The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-07-09
HONOLULU CADET
TESTIFIESUNDER :.
DEC|DEDSTRESS
Tells With Deep Feeling What He
Knows About Cheating Of
Classmates
FINISHED HIS COURSE
WITH SPLENDID RECORD

ivan W. N'lhudlll' N'll VI AZ
and Mfs. w. NJ. Graham Of this city
and well-known in Honolulu, who
graduated this spring from the Ann
apolis naval academy, has been drawn
into the navy academy scandal iuves
tigatiOn.
No accusation of wrong doing was
made against Ensign Graham; he was
imply summoned as a witness in the
charges against seven midshipmcn that
hey had obtained knowledge of exami-
nation questions through stolen papers
Mrs. Graham stated last night that
she had heard from her son. that he
had been summoned as n witness and
that all the witnesses had been lO1th
to "peach' on their schoomatcs Ma
suspicion of any kind has been at.
taChed to Ensign Graham and he fin
ished his course at the acadrmy with
a splendid record
Graham Main Witness
On Monday, June 81, some sCnsa-
tional testimony was BROUGHT out to
the effect that Midshipman X. VI. Mel
con, recent graduate had tn" rrputa-
tion of being able to obtain CXamina-
ton papers.
The main testimony of the day was
given by Lieut.. William W Turner,
Ensign Ivan NJ. Graham and Midship-
man John F.. Hcffernan.
Lieutenant Turner gave Midshipman
IefFernan as the source of his state
nents affecting Midshipman Nelson.
Midshipman Heffernan quoted Mid
shipman Charles NJ ReagIe rs his chief
authority. Ensign Graham related a
statement made by Midshipman James
ON was inculcatod.
Ensign Graham, classmatc of Mid
&hipman Nelson, as well as Of Ensions
8urhPn, Confer. Strubcl, IIough, Nun
nally and Harrison, gave his testimony
unded decided stress and seemed to
feel kecnly his position. His tcsti-
monv related to conversation which he
had held with Miishipman WaddeIl.
He said that Waddcll had told him
that with Nelson he had gone to diff
iercnt departments and had taken ad-
vance matter Waddell alluded par
ticuIarly, he said, to visits which Mel
son had made to the marine engineer
L.; Us ''o ohnot, ,,h;aL ontoinnI onos
' ,ii.o "LI IT,.
'toH' """ IT, ~ -" H. U ~. 'na
a'IIa'I 49,. UnIia, ',,'.ioa,i Cha. NJ
son had opened drawer and taken
these sheets from it and that a few Of
NelsOn classmates were regularly
helped by him.
It % no 700 fA11 4N'0t'OU -
T""7'S" u'""""' 'o,"e''T'' SUN m VI
ms 'IaHs'''"''S WIN ,t 'nc , 1nait ne'e
= ia"sI'h were thslEh nouGh, one u
ne deIeIlah''' an" EhslShS ONereSCh
NlhS ana hhfn"H' Announcer OF the ne
irhla"'S "''"i'""'l was James f.
AloSs' VINO received me papers d! mh'l
h'Se papers are al tne potton Vi IN
PRESENT matter. Na"dell told hlm' ne
"!d, mat Moss hhd once gwen MIN
calculus examination paper IN al
Vance
InIlgn "raham declared that ne ma"
ah"nt 70 per cent OF the modern IAN
guag" examination information IN at
Vance, though ne ana not suspect us
CHARACTER tie mad o. ia ned II, ne sald,
fr"m MliNhlPnrn Hector ana hflner,
OF ms class, VINO Shld mat Jhey hah
Irrrl'rd 1t from MldShlpman Homer
II MARI :'"n, also rIaSsmate.
ih't MlhshINhan NHddeIl had threat
"h"d I" r"Pndlht" ms statement was
-" '"rth"r testimony or Ensign Ora
ham.
"add"II SAID, testified Ensign
"'"h"m. that he would not back III
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