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Show CONTRADICTS EVIDENCE OF SUPERIOR OFFICER I NOKKOLK. Va.. Mar.h 1 A n- ,1.... .... ..... .r, q,.,lh. 11. KnlKlil. prMuot of lh naval onlnnnre laij. wh.n In loatlfymc in h'a own 1"-ha.l 1"-ha.l on rlmra at nrgln'l of duty in con-n-sllon with lh alnklna of lh monitor furllan lollowinf xploalv tta unoar nla dim lion, flatly inlra!ic-td earlier fatlmony by Hear Admiral A. A. Mar- A.l'mlral Marahall had aald nnltlwr Captain Cap-tain KnlKht nor anyon' rir had notin.ti him cv.nrnln tha puritan at Ilia conclusion conclu-sion of in t'at. . , . , . Captain Knlahl tratlfll that ho top-phom-rt Admiral Maranall nolK-e that the t-ta had hwn -n. luded and the h p waa rua.lv to ha UWan In tha Norfolk navv yard. He aald he rei-ognlaed the A.lmlral a vol. at the telephone, tha au-mlrHl au-mlrHl aaylng. "Thia la Marahall. t-aptHln Knlaht alao aald ha had done v.Tvthing nei-eaaary ao far aa hla dut reoulred. that he would not have tired the exploalve itnleaa Ihlnaa were ready. He aald Admiral Marshall, whom he met on the atreet told him everything waa all r;aht and added, eeemlnaly a little lit-tle reaenlful. "don't worry about that, Knlaht. Vou look out for your part and wa ll lot out for oura." |