The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1880-06-03
CADET WHITAKER.
Thc osrrwst ~ slAc W~~s vsWtmt l'OWss
III oNatalgA.

The ruiwiusiuns nf thr tmlr " fnt,iry IN
ti,r case VI Cadet Whitaker at. ~ faluar
|. The ,ssi II nmai.e III believe thai s,isi rltghi
wounds t'ass Whitaker r.r.istl spHthi hasa i-sn
inflicted ny lersei,v y, in nai'ii'r and ttst the
circumstances ,isssfi'sti Wy hIitt.
4 " ,is~1 MI s,v wiIs inan viii, s -iirft,tlDna
aud ~ his r.ai"i, ai,i ifstus ~ mind. ~ s'~n
ls h.~ u~n evidence. ~iin,.ti have sui.iii.d ~
a~@Hnlt ~nr ~ II alleged auri ~iIinlnahara ax~i~.
ahsT during -. assault ~ immediately thereafter.
l. u i-lnsss i~ftot si.s ~ h. ~as ai lsIi ~ ,s
staus In hasr lssii eati faiily hasr released ii.
~.if had h. essrssd himself ~ i" -.
I. fruin tls tssisiats ~ ~. ltst Aufaspii aiii
etl,rr~ ils s.lll ~ cnn-lel IL i~lir.a tasi Whit
akrf ~a~ I,nitlsr n~issi, nf t-.silit ahet " war
sAa,ai aii is htarIihH ~ srrii Il, l~s tHii That
liz ~n@ fsitbthp.
b Tie est il a, able ~ .lt.,os.r ans lntl,. that
any pefrt, nsef tisn faet Wt,tiiaker. r.,Ili have
hal II, haking 1ei a~~s,t, anil ines,' II a,iire
whatever fiiat #t1s tHf*sfii AA VI
y, u t-issa~ hsi s'n ltair.,apln', he@ls-sn'tsnn
and Mnna r"uh ~ have i-si, accomplished v,
Cadet Whitaker hihfsstt,
I. The ieurs that Tn ntia ~ waning Il HI iIitA
ttau ~ t'a,l.t Nhlitahsrs tsiw siitA e. ~ the
aranh ~ iiis es''ft, nn'rl,ar Tue Ntfle lpsts Y,
sh.h sslafia ~ handwriting stsu ..i,i.sss ait
tit I~a~tsF tH#tiits. iss " tttd .tststH fltHf
tsa,t.I Whitaker l.int1elt Nf thr ,ais II ssfiiiR
a'a therefore thai u, i. ush ianta.i II III lsfs's
larssits slaaltsl M ir Hftst. This iHi.t 4st,Il.
sl y y stt.aitHusd t,s tl la.t ihs unasiiat = lie
-isi ~ lai~sr ~hs'i lhi= nsie u sfIiiatt was
taltni ~ s'ssles Whitaker rst.sssHiun
1iir Dlasil III is rtslfi IL as lttitttaH
ietft. if., isttlI,.hs II sstsFta ,,i lta.a.fiius.
anJ iran, te conflicting stHisHianta ~ Tsei Mlit.
lak.f aud Issh II safa.s vslissd ~ hin ~ .sr'aIn
lnfiH tlHs itsrs Atiitl. ~ ~lWH ~ tiIa tss
dea.u, iitr e.astt II ~ tIi opinion iita tiis ststtasin
Attt thu character II aaa.i Miisiakrf ftt.ffad ~
III ilr ptsIef ssisanna thu rtsiiti ahd .ttualHd IN
te .nriai frtaft- ~ the |. ttnHiia IT sasi.ts and
las1t htfprsH. IL fHiis rt,stHfast.
MMn thu t,ia,ft WIS raiH /, Heit. ss.fiailsd
nt,d rad ~ him. hi ea,le.i Il rii.t III ~ aa-
dressed IL TIL. i.a1.li.. Commandment ~
tllr rpfpa ~ cadets. dit.t1,iig ths arr,a
IT Whitaker and ilaeins hi,h W
confinement IN hts isl,. The ss,tl,r was
prumpi, sattlta mt, HtrI Mhiilnk,i sil ~
ain i'm ir Htfsst until liz en~ Il ,ii~lH,asi u.
and guard NIL kni, i,itt ltni,r ~ii,.liiatna,,
Whitaker rli inntsst- hl- ttisrH4snti. 1hr
bindings M tin ,s,liii hase hsn forwarded "a
tIH War Department.
i'mf. II. 7. HrssMt. ~ Washington, Who
~as ono II Whitaker volunteer ai.I~. d.
ln,,iuesr tl,u n,.tlpLr e,nrLps.d w. lI,r tm,fi
~ inquiry IL .'uil,hf hiul. ". ~a,r sIp ,tli,r.
f.,fr. ~ Tie ss,-eallsd investigation was .i,st.i l.
not iasntl iillsiins mt Nlis tuiait iiass e.i,a
t,ilitesl ihs outrage, Int i,narJ lfpsiila Witt.
tak.r suilis. and that ls iaa i.tn Ia.jniie.d
III riiparilinil.. assumptions, i'iHliltlai4n,r ad
tIlHtt taplin,Ity