Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-01-30
THE TRIAL OF MIDSHIPMFN.
NO AFTERNOON SESSION OF
COURT MARTIAL.
Refusing to Take Hazing Causes
More Hazing Witnesses
Examined Today.
ATTITUDE DIFFERED SINCE
TRIAL BEGUN

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nine, and took up the case of Mid
Charleston, S. c., member of the
third class. The accused had for his
counsel Lieutenant Charles S. Book.
walter, u. S. n.
The case developed a matter of mid.
shipman jolity, the accused having
received leave to go home, appeared
to have been in state of glee and
went from room to room, called on
plebes for light stunts and leaving
one room TO visit another before his
orders were executed in some cases.
Midshipman Max Dermott was the
first witness for the prosecution. He
would not make oath that De Sau-
ssure had made him stand on his
head, though he believed SO, nor would
he make oath that other upper class
men we're in the room when he re-
ceived the order. He could not think
of any special penalty attached to dis
obeying the order, but he took it be-
cause he had come to the Academy ex-
pecting to take haziDg.
Midshipman Stanley +. Canine, as
did Dermott, a member Of the fourth
class, testified that De Saussure made
him guess as to the time he was going
home ON leave, and then made him
stand on his head because he guessed
wrong. In reply to Lieutenant Book
walter Midshipman Canine said that
De SausauIe was jolly, and while he
did not like this treatment. still he
came to take hazing when be came to
the Academy. In reply to the Judge
Advocate the witness said refusing to
take hazing makes the upper classmen
haze you more.
Midshipman Hewitt q. Haas, fourth
class. testified that Midshipman De
Saussure asked him where was Sauu-
derstown, and when he failed to an
swer where it was, made him do the
sixteenth" He asked the witness
when he, De Saussure, was going
home. | guessed Then De SausauTe
made me get on my head. Midship-
man De- SaussuIe made Midshipman
Haas and Harrison stand on their
heads.
Midshipman David ]. Hedrick,
fourth class, said after a few ques-
tions De Saususre made him get on
his head He said ha kicked un his
heels four or five times. De Saussure
asked the witness something about
when he was going home on leave.
saw Mdshipman Haas on his head.
Midshipman De Sausaure gave him
the order. Midshipman Harrison went
on his tbead at the same time. Wit
ness stood on his head about I wo
minutes.
Midshipman Joseph S. Haas, fourth
class, testified that sometime in Sep
tember the accused came in the wit
ness room and asked him when he,
De Saussaure, was going on leave.
Then he told the witness to get on his
head. / heard Midshipman Haas and
Harrison in the act of getting on their
headsI
Cro1s-examined by Lieutenant Book.
walter-I was not threatened with
any penalty if / did not get on my
head. had received the knowledge
of a penalty from my classmates.
Re-examined by thesJudge Advocate
-sHad you no occasion to get rid OF
this idea 20
Witness Now, sir, the attitude OF
| che place has been changed.
Judge Why, do you
/ think 2"
The witness made pause Of gleat
/ length. then the Judge Advocate ask
ed '4Can't you answer that ques.
tion -
Witness-"I do not know what
brought it about.
Then Captain Rees, the senior
| member of the court, asked Since
| when has this attitude been changed
When had you no fear OF the penalty
for refusing to submit to haziDg
Can You not give the exact time ?''
Witness-"I cannot state any cause
but it was since the investigation
began.
Midshipman Jefferson ID. Smith,
fourth classman, testified that he wa
told to get on his head in September
but did not know who told him.
The Judge Advocate then asked a re
cess of the court for five minutes, and
ON its re-convening he produced Mid
shipman Smiths testimony before tb'
naval investigation board, and asket
if he did not testify before 1T, undel
oath, that Midshipman De Saussur'
had made him stand on his head thirt.
times in September
mot in September. promptly re
nIied the witness. Then the Judge
| Advocate asked if Midshipman d.
Sausssure had at fany other time.
caused him to stand on his head !
Lieutenant Bookwalter objected
The Court was cleared, and on recon
4 X
tion on the ground that the question
| was too general.
The Judge Advocate then ATTEMPTED
to secure the information by a serie
of questions on progressive llmlta
| tions of time, of two weeks each, from
October /, to October b. To thi
Lieutenant Bookwalter objected anC
the court. without being cleared. sus
1 taiuad the ohiectiOD
Midshipinan A. s. Dysart, fourtl
class, said he believed the accused dil
have hazing relations with him, bu
was uncertain from the lapse OF time
On cross. examination the witnes
would not swear, he said, that Mid
shipmau De SaussuTe told him {
stand on his head / was told by Mid
Ishipman Parsons, Midshipman ID
Sau sgure' q roommate. to wind III
clock. l had forgotten TO do il, an
went to wind it up. and / was stoo
on my head. The prosecution close
here
The defence examined but one mid
shipman witness, Midshipman Henr
S. Parsons, De Saussure's roommate
| The counsel of the accused aske