The Washington times., 1915-06-08
FULLAM DARES FACTS
IN CR|BB|NG SCANDAL
Tells Court Of Inquiry Why Mid
shipmen Were Expelled on
"Cribbing" Charge.
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two United States Senators, one, Con-
gressman, and other persons In high
position, had asked Secretary Daniels
to interfere to prevent the dismissal OF
the midshipmen. He mentioned Sena-
tor Blair Lee of Maryland.
Admiral Fullam laid before tho court
the whole of the recent correspondence
with Secretary Daniels In reference to
the cases. A letter from Secretary
Daniels conveyed the information that
II was upon his order that the midship-
men were given but twenty-four hours
In which to prepare reasons why they
should not be dismissed. This was one
of the strongest grounds on which the
action Of the Academy authorities was
antagonized.
Mentions Surgeon.
Replying to a question of Judge Advo-
cate Watts. Admiral .F'uilam brought
into the matter the name of Surgeon
Ralph w. Mcdowell, U. 8. NJ. who. he
| said, was named by Robert Moss, Of
Annapolis, father Of Midshipman James
e. Moss as the possible means by
which the questions might have reached
| Midshipman Moss.
Admiral Fullam declared that Mr..
| Moss has stated that Surgeon Nc Dow
ell once had been defended by him In
a court case and had thereafter taken
|
Fullam was careful to say, however.
that Mr.. Moss made no definite charge
against Surgeon Mcdowell
| Mr.. Moss brought out, cross-examin-
Of Surgeon Mcdowell to Admiral Full
lam. as testified to by that officer. was
entirely casual and that no charge
was made against him In connection
with furnishing questions. As mat
ter of fact. Surgeon Mcdowell had
| HetQchoH % r.
before the examination questions were
prepared. -.
Admiral Fullam Insisted through
out his examination that all midahip-
shipman Moss undoubtedly recognized
them as official questions.
| Dope Sheets Shown.
Counsel for the defense introduced
into evidence a large number of the
dope sheets" prepared by the differ
ent departments. Admiral F>ullam
stated that the use Of these was i'm
proper, but that there were differences
which disting uished between them and
examination papers such as the mid
shipmen had.
The audience in the courtroom was
large and following the precedent of
every noted naval court that hes been
held here. a number Of the women of
the naval contingent were among the
audience
Superintendent Fullam, during the
course Of his testimony. stopped long
enough to issue two orders for the
that no vehicles should use the paved
roadway Just outside the courtroom,
and the other that the band should
play on a stand more distant than the
The cross-examination Of Admiral
Pullman by Congressman James Hay
Of counsel for the seven midshipmen
. under arrest, brought out the fact tina,
ond classes. probably a majority. rec.
ognized when they received the official
questions at the examination that they
were the same as those to which they
in part. This line of questioning or
the part Of Mr. Hay was to bring out
the fact that very large number OF
. midshipmen were equally guilty as the
these questions had been incirculation
Didn't Use Papers.
The point bore specially on the cases
Of Midshiomen T. w. Harrison and
u. e. Duncan. members Of the thirt
class. These midshipmen did not and
could not have used any advance in
changed and was not at all like the
matter that had leaked out The,
, were, however. found guilty Of mora
guilt" in having the information which
they did not use. and Mr.. Hay at
, mitted. no offense and that the gull
Of first classmen, who admitted recog
. nizing that they had used the questions
that were actually asked on examina
ton, and who did not report 1t. were
much more guilty than Harrison anc
Duncan.
Admiral Fullam insisted that tn
! midshipmen who had access to tn
,, Midshipman J. E. Moss were ali guilt:
of some ofense. because the paper
showed: by several Incidents that the!
E were the examination questions to b
, used in the regular examination. Tn
. fact. he said, that they had the heading
, cut off showed that they were not oil,
papers. and their character was furthe
established by the Roman numeral
Veil we'll known mo- 'H to al ali midshtpmen He sal
= that midshipmen who had seen onl
copies may honestly have believed tina
they were legitimate dope"
: Completes Testimony.
g Admiral Fullam completed his test
8 mony Just before the noon recess. REF
g resentative c. C. Carlin being the las
: OF counsel for the defense to cross
= examine him. Mr.. Carlin asked Admire
y Il Fullam II he had stated to midshipme
tndt II ne was not upHelu III tne uls
missal of these midshipmen, he woul
ask to be relieved as superintendent
: of the Academy. and that he woul
a rather be captain of q collier. Admire
!. t'ullam replied that he had said sur
r stantially that. his object being to I'm
. press the midshipmen with his stron
Il feeling as to the ofrense Of the mic
: shipmen and the necessity OF upholc
i ing the standards OF the Academy.
= In reply to a question OF Mr.. Carlil
e Admiral Fullam stated that he did ne
8 consider this insubordinate. and this
he had said essentially the same thin
to Secretary Daniels. 1t would hay
been insubordinate he said, under eel
tain conditions. but as stated. It we
merely to inform the Secretary that h
would not wish to embarrass his 81
perior II his conduct OF the Academ m
was not satisfactory.
Mr.. Carlin questioned Admiral Fulla>