Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-07-13
ADMIRAL FULLAM IS
SCORED BY COUNSEL
Defence Counsel Makes Caustic Re-
marks Of Academic Chief.
COM. TRAUT ARRAIGNED TOO.
Congressman carlin Delivers Opening
Argument Before the Naval Court
Of Inquiry Today.


miral William f. Fullam, superintend-
ent of the Naval Academy.and of Com
mander Fred A. Traut head of the De
partment of Modern Languages, made
up a large part of the opening re-
marks OF Congressman Carln. of
counsel .or the oriyinrl defendant
midshipmen. when arguments were
commenced this morning before the
naval court of inquiry which for overa
month has been engaged in thor
ough investigation of alleged theft OF
examination papers and other irreg
ularities in scholastic = ork of the
midshipmen.
Congressman Carlin opened his adj
dress by paying a high tribute to tho
members of the court and its consci-
entious effort in attempting 10 arrive
at the truth of the matter under inyes-
tigaticn, and then spoke vindictively
| Of his connection with the whole mat
| ter He said there mas been no effort
on the part of counsel for the defens-
TO seek any information other than
that which actually pertained 10 the
court and its proceedings, and engag-
ed in no correspondence or other form
of COMMUNICATION with outside parties,
or to seek the parties who will finally
review the courts recommendations
but is content to leave the decision of
| the matter in the hands OF the court.
where it properly belongs.
On the other hand, he said,we OF the
defense have been subjected to CON
slant criticism at the hands of the Of
ficials of the Academy, and relatives.
and he pointed particularly TO a com
munication of a brother-in-law of Ad
miral Fullam, and the naval chaplain
on duty at the Naval Aca lemy Poll
tics. he said also has been injected
into the affair, even through the pub
lie press, in addition to those in COM
mand here at the Academy. In this
connection he referred to letter
over the signature Of Superintendent
Fullam
Mr.. Carlin scored such charge,
and added il was the men who have
been The benefciaries of politics who
have been caught in a trap like a rat
looking for cheese, and then try to be-
wilder and befog the whole issue by
making the charge of politics." and
are trying to escape criticism through
such channel He charged that the
officials here are already at work by
intrigue to secure the appointment of
a superintendent in sympathy with
the local interests. 1t is matter of
ACKNOWLEDGMENT and sc ia d.
yancement." he said
Mr. Carlin impressed the court with
the fact that he has no interests in
the matter except a personal one for
teh original seven defendants that he
will receive no reward or compensa-
tion whatever. He then spoke of the
apparent unwillingness of men in big
positions to admit mistakes. but on the
contrary tried to sustain them, and
I'VE have remarkable instance Of il
right here at the Academy
Congressman Carlin then turned his
remarks to the organization of the
first board of investigation. particular
ly the fact that Commander Traut.
whose department has been the storm
centre OF the inquiry. was designated
member of that body and also was
the principal witness before it. Prais-
ing the good feeling that has existed
between the Judge Advocate and him
self, yet he scored the similarity OF
the questions propounded to witnesses
by the governments prosecution, which
be said. indicated only one trend oi
thought
Referring TO the testimony Of Com
E,ni
there must be thieves at the Academy
Carlin then spoke of the lax methods
IN caring for examination questions il
his department Measuring Comman
der Traut's ability in this respect t.
that of possibility taking comand Of {
battleship. the speaker said that th'
officer aught to be companion Of Ad
: miral Fullam on a naval collier II sucl
a voyage is made
Mr.. Carlin, among other things, re
ferred to Commander Traut, as tha
matchless officer" and asked why h,
did not pursue an investigation IN
, mediately after the papers were foun,
: 60 be missing instead Of waiting eigh
days. Il say if there's been a scanda
or disgrace at the institution, 1t wal
born in the room where the paper
, were placed, and the failure Of thos'
charged with their responsibility. I,
investigate, Mr. Carlin said. will
much emphasis.
Mr-Carlin said he cane to Annapoli
with the firm conviction that Profes
sor Cusaehs was the guilty party il
connection with the scandal but is nov
convinced 10 the contrary. and regret
the gross injustice done that once
by such belief
Mr.. Cariin then leveled his remark
? 81 Lieut.. A. 81 Cohen. who was detail
! I'd IN the capacity Of counsel for thl
. midshipmen az the FIRST Investigation
and All that be had done was 20 har.
the remarkable experience ofseeinga 81
of hts clienfs convicted He ther turn
! Cd again 90 the ofacials and the re
, sentiment entertained by them that thl