The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-13
CLASS LEADERS
DEFEND HONOR
OF ANNAPOLIS
Say Defendants i'm the "Crib-
bing" Case We're Not
Fairly Treated.
THREE MORE ENSIGNS
JOIN THE DEFENDANTS

ANNAPOLIS, June fan ensign OF
the navy Of the most recently gradu-
ated class and two midshipnien. each of
whose night to speak for their fellow
students had been established by his
election as class president, defended to-
DAY In a vigorous manner the honor
Of the student body a Annapolis before
the court Of inquiry.
MIdsripman i%;enjannn r. Holcombc.
president Of the first class. said that he
oonsid red the standard OF honor of
the m.dshlpmen as high as that OF any
body OF students In the land. lie said
this when asked by counsel for the de-
fence the feeling of the midshipmen IN
regard TO another who would have told
the authorities that the class had had
Information IL advance of the eNamina-
tion questions,
mo one likes a telltale." he added,
"but | believe that the class would
come To honor a man who would have
told Of this AFFAIR and So prevented the
unfair criticism of the Naval ACADEMY
and L., student body which Is going
abou. tie country"
The other witnesses to-day were En-
sign Richard Il. Adams, president and
honor man of the class which gradu-
ated last week, and Henry e Broadfoot.
president OF the second class last year.
Both gave some data about dope
In general and that which was hoatinS
around the academy previous to the
last examination In modern Languages.
Went tn See FulIam.
Adams said that the class president
had gone to Admiral Fullam for infor-
nation and. after seeing the testimony
given before the board Of investigation
had come to the conclusion that some
midshipmen might not be as guilty as
Others. and for this rtaton and the
further reason that th"y realized that
combining to petition superior authority
was contrary to the regulations. they
had refused to approve OF n resolution
in which the members of ~ class asked
clemency for the midshlpmen recon-
mended for dismissal ~ me ground
that all were equally guilty.
A paper TO this effect vas In the
hands of counsel for the defendants early
this week, but 1t developed from testi-
mony to-day that II had never been
acted upon 10y the class.
Midshlpman Adams. however. stated
that he would believe the seven midship-
men If they stated that they did not
know they had The actual examination
questions. Midshipm1n Broidfoot said
this with particular emphasis, and
stated that he did not believe the sew, n
had been fairly treated by the authori-
ties. lie criticised the procedure, be-
cause the young men had been sum-
moned before the board and recon-
menied Tor dismissal large upon their
own stat, ments. wnen they did not even
know they were accused ~ an offence,
Not Good Dope"
All three m!dshipmen testified that
they had seen the dope" on The mod
err language examinations but had
paid Int attention 10 1t, as they did
not be'iev i; was good dope"
"lt was tn. poorest had ever seem
said M.tSl 'pnIn Broadfoot He added
that done hed been going around ever
since he had bsen a midshipman. and as
a rule it was worth as.
"Mlny a mIdshipmdn has busted on
dope he said He insisted that the ac-
cused m dsh.l men bore good regulations
and that their word should ne accepted
when they stated they did not know
they had an advance copy of the en-
animation.
Ensign Adams AMI M!dshipman Broad.
foot said tina; they had been summoned
to the superintendent'S office this morn
ing before coming 10 the court and
warned by his aid that If they made use
OF the same counsel as the seven mid
shipmen who were originally accused
they would nr regarded as defendants.
All three testified to the now notable
remark OF Admiral Ful,am that II he
was not supported by the Secretary q:
the Navy Ia his recommendations for
dismissal of the midshipmen he would
leave the Naval academy and wou
prefer TO command a collier.
Ensigns r.. n. Hough, raymond, Bur
hen and w. J. Hunnally were brough,
before the court to-day ms defendants
All are graduates OF the last class. They
were connected with the matter through
the testimony Of Commander +. A
Traut,