The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31
MccRARY POSITIVE.

Mtisl,ipmen. NcCrary vas then called
and testified clearly and positively that be
had b~en haxed BY Decatur. Who. he said.
room. There he had ordered him to sennd
on his head In the closet and he had done
~. ahSut l50 times. until he was exhausted
bsr Is" and then he was ordered BY some
cH,. pOss!bly not Decatur. he said. to per
form ''the leanine rest" All Of there wers
continued until the wi:ness could do them
The witness showed the court the man.
Eer Of performing ti.. two exercises. in
'Eumber iS' the hands were placed or the
hips and the body lowered and raised by
bending the legs outward and straiyhten-
Ing them again.
THE LEANING REST
In the Leaning Rest the hands and
feet we're placed on shs. n.so: Will, tho
body rigid. and body raised and lowered
This was designated as ''NO. e in the
blinsier. McCrary was ri&idiy cr:sS-ex-
Finally he said in answer to q question
that he would not believe Decatur u he
swCre THAT ne Rad told him to stand on
Midshiprian Church testified that Dec.-
tur had ordered him to stand on his head.
hut hc vas not 50 positive. ~ Mc<,fary.
These W.re the only witnesses for the
prosecution.
RECITATION FOR vE:RACrTY.
Tie remainder OF the session vas taken
I'D by witnesses who fsseifls-d to the good
h. sSs IT." aS1 III: :nss.n BY
wsre Con,amnder ". r. F>alianl. Leuten-
an, Comma nder EiwArd a. Capehart.
Professor Harry r. iiuse and Midshipman
Lawrence - Stewart and Charles z. Ho-
vev.
NJ. TheaI!. neca.ur's counsel stated
tAa, the accuses! Mi.lshirman will % on
ffns.Av lie
every statement made TO the e6ect that
,c had haz.3 either Mr'snry "r Church:
ard that fhsr" would b. evidence offered
tending TO establish an alihd.
COFFIN CONVICTED.
Trr.,cor comm yr. whose trial for the
alleged haxinx Of Midi dshi,.nan Jerione r
EinlTough was concluded Yesterday. wsS
before the court for brief p~stoi and
approved. ]. IL practically conceded that
- Mn has been convicted and will b dis
missed
Changes have i-en fled against MD
bany. IND. !; Is specified in his case that
he hazs1 Midshiy'Han Chester = Roberts
Of JoIi.:. Ill. by compelling him 20 get
aIs. TiKsr p. as i.ss 1ss n.s si!"f q; WE'D
Three m.dsh!pnen q: the hrst class are
nov under arrest on separate charges ~
hszinx aad u 10 stated that about 'wen-
" NOR. members Of the same c!ass hare
had cases male out agains; them hy the
evidence produced before the Bnaid Of
Inquiry. which hiss ben IN session n the
Naval Academy for three weeks. The
number % Midshipsnsn In the second and
th:rd classss vino are thought 10 h In
VOWED n about -, but ~ is thought that
L.. dispose, o: the case. Of the nrs, class
nssr-
Although .osh:ne o.Yic,a; ha. b-en sasi
large nurnbs, ~ msI.h;pmcn Vii, b.
brought 20 fTia, FOR haxing: the penalty
for which. un!c. the Law. is dismissal. ~
more :hsn twenty OF IN. ,nid.h!pn.en of
graduated within . month or so. are
brought 70 s.isI for ha1.ng. and ere con
y:e:ed and di.missed. and the other mid
sh!rrnsri are mad. 20 understand that the
slilh,es, outbreak % the frouhl. viii
start the crusade anew there IL little
doubt ;ha, ,h~ eni % tho practice viii r.
,s:. nra 'a , ~. ,:s,s s,;s, %s -: Sna.,.,s''
DECATUR CASE INTERFERING;
Great interest," 10 take: In Is-cssur's case
snt = vigorous. fight !. being mad. IN ssv.
Portsmouth. y II. is here. a. IL I.:eusen-
IN; Commander = Cscehsr:. =. ":
= 2 Th.si' o: Washington. ami ransei
Ipera;wrs scholastic rank IN the class
which siIi D. graduated IN February IL
no. {. and he 10 xrsst-srandson o! the
n1, r.. s,hcs s sr..-ela:: s men "1 Hho .,. know,
so have lad cfhci.l action taken In ,hsir
oa..s are Worth wr.Gh. Foster of EeW
Albany. lad. ~ho has haA charges AID
spckAne wask-. Who 10 under arrest. but
i,ss rot received hts charges. Most of
.he re1a:niDG nsmhsrs Of tbs class ere
freely TIA; n Is only . question ~ Sho
10 foana out. - nearly evsry member %
IN. cizss has had sosnsshin6 30 6a With
s.r. .:,,nc ,.lliss '' ss, , .S,ss.ns % Ills sss IN '
Svssv 20 the auehnYfeis1