The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-04
MILDLY GAVE dope"
TO UNDER CLASSMEN
Got His Information on Tests
From Student i'm the
Hospital.
HEARING NEAR AN END

A.NApoLis, July Such rapid prog.
ress was made to-day BY the court oi
inquiry which Is investigating exam.
nation conditions ut the Naval Academy
that only something unforeseen can Fre'
vent the starting OF the practice squad
ron for San Frarc.sco on Wedns sday.
All midshiprnen desired by the defend
ants or the Judge advocate have testified
n a session on Tuesday remains for
any sho may be found 20 be needed.
There was al afternoon session to-day
and at It's conclusion the court an.
nounced an adjournment until Tuesday
morning.
The most important testimony of the
day was given by Midshipman II. n.
Harrison, ore of the defendants and a
member OF the class which graduated
last month. Harrison shed light on the
fact that the Information WAS spread
over nearly the whole Of the FIRST and
second classes. though .he papers re-
ceived by Midshipman James r. Moss
appeared 10 havs been seen b. only q
few midshipmen.
Harrison said that MIdshipnan
Borden. who had been confined TO the
hospital. had told him that Midshlpman
Vessel, also confined there, had ZONE
dope OF the modern language exam
ination. Thinking Va Vessel had been
given some help BY an instructor, Md
shipman Harrison stated that he went
to Vessel to try 20 get Il.
Spread the dope" Around.
The witness asserted that Vessel was
at first reluctant 20 give the Information,
but was willing to do so when Harrison
told him that he needed a good mark
badly. Harrison testified that he took
a copy OF Vessels Information and al
lowed a large number OF mtd-irpmen to
copy II when he returned. II appears
that the general dissemination OF the
Information among the first and second
class men was due TO this incident.
The rumor that members OF the teams
at the academy get advance informa-
ton was denied by Harrison. In re-
sponse to a question he said that he
had played on the football team for four
years and had been a member of the
crew and OF the wrestling team and
had never received ADVANCE information.
though needing It badly at times.
The other defendants who testified
to-day were Midshipmen w J. Confer
Of the class which graduated last month.
X. J. Walker. first class Carl Click.
second class. and ii. Il. Whitaker. Sec
ond class.
Midshipman Confer was placed In
tho status of defendant through the tes-
timony OF Commander F. A. Traut.
head OF tho department of modern Ian
guages. hat he passed a much better
examination than his work In the class
room made probable and that some or
his answers were almost identical with
TRANSACTIONS OF the matter made by Mid
shipman A. c. Rogers.
Midshipman Confer testified that ne
had studied the text book very hard
for a month previous to the examina-
ton and referred to the record OF his
marks, which showed much Improvement
In recitations. He said that he had Sc
cured Midshipman Rogers 20 translate
some work for him. which afterward
appeared on the examination.
Two More Implicated.
Midshipmen Click and Whitaker
were implicated in the case by the
testimony OF Midshipman Charles NJ.
Reagle. who said that the two had Wis
tied the English department with him
and helped him copy some Information
concerning the examination in that sub
Ject. Midshipman Click said that the
three had visited the department. 10 Sc
cure their marks and that while he was
taking down the marks OF himself and
other midshipmen In n room Reagle
stayed In another room and copied some
papers, Whitaker watching In the cor
ridor. He aid that Reasle gave him
the copy and that he gave IL to Whit
takcr. but that neither paid much at
tentlon to Il. Whitaker confirmed his
statements.
Midshipman Reagle. who admitted
many visits to the departments and the
thefts of much advanc information, has
not awaited himself of his right to be
present In the court as one OF the defend
ants. He has written q the Secretary
OF the Navy asking to be dismissed at
once II this Is to be the action In his
case, and received a reply that no ac-
ton will be taken until the report Of the
court Of inquiry has been receivei.
Seventeen midshipmen ave been
placed under restrictions as under sus-
picion OF connection with hazing Incl
dents. The academy authorities have
spared no guilty m~idshipman, for In the
list, II Ia understood. are sons OF a high
ranking naval officer very close to Sec
rotary Daniels. Of two other ava Of
ficers and Of the Governor Of n State.
Another accused youth is the wealth
lest midshipman in the academy. hav-
ing many influential friends. II has been
learned that Midshipman Thomas Wynn
koop was not hazed as severely as re-
ported. II was stated to-day officially
that there In no charge that he WAS
compelled to do physical exercise until
he tainted, though he was hazed In Q
lighter degree. 1t Is admitted that an
other member of the fourth class was
hazed until he was overcome by ex-