The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-23
MAYO OPPOSED To
HAz|NG PRACTICE
Intimates That Officers En-
couraged the Custom
CHARACTER HAS BEEN GOOD
Witnesses Testify That He, as Y. NJ.
C. A. Man, Frequently Expressed
Himself as Being Opposed
to Hazing.
CHARACTER HAS BEEN GOOD

Annapolis, Md, January 22.-For the
first time since the present hazng trials
began. evidence was today given before
the courtmartial tending to support the
assertion that officers on duty at Annap-
oils have winked at hazing. Mdshipman
Claud B. Mayo. testlfying In his own be-
half. swore that Lieut. c. F. Snyder, the
officer In charge of Bancroft hall last
generally interpreted by the upper class
midshipmen to mean that they should dis
cipline the fourth classmen by applying
some of the usual hazing methods.
The case of Midshpman Claude b.
Mayo of Columbus, Miss. a member of
the first class, was taken up by the court
martial at the naval academy this morn
ing. Mayo is the ninth midshipman to
come before the court
The next case to be tried is that of
Richard r. Mann, also of the first class.
an appointee of President Roosevelt
Mayo introduced E. s. Theall of Wash
ington, d. c.. as his counsel and made no
objections to any members of the court.
The court found the charges in due form
and technically correct. after some slight
inaccuracies had been corrected by per-
mission of Superintendent Sands.
Fourth Classman Theodore II. Winters
He said that one Sunday during Septem-
ber Mayo had made him stand on his
head and do the sixteenth"
Midshipman John M. Sloane said that
Mayo had made him stand on his head
about two minutes
Midshipman Hugh Allen the nrst wit
ness for the defense said that he had
been Mayos room mate for a year and a
half Mayo's opinion, he said, was that
ma - A oI.A taa1
Mayo, he said. was the editor of Y. M
C. A. paper designed to give newcomers
helpful suggestions.
Lieut.. Commander Charles B. McVay.
Jr. testified that Mayo is one of the prom
inent members of the Y. M. C. A. and 1t
had come to his knowledge that Mayo
considered this position as Incompatible
with hazing
At 11:O the court took a recess until
2. p. m.
Mayo Opposed to Hazing.
When the court reassembled Chaplain
H. H. Clark of the naval academy testi-
fled that Mayo had expressed himself as
opposed to hazing. and Commander Dewey
Of the department of discipline read
Mayo's record at the academy and stated
that 1t was very good
Midshipman H. b. Relb OF the first
class testified as to the fourth classmen
laughing in ranks, and said that Lieuten-
ant Snyder had asked Brainard what was
the matter with the fourth classmen. and
Brainard replied:
"They don't get enough Of it,
The officer then asked him why, and
Brainard said
I'VE don't get at them enough"
THAT So" the officer replied, according
to the witness. and he then said this Of
ficer went away to dinner.
Others Give Similar Statements.
Rowland Brainard with whom Lieuten-
ant Snyder had the alleged conversat ton
repeated II substantially as did the pre-
vious witness and testified that he had
some understanding OF it. Midshipman
Arthur e. Garceton and w J. Eccleston
gave similar statements OF the occurance.
adding that the officer actually did leave
the building after dinner. He had then
gone to the rooms OF some fourth class
men and had put them on their heads or
caused them to do the '16th" for very
short time each. He had held a watch
he said. the time would not be too
long, and had scratched their names from
a list so that they would not be punished
twice.
On cross-examination he said the Incl
dent of the conversation made an impress
sion upon him, because he had often
heard of officers suggesting such things
to midshipmen, but had never before
heard II himself.
The defense closed it's case at this
point
Lieutenant Snyder was recalled by the
prosecution In rebuttal. He remembered
he had only spoken to Brainard about the
laughter. He could not remember the
words attributed to him, but would not
say absolutely that he had not used
them.
He denied positively, however, that he
had said to Brainard that he was going
to Leave the building.