The Morning herald., 1876-05-29
rnleying Mt the Naval Academy.
From the New York HerAld.]
ANNAPOLIS, May, ~, 1916.

From the New 1OrA uoIAluJ
AxAroL1s, May, 81, 1876.
On the evening of May 81, the usually
W. ~ avid nnssnsational town of Annapolis
aIs, Is brown " into state Of intense excite
A. over a rumor that nine cadet midship-
i'.' of the second and third classes had
ttaI we'll known merchant from Balti-
w. sud on being caught, were compelled
.,inn Al first the rulnor was disbe-
~ Int. il was finally proven trlln, by
c,c,s cr the case as related by the officers
Me Naval Academy -
ultlc afternoon of Saturday, May 10,
Mr. Simon Goldsmith, tthe proprietor OF
r,s peu. u.leman's furnishing goods store in
Fillmore, visited Annapolis for the purpose
salyiu., goods to the iirst-class midship.
a,r VINO are about to 20 on their regular
,n,ner cruise, ard before starting on such
zoe, il Is cus' omary for them to lay in
t3 OF wearing apparel. For several
s,r. Mr.. Goldsmith has supplied this de-
,"nf aud on the present visit he carried
ara, yali,e full of silk stockings, neckties,
mlr; collars, sleeye-buttons, underwear
onI ,ther notions, valued in all at about
sI09 These goods were, however, merely
,,on AZ samples. After reaching the acad-
any, Mr.. Goldsmith went to the room of the
sr,I class cadets William Brauncrs:cuther,
nr Illinois, and Washington j. Chambers,
If New York, where he. (Goldsmith) dis.
naytI his samples, and then the trio went
on for walk, leaving the valise of goods
in the roOrl and were astOnished to find the
lork broken and the door open. They en-
tpr,d and saw the floor covered with the
,pqs. valuable contents of the valisc, while
The silk stockings, neckties, shirt studs,
sleeve buttons, and other costly samples
we're missing. The case was at once re-
mr.cd to Commanding Admiral Rogers,
and Chambers and Braunersrcuther asked
rprmssion to search for the missing pro-
nprty, which was valued at from $50 to $50
admiral Rogers gave permission to search
ALI the members of the first class and their
rooms This duty was performed by file
Of men but, as no trace OF the missing
rcols could be found in the rooms of the
first class cadets, Chambers again called on
+ Admiral Rogers and got permission to search
the apartments of all the second and third
class mtldies and on the following Tues
\ lay, after examining some twenty or thirty
rooms, three pairs of silk stockings were
found concealed in one Of the third class
/ boy trunk, and pair Of fancy coral sleeve
buttons discovered in the shirt cuffs of
second class cadet. The search was con-
tinurl until all the stolen property was
found, and the following nine midshipmen
taken in charge as the guilty parties:
81. !. Dsctcrhout, second class, entered
trou Pennsylvania, June L., 1872.
Carries :. Williams, second class, entered
from Prairie iu Chen, Wisconsin, June IL,
1s13.
James D. Sheeks, second class, entered
from Texas, September %, 1872.
Lyman B. Messenger, second class, en-
tered from Massachusetts, september 26.
1Si!
h. c. Fletcher, second class, entered
from Philadelphia, September "A, 1872.
A. B. Tracy, third class, entered from
New York city, June 5, 1873.
Mark G. Castle, third class, entered from
S., Paul, Minnesota, September, %, 1873.
George H. Hess, third class, entered from
Detroit, Michigan, September %, 1873.
N. Mason, third class, entered from
Columbus, Ohio, June 5, 1874.
The youngest of the lot is seventeen years
of age and the eldest twcnty-One. Mason
s said to have been one of the brightest
and most studious boys in the Academy, |
and heretofore they have all borne good
fcputations, and the parents of all, except |
Hess and Tracy, are represented as
wealthy. Before Admiral Rogers took any
official steps in the matter, the members
of the first class held a meeting, and through |
4 committee appointed for that purpose
requested the guilty boys to resign. The
designations were handed in and accepted !
on Tuesday evening, and tho following day |
they left the Academy in disgrace. They
made temporary stoppage at the Mary
land Hotel, and in the evening of the same |
day left for their respective homes. There |
was some talk of instituting criminal pro-
ceilings against the boys, but they depart !
ed before anything was done. If they had
not resigned, court martial would have |
beea held and they would have bean igno-
expelled. AS it is, however,
ther former classmates think they got off |
exceedingly easy. The feeling among the |
of the first class is very strong
against The expelled cadets, and on Tues |
lay night it was feared that violence would !
be used, but fortunately no trouble occur |
red. Some of 1.-The 'middies' predict the |
expelled boys will be reinstated before an
cher year, as they all have influential
blends, and as proof that Influence docs |
good bit for boys in the Academy case
vas cited where almost two years ago one
o! tha ''middies" stole a Valuable gold
watch from citizen of Annapolis. The
watch was returned to its owner and the
Inlet expelled; but before six months had
ioltd arounl he was back in his old class,
and after remaining there few months be
came past lndshipman, and Is now cruis-
ing on United States vessel
Commlssary Swami, Of the Academy,
states that during the past six months
vast number of petty thefts have taken
pace in an around the Academy, and there
is every reason to believe that the depreda- |
tols were cadets. Some weeks ago the |
eemmlssary's .stors was entered by thieves,
VI who carried off large quantity of goods.
ih'S case is to be investigated, and if the
suspected parties are found guilty they will |
oe severely punished. Many of the citizens