Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-22
THE WEST POINT MUSs.

A Thin Skinned Cadet from Indiana-A
Number OF Cadets Found tn be Absent
from Their Rooms ON tho Night of the
Outrage-Order of Gen. SchOfield in De-
fense of the Corps.
WEST POINT, N. Y, April 12.-The examina-
ton of cadets in reply to the formula of ques-
tions adopted by the court was continued this
morning. Welsh, the suspended cadet, testi-
fed a student named Palmer, who was a candi-
date for West Point, told him the second day
before the Highland Falls article appeared in
the New York Times, that he, Palmer, had
heard from some one in the village that cadets
were at the falls and had said Whitaker would
be fixed. Palmer said he heard it from milk
man. Witness understood from what Palmer
said cadets were at Ryan's place. Don't know
what milkman Palmer referred to.
Cadet John Mcdonald, suspended in 1878 for
striking Whitaker, answered every question in
the formula in the negative promptly. Also,
Cadet Frank Andrus. who had trouble with
Whitaker. Andrus, in reply to a question by
Townsend. said Whitaker had betn falling in
with him six or eight weeks, and he got tired
of it for two or three reasons. He spoke to
Whitaker about it, and told him ne wished he
would stop it for short time. Whitaker did
stop, and afterwards commenced falling in
dlOnSslQ6 nun. SPOKE I'd MIN again duO LOlu
him he wanted to see it stopped, but it did no
good. Witness said ha was at the end of the
official line.
Mr.. TOwnsend-Was there any place for
the poor boy to fall in?
Witness-No sir.
Mr.. Townsend-What did you think
the boy was going to do. He had to fall in
somewhere, didn't he?
Answer-Yes sir.
The court-Where were you porn7
Witness-Michigan.
What State did you come here from?
Witness-Indiana.
The court-Dld you change your place by
falling in on the left instead of the right?
Witness-I told the captain would like to
fall in there. l said TO another corporal, l
don't want to leave him and go to another
place in the lines aud leave Whitaker to close
up on him as it would be as unpleasant to him
as to me. / asked the captain to let us both
fall in at another plane in the line, saying if
could not do so would make an application
to be reduced to the ranks.
Mr.. Townsend-Who was the member
of Congress- from your district?
Witness-Johu II. Baker.
Another expert in writing has been given the
papers examinsd by Superintendent Gsylor.
of the New York postofhce. He was given
specimens at firsG of tv'"n ey-fve cadets. The
writing of Whitaker and simpson was in the
batch.
sCoFIFLD TO THE CADETS.
Gen. Scofeld has issued the following gen.
eral order: The major general commanding
desires to assure the corps of cadets of his un-
sha ken faith in their honor and integrity, and
of his appreciation of their manly bearing I'M
der the grievous wrong and injustice which
they have recently suffered. The outrage COM
mitted on the 9th of April, even if committed
by some of their number, was justly
felt as no less an outrage upon the
corps. Yet this has been fol-
| lowed by greater insults and indignations
heaped upon all cadets indiscriminately, and
through them upon as many respectable fami-
| lies and communities in all parts of the coun-
try. Those wrongs have come, in many cases,
from sources whence justice and reasonable
confidence were expected. While repesfing
these false accusations with just indignssion
the cadets have endured them with beconiup
dignity and confidence that justice would be
done to all. As an expression of his appreciation
OfIheIr character and conduct the command
ing general is pleased to remove all restrict
| ions heretofore imposed by his orders on theil
usual privileges.
The testimony of different cadets through
the day revealed the fact that several cadets
were absent from their rooms between II and
IL on the night OF the outrage. One was
| absent after ii short time. Another, between
5 and A. H., but the cause of absence was gen
oruIi rriNyou