Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-01-22
DISCIPLINE and NOT HAZINC
is THE DEFENCE MADE FOR
MIDSHIPMAN MAYO.
Ordered Light Physical Exercise
And Made Plebes Walk The
Chalk Line Laugh
ing Prohibited.
OTHER CASES TO COME BEFORE
COURT MARTIAL,

Midshipman Claude Il. MAYO. Of
Columbus, Miss. was put on trial on
charges of haZing before the naval
court martial this morning. Five
acts OF hazing. all occurring on Sen.
tember % last. are alleged against
Mayo, He is being defended bv Mr..
Il. S. >TkeaU. of Washington, ID. O.,
and is preparing TO put up vigorous
defense.
The case against Mayo differs from
most of the others i'm chat it appears
from the testimony produced by the
prosecution that it consisted of sim
cere, though possible mistaken, effort
TO discipline the fourth classmen for
laughing in ranks. It is alleged that
ne ordered one fourth olassman 10
stand ON his head aud do the six
teenthn aud four others TO stand on
their head only. In every class the
witnesses said that they had only been
required 60 do athe exercises very
brief time. From the testimony II ap-
peared that an order had been read
out that no midshipmen were TO walk
on the edge of the linoleum with
which the corridor was lined.
As the fourth olassmen wore requir.
ed 60 do this by the code crates. p n
mutfled laugh proceeded from the
battalion composed of its members. It
was stated in evidence that shortly
after Mayo and another upper class
man had made the rounds Of the fourth
classmen's rooms and had ordered
them to-do light physical exercises at
the same time telling him that he was
not punished for walking in tho cen.
ire of the linoleum but for laughing i'm
ranks. 1t has appeared in the evi.
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brought out that Mayo is a leading
member of the Y. M. O. A., and has
opposed the custom of hazing The
defence is endeavorinR 60 show that
Mayo was carrying out Lis ideas of
discipline and not hazing.
MidshipmRn Alexander III. Winter.
of the fourth class, was the first wit.
ness He said that one Sunday in Sep
tember Mayo had come into his room
and made him stand on his head for
about minute and then do the six
teenth' for about the same period.
Mayo, he said, had then checked his
name off list which he had. On
cross examination the witness explain
ed why Mayo. had come into his room.
He said that an order that midship-
men were to walk in the center of tie
linoleum was read at formation and
the fourth classmen laughed He
understood that Mayo had stood him
on his head and made him do the
sixteenth for that reason. Winter
was recalled after Sloan had testified
and corTOborated the latter as to his
hazing by Mayo.
Fourth Classman John N. Sloan also
told about the reading Of the order
and the laughter il had caused and
Ahaf MaWn baI rau.tsyosV a. -. a..
stand on his head for short time.
The evidence of these two witnesses
was given clearly and positively and
their cross examination did not shake
them in the least.
Lee O. Carey, a fourth classman.
had been stood on his head about ten
times, he said. He was asked how
long this took him and told the court
that he had timed himself this morn
ing and it was five seconds. Carey
said that he had asked Mayo why he
had been put on his head and had
beer told that it was not because he
had not walked on the edge OF the
linoleum but because he had laughed
in ranks at the reading Of the order
Mark q. Bowman was less certain
in his Identification of Mayo as the
midshipman who had hazed him.
GeorgesL. Weyler, his roommate, how
ever, said that Mayo had ordered both
himself and Bowman on their heads.
Weyler was the last witness for the
prosecution
The defence offered a number Of
witnesses to show that Mayo was
leading member of the Young Mems
Christian Association and had taken
the position at all times that hazing
was inconsistent with his member
ship. The first witness to this con-
tention was Hugh Allen, his room
mate. He said that he bad been close.
ly intimate with Mayo for two years
and half and had never known him
to have anything to do with hazing.
First Glass man William l.. Calhoun,
stated that lie had several conversa-
tions with Mayo and that the latter
had always opposed the practice Of
haziDg.
Lieutenant Commander Charles y
McVay, Jr., who is attached to the
Department of Discipline at the Naval
Academy as officer ia charge of the
fourth division, stated that Mayo was
petty officer in the eleventh com
pany. which is in his division, and
that il had come to his knowledge
that Mayo considered his position in
the T. M. @. A. a. incompatible with
taking any part in annoying fourth
classmen.
Midshipman Albert X. Schanze, Of
the third class, and Midshipman g.
Meyers, Of the first class, gave similar
testimony. It was brought out that
Mayo was the editor of Reef Points, -
pamphlet issued by the Y. NJ. g.
A. to guide the steps Of the new mid
- fr,,vaor Mayora Syau fEa fauf wit
ness called during the morning session.