Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-20
Farrell is
Un able to
Take Stand
Doctor Declares Airman SAC.
tive and Inclined to Vic.
lencc," Due to En-
posure in North.
Hinton Describes Trip

RockaWay, \. y, jan. III.
Walter Hinton, testifying this after
noon at the inquiry into the spec
tacular balloon flight he recently
made into Canada with two other
American naval officers, declared
that at one time while they were lost
in the woods he had consulted his
commander. 1t. Louis A. Kloor. re-
garding the advisability OF disarnN
ing It. Stephen A. Farrell.
II was letter from Lieutenant
Hinton to his wife, stating that Far
rell had begged his companions to
cat his throat, use his body for food
aud press on that led to the fist
ileht between Hinton and Farrell at
Mattce, after they had trekked out
OF the wilderness and Farrell had
learned Of publication OF the letter.
Farrell had vigorously denied the
story.
Hinton gave the following testi-
monv to the court of inquiry regard
ing the struggle for existence waged
by Farrell, Kloor and himself after
they had been dumped on the shores
OF Hudson Bay in a wild flight from
Rockaway:
Falls Exhausted.
AT 1920 OH December 10 Lieu
tenant Farrell fell lffrom exhaustion.
1t would be unfair for me to state in
iris exhausted and fairting condition
the remarks that were passed. but |,
called Lieutenant kloor and con-
suited him as to. the advisability OF
taking the knife from Lieutenant
Farrell and going on only with the
hope that we would find assistance.
Continuing, Hinion testified:
Lieutenant Farrell gave me his
roney-S94-and said. you keep it.
If anyone gets through, you will
Il suggested that Lieutenant Far
rcll try to come with us to where
we could build fire. This he did.
Flies Into Rage.
In talking over what could be
done. | suggested Farrell take off
his flying suit. as this had consid-
cradle to do with his exhausted con-
clifton. He took off the suit and !
flung it over my shoulders"
OF the quarrel at Matticc, Hinton
SAID
After Lieutenant kloor received
tho telegram from Secrctarg Daniels
telling, us not to talk | went from
our Gar to the house where Farrell
"On entering | requested that he
go, with me to the car. as we, had
received a very important telegram
that concerned him. He flew into a
rage and made statements which |
do not consider fair
At this point Hinton's testimony
was interrupted by Rear Admiral
Kline, presiding officer, who con-
ferred with the other members of
the court. When Hinton was di-
rccted ito, proceed he said:
Suffering Tonsilitis.
Due to his ovcr-wrought nerves
and condition, do not consider
that he was responsible fors what he
said or did.
II lett The house and went to the
car. Lieutenant Farrell cafre over
in about Is minutes aud all of our
differences were settled.
In describing the trip from Moose
Factory to Mattice, Hinton detailed
the trip by Kloor and himself but
made no reference to Farrelfs coz
dition except when i,e said tha..
breaking wood at night was "an al!
hands job"
Lieutenant Farrel's physician was
expected to testify this afternoon
that the lieutenant could not appear
before the board before next Friday
because he was suffering from ton-
silitis.
Lieut.. ]. F. Newberger, senior
medical officer at the station. who
followed Lieutenant Hinton, test-
fled that he had found Lieutenant
Farrell suffering from IAN extreme
psycho-motor excitation, symptom
of exhaustive psychosis. making tho
patient very active and inclined to
violence" as result of exhaustion,
worry and exposure. He said Hin
ton had lost 2l pounds and Farrell
III. while Kloor had not lost an
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