The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-17
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norfolk Va December Is TO determine
-he extent o. alleged gratting. Irregularities
in the purchase o. naval cofnr.xsaTy stores
the invest ga;ion which Ma resumed y =
courz Of inquiry today or board the bat
tieship Vermont VIII Drsoss.y extend 10
every ship IN the Atlantic feet
what progress has 80 Far been made ia
securing evidence = known only Z" the conf,
0, INJURY. but - Is learned ?ositifey mai
a eoafession by coruusi-iarv Steward George
T Dayt-. % tue naftieship i.gClsi1ua- and
information that came inc!dent 70 that. was
such 70 establish suspicion tnat pro9aoiy
VIII cad 20 sweepiua inNcstiSatlDn
Srspfcions and incomplete evidence that
developed even before the court - Inquiry
va. o-d--sd duplicates certain eonf-acto.s
AZ prscticziy a.. the ports on the Atlantic
Coa.; from Boston to Norfolk
Captain Roger weiics. - the louisiana.
whose Investigation 81 bis vessel 4aree'-
brought about she cor ru!-sary prone. when
seen -nigat said n order 10 learn the ex-
tent 70 ~hica sraft has been o. j. practicet
in cornmis.aTy tran-4ct!ons, tAc 2rooe would,
he thought. be applied to every snip In Inc
net-
7nough he had Suspicion o. sosnethinE
wrong $50 the .orn lnisssrr department % rne
I.ouisianu Ia. matter n-S- forririy tu
re attention. said C42ts.a W-eHes. eher che
petty o-icers o. fEe ~aip reported go A4In
tha. George T. Davis cllef cpul-lisslrf
.ter -. Mas selling canned food p-of-ac .
men Ia "a Irregular rl-1firr- a-a fn-f
they ih3ESh, th-- was -hs cag-o o. short
rstIons OF uhl she ncH wtre co'11-linl- =
r, Jszar AZ .4--stszatlan. De- sod. unft .
seward vas no. only ro-ke-4ng tls De- f1.1
:or esansd goods 50 3 from tire comm So ~.
be- that there lid been lr-esu.1rlfi~s n
t.sn sac,iors VITA CONTRACTORS
Day.- torfessfs
-. had Ds.is brought before him ana
aSksG him ~h1t h- knew about j.. 70 WHieh
th~ steward replied he knew nothing. olt
whom Captain Wefle~ confronted him with
= hz- se lad lea med. 90 the substance of
e. the steward tainted. Tlereu7On the
steward confined consequently D..
mad. the cor Session under the promise %
immunity which Il Eow appears. viii result
, .r, probing the entire comm .sss-y depart
rT1sr- i; vas this confession that .mpii-
Gated W V .D.ckey. chie, corr-1iSsary
seward OF the Kansas. who a. . result o.
conflicting statements made BY aim relative
20 the Davis confession. has trst beer sen
..r-ed b. court MARTA. - 1re years iEr4-
p-tsou-sleri. on a Vla-ge o. 'Scanda Gus So;-
duet. tending 70 the destruction o. sooa
morals"
Ye<-erday Captain Wells. wto va. presi-
Gent % the court-snartisl thst Convicted
Dickey and Captain Arthrr T. Mark, ~
the marine corps. Judge advocate o. the
court replied to the sensational G"c-ara-
.ions OF r Randolph Hicks. rounsei for
pfokey In brief he has fled viii the
secretary o. the Navy in Dickeys oehail
concerning the hurried transfer o. picSey
70 Portsmouth. y II Captain We4ies said
II Il the policy % the Navy Department
20 have al persons convicted on sAiyDoaTc
transferred TO their place OF permanent con
0nenent as soon possible ate court
martial findings have been approved oy the
feet commander; that WITH ne ind'ae- .
~he cou-r that tried AMI convicted DtcSey
-noroved regularly. he VAS sent 20 Ports
mouth " II. Saturday night 20 BEGIN upon
his term. but this was not done until Ge2e
WzddUi % the Federal District Court. y 10
had denied che Dickey ha5ess corpus. haa