Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-29

Sensations After Ordeal.
Q.-Had you been on your head continue
ously since he told you to do so?
Ayes. sir.
Q.-What was your physical condition
when you got on your head?
Abnormal.
OWL you relate the change in your
condition?
Al became short of breath. my legs
and arms got sore and weak and my head
was SO sore l put my hands beneath it to
keep it from coming in contact with the
floor. (Here Kimbrough gave an exhibition
Of the hazing performance.)
Q.-What happened when you got up?
Al couldn't stand / pulled myself up
onto the bed and became SO dizzy that I
undressed and fell over. l remember two
persons coming into the room, but the next
recollection ] had was at the hospital.
Q.-Why was 1t that you did not recognize
the man who was hazing you?
Ave are not allowed to look at an
upper class man.
Penalty for Looking.
Q.-There is a penalty attached to such an
action?
Ayes, sir.
Counsel for the accused-How many Wis
itors did you have?
Ask.
Q--When did you realize you were in the
hospital? =
A.-When the doctor spoke to me-
Q.-Were you conscious of the treatment?
A.-No, sir.
Odd you not tell your roommate you
were conscious of the treatment?
The Judge advocate objected and was
sustained.
Q-Do you want the court to understand
that Coffin made you stand OH your head?
Al cannot identify him, but the mid
shipman who was in my room made me do
1t.
Q.-Did you see the face of the midship-
man you have reference to?
A.-No. sir.
McVay's Testimony.
Lieutenant Commander McVay was re-
called.
+. Odd any event In connection with
hazing come to your knowledge?
A.-On December II and up to this date
l have learned considerable about hazing
l was assigned to tho board of inquiry to
investigate haZing, and on December - l
attended my duties as officer In charge of
the midshipmen of the first division, as well
as those as member of the board. We
had number of witnesses before US, and
most OF them were from the first division
where we decided to begin As a member
of the board 1 knew the witnesses and as
off1cer In charge I determined to protect
them. l determined to make inspections for
this purpose, but my plans were some
what upset. However, happened to strike
room % accidentally about $50 o'clock
and there 1 found Midshipman Kimbrough
unconscious. 1 examined him three times
to make sure and then notified Chief Sur
geon j. c. Byrnes, who requested that Mid
shipman Kimbrough be sent to the sick
quarters
Investigation Ordered by Sands.
L later reported to Admiral Sands what
had found. and he ordered me to investi-
gate the matter. l learned that Midship-
man Hewlett had been to the room Of Mid
shipman Kimbrough and he Informed me
he had seen the fourth classman put on
his head by an upper classman. He would
not tell me the name of the upper class
man, but told him I had been detailed to
find out who had hazed Kimbrough, and if
he didn't tell me would have him brought
before the board of inquiry, placed on his
oath and made to tell. l also told him that
l could give him some dement's for refus-
Ing to tell me. Finally told him that
would give him ten minutes to decide and
that he might tell the midshipman who
hazed k1mbrough, If he desired, that If he
confessed he would be dismissed from the
academy. l also told him that he might
say to the midshipman that a confession
might or might not save some other mid
shipmen from getting into trouble
Confession ImmateriaI.
This conversation occurred on the
morning OF December Is, and soon Hew-
lett returned and asked for ten more min
utes I told him it was immaterial to me
whether or not a confession was made, as
l would surely find out through him. Soon
the accused came to my ROOM Before he
said word told him / supposed he had
come TO talk with me about the Kimbrough
hazng, and there l assured him he would
De dismissed II he confessed and that It
was beyond me to say whether or not he
might save others II he did So / further
more impressed 1t upon him that Il was
fmmaterfal to me whether or not he con-
fessed, as would soon know the TRUTH
Here the counsel for the accused wished
to examine the witness to find out if the
confession was voluntary or involuntary
one, and the court adjourned the morning
session.
Counsel for the defense asked several
questions, with view Of showing that the
confession was an involuntary one but
the court overruled the objection.