Evening star., 1936-07-14
Charge'Hooey,'
FarnsWOrth
Says.
ASKSHOSPITAL
CARE AT'QUIZ
Prematurely Gray,
He Announces
I'm Shot,

Trembling and asking for hospital
treatment, former Lieut.. Comdr. John
S. Farnsworth of the United States
Navy today pleaded not guilty before
United States Commissioner Needham
G. Turnage to charges that he sold to
an imperial japanese naval officer a
highly confidential book on naval de-
fense plans. A preliminary hearing
before Turnage was set for July 29.
I'D like to go to the hospital for a
couple of days-I'm all shot" the dap
per. prematurely gray, dismissed naval
officer told Turnage as he, in hesitat-
ing voice, entered his not guilty plea.
Describing the charge as "a lot of
hooey" after the arraignment, Farms
worth told reporters some naval docu-
ments had been stolen from his home,
in Chevy Chase, Md, about year ago.
He insisted, however. that these were
his personal property and said they
were obsolete. He said he had shown
the documents to several persons.
Taken to ID. C. Jail.
After arraignment. Farnsworth was
taken Immediately to the District
Jail, where Chief Deputy Marshal
Thomas E. OFT asked that doctor
examine him. Assistant United
States Attorney Roger Robb said the
prisoner would be given treatment at
Gallinger Hospital If physicians
deemed this necessary after an ex-
animation.
Farnsworth, talking briefly with
reporters before leaving for Jail, said
he was arrested by the G-men at the
home of his former wife, in the l700
block of Kenyon street.
The commissioner held FarnSworth
under $4,000 bond, explaining the
serious nature of the charge war
ranted the high amount. Farnsworth
was unable Immediately to make
bond.
Turnage Explains Charge.
Reading from the Department OF
Justice complaint attached to the
warrant under which Farnsworth was
arrested here early today. Turnage ad-
vised the prisoner that he was charged
with violating section 80, title so, of
the criminal code, having to do with
unlawful disclosure of national de-
tense plans.
Turnage explained, as Farnsworth
stood nervously at the commissioners
desk, that he is accused of transmit
ting on May Is, 1885, to a japanese
naval officer a highly confidential
book entitled The Service of Informa-
ton and Security" published by the
United States Navy.
The ex-naval officer came into the
commissioner Office handcuffed to
Chief Deputy Marshal OFT and guard
ed by two special agents of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation. The hand
cuffs were removed as Farnsworth was
arraigned.
Prisoners Hand Shook.
The prisoners hand shook as he re-
peatedly wiped his face with hand
kerchief wet with perspiration. Farms
worth, in his early 40s, is OF slight
build and were small grayish mus
tache. He was dressed fashionably in
an oxford gray suit, light gray shirt,
blue tie and black shoes.
When he had finished reading the
complaint, Turnage, seated at his desk
looked up at the prisoner and said;
''How do you wish to plead?"
WELL" Farnsworth said slowly, "1ll
plead not guilty"
Turnage then discussed briefly with
Farnsworth the question of bond, and
the prisoner indicated he was not so
much concerned with the size Of the
bond as he was with getting to hos
pital for treatment.
He told the commissioner he had
made no arrangements for lawyer.
He said he would like the case con-
tinued until he could arrange mat
ters." Turnage thereupon continued
the hearing for two weeks.
Unnerved by Flashlights.
More than a score Of press
and newsreel photographers beseiged
Farnsworth as he arrived at the
commissions Office at Seventh and E
streets and he seemed considerably
unnerved by the flashing of lights.
Turnage barred picture taking during
the arraignment proceedings, but told
waiting photographers they could
take pictures of Farnsworth in the
hearing room if he was willing to
pose.
The prisoner at first protested, but
finally gave in to entreaties of pho
tographers, who took many shots as
1See FARNSWORTH, Page A-2)