The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-21
WIFE USED TO TRAP
HUFF INTO FIGHT
Shipbuilders Sought to Gust Of
ficer, Who Cost Them
Large Sum.

. Washington dispatch to the New
York World OF yesterday was rs fol
lows
Washington, March 2o.--The loss Of
i've numbers In grade and Il public
rerrimand by the Secretary OF the Navy
= the verdict OF the board OF officers
which recently trieo Lieuteuant-Corn-
hHnder Charles i. HUFF OF the navy,
WIS, was charged with assaul;ing J..
On the morning following Valentine"
parry The court asked FOR lcniency,
In consideration OF tho e1cc,Io,,
record of Tie accused and the anpar.
chi proEocation and previous punish
Hlcht by Il civil court, we recommend
cicmency by the reviewing authorl-
Secretary Daniels said he had not
acted on the case and would not in
nlcate whether he would follow this
Despite the secrecy which surround
q. 80. me trial. ii was learned on high au-
monty tlat evidence was offered to
SNOW that Incidents Which led Lion
tenant commander Hun to knock down
MF. Nleseckcr We're planned by Kic-
sccker ana other officials of the New
Company Tor the purpose Of 0btain Gnn
the removal OF Mr. Hun as an insnrrtnI.
~! ~ ordnanGe on hoard the battleship
the hands of tie contractors
tfuG Had tOmpIaincd
,n.JioInIle 10 Inc testimony. Mr HUFF
complained several times TO the man
ayers OF the Newport News Shiphi,ili-
llS, company about certain bad matn-
r riai agents OF the firm We're trying TO
pass on on the government in the bat
tlesnlp Texas. and the careiessncss OF
workincn In handling certain parts ,1f
be placed aboard the ship W
These complaints caused the ward ~
. .psc th4uSands OF dollars on its contract
, ,nr li. the claus providing n penalty
lor every day Of delay in the deliverv
OF the Texas. The shipbuilding was
several days late. They charged this
"e,ny 10 me holding up OF work by
complaints from Hun
hieSeckcr rs secretary OF the Now
nort News ShipbuildnS and Dry Docl,
Gi"Hmnan ~. tle tried. it is alleged, to
G iun ana offered him other favors Mr.
, nuil. thc testimony shows, declined
theSe Invitations.
seeker Tried 70 reach Mr.. Hun through
the iattcr's Wife He obtained an IN
tridnction to Mrs. Hun and through
her invited Hun to a Valentine dance.
Hun objected to the manner in which
Mrs. Hun was treated ut the dance bv
hiesccker and told him SO
Quarrel at the Dance.
His testimony shows that he re-
monstratcd with Itieseclser several
times about the lattcr's attentions to
Mrs, Hun. and the last time he did so
Is ieSccker made remarks which Huff
said no eli-respectins man could stand
without res"nting them. II was then.
ne said. that III koclted 1<iescctcr
down two or three times.
me evidence shows that almost The
entire personnel OF the high officials OF
the Newport News Shiphuilding and
Try Dock Company appeared in the
Newport News CITY Court and urged
u heavy fine for Mr.. Hun when he was
1ried. Tho court. despite the insist
only $40.
When it was found that Hun was
goin@ TO hSht his scourt martial sew
tral OF me otiicials OF the ship-yard
tricd 10 stop dim. The? went so far
as to seek 10 !uiiucuc" he Nv. -
partmcnt. All this evidence tho Sec
re'arv of tho Navy has ia his pos
session.