New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-30

| ne Is not ignorant OF the pero0u ~ r47
1engaRed In the affair." Of the night Of AN
The court is also Of the opinion that 8
9putation upon the charac.e Of Cddot
stalker referred 10 In the order conyenin9
Gcourt" is fully sustained The rereft =
signed BY ell the members Of the e0urt.
taker has been placed under arrest to a91)) (
decision Of the authorities at Washin8to Il q
TIE REPORT.
WEST PoNT. N. Y. May 29.-The Whit
Court Of Inquiry met In secret session this s<t@
to make mp its 6pal report. The report Waf
to and signed BY all the members of III O.
After few preliminary statements ths &
says: ~ q S31
THE COURTS STATEMENT OF TxvfBs ~ ~ e
On the morning Of Tuesday, April 9, 1880, CAdet 3
O. Whitaker absent from rocafz &C fev<lNG<
The officer In charge directed Cadet @. 3. Buf16ff
cadet officer OF the day, to inspect for htr snd -
thus frat discovered BY that cadet Cadet Whtte1N4|
was found In his room on the floor Of the alcovo1
which stood his bed, apparently asleep or :nGensfh
Around eaoh ankle was knolted tightly piece Of e9
betting tine ends OF the two pieces being TIED toee
third piece OF full width, looped about these,
his feet to the side rail o. the bedstead with an1
bonnd toee.her tIey BEING about one and nsi
apart his arms were extended In front Of his bo9;
ho sn1 oue SoSe %enone Tsd q n
quarter to half the full width Of cadet betting ~
Sorter was under bis head. and The pillow vas NJ
saiaed with blood There E s, was also ~, eSSa sso
little bloed on the legs Of ms DRIVERS sSeys ~
and wrists There were several spots Of blood qlgI
the floor near bis body little upon the unders1os q ~
at the head. There was stain oi blood on de vs q
the room a5ous over the middle Of the he bed e
lay . looking,eass faee down. Around tais toNee4 4
Near these were riding Jacket pair OF trousefs ai
SOCK TIE SSs hd eers Gs vas sgey Se ana
bis body and the bed. aud handkerchief. from vk@
esr 1s pSG bis head cad on the % oor On bed and
ss TSs sn %s p q ass
lighted, only partly turned on The acove ccrtae4
SsgiSe SSRea been recently dlstarbed The window
were loopsd, and the upper sash OK the WINDOW ~
Cadet whittaker's room the fourth floor Of ~
barracks The venlator Of the room and the tfansen
closed The steam pipes enter tine from below
the corner dlagonaliy opposite that N which ns ~
which the door Of the room below can be seem 1ne ha
nine feet wide Between this room and the adlosfn6
one there is stone wall two feet thiek The ordins
the adjacent ROOM and aso the one directly below.
The post surgeon. Dr. Q, T. Alexander resSsed m -
was discoyered. UP 70 this time there had bsea ~
Of one Of his great TO- Sc Beating q G
pulse respiration The surgeon found the puiee fQ
sRa sSn tsRn o normal temperature and natural Tue
auce OF the eyes also natural. There wa n6 eyt
SeoS had entered the room in The fan belief that a
rage had been c9Imltsed but WITHIN few
room and reported bis convicioa to the ccm1nsn4A1
Cadet WHITAKER, and The exsmnaticn and e6r5s 1sd
by the surgeon. haa, up 70 THIS tlme f.n
with the Commandsnt and the efforts 10 a<oaso Hi
renewed, he eame in an instant to pcrfees An6
Ths personsi evidences OF On assault were ncsss
SSont SVeeigShs Of an Inch long on the rsit ear %
not long the left aso an exceedingly small Q1eq9
nn scrsd Seross TIE Of the s nsnS snd
parallel cuts very slight and about hyefiehths q
HSs TSs ,Uns rSeou es.Daed that from Ia to cus
Of blood bad been lost Tho hair, naif at @ the 49,. q
from back q 1 the riSht ,. ear ar. ssoqaa nd
right side No other injuries. brises insrke v1o
dave dSsr $ usual
the morning Of the occurrence az 10 any pc,s,ns 81
npon him Cadet whitaker reported that the pse} #
voas % Sunday AFTERNOON Le had found u pie Eson G.
Lieutenant Coffin, the onicer IN command o. nus ce
pany sts "A ne n
In order 10 investigate fully the facts and ctrcsk<
stances Of the assault and, n possble to the IN
putation cast upon the character Of Cadet whiftab
tha Court endeavored determine by whom the sspkG
was committed. With this object every ressonsble Io
of inquiry suggested was entered upon and eyery -
pcioh that might tend to throw light upon ths enI1e
was made Of every Reasonable theory to aseounttos
assault: and The s ras Tsa
Cadets Whitaker and Burnett Of Surgeon Aeysndess
a0S SaSet 9. nv %Sases tses that three men were
during the assault but that only two took part
6aad 6aa shSs be resisted with eorts during
whoe-time; that fear, however kept him from Sailing
had gone; that after cuttlng him they put nasdtess
chief uOSsr h na has az he but Sss
hs wrsts that he could not SIC up 20 as 70 rcscn 80
S9s S6Tss ms rs tess feease himself and knew nothing i
aroused by the He also testified 70 many esser
TSo eSiSenee @ q Burnett and Surgeon
as to the writer Of the note OF warning Ths natsxas
Saep Ws,b 81 specimens the handwriting Of sse
the c6rps and numerous lecture notes not 6y se s Z
writer was unknown 70 the experts ana no expcn 1ey
Of ss
pert selected writing which ~ he e., sssonsy % sns,
RsssS &c se.s 70 h.ys ssss
SSs Ss oafa es same
the note The fourth selected writer who IN HE opi.
iSn Cf spoSSsr pSOsDy sypecSsS & paper pap might have
tation OF the hand OF the nrst. III" -
sssSsssa spsSsSa 5g as's order wa: s~ sss Ts
expert selected piece Of wrasins a. ~ berg e 8
sa sss 's%s sSs dst. Rsh' taird
sa'is q sa %s,,es q s 1a nOss d ~asns All
s ss wSass ssass .ss spS
wv tbe ifsh expert were given TO them. Msy y28
t9an nnsuimous and emphatic In the statcqe<nt 44<
Tsnst Whfaker wrote the note OF WARMING One e 49,
experts also discovered evidence proving
the paper upon which the note OF yasntp9 ~ 81
wwhch Cadet WHITAKER had written tf4 - =
rart OF letter TO his mother. dated April ssh l80o
CONCLUSIONS AND OPINION or TIE coux1.
Frst-The Court unable to believe that saeh s11
wcupas AZ Cadet whitaker received could hsve he>
uaicted by the persons In the manner snd undee -
circumstances described By him. ias q I. >23{
seeond--It does no. see Why mar VITA bis sszz2S1
res ard In hs condition and frame OF nl10t -
~ ria own eyidence. shoalG have sub0iloed - ID -