New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-01
1HE TRIAL or NAVAL CADETS.

UNWILLING WITNESSES BEFORE THE C0URT-MAR-
TIAL AT ANNAPOLIS.
ANNAPoLIs Nd, Aug. 31.-The court martial
for the trial OF cadets charged with hazng fourth
class men Constitution began the santee at 10
o'clock to-day. The FIRST cadet tried Naval Cadet
Trapnell Tho charge violation Of the act of Cou
,ress to prevent hazng The specifications u)
Making Naval Cadets ]. J. Welsh and NJ. C. Van Ant
werp stand on tn heads t2l Requiring Naval Cadets
r. NJ OIIaloran, H. c. Rodgers and G.. W. Galloway to
turn out of their hanmocks after the hour OF and
TO stand on their heads l3) Requiring Naval Cadets ii.
Darrell f. G. Moore, J. A. Guthrie and IL. l.. Peckham
10 stand on theit hoads; t Requiring Naval Cadet W.
F. Eyre to sit cross-ogged on his hammock, and swing
ing the hammock until Eyre thrown on deck; to)
recurring Nayal Cadet b. W. stearns to get upon
Iahed hammock and go through the motions OF SWIM
ming one end OF the hammock being made fast with
sp-kno which gave while stearns was swimming,
and threw him TO the deck and (6) requiring u. '"
stearns TO lie in tank In the wash-room motionless for
ten minutes Cadet Trapnel objected to Lieutenant
Commander Thomas sitting In his case as he had re-
norted him once before for running plebe ana
had warned him dIsmissaOe offence ana that he
Thomas would push matter to the bitter end The
Court did not tie objection Trapneu then made
| a plea Of guilty to all The specifications
The cass OF the cadet s. B. Wineran, was next called,
the charge against him being the as IN Irapnels
case The specification that he made Cadet b.
s,eher sing out OF his seamanship He made
plea of not guilty Cadet sfeiber testified that he
fourth class and between June 10 ana July II was
ON board the Constitution. He recognized the accused
| "a Mr. Wneram. 81 do not remember" he said, the
date bnt was called up the spardeck; nor do re-
emher bv whom There were at least ten third-class
man around me- could not tell positively who told me
IN sing think 1t Mr.. Trapne. They told me to
sng out OF my seamanshp notebook private journal
kent Dy each cadet to Tue tune OF Yankee Doodle
INTERCHANGEABLE you sing Mitness-nes, SIR l
WHEN sang notes. will not swear positively, but
think he WAS. -, .A.o,, ,ho rudga Al vocata AZ ba
aid to the witness who answered that he aid
not Witness further continued by saying that he
thouyht Winerams presence accidental because ne
said nothing and took part IN the proceedings ana
nreseut ne Was reading. lie added iurther that MI
Wiueram not usually III the nhLlng squ"us' Anis
'nT phe licensed read statement but declined to swear
: that ne was not present AT the hazing " ,,,
'1sdat Witherspoun was gpiaced trial at O'Clock,
charged with hazng Cadet rancs Couchter VINO testified
that MIR present when ne was
snv He took no part in the proceedings aud witness
cnulI not tell whether his presence was accidental or
whether he formed ON" OF party OF naIers mr. H,n
erspoon attempted TO annoy LOT Iarass MN
Fred O. Moore. fourh-class man. gave the same tes-
timony Godfrey L. Cardin was REQUIRED 70 slns, Duo
emit The OF third class neIdid not ntimdate
him lie would have sung Mr. Hawks had been there
d. NJ Young third-cass next tried. He was
charged with OBTAINING and drilling In the Mushroom
iaway r. C. Moore, ii. W. Magee aud W. p. Eyre. Tho
OF these cadets was 10 the enect tht inc
cused did In no way moes OF deen e w. 'So o 10 the
bathroom through window but ny whom ne uoes ny
know, he had not en- long enough on oou
cusea was moi among the number . uo =, ,vh.r
an NJ r,ra will he called The testimony to-day shows
tha the fourth-cass men are very unwnx ILL.,
mi most searching Questions nn, ner esrsscn,ors
the third class men, they 10 So iho Souas 49,
this and puts questions 10 cover e'e' p""'0