National Republican., 1880-04-28
THE TRIAL or WHITAKER.
Another Days investigation in The
Sans Direction.
stln Looking for the Writer of tho Anony.
nous Noto.-Drummer Boys to be Sum-
moncd-The Court Continue to
Hover Around WhittakCr's
Room Gossip of tho
Boiler Room, Etc.
Tho West Point Investigation.

WEST POINT, April 27.-When the court was
opened this morning William Hagan a mechanical
expert Of Troy. brought here by Mr. Townsend
was sworn as an expert in writing. Two hundred
ana my pieces OF writing were handed Mr.. Hagan,
the recorder romarkins that he would hand him
my or seyenty-lyc pieces more during the day.
Mr.. lIng0n was Instructed to ascertain whether
any the writing corresponds with the writing Ia
the anonymous note. John Mahcr, q Highland
Falls sGloon.kccper was then sworn Hu rcmem-
bered seeing the man Powell In his saloon on SUM-
DAY evening, April II; ho heard Powell say they
would noyor mud. out who committed the outrnpp
on Nhittnkor, but he could pick them out; witness
supposed Powell referred 10 cadets two f.hernen
Leard Powell sny his, also man witness knew as
Charey, VINO, he thinks, works ut West Point
Powell, said the witness, "hud two beers, Int did
not appear iull;" witness did not know Of any
cadets Who had boon In Highland Falls the lnd
Joseph :. Murphy, Brooklyn lad, at school at
Highland Fa'ls, testified: lie had direct knowl-
cadets. '0N
Recorder. Sears said that as drummer.boys and
policemen had been In the habit OF doing oirands
for the cadets, carrying private notes etc no
would put them ,dl on the stand to see If any OF
them knew anything about the anopymOuS note
Joseph Simp pson, iuther of the colored man Lewis
simpson, was sworn, but nothing Ul importance
was ciCied from him
William A. Brooks engineer at the boilcr.bo,ss
testified that he had no direct evidence as to who
committel the outrage; no only had a suppositioii
anu ne was NlloWeu 10 say that SuppOSitiou
pointed TO Whitaker having an accom- plce no
said Lewis simpson entered tie boiler.honsc on the
morning OF The outrage about o'clock. Aher
breakfast Simpson had q conversation with (wo
men, during which ho sad there was going TO be a
big time about the country over the matter and
the probabilities were tlut Whitaker would grad
ua;e. This conversation occurred after Mhittaker
mad passed the bJiler-hOuso on his way 10 tho hu-
pitnl.
The testimony Of the different witnesses showed
that the barracks and the rocks aud hills about
West Point have been closely searchsd with a
view OF asccralnng whether any clothing OF
civilians could be found or not.
Dr. Alexander was recalled and testified as to the
spot IN MhltIakers room where the knife was
found. lie said there was no blood on Whlttnker's
lips Whitaker reached the hospital between 7;30
and ~ that morning; the large blade of The knife
was open when witness picked il up aud thore was
takers face NJ any time.
The clerk Of the llartermaSters department, by
direction oi the Court, exhibited number Of neck
ties aud handkerchief from that department, and
thcy We're compared with the ueckhe and hand.
kerchiof found IN WhLtakers room and found To
be similar In make.
Mr.. Townsend removed his own tic from his
neck aud handed II to the witness TO examine,
asking him u there was any difference between hia
aud the ono found In Nhittakcr's room The wit
ness examined tho tie and suId the difference was
slight
Avery, the fireman at the boiler.house. testified
that simpson came into the builer.hOute often
when Whitaker camc; on Tuesday evening wit
ness said To- Simpson, IL see your friend Iva, como
to see yUu,' aud witness then asked Sim rsUn II
Whitaker was much hurt Simpson replied Not
muCh;" witness then asked Simpson il Whttnker
was afraid TO stay In that room thst night: SImp
replied that he was but that he told hlu llrht-
ming never struck twice IN the same place.
Recorder sears stated to tho court that consider
able unfNorable comment had been mado IN the
newspapers about letter Cadet Whitaker sent 20
his mother, in which he is made to say that both
obes Of his ears were cut olE Mr, Whitaker, said
the recorder uld not oNaBScfutc to this extent iu
stead OF writing us above, he simply wrOle that tno
lUDCS OF his ears were cut
Ella Dcnike, waitress at the post, testified that
m hu nd
kCrchlel found in NhitHk0rs room from tho hands
ofan orderly from GooncI Lazolle. The pieces Of
belt had only little blood on them, while Tho
handkerchief was covered with blood no ono nor
ton Of il having less blood on 1t than another.
John Bigclow, second lieutenant of cavalry and
graduate OF West Point, testified tlnt when he
WIS II cadet 1t was understood tina; colorcd Cadet
Fllppcr was not 10 be dey.led and he never saw
Flippcr hazol or dcyiIed.
Cadet AdJutant Carter was recalled and ques-
toned by the recorder as iOllOws
Question-Nhen You were IN the corps II one
cadet struck another and thar other detendod him.
self was II supposed by any cadet that the authors
ties would puHish or evon censurs Il? Answer-I
don't know what the general understanding was
never saw it tested but in my own case never
should have expected to have any notice taken Of
1t had defended myself.
Q.-But II You had provoked a quarrel and tho
authorities found II out? Al should have ex-
pcctcd 10 be punished.
Witness testified that when he was In the forty-
eighth class with Whitaker the latter was mt
fornly treated with kindness and never made TO
do any work for other cadets IIo was never sub
addition, he was VOL treated and never uuuoCes-
sNrily reported. The devilment Of coured Cadet
Minnie was always kind, for Tho reason that
hO was coloTcd. Neither did he have to work
Tor other cadets Witness never had any letters
from home, or from his Congressman, urging him
70 treat the coorcd cndet the same other cSdes
lie said Cadet Peck, of tie first class, told him no
had ollen spoken TO Whitaker When Whitaker
had the trouble with Mcdonald be understood that
Whitaker had provoked Mcdonald first
Mr.. TOWusend-Are there any in your class to
whom you have never spoken, except Cadet
Whitaker AnSwOr-NO, sir.
10 was stated in the courtroom that the members
of the upper classes have no Intercourse With uGm-
bers of The lower Glasses.
Charles n. Ill., hospital steward testified to
butcher being IN the dispeuslry last March half
minute, but the witness did not pick up uuy Uf
his conversations; witness saw DutChur Uitgg tho
lR.tcrs father had hs0u on the witness stand, and
hu told witness that III, iNther had been Wakmg
Il fool of himself talking too loud and had said
things that were not true, but no details were given
by tho SON
IN reply to questions, witness said young butcher
was good boy anl he had no reason 10 doubt his
word, for he mud always been truthful and hygeat.
Adjourned.
An Arrest Tor PorjurY.
NEW York, April 27,-Phnip Ryan, the saloon.
keeper at whose house tho plot 10 INK" Whitaker
is believed TO have boon discussed, was arrested
at West Point last evening by Detective New.
comb, who has been engaged in this case hy the
United States District Attorneys omcl ia New