Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-06
YOUNG WYHNE'B CASE
couRr-HARTIALzD FoR IHsU-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DErErsE.

Sspe- nooeEt y. Wynne OF the marine
corps. on the U. 9. cruiser Alabama son
OF Robert J. Wyrne. former assistant
postmaster general ana now consul general
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suiAy OF insuooroination. the marine cap
tam. VINO has figured In naval sensations
before, win endeayor to prove that his
misconduct was the res,,ft or a .pns,roke
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This VIII be by way OF excuse for the
.oss %. o. tsmpef involved In the refusal to re-
pols lor quarters. IL VIII pc backed ~
seesIimony showing that Capt. Wynner being
hardly In presentable condition to go
on deck when the summons came was
,.,a,.1 any somewhat stirred up by the sum
~ .laIy ~, oreer aenvered by enlisted men. VINO.
wi VIII De declared, were told to bring
Wynhe on GEEK. clothes or no clothes.
saenas OF Capt Wynne claim there Is a
captain. They argue that the CHARGES are
sne result OF jeaiousies because OF his
thet ~. .r eouS rise IN the navy. Anu
he Is not an annanoiis yradnate The
young captain. who but recently was a
civilian. has enjoyed a rapid rise. and he
rstaa f rs oeen promotea ana deco
Hefused to Report on Deck.
co., 80 49, .,Nn JIM
VI 'he Aiaoama. IS the prosecuting
witness. and alleges that on the morning
OF May 81 last the captain refused to re-
port when the call RI onartar. .o,ra-
ed Private o,,a,I,a,s,, -. =. -
~. ah was aecoioihs 10
sne cnal ses, sent to the captains room to
ascertain why the latter did not report,
ana returned with the information that
tns G,Ip.ain CONSIDERED that inasmuch as he
t na9 peeh oruered to assist In court-mar-
s sras ", Doa.u tIie indlana that morning he
"@S eAenapt from duty
NouHanueF Bryan ordered the captains
list anu Whlie IL Is not charged that
~ sne wi eatenea 10 shoot. IT Is stated
un,,,d hs ~ tuneu nus revoIver and said he
, wouio NOT permit anybody to drag him
up ~. ueek.
and GO. oap IAN uenles ne puiied MS revolver
aa 80 'aSs the reason ne oid not obey orders
tions ' so that construed ba the navy regula-
49, osso .na' ne was exempt, ne having
Deeh oroered by Admiral Evans to sit on
coure-martlai on the Indiana.
WITNESSES Against Wynne.
DIX witnesses testified for the govern
ment. and they told of the refusal of the
captain to obey orders last Thursdav morn
ing. Second Lieut. Iohn Nawto, ,o..,aa,
hot No.
that .ne captain toid MIN ne would not ap-
per on deck for all the blankety- blank
people on the ship. The witness then swore
he was ordered by Commander Bryan to
drag the captain before him. Witness said
that he told the CAPTAIN that he was
ordered to drag him. but that II Was
not necessary to do any dragging as the
captain soon thereafter came unon deck
The lieutenant testified that the csntafn
was very angry and used violent Ianpnaoa
The witness, on cross-examinatIon. ad
united ie would have been impossfble for
the captain TO have answered cali and also
attended the Indiana court-martial
Capt Wynne is expected to testify In his
own behalf TODAY. He will swear that
at the time he was ordered ON deck he
was only half dressed and that he was
shaving. preparatory to attending the court
martial on the Indiana, pursuant to orders
from Admiral Evans. and that he consid
cred orders from the Commando Of The
North Atlantic fleet superior to those of
the commander of his ship.
Presiding over the court-marttal IL Cant
T. c. Mclean OF the battleship PennsyI-
vania, and sitting with him are Surgeon
Leach. Lieut.. Commanders r. H jackson
and A. B. Hon and Capts r. H tDunIon
and Charles Hatch of the marines
1t Is said at the Navy Department that