Show IWAR VAR DEPARTMENT fRILLS BROOKES Also Takes Shot at Colonel Lockwood for Action of Post Captain STOPPED NEWHOUSE AUTO Offensive Officer Used Revolver ver vol r On Ladies Rebuked Ladies Rebuked in Official Letter The probable finale fl 10 of the tho recent in in- it at nt Port Fort Douglas when s Captain A. A T Brookes Brook stopped Mrs Ir and her automo automobile llo pa party 1 at t tho ito point of a a gun as os the they were vere n the tho post grounds was wa enacted da Wednesday when 1 Townsend To n I acting for or Samuel Newhouse r received front from rom tho the war department at Wishing Washing Washington I ton a u letter condemning tho time action of lie tho soldier r. r Tho rhio letter was from rom Henry P P. McCain McCain Mc Mc- Cain adjutant general ral in lii behalf behall of or ih time acting secretary of war 31 and was addressed ad nd- dressed J to Col Benjamin C. C Lockwood commander at al th lh local post who act acting met met- et II lug ing according to lo directions from headquarters headquarters head head- quarters submitted It I to lO Mr lr Newhouse p through hl his bis agent Mr Ir To Townsend In n lh the letter there was no mincing of or worl words by hy th the adjutant g general In deploring the action of Captain Brookes ts h The latter's conduct Is designated l us as being extraordinary unseemly I ly and because of ol the tho proximity of time tho sentinel unnecessary anti and ond hence lune inexcusable Inex inex- Col 01 Ix Lockwood al also o conies comes in lii for a short share of disapproval nl when the thE I letter t r says Bays If UJ tho lie post lOt commander Mad had ad responded to lie tho complaint more more cordially old QI assuring Mr Ir that It was 1 receiving cu due attention the In Incident In in- c i-blent i might hav have been settled without with out ul so O much trouble M erd The he communication states that thal the thc view 1 of or the department holds Irrespective tive of lh time tho speed of ot the lie automobile but embodied In the letter T Is tho tue tw Instruction lion tion ton that hint the communication Is not In Inan an any way to lo be construed as diminishing the time responsibility of th the post pORt commander command command- er to enforce by hy any proper means I within his power tho the strict observance of traffic regulations for or automobiles within the rr reservation limits Tho The Incident which called caled forth the tho Investigation in which culminated In iii the letter occurred 14 U. Mrs Irs February Newhouse Newhouse New New- ew- ew hOIN house her ag aged d mother Mr Mrs Mrs rr Moore Ioor sister of oC Mrs r. r Newhouse Newhouse New New- house homce Mrs Ur Lawrence ani Miss ss l Townsond o composed an automobile party with wih Bert Boit Fuller Fuler as as cha chauffeur A As lh they r wore were entering th time the ato 10 the tho post grounds Captain Brooks Brookes f rushed toward the automobile flourishing n a revolver anti and commanding ane them to 10 stop top h When n tho the machine had imad i been stopped time the til captain accuse accused them of speeding stated that thE they had rim run over n a n 10 dog belonging to him tho time thoda da day before rh lie Tho aged tI yoman oman Mr Ir and amid Miss rowl Wl re so ro frightened at tl tIme tho captains captain's behavior ii that the they fainted and both hoth were In a serious condition c tot for several Cral days after the thc C 1 J I Complained I in To ro Mr 1 r. r anti and Mr h Townsend at once mice complained to Colonel Lockwood commander of oC the time pot arid and according to lo th their ir statements he liE- mild did not give re respectful ye- ye lt- lt attention to their complaint A After Aftem Hel an In investigation ton in which not one of the automobile party was hear heard Colonel Colo Cob nel Lockwood informed Mr lr Newhouse that he hie he hud had expressed his displeasure uro to Captain Brookes This did not riot satisfy Mr Ir Newhouse and ant Mr Ir Townsend and friends of ot the latter who later was sas formerly l States minister ter to 0 n Belgium took tIme the til tl matter up lp for tor him at the headquarters 11 tel's of o the war department In Washing Washing- ton Colonel French Frencl was WS detailed from Irom Washington to come com to Salt Sal Lake and anti Investigate al tho the affair HP lie lp spent pent three days dus In March in In this timis city examining the persons concern concerned l In iii the affair lair separately separately sep sep- arat ly and amid turned returned to 10 W Washington Washing ton to report his Js findings s. s The Tue letter to Mr Ir comes ss lS s a I result of those In Oun un The Incident h has dl developed the fact tact that thal Captain A. A 5 S. S Brookes presumed to 10 be bt tho the Captain Brookes of or tho the local post pORt n figured In a questionable gun pia play at Fort Logan In August 1503 1103 According According Accord- Accord ing ng to th the information received from Colorado this bits Captain Brookes flourished a a. a revolver re ol on Judge A. A W W- Rucker Bucker a prominent Color an who owns land hand lanc adJoining adjoining ad- ad ae Joining Fort Logan n. n There 10 was some som dl over the I dl division lon of ot water between be be- le t f weep tween the po pOt pod l ground round and Judge RuckerS Rucker'S Rucker's Ruckers Ruck- Ruck ers er's 1 property and s when hen Judge Rucker Hucker went went on n to the reservation reser aton to assert his claims l ho was slopped lopped by hy Captain I Brookes at th the lie point or ot a a gun The matter W was investigated in and anti Captain I Brookes was transferred from F Port Fort rl Lo Io gao gan It I I IK is understood that Captain A. A S. S o of Foit lort Douglas Doulas came comae here from com I Tort Fort Logan Igan about a year ago Time Tho Loiter The official letter from roll the war department de tie to Colonel Lockwood follows War ar Department Adjutant Generals General's s I Office Wa Washington April Apri 4 4 l 1007 Colonel j. Colonel benjamin C C. Lockwood Twenty ninth In Inanity in- in 11 anity antry commanding Fort Douglas Itak etan Sir ln Ha reference nce to the time deplorable ble le occurrence at It your our po o post t on February H 11 4 la last t t. t the tho acting secretary directs that you lomi rou be lie and anti In instructed as us follows fol- fol lows That he lie has thoroughly examined all al tl he time papers both and unofficial in he time tit case calC and having ha carefully weighed he tho evidence c therein contained has haM reached cached these namely lunel 1 The conduct of Captain Brookes In cro croin drawing in ing his revolver was extraordinary une unseemly mb and because of oC tho the proximity of oC f the time sentinel altogether i cessa-i Mar In and nd hEnc hence Inexcusable This view holds holts respective it o i of the tie t speed of the die auto auto- mobile I 2 Although It Il appears that happl happily no o serious Injury ha has resulted d to lo an any of or lh he lie persons concerned et ct through Cap Cap- am Brookes's behavior a vcr ver very grave gra injury has bias fallen alien falen upon the service nu and amid ho tIme post commander will wi admonIsh Captain Cap- Cap tain Brookes accordingly 3 3 If I the time po post l commander r hail had respond respond- ed cd d to the complaint more cordIally a as- as suring Mr 11 Newhouse that It was wa receiving re re- due attention the Incident might hare 11 ave been settled without so much trou- trou LIe ble le 4 4 The post commander will wi furnish h to o Captain Brookes a copy copY of o this leter lett letter let- let also to Mr Newhouse house t ter er r a COP copy 11 c I 5 G Under the time circumstances the fore Cor foregoing going Is i. considered to be ic a it sufficient J measure of oC correction I I 6 C. Nothing in imi this communication is isI H I I to d a as diminishing in tho time I A r t I. I least the tho responsibility of the time post commander commander com com- man mander er to enforce by every C proper means mean within his power po the strict observance ob oh servance of or traffic regulations for automobiles automobiles auto auto- mobiles within the reservation oton limits Yer Very Verl re p P. P MCAIN Adjutant G General I n i Wi i ji I f it ii |