Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-07
| TAGGING At ANNAP Oils
Old English Custom at the Ma
val Academy.
NEW SCANDAL DEVELOPED
Underclassmen Performed Services
for the Upper.
Maroon WAS A SYBARITE
Liked to Lie in Bed in the Morning
and Have "PIebes' Bring His
Breakfast Up to His Room.
fARZ0NI WAS A SYBARITE

ANNAPOLIS, Md, January 6-The de-
velopments today in the trial for hazing
at the Naval Academy were important.
stephen Decatur, jr., the first of the mem
bers of the first class to be put on trial,
was declared acquitted and restored to
duty, but was rearrested shortly after and
will be tried under other charges of haz-
ing under the act of 1874, and of encourag-
ing or countenancing hazing under the act
of 1908. 1t is authoritatively stated that
he will fight these charges. Announcement
was made unofficially that Midshipman
Trenmor Coffin: ir Of the third class; frrCc1aIi
Carson City, New, has been convicted of
the hazing and dismissed
During the trial of Midshipman Marzoni
it developed that tagging system exists
at the academy, undercassmen being ex-
pected to bring food from the breakfast
table to upperclassmen when they miss
the formation.
1t was also made clear that since the haz-
ing investigation began upper classmen
have been subjecting each other to the
practices generally visited upon fourth
classmen, as to be able to testify that
certain things were not done to under class
men only, and consequently, do not con-
Stitute haZng. An intimation of this had
been gained by previous testimony, but 1t
remained for Mdshpman Robert w. Ca
banss, a first classman from Birmingham.
Ala, to finally let the cat out of the bag
when he stated that since the sessions of
the court of inquiry begun the first-class
mishipmen and others at his table had been
required to report dessert. This was only
required of fourth clasSmen up to a few
weeks ago.
Lieut.. Commander B. c. Decker, L. S. N,
OF the Department. of discipline at the
academy testified that he knew of no au-
thority which gave midshipman a right
to make another stand on his head or do
any physical exercises.
Brought Breakfast to Marzoni.
Fourth Classman Benjamin w. Tye was
then called. He said that he had brought
Marzonis breakfast to him. Il did not
mind it a Bit he said. He had done it
about six times. Tye said that there was a
friendly feeling between himself and Mar
zoni, and that they were from adjoining
southern states. This fact, he said, made
him perfectly willing to do the service for
Marzoni.
On cross-eXamination Tye said that he
did not consider the services he performed
for Marzonf mental, nor did they annoy
him or harass him. He said that ne had
seen Maggie Marzoni's room mate, bring
MarZoni'S breakfast.
| Midshipman Albert C. Bryant testified
| that on one occasion he had been told by
| Marzoni to bring him glass of milk. He
| had carried the milk on several occasions,
| He did not consider that he was ordered
! to carry up breakfast to MarZoni.
He said that he had been stood on his
| head because he did not write a bazoo
| properly. Marzoni came to his room and
| made him stand on his head. he said
| Bryant was cross-examined by Marzoni' S
| counsel to show that the bringing of food
| from the breakfast table was a courtesy
| and not d humiliation. Bryant said south
| ern midsummer usually performed courte-
| sizes for each other, and declared that he
| was not harassed or annoyed in any way
| by bringing the food. He said he under
! stood it to be request rather than an
order
! Bryant also said that MarZoni had help
| ed him with his Spanish voluntarily. He sat
| at Marzoni's table, and was treated we'll IN
| every respect.