Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-06-17 | Page 2 | Naval Court Inquiry Resented by Officers

NAVAl COURT INQUIRY RESENTED BY OfFICERS Admiral Fullam Says His Actions Actions Ac Ac- Ac- Ac lions Have Been Ben Pried Into in Reprehensible Way Annapolis Md Id Juno 16 R Rear Rear ar Admiral Admiral Ad Ad- miral mimi William F. F Fullman Pullman superintendent dent of or the naval nl academy declared today that he had such confidence in inthe t the he Judgment of oC the three officers who c composed the tho board of oC Investigation which convicted seven midshipmen of oC guilty knowledge concerning a paper alleged to have ha been heen an actual examination examination paper stolen tolen from the department department depart depart- ment mont of ot modern language that he ho tier per personally did not think nn any further In Inquiry Inquiry In- In was necessary This expression of was made b before the court of Inquiry appointed by Secretary Daniels to make further In Investigation In- In Investigation estl of or Irregularities In examination exam exam- i papers The Thc superintendent whose recommendation for tor the tho dig dis dismissal ls- ls missal of ot the midshipmen was based on I t the he findings of or th the board he had appointed ap- ap pointed made It plain however that he Intended no criticism m of oC the tho na navy de do- do The They had their own reasons for reopening tho matter he said At the morning session M. M t E. E Manly ManI the admirals admiral's aide and Lieutenant Lieuten Lieuten- ant Commander J. J T. T Tompkins had t testified that expressions of resentment and regret had been general among officers of ot- ot at the naval na academy at nt tho the necessity necessity ne ne- ne- ne for the present court of at Inquiry In answer to a n. question by Mr Ir Carun Car Car- Un along that line Admiral said sald 5 ii j- j There has been a In Indignation indignation In- In expressed about a n. great many manro o of the proceedings here My I actions have been pried into in a noa way that is reprehensible I can only believe e that some one has been sp spying on me The testimony toda today tolay of ot eight midshipmen midshipmen midshipmen mid mid- of oC the present first class was wass s substantially the same Practically or o every member of oC the former second class was in possession of oC advance ance In In- In formation on the modern lan languages ex examination examination ex- ex In some seine form Corm or other The witnesses told toM of ot the practice of or collecting and circulating the dope on the to an examination One Ono I of ot them said h didn't sec see how anyone anone could have ha pass passed the last examination examina examina- tion tion In French a and d Spanish without having had advance ance information