National Republican., 1880-04-22
TIE CISE or THITTAKE ER.
Remarkable Order of tho CommandInc
General.


WEST PoGNT, N. Y, April 2l.-The exam.
ination of cadets in reply to the formula of
| questions adopted by the court, was con.
| tinued this morning. The first person called
TO the witnessstand to day was James f.
Payne, Of the house Of A. A. Lowe & Sons, of
| Burling Slip New York city, who upon
oath, testified that he claims to be an expert
| in handwriting, when Recorder Sears placed
| in his hands all the copies Of hand writing
| which were looked over by Expert Gayler, to.
gether with the note Of warning aud other
| papers for his inspection. Mr. Payne Is to re-
| port upon them when his labors are concluded
the object being; If possible, to confirm tho
| decision of the first expert, Mr.. Gayler Tho
examination of cadets was then resumed
B. G. Welsh suspended cadet, WAS sworn
He said student named Palmer, who was a
candidate for West Point, had told him the
second day before the Highland Falls article
appeared in the New York Times, that he
| Palmer) had heard from some one ia the vii.
| lage that the cadets were at the Falls, and
had said that Whitaker would be fixed Pal.
| mor said he had heard it from a milkman
Welsh said lie understood from what Palmer
said, that the cadets were at Ryan's place.
Welsh said hc did not know what milkmun
Palmer referred to-
Cadet John b. Mcdonald, of the second class
who was suspended in 1873 for strik ing Whit
lakcr, WAS called to the stand aud answered
in the negative, promptly aud plainly, every
question formulated, aud he was asked no
other questions
Cadet Frank b. Andrus, who also had
trouble with Whitaker some time ago, also AN
swered the questions IN the negative promptly
aud plainly. In answer to Mr.. Townsend
the witness said Whitaker had been falling
in" with him six or eight weeks. and he got
tired Of it for two or three reasons. lie said
he spoke to Whitaker about it and told him
he wished he would stop it, For Two or three
times Whitaker did stop, aud afterward COM
menced failing ia" alongside of him again
The witness said he spoke 10 him ngain about
it and told him he wanted to SEQ it stopped,
but il did no good Tho witness said hc was
at the end of the official line.
Mr.. Townsend to Cadet Andrus-Was thero
any place for the poor boy to fall in2
WitnCss-No, sir.
Mr.. Townsend--What do you think the
boy was going to do2 IIo had to fall IN some.
where didn't hep
Witness--Yes, sir.
The Court to the wtness-Where we're
you bon2
Witness-MiChigan.
Question-What State do you come fromY
Witness Indiana.
The Court-Dd you change your place by
failing in" ON the left instead of the right?
Witness--I told the captain would like TO
fall in" there. | said TO another corporal that
ala NOT want 10 IeNVe MN ana 20 TO another
place in the limo aud leave Whitaker to close
up on him, as it would be us unpleasant to him
us to me. asked the captain to lot us "lall in"
ut another place in the line, saying that if
could not do so | would make an application
to be reduced to the ranks.
Mr. Townsend to witness--Who was the
Member OF Congress from your distIict2
WitnCss--Iohn ii. Baker.
This concluded tho examination of this wit.
ness, The following has Just been issued:
HEADQUARTERS DfTARTNENr WEST PoINr
UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY !
WEST loIST, n. y, April p, 1850
General Orders No, Ii!
The Mujor-Geueru Commanding desires 10 as
sure the corps Of cadets OF his unShRkun faith In
their honor and integrity and Of his appreciation
of tleir manly bearing under tho grcyOus wrong
aud Injustice which they have recently sustained
The outrage committed on the 9Th of April even If
committed by some OF their number, was Justly
felt rs no less An outrage upon the corps yet this
has been followed 10y even grcutcr insults ana in
Gigniues hegped upon an cadets ndIscrim-
muIcly, and though them upon as many
respectable tm,cs and communities III
all parts OF the country, These wrongs have
come In cases from sources Wheuco Justice uud roa.
sOuable confidence were expected. While rcpell-
ing these lalSo accuAotlons with Just Indignation,