| Show TRIAL TRIAL When hen Court Iu M Men Lieu I n of Not Annapolis Md Me Id Jan evidence of oC if those whom Midshipman Minor Met Mer I Jr of ot hazing was as rapidly today after oCer the court coull hid huO disposed dlo e of or tho the objections objection offered by counsel for tor the defense Six midshipmen men 1100 ot or the lie fourth lou h class cuss connected Mer mel In some way wa with the hazIng and ald they were positive in II four cases testimony in several eral In iii Instances 1 stances scab given Riven Iven The prosecution closed close Its ls cape and nl 1 time the defense examined Borne of its iK wit witnesses wi nesses leuel hut but ut did not close cose Near Nearly ly all the fourth men said sall 11 they did not riot consider con that the exercises which had hal been heen required of or acre wert in ill the time least 1 that they had hlll enjoyed the thc fun and tak taken I Irn Uni en rn It II as ni a n part hart of ot the hue natural order of It things thinKS nt at the tie academy However the tho Judge advocate out lilt the fuel fact they believed they the would have serious consequences conS If tt they hwy laud had not noi done toi what the upper tipper told tod them to do doAs doAl As Au Al the rabbit dance danco was ns a I form orm ol of hazing with wih which the court hint hal not dealt before Midshipman was asked to Illustrate It which ho he did ll counsel James M 1 Monroe entered challenges to certain members ot or the count this morning Mr Mc Ir challenged John W T Commander T r I M I Nul Nuh Nulton ul ulton ton Prof IroC P n ii tiger Alger Iger find lind Commander Valentine S 8 Nelson elon Mr Monroe al ul alleged that bitt the tho named munel were tiPs dis disqualified qualified because they hall hail determine upon a I fixed definition of tho the won worth worl hazing antI bind tind refused to admit oil evi evidence dence deane on the meaning of oC the word Thi Th challenges were irene overruled A charge of oC hazing supported by six specifications wail lodged this morn mornIng 1011 lag Ing against Midshipman Chester Illos Do baum of 01 St Charles 8 Mo Ma a n member 01 ot the tho third class chai When the court reassembled Merrl Merri Mer I I II wether entered n II plea IllOn of ot not guIlty guity to the charge Midshipman Franklin Van Vun I said aId that Merriwether hind had hd made him stand on oem Jib his Il head licati dun dur during tag ing InK September but had nad ad d sIted when he lie teamed learned that Van nb IK U had hail re ra recently recently cent undergone nn on operation The witness wines saIl said sid that he had hind not been In Insulted stilted or by I the hazing but bUI that thol ha ho he hO h had n a 1 lot to learn 1111 and nid It was part vart of ot his education |
