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Show WADE'S CONDITION MA! DELAY (MARTIAL Defense Asks for Thirty Days, and Court Telegraphs' Secretary Sec-retary of Navy. MARE ISLAND, Cal., Sept. 22. At tho opening of thc seventh day's proceedings In the Young court-martial, n letter from Dr. C. G. Smith relative to thc condition of Ensign Wade was admitted in cvl- m-!CC.. ?ai arke d Lieut. Yates verified ver-ified their fonnor evidence. A recess was tnken when Commander Bartlett was reviewing re-viewing tho testimony. Uncertain About Wade. The condition of Ensign Wade will be looked Into by a board of medical sur-vey.?,nd sur-vey.?,nd U .Is. stm ft conjecture when his condition will allow him to bo called as a witness. The defense probably will call about n dozen witnesses. Asks Thirty Days' Delay. At the afternoon session tho Judge Ad-vocato Ad-vocato announced that all but ono of tho prosecuting witnesses had been called, and asked thnt tho prosecution be closed temporarily In order that Ensign Charles ade might appear. Judgo Gear, counsel coun-sel for Commander Young, objected to proceeding without Wade's testimony and asked for a delay of thirty davs, the physician attondlng Ensign Wn'do having declared it would roquiro that period for the young officer to recuperate recuper-ate Consult the Secretary. The court decided that the defeneo was i J"ot required to proceed until all of tho prosecuting witnesses had been heard. I The prosecution asked for postponement until Ensign AVado could nppear. TJio i court decided to telegraph the Secretary of the Navy for a decision in tho matter mat-ter nnd adjourned for a day. |