The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12
TWO OTHERS
 FOUND GUILTY Marzoni and Foster
 Hazed Middies. vERDICTS NOT ANNOUNCED Believed, However, That They
 Have Been Convicted. Last Stages Except the Argument of Counsel Reached in the Second
 Courtmartial of stephen Decatur, Jr.
vERDIcTs NOT ANNOUNCED

Annapolis. Jan. 11-There is good reason for the belief that Midshipmen Worth Foster, of New Albany, Ind. and Petersen B. Marzonl. of Pensacola, Fla. have beer found guilty of hazing.
 The record in each of these cases was forwarded by the court more than twenty-four hours ago, and 1t is oft- cially stated that they are awaiting the action of the Secretary of the Navy. This is considered to be equivalent to saying that verdict of guilty was rendered. If this had not been the case, 1t Is thought the men would have been released from arrest within an hour or two of the receipt of the records by Admiral Sands.
 Both of the Midshipmen belong to the first class. and would have graduated on February 12. They are regarded as good students in general. and each had speciality. Tester devised an improve ment in the form of war nose used on torpedoes. and Marzoni is considered the best linguist in the class
 And such condition, with the wid- ening and expanding city on the out side and the growing city on the in- side means new people on the outside and on the Inside. It means a complete welded city with a greatly augmented population. And more people means not only more postoffice receipts, but 1t means a widening and extension of the postal service in every way.
 The Case of Decatur.
 The last stages except the argument Of counsel and of the judge advocate were completed this afternoon in the case of Midshipman stephen Decatur, Jr., charged by naval court with haz- ing. The accused occupied the stand Tor about three quarters of an hour and his testimony Is regarded as hay ing strengthened his case.
 It is admitted that Decatur is in greater danger of conviction upon tho last of the thFee speelelcatious than of the others. This is tho one that charges that the accused. "encouraged and countenaneed" the hazing of fourth Classman Gaylord Church. In- asmuch as this specification was sub- stantially alleged in the first case against Decatur. his counsel will urge the secretary of the navy to set tho verdict aside in case Decatur is con- vtcted on the ground that he had been twice in jeopardy for the same offense.
 Decatur was on the stand as to the facts in relation to the specifications alleged against him. As to the first specification alleging that on or aboue November he sent fourth class man Chester S. Roberts to a room in which were upper classmen with the message 'Tf she had been a dog. do you think she would have done it in this way"
 Decature said: T did not send such a message"
 His counsel then asked about the circumstances connected with the bringing of breakfast to him by Charles c. w. Mailley. of the fourth class.
 Decatur said that he had met Mail ley early in the academy term and liked him. One morning Decatur had missed breakfast and had asked Mail ley casually why he had not brought him any breakfast and had spoken in the same way to Graves, the accused s room mate. and to Midshipman Hall of the second class. After that Mailley brought him breakfast a number of times, but did not do so always when Decatur had missed the morning meal. On the occasions when Mailley dId not bring him breakfast Decatur said that nothing was said or done to him. He continued:
 q never gave any order for him to do it and did not understand it that way at all I never thought of punishing him in any way for failure and suppose that he brought the food because he liked me and I have be- friended him in some ways"
 Started With a Handicap.
 The accused was then examined as to facts alleged in the specification, which was the only one under the act of 1901, and in which encouraging or countenancing haZing" is made dis missal offense. Inasmuch as Decatur had already been examined upon this incident in his former trial and had made admissions which caused the academy authorities to believe that this conviction on this conviction was