Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-24
WHITTAKER'S WAKE.
Sitting Enlivened by the LoquacitY of a
COlOred Woman,

Continuation of the Investigations Til,
Sitting Enlivened by the LoquacitY of
COlOred Woman.
WEST POINT, April %. The court held con
sultation this morning. Simpson adhered t.
| his statement that the room in the bath hous,
in which he and Whitaker were the night af
| ter the outrage was not locked. Witness sale
he became acquainted with Mrs. Brooks il
Washington through his wife, the latter being
| Mrs. Brooks hair dresser. Asked if Mrs
Brooks first husband was general he replied
! 81 suppose so. They are ali generals down there
| down in the southern country" Was never
charged with crime in Highland Falls nor al
| West Point till this Whitaker affair came up
| Squire VanBuren testified that April 18th q
man named Johr Butcher and he had CONVEX
sation at Butchers junction, when butcher
| told him. referring to Whitaker, that ''The
damn black cuss had to cave before long"
He said he had been to West Point this season
and had a conversation with Cadet BURNETT.
Witness asked butcher what kind of fellow
BURNETT was He replied, "He's damn
bad egg" and that BURNETT told him that if
he did not leave shortly job would be put up
on him shortly, and he would be compelled to
leave. Witness said butcher said BURNETT
stated he was going to put the Damn black
not say anything to anyone about this, but
came to the Point to tell Townsend of it or
Mr. Greener.
John butcher took the stand and denied
Van Buren's story. He said he was full of
beer when he was talking to Van Buren, and
was talking wildly. Said he never saw Bur-
rinett or never heard of either him or Whitts-
ker.
Paine, the expert, took the stand next. He
said be found resemblances in certain papers,
the numbers of which he did not mention, but
not enough on which to base an opinion. The
dissimilarities Offset the similarities.
The recorder recalled John butcher and said
to him: ''Do you know, I think you was
sober when you had that conversation with
Van Buren,, and you can tell it to me in order
that you may escape the crime of perjury. l
now give you chance"
Witness-I know no more. l never knew
BURNETT.
Squire Van Buren, was recalled, and said he
did not think butcher was intoxicated when he
was in conversation with him, nor did he think
butcher had weak mind, and he never knew
anything against his character.
The cOlored woman, Mrs. Simpson, testified
that she first heard of the outrage from one of
the boiler men who had heard it from milkman
Haight. She detailed her conversation with
Ryan in the latter's house, and thought there
might be some bad spirits among so many ca
diets, or it might be the Republican party had
had this done SO they might put Gen. Grant in
for President. Laughter.) When witness
said don't laugh, but I know Grant will be
President anyhow. daughter And Town
send "Good for you.'' After, she said, John
Sherman would move heaven and earth tos get
the colored vote.
mot Gen. Sherman" ventured the recorder.
''No," said witness, John Sherman"
She was asked by the court if she knew
Colored Cadet Smith?
She replied, 'Why, Major Mordecai, he mar
ried my daughter" she was asked where
Smith now is, and she replied, with much
emotion, HE is dead" don't think he has
been fairly treated, He could
have passed, but they did not
want him here. But let that all be buried
with him. He told me he had not been fairly
treated.
Henry butcher testified he made no remarks
which would lead his father to suppose Cadet
BURNETT was bad fellow. Never heard Bur-
rinett say anything about Whitaker, nor any
one else say they would fix Whitaker.
VIM. Monaghan testified he told Mrs. Bran
nighan he heard milkman Haight say three
cadets were at Ryan's, the night OF the outrage
on Whitaker.
j. Fred. Palmer heard such a tory from
Fisher Pierce, hack driver. He had no other
authority.