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Show Alleges Tampering ' Willi Witnesses in Probe Annapolis Academy Head Is Admonished Because Be-cause of Charge by Midshipmen's Counsel Annapolis, Md., Juno 14 When tho court of nqulry Investigating Irregularities Irregu-larities In examinations nt the nnvnl ncademy reassembled after tho lunch-con lunch-con re teas today, Congressman James Hay of midshipmen's counsel ndvlscd the court that tho ovldonco of Mid-Bbipninn Mid-Bbipninn I'laienco O. Ward and others oth-ers Indicated that w. messes wero bo-lug bo-lug tampered with by the superintendent superinten-dent of the ncademy lieforo they gavo their evidence. Several witnesses had testified that thoy had been tohby Admiral Fill-lam Fill-lam or h s aldo that If they took a certain stand In tholr testimony thoy would be placing themselves In tho samo category with, tho seven original origi-nal defendunts. Congressman Hay characterized this as Intlm datlon that Bhocks tho decency of tho wholo country. Ho asked for a ruling In tho matter and tho court was ilearod whllo tho mem bers took It under advisement. I When the doors wero reopened tho president of tho court announced that ho had directed that a letter bo sent to Admiral Fullam requesting him not to g vo any advlco to midshipmen mid-shipmen reporting at his olllco. That Midshipmen Moss, Duncan, nnd T. W. Harrison of tho last third class, who havo been recommended for dismissal, for gouging wero no moro guilty than tho majority of tho class, In tho op.nlon of their class mates, "as declared today by Midship man Ward. It was also tho general belief oj tho class, ho said, that tho Integrity of tho three defendants was such thoy would not stoop so low as to steal an examination papor. Moss claims to havo received thru tho malls from an anonymous sourco papers whl ih ho believed to bo legitimate legiti-mate dope or Information, hut which tho academy authorities contend he and all others who saw them should have known wore official papers prepared pre-pared for the last examination In tho modern languages. |