Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-09
,FU.LLAM PUTS BLAME
+. ON M|DsH|PMAN MOSS
declares Him Responsible for Whole
Scandal in Connection With
Examinations.
MENTIONS NAME OF OFFICER
'uperintendent Of Naval Academy
resumes Testimony Before Board
Oh Inquiry - Commander Traut
lclls OF Suspicious Circumstances.

''eht OF modern languages ut the Naval
academy testifying late to-day before
a'al court OF inquiry. invcstigat-
ms tharges OF irregularities In exam
iH"t'ons at the academy, told of sus.
p'i"us circumstances surrounding the
n'st examination in his department
testimony previously had been given to
snow that papers Midshipman j. D.
MOSS claimed TO have received by mail
from an anonymous source and the con-
'ehts OF which were distributed as
D'pe' were papers that had been pre-
fe'ea by the instructors for the ex-
ANIMATION in modern languages.
one morning, according to Com
'"ahder Irauts testimony, after the
''a!nination papers had been prepared,
az Commander Traut and Professor
'ernandeZ, his assistant. were about to
TOOK over the papers Professor Fern
aHdez told the commander he thought
ne mad placed a paper with a distin-
gushing sentence on II on top Of a GER
tain package Of papers When this
package was examined by the two this
particular paper was not on top. There
was few papers containing the same
sentence in the package. and the com
mander suggested that perhaps the
other papers In the light of subse-
quent events, however. the incident was
regarded significant
INSTRUCTOR REPORTS
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE
Another suspicious circumstance re-
lated by Commander Traut occurred
ABOUT week latacr. An Instructor re-
ported TO the commander that some one
Il Ipf Ia u II
on the morning of May 30. the com
mander testified, an hour and half af-
ter the examination of modern lam
guages had taken place there was
found large pile of pieces Of papers
torn up. They had on them answers to
examination questions, and when they
were pieced together IL was found they
were sheets ordinarily used b. mid
shipmen Later two sheets were found
containing answers completely worked
out One was labelled this is the third
part OF the third question" The scraps
OF paper were compared with eXamina-
tion papers, and the writing finally
Identified. The matter was reported to
the superintendent who ordered an in
vestga,ion.
After the first examination IL was
noticed that number Of the midship-
men had passed examinations out of
proportion to their work during the
year.
In the pa pers several midshipmen II
vas found that answers closely resem-
bled those given in the papers found.
In one instance they were identical.
Replying to question. Commander
Traut said the results Of the second
examination were more normal
rf
the three midshipmen dismissed was
made known to-day for the first time.
r Byers and J. w. Cronan. of the third
class, were caught. il was charged. in
an attempt 10 steal examination papers
from the rooms of the depa rtment Of
mathematics. and c. G. Gill, of the sec
ond class, was adiudged guilty by an
investigation board of attempting to
hrihe a civilian employee to secure pa
pers for the examination in electrical
engineering.
FULLAM BLAMES MOSS
FOR EXAMINATION SCANDAL
Rear Admiral William F.. Fullam,
superintendent of the Naval Academy.
who resumed his testimony to-day de-
clared that Midshipman James F. Moss.
OF Annapolis. was the man primarily
responsible for the whole scandal in
connection with the last annual ex-
animation.
Midshipman Moss. the admiral as
serted, was being supported in his plea
~5or cemency by two United States
Senator'S, n Representative in Congress
and two lawyers. II such forces said
the superintendent. were permitted to
control In such a case it would not he
possible to maintain a standard Of
discipline In the Naval Academy.
The admiral said he regretted very
much 10 have to testify concerning a
conversation with Robert Moss. father
of Midsh!pman Moss and member Of
counsel for the accused midshipman
who compelled him to mention the
name OF a naval officer.
'Mr Moss told me-" said Admiral
Ful!am. that Surgeon Mcdowell whom
he (Moss) had defended in civil case
had assured Mr.. Moss that he Won,
look out for his SON" Moss had told
the Admiral he did not wish to make
charges against Mcdowell or any one
else. but he expressed the belief that
the papers claimed to haye been re-
ceived Midshipmar Moss from an
ANONYMOUS source were sent to his son
, by some officers. Surgeon Mcdowell
the admiral said was mentioned in
that connection.
Attorney Moss then took the witness
under cross examination and explained
the Mcdowell incident by asking the
question whether he (Moss) asked If
It was not possible that some friend
Of DR.. Mcdowell might have sent the
"doue" information and that he made
no charge against any one Of any Ill
intent. To this Admiral Fullam re-
nlied that Mr.. Moss made no charges
AGAINST Dr. Mcdowell. but that his re-
/ mark conveyed an impression OF the
sort.
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