The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-02-13
FAIL TO SHOW
TAFT PROTECTED RAY
Court-NIartial Stopped Solely to
Save Reputation of a
Married Woman.
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Documents Prove President Asked NO
Iencncy in Behalf oi
PaymaStcr.
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WAsHISG1ON. feb. l.. ne P'''Ie
which President Taft wrote TO Pavmaster-
General Charles ". Whipple of til" army
in regard to the threatened proceed
ings against Major Beecher h. Ray were
read before the House Committee on Ex-
penditures in tn. War Depart ment to-day
They follow:
Btvtr,.Y. Jdly :. laio.
! Personal and confidential,
! have read the letter ot Bank N"gHld-
| ing paymastcr Eayl. which YOU nave SHOWN
me because YOU hnoN that IN times pact
| | had had q personal interest IN the "r'IiIc
Of Major Raw. have II" relation I" MAJOR
Rav that prevents my directing Nou 10 ''"'
| the same disciplinary a' '"n IN le'l"'' Y"
him as in the case OF any ot your >uhoid'-
| mates.
| 1, seem. 20 NE that /, voald he wi-n 80
send zen Darlington or = trusted assistant
! 10 INSPECT Rays accounts aud those "l h'7
| clerk a. well ~ the charges Bidn" i'"h'-
and If the facts turn "ut to ID" a. b'ahh
,t.te- TO separate Blank from Ray n once.
While Rays conduct. if Blanh'- charges
are true could subject hin' to ~" s"\'''o'
condemnation. there ~.riu-. rom b''i" :
liuyusg. and telegram. To- b' s''h con
donation bv him and hIs vile tna' ! Nuh'l
be welt to avoid the dem"ra.l'ilnG s''hu -
IVA NV '''''
nrucesdiuys which No.ld place - stigma
on Blank and Mre D.auktthat theN cod.u
never recover iron" hN ,"', ,''',
that his ,uperiors knew hlS iauit ana hah
provided against it and N the 'h'ef'',
VI h'- ~ ''"' ''n va -, - board -, ,nr.
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sihets. 'ns parties NE ann '"'' W. w.
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not oItN'ish IN - "'"' ''
the injury i" the PFC" - "' '"' ~ ''. '"'
the d"m"rai|aton y 'ah-->
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liny,nn aud Gen oliver hui ! would r"cirr
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wa, " '' ''"' .. u" ,.', ,,,,, i, .,.r,. 10 N,
that i. best under 'na Cit"'Inl- int'-.
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, poh'"a' 'h"fh''eI Ne"'N - i
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!, ,yish him t-oat.d as auv othnr oNiocr
, -, ,,. s.,,i.o ord | w.uld maze the saiu"
, III w" service "h" """" ''"" .;,
rNGGe-''nn a W any h'H'N "'''-' ." - ''''''''
case sincerely yours
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ot me Military tounltt"". cot h1'a '".H'
"a mo n, vnrr own instance with ire -iHr.
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mi-uuo'.i il regard 80 al omission "i i"'
an ;hrsa mage, oi the War Bcn.rtmsut rr
,., ,,u.., ror g.. ~ T. o.S Tho NAV. %
l'' ~. . ..
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n,sriliu married woman, ~ !" 'n"'i 10 "hl'
,y.,- ,nr.,i.d hv Won al tho time 'i,
,. ~ ,,..i, .,,l gl.., IL, ,Ic ,i,,,, -.
'h'' N- vas ''"'' 49, ~ "
resolution ""N iI>N'i
saw Mr. sweet N New itdveu and tnl,
him / d,rrcratcd lis being nrouCl, ou, g.
. / ,nnuVbi Al would tend To nla i lilo rom,
t.tin,,' ri g, tnSrricd woman Vho n. 1 urd,.
| stnnd wa. Ii, ,ur hnnpiIN vim hnr hu-I.,,.
: nud va. urohahir no, yhat the ,nrumIrt,