Show I I i I I I I I I lONE NAVAL i OFFICER Lieutenant B Blodgett Or Ordered dered Back To Destroy Destroy- Destroyer er Duty By ICE KENT T sT X N al alf f SerIce Ser Sen Ice I SA SAS SAI Cal Nos 00 o 10 10 The Th greatest enes of ot courts cour s mar mar- martial tialin in the history history- vt i t the American navy sitting In fn judgment at the trial of 11 high officers held to trial under charges of or responsibility In Inthe the worst norst disaster e eser er suffered by the y na In Inar war nar or peace ended tonight in acquittal of Laurence Laurenee Blodgett tt third or of orI orthe the defendants to be b tried triad Lieuten Lieuten- Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant ant Blodgett Blo vi 11 as completely e exon crated by the lour court and ordered d hack back to e duty nith Ith the tn de- de de er force Blodgette quick I acquittal cause callie as a to all foil 01 Ill of ot the trial which which-lias engrossed al nasal ant anI military circles throughout hout the thee tb coutry coot since the ill fated Sect r 0 o 3 e er r squadron squadron piled up on th the rocks of Honda Head last September S i Blodgett was seas under und r th the same samee e arge a those on which Captain Ed ard II Watson alson squadron com com- commander commander mander minder and Commander Donald DonaldT I IT T Hunter Huntr ship lag captain era tried No announcement of ol acquit acquittal tal Cal followed f llo 01 their trials carler earter In inthe the week neck The acquittal ot of the na the th Delphy is general general- generally ly ly accredited to the tact that thit Corn Coni mandl mandel Hunter unter during his I cOlli-I o on trial stated he had assigned a Blod- Blod Blodgett Blodgett irett Blod-irett gett to duty dut as a t in an n assistant and that ho lie Hunter and Captain andI I Watson on here ra responsible for na of the lost o t squadron adron Blodgett Blodcett a quiet spoken mild-mannered mild officer arose from hs ha chair and graceful graceful- gracefully ly Iy thanked ed tile the court after Vice Ice Ad- Ad Admiral Admiral Ad Admiral miral A Wiley had announced an- an an the decision which found him not Jm g t When hn toe tn gOt res td to- to today today to today day counsel for tor Blodgett Blodcett declined to offer otter any testimony er erIn In hit hid hi behalf The The- corn COUI court t then vent into executive tine tive session and an hour later an announced an- an announced announced its It decision of ol Captain Robert Morris commander of first division ot of the fated Ill Ill squadron went on eon trial when alien v hen the court martial body LOdy recons cn coed d this afternoon Rapid progress was made b by tha tl a judg advocate ocate In fn pre pre- presenting pre the got case and when court adjourned cr 0 cr the end peek pek- pek nd it appeared likely that ai of ot the remainIng t charges t iW be rushed ru hed through ending th the court martial proceedings early next week |