of the charges By the court-martfa1.
Rear Admiral swift declared this
morning there had been no attempt to
suppress the charges and oficials AZ
the Navy Department made similar
7 statements
When the matter was brought 10 my
attention as commandant Of the yard.
/ the rear admiral said. Il Immediately
passed the charges along 70 Washing
ton It was q purely Official affair and
I see no reason why my daughters
name should be involved in the contro-
versy-''
Rear Admiral Swift this morning spent
more than half an hour in the Office Of
| Secretary Meyer and later had an ex-
tended conference with Assistant Secre-
| tary Beekman Winthrop. under whom
the matter comes directly.
/ Dr. Coxies alleges he was insuIted
! and attacked by Aud at a dance given
at the residence OF Dr. Ames Deem
/ Der Il
An order for a coUrt-u8arIfsI, signed
/ this morning by Secretary Of the Nszy
y
! reefs the following officers to report al
BoS ton on January 81
! Cant James NJ Helm
/ G 5mTnander John F DIby-
/ Surgeon Eugene P. Stone.
Surgeon George B Wilson
/ Lieutenant Commander Julian L L-ati-
mer-
/ Paymaster Victor s. Jackson.
: PaymaSter Herbert z Stevens
I Passed Assistant Surgeon Frederick a
Paymaster Edward z. GoodmeL
/ All these men are officers OF the navy
1 The Judge advocate OF the board VIII
! be Capt Herbert H Hershinger, Of the
/ United States Marine Corps
Guests Of Dr.. Ames.
According 20 the dispatch from Boston
/ the dance at which DR.. CowIes was
/ InsuIted was given by DR.. Howard Z
Ames. medical inspector Of the United
States Navy. at his Charlestown resi-
| dence.
f; A visit Of Mrs. CowIes to Secretary
! Meyer and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
on January II, is said TO have resulted
/ in their first knowledge Of the affair in
I the present investigation
The Cowles had received one OF
twelve special invitations to the series
4 of army and navy hops held during the
( last few winters. They received an in
I vitation this season November =
7 through their friendship with Miss
( Ames, and attended. the first hop 40
: vember .. when Dr. Cowies met sur
+ geon Robnett casually.
The happenings at the second dance
are told by Dr.. CowIes in this manner
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