The Washington times., 1921-12-23
MAJOR KILLED
YANk, SOLDIER
SAYS|NLETTER
Confederation of SCOTS Testl-
mony Of Argonne Staying Given
BY Baltimore Man.
by International News Service.


Corroborative evidence tending to
support the testimony Of Henry L.
Scott. Of Kenmore. Ohio. that Major
"Opley," or "Opie." shot down an en-.
listed man without provocation" dur.
Ing battle In France. was handed to-
day by Senator TON" Watson of
Georgia to Senator Brandegee (Repub-
lican) Of Connecticut, chairman of the
Senate committee investigating Wat.
sons charges that "Yanks' were I'm
Unfortunately killed by their officers
In France.
Senator Brandegee Immediately or
dered subpoena issued for the writer,
Grayson H. Withrow, l414 Retreat
street, Baltimore. He was ordered to
appear before the committee jan
uary 4.
According to SCOTS story, under
oath. "Opley," who has been identified
as Lieut.. Col. Heroine L. Opie. reserve
corps. of Staunton, Va. formerly of
the 10th Infantry. shot down two
men at The front on two different oc-
casions. one a sergeant who was seek
ing protection in a shell hole. and the
other q runner" who refused to hand
a message to Opie on the latter's de.
mand.
Opie issued a denial of SCOTS
charge and branded him as "skulker
by his own testimony"
Describes Incident.
Tho letter from withrow, as placed
On the committees records today, and
wnicn is dated December 81, reads:
Il note In the press notices of this
date. Major Opie, of the One Hundred
and Sixteenth Infantry, makes a
sweering denial of the charges pre-.
ferred by Henry L. Scott, Kenmore,
Cnio. referring to the killing OF two
soldiers without provocation. I was
4 member Of Company r, One Hun.
dred and Sixteenth Infantry. and
would like to go on record as saying:
In the month OF October, 1918, I
raw Major Opie borrow a gun from
an enlisted man and deliberately shoot
a man while in action on the Argonne
front. This is one of the instances re-
ferred to by Scott. Ny corrobora ton
= at your disposal any time II is
deemed needful or necessary by you
Tor the continuation Of your probe. I
was honorably discharged with an
excellent Character in June. 1919"
senator Brandegee has secured an
opinion from Col. Walter A. Bethel.
assistant adtutant general of the
"y' shos Opic CouIu Dc CalleO TO ties
t'iy without discriminating himself.
The committee today summoned AZ
another witness to appear January 4,
Harry w. Segal, Of Charleston. 8. c..
an enlisted man of the navy attached
to the U. g. g. Gilmer No. 233. Seeal
mas offered statement saying he
saw four men hanged at Gievres.
where, according to the War Depart.
ment, only one man was hanged.
Saw Double Execution.
segal said he happened to see
double execution of two negroes one
morning while he was going through
camp at an early hour He said other
negro soldiers, in hiding behind
warehouses, were watching the exc
cution and that they told him the
two victims had been taken from
their hunks that morning about
o'clock without any previous warning
for trial.
Eleven witnesses, to appear Janu.
airy 4, were summoned today. The
others are William A. Small, st. VIM
cents Infirmary. Little Rock. Ark;
Don l.. Jacobson, 702 East Mansur
street. Guthrie, Okla; r. b. Fitch,
1924 Middle street. Lansing, Mich.
Emmett Cochran. sol National Bank
Building. Savannah, Ga; Charles p.
Green, 500 South Seventh street,
Minneapolis; Samuel r. Firebaugh,
1903 Fourteenth street, Detroit: w.
L. Near, 210 Orange street. jackson.
Mich: Frank Hickman. Ullin, Ill, and
Merrell ID. Watson. Box $50 Fenton.