Show ACADEMY HEAD GOES ON STAND Admiral Fullam Explains Advice Ad Ad- Advice vice Which He Gave to tol l Midshipmen Annapolis Md June Tune 15 Rear Reat Rear Admiral Admiral Ad Ad- Admiral miral William F F. Fullam superintendent superintend superintend- ent of the naval academy was given an nn opportunity lato today to explain before the court of oC Inquiry Investigating investigating Investigating gating the tho cribbing scandal al tho thu adIce adIce advice ad ad- Ice vice which he ho had given prospective midshipmen witnesses ses Whilo he was In the witness chair Admiral Fullam said Bald in sense ense a ft I 1 consider myself some somo defendant In view of ot what the tho press pross of ot the country 11 has ban had to say In criticism of ot the thc system nt t tho the acad ncnd- emy When hen Midshipman A. A C. C Rogers Roger Joined tho the several original defendants after aCter testimony had been given g that thata a paper In his handwriting had been found on which answers appeared to questions In tho the last Spanish examination examina tion and which had been circulated ted as RS dope prior to the examination ho accepted ac ac- ac- ac the counsel of the tho other de do- do Admiral Fullam said he sent for Rogers the next morning because ua ho lie felt he needed advice concerning that proceeding that he ho was wronging himself and nd Jeopardizing l ls Interests by placing himself in the same sanio category category cate cate- gory or with the tho seven midshipmen who had been recommended for dismissal His Ills impression was that three or four tour other midshipmen In his office ma may maT have 0 heard what he said and possibly he lie te had advised ad others In uIn no case caso did I try to influence their testimony or their a actions tiong In this court said the superintendent Asked h by Congressman Carlin about his Inter l interview w with Secretary of the thea Navy a avy Daniels DanIes In Washington last Saturday Sat Sat- the tho admiral said laid that he re reviewed reviewed re- re viewed the whole tt m r with the secretary who expressed n a tIe de- c- c tire sire for Cor a 0 full tull and free Investigation Investigation tion of ot t the o whole thing b by a court court courtIn In order that there should be no complaint com corn plaint that there had not been a n thorough thorough thor thor- ough Inquiry Admiral Fullam said al he considered It for tor the best Interests of ot the academy acad acad- emy erny and of ot the na navy that ho he should reiterate to the secretary his previous pre views as to the guilt of the seven mid mid- S h I pm C n. n Unless the court discovers evidence e of which I cannot conceive and which I J never heard said the admiral I r I think It Impossible to establish the Innocence of the these e men men menD D |