The Washington times., 1906-08-06
TRIAL GOES OVER
IN NAVAL CASES
UNTIL TOMORROW
Charge of "Cribbing" Is
Now Declared to Be
Not the Leading One.

The court-martial board appointed on
Friday last by Secretary Of the Navy
Bouaparte 20 investigate ne alleged
charges Of "cr!bbing." which have been
lodged against Assistant surgeons Tho
Odore NuTmaHd Pease ana Harry Leo
Brown. of the United States Navy. met
this morning az the Washington navy
yard. but upon request from Surgeon
Pease that the trial be postponed in
View OF the fact that his attorney was
absent from the city. the 0o8-l adjourn
ed until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
The meeting Of the board was schef-
uled 20 begin at 10 o'clock. but II wae
nearly noon before all the members OF
the board had arrived. can't. Harold
Snyder, L. s. " c.. Judge advocate OF
the court approached Rear Admiral Asa
Walker, president OF the court. when
the latter entered The building. and ap-
pTised him Of the fact .hat Surgeon
Pease was going 10 ask for an adjourn
ment. His attorney. Z. ). TheaH, has
been called to the bedsils OF his sick
father" the captain told nfm. ''and be
has no one 10 represent him.
Must Get Some One Else.
"He must get some one 10 represent
him." said Admiral Walker. warmly.
1 don't propose 10 have the officers
come down here a half dozen times
There are a dozen, a hundred. a thou
sand lawyers in the city: let him have
one by 10 o'clock tomorrow morning"
When the court was called to order
Surgeon Pease was called. The officer
was In fun military dress and carried
a sword at his side. When he entered
the room he walked 10 the side oppo-
site that which the court occupied and
saluted- few minutes later Captain
Snyder inquired of the accused if II
were true that he desired a postpone
ment
When DR.. Pease answered i'm the af-
nrmative. the court then decided that
the trial should be continued tomorrow
morning.
The official charge on which the two
surgeons are To be heard was not made
pubic, and when requested for a COPY
or the charge Captain Snyder declared
thaI the charge would not be made pub
nc nc uIltll the case comes up for trial.
1t Is understood, however thar the sto-
ries which have been in circulation
ABOUT the official charge probably being
IhaI OF 'crlDhing' Is absolutely wrong.
Merely Incidental.
The charge Of "crlbbing." II is nm
derstood. is merely incidental in the
main charge. This declaration was
made by DR.. Pease. He declared thar
there had been no cheating in the ex-
animation and that the charge would
not embody that phase.
The trial viii be an open one II u,as
stated this morning that witnesses i'm
the behalf OF the defense viii be brought
here from all over the United States
Public officials from Omaha, Cincinnati
and st. Louis will soon arrive To TESTIFY
IN regard 10 the character of the tUyo
surgeons. II Is even probable that sew
eral military officials from Manila will
be brought 20 this country 10 testify IN
the case. Every man that appears be.
fore the court will be compelled 10 don
military togs.
The affair has created considerable in
terest IN military circles. and II is be.
leved that the cases viii be carried
over for several weeks. if not months.
Surgeon Pease IS graduate Of several
New York universities, and has been
connected with some of the largest hos
pitals I'm New York. Prior to his enter
ing the naval service he was stationed
at Roosevelt Hospital in New York. He
said this morning that he eXDects 10
men appear before the court IN his
behalf
DR.. Brown, likewise. insists that he
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