Show NA NAVAL AL INQUIRY IRY fINIS FINISHES ES WO WORK K WITNESS PANEL IS EXHAUSTED AND SHENANDOAH HEARING COMES TO END Col Mitchell May Be Recalled After Court martial Proceedings Are Closed All Witnesses Are Used Washington With the possible possibly exception ex ex- exception of Colonel William 1 Mitchell the panel of witnesses in the navys navy's long Investigation Into the wreck of the airship Shenandoah has been exhausted exhausted ex ex- hausted and the court adjourned subject subject subject sub sub- to the call of Its lis president Judge Advocate Leonard will examine examine exam exam- ine the testimony given by Colonel Mitchell before the army court martial martial mar mar- trying him here and will then decide deside de de- side cide whether it Is likely that Colonel Mitchell can give testimony germane to the Shenandoah Inquiry Colonel Mitchell was called before the naval tribunal last month but after after af af- ter he be had been denied the privilege to make a statement before the oath had been administered he refused to take the oath necessary to qualify him as a witness At the sitting the naval nasal court heard a denial from James II Collier chief aviation rigger on the tho Shenandoah that he be had told Major Frank rank M. M Kennedy of ot the army air service that four tour tubes connecting connecting connect connect- ing the gas cells had been closed up before the tha shin was na wrecked lie HA also u n denied that he had told the army officer off Icer I- I that others in the crew would not admit the gas cells had been ruptured before the wreck Major Kennedy was a a. witness before both the Mitchell Mitch ell court and the na naval vat tribunal Upon the comparison of Colliers Collier's testimony before the army and navy tribunals the court ourt held that there had been been minor differences in the riggers riggers rigger's rig rig- riggers rigger's gers ger's account of the accident to the airship but after examination of ot further further fur fur- ther testimony by Collier before It the court changed its lis mind |