Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-22
"CRIBBINC" SCANDAL
IS BECOMING BROADER
Damaging Testimony is Brought
Out by Judge Advocate.
POINTS TO R. M. NELSON.
And Many Other Middies Are Mention
edEAs Having ''Cribbed" Matter
From Department Rooms.

From Department Rooms.
Further evidence tending to show
that many midshipmen participated in
the wholesale scheme to defraud by
securing advance information pertain
ing TO the examinations and other ir-
regularities in their scholastic work.
was given this morning before the
naval court of inquiry that is probing
such matters
1t appears that Midshipman Ralph
NJ Nelson member of the class that
has been graduated and who was hith-
erto recommended for dismissal from
the service by Superintendent Fullam.
was largely the instigator of the whole
coup. AT least the trend OF questions
put by Judge AdvocateWatts indicates
that he was at the root of it all
Following the testimony given by
Ensign Graham, as classmate of Mel
son, at yesterday afternoons session
of the court, to the effect that it was
feeling of the regiment of midshipmen
quartered aboard the practice ships
that the whole thing should be cleaned
against them, Midshipman j. +. Wad-
dell, of the recent second class. was
called rs witness this morning.
Waddell had been mentioned by En-
sign Graham as having wide knowl-
edge OF the scheme by which the mid
shipmen fraudulently entered the diff
erent academic departments in order
tn .,,.I~t
other information pertaining to their
work. Turning to President Russell.
of the court,after he had resumed the
witness chair Waddell said:
Sir, | want to make an open state
ment of all / know about the circum-
stances of this affair"
And like the testimony of Ensign
Graham, Waddell linked the name of
c. NJ. Reagle Of his class, prominently
as a participant in the unfair methods.
Speaking for himself, Waddell said
that he had entered the steam build
ing on three occasions for the pur-
pose OF securing advance markings.
but that he never succeeded in ac-
complishing anything. He said that
on two of these trips he was accom-
panied by Midshipman Nelson
Waddell also gave the names of En-
signs Hough and Struble. two of the
defendant parties and Midshipman w.
NJ. Fechteler. Click. Keller, Wead and
Rutledge. as having made such trips
on different occasions. Reagle. II
would appear,is something of an anna
teur Rafiles, as Waddell testified that
he (Reagles) had a small search light
and pair of pinches, which he put to
use in making visits to the buildings
at night
Waddell also related an instance
that occurred in his 'plebe' year. when
Midshipman Wead and Rutledge were
caught trying to get through the tran
som of the room to the head Of the
department of mathematics lie said
they were caught by Professor Smith,
head of the department He said he
did not know whether or not they ever
we're punished for this offense
In the course of the examination of
Waddell by the Judge Advocate, it ap-
pears that an attempt is being made
TO show that Midshipman Nelson and
Midshipman Moss, the latter of whom
is alleged 10 have received examina-
tion papers through the mail. worked
as combination in the unfair meth
DDS but nothing has been developed
along this line as yet.
When Midshipman Charles NJ. Rea-
gle. second class, whom his fellows
among the middies gave the soubri-
quet of Jimmy Valentine" took the
stand following Waddell, he was com
PEELED to give recital of his depreda-
tions in surreptitiously entering the
rooms of the departments after hours
and procuring marks. The question
ing along this line was done by Presi.
dent Russell,and Reagle admitted that
he had small pair of pillars designed
for opening windows to effect an en-.
trance to buildings.
Reagle related two occasions of ille
gal entrance to buildings, one to the
department of electrical engineering
and the other to the steam" building
or department of marine engineering
and naval construction. On both oc
casions he said he scribbled down hi.
own marks and also those for severa
of his fellows. Pressed closely as Il
how he came in possession of tn.
pinchers. or pillars. Reagle said the,
were given to him by Mr. Preas.
Preas. it developed, is an ex-Mid
shipman. Reagle said he never en-
tered any department with the pur
pose of securing examination papers
He, like Waddell. stated that it ha,
been general practice among tn.
midshipmen to secure marks in tn,
manner described, and that it was no
considered an offense.
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