Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-06-20
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Admiral CrowninShield's Review OF
the Trouble In Venice.
NEW LIGHT SHED ON affair."
The Admiral Holds Tint Under NV
circumstances Court Mnrt"A
Of Accused OMicers WOul0
Have ncen II Farce.
NEW LIGHT SHED ON AFFAIR


henry \. Johnson. and the lawyer
provided Ny him for the delehse
Idviscd the officers to plead that 'heS
we're Nioi.n,lW drunk, This they de-
lined to do Rear Admiral Aren't .
'rowuiuslitld. commanding the Euro
pean squadron. in reviewing the hha-
inus of the court, severely censures
Captain james II, Dayton, the com
uandcr of the Chicago, Tor not person
ally attending to the defense Of the
officers and comments on tEe revolt
inc iodiunities'' suffered by thu officers
rniia confined at Venice. Tnter the
circumstances Admiral CroWnnshleld
holds thot "a court martial would be
farce"
wxuuc started the Trouble.
The disturbance arose, according 10
the courts finding, when captain KIDD
rrt F. Wynne, commanding the marine
o,ord of the Chicago, seeing l'td-
bridge and Ledbetter sitting onts'o'
Florian's cafe, gave hall ui'uS"". -
fhis place, resembling VI, w. W.
| T lieutenant Doddrdge and surgeon
7 edtetter ran toward Captain Nyhhe'
uusetting chairs and two snall tao'es
A large crowd and the police llnlneo'
nte,y surrounded Lieutenant l'oo-
bridge. who endeavored TO explain.
"'rhe crowd" the findings continue
"nressed ON, shouting and gesticulatlhs
and were not well controlled by the
police. The police seized Lieutenant
Doddrldge and apparently at the same
time the crowd attacked nm lle",
tenant Doddridge was roughly halluleu
nv the roIice to effect his arrest. bul
there were no means of Distinguishing
the persons assisting the ponce from
those VINO were wantonly attacking
the prisoner" Captain Wynne, sur
reon I.edbetter, Naval Cadet James -
Kress and Langley marine an lor-
{ |cibly endeavored to help L'eute''"n'
Doddridgc. retaliating for the ASSIST
, ance of the civilians, but not ATTACKING
: the police.
at the station" it is added IN the
= findings OF the court, there was hucn
. excitement, The crowd was at hrst
!. allowed therein, and no one appeared
q to be in high authority. Inc crown
shonted and gestculated, and the ON
cers made demands and protests. lhelr
treatment in prison was severe and eN-
= tremely hun.iliating. but there is no eV-
. idence that the prison rules We're eA-
i, ceeded"
The eficers' Defence
-, The officers defense was sell oeA e'iS'
against civilians, that no ponce vert
rs knowingly resisted and that their lA'eA
ton was not to rescue Lieutenant
Doddrdge, but to protect hlliI ilolll v
o)euce inflicted by outsiders
~ In summing up the court hhds 'ha'
III while the actions of Cadet kress were
;raiscreet. no further proceeding
aoainst him should be taken. h'
same conclusion is arrived al resaru
ing Langley. The court recommend
that Lieutenant Doddridge Cap'a'
WINNIE and Surgeon I>edbetter be trle
,v court martial for conduct unbt
Gaming an officer and a gentleman,
that Lieutenant Doddridge ana SUI
NO ceon Ledbetter be tried for being III
ha ticeahly affected by liquor ana upse
ma ZINC tables and chairs" and that Cal
,st tain WINNIE be tried for his unusu'
,rs hail in the quiet of st. Marks SQUARE
,se and running among chairs and tables
ar what the Admiral Says.
.ho In nuasnins all the recommendation
,,t for courts martial Admiral CROWN
ose shield says:
,,n Altar a minute examination it appea
, that there was not sufficient eVldehce d
y" duced before the court OF inquiry 10
III tablish the allegations agaihs' Sa 81 -, ~