, 1880-04-13
WHITAKER.
Nothing Definit Developed in thu
Pending West Point In.
vestigation.
Tic Impression Ginning Ground
.thnt tho Coiored Cadet Is
Innocent.
All Roports to His Dizcredit Kuown
>. to Come from Prejudiced
Partier.

Pnrtier.
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brooklyn, offered to look nfter Whlttakcs's
Interests. Tic officers REPLIED thew preferrei
to lnyo military men CONCERNED.
In r.,,,,r,i ~ 't!v,t sV.,t.ta,.au;s u..,,-
philosophy, alleged to be tho moving cause
Of Ills committing tho otttra9c. Trof. Mtcl|o
.ays l,e ID ttninv we'll and stands T., ~, mn.
iiculnr ,laneer Of lo1nr anlnstea ] - ~, Nv that y
."'''3 .'"'st.S' -. " no1"s p1Hchtu VII IHat
account. There nre white cadets who stand
lower tn their study tlan Whitaker.
Prof. Greet1cr. at tho Invitation nf aevoraI
of the profcssors vtsitcd tho ciosa.roon,s ~
tlnv nm1 l,cnr,t tho n1nss In T.. ,,hi,oso"'s X. IT,
Of cadets nnd officers say they still link
Whitaker l,as some sort Of connectIon with
thc affair ,mt fho v;o,v IL ,,ot n',,aao4oJs M' sa
loaaly as last week. civilians a1d visitors
not CONNECTED with the Point aro Utmost
unanimous In believing him Innocent.
u Tho 1rtster,, As,octa.ed Prea.
,,r, ,sn Io H. ~. ~, :, Apti I'D ~ IN
!lnlFy ul7tny llto the case OF Cauct Whitta"
'er, Castet b!lrtlett was rccalled. lIo said lie
sl,sptciotet TINT tho nIfair was n hoax when
i;Ia md tvI,itt~Ins s,,,'v,I y =" haI aoa.se,
tt, s a'u 1..s'"SSi w., aMu"cta ~ lu soaato
~ t1le liilisoles o. Ills eyes. Ihat wasthe ilrst
lle ausplcloncd. Then ho noticed Other
nut E.ew the aor,.ni position ' Of III + persons s is
psry q" nle sia a1l prtly a tlsihos o the baek s!s As
to strength lls wnsIstrollgsr a1nl ssoutcr than
WIl1ktlkGf. tIlllS 4NIl3 ;tUtNENutly urOllEllt
ont to accoriit Tor lis bower L, brenk lie
straps with Which le was bound Satuniay.l
Iie thought tho blootl spUt On tic wall could
rot l,ayS, Rot there unless there hntI been a
struggle, mid 1t would Ilayu been llcord III ths
rOon bcfow. y
Superintendent James Gaylcr, of tho New
York Past Office; Is comparing us atl expert
tho handwriting In tiio u0to of warning
fUru tie assault witt, t|!o pnnrs from Evenly.
iivo different caJet books. Including Witt
takprs ~ ' s' go
Xt tic opcnine OF tho Court In t,o after.
noon itccor!er Senrs tes,retl t., i Iava w riaeed
llpojl rccor.l thas Catlet Whittnknr 'v WIS t not
fr,1t fn lin cn,,rt-rontn rnmttn,'nilv| H., Tia
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tlt,M OF Whittakuf ms ti,a ncc,1snd' m nj nj }rast
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