National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-04-16
The WHITAKER INQUIRY.
Gen. SChofield Constrained TO Make
a Statement.
Whitaker Investigated Because His AssaiI
ants Were Not Discovored-Ostrncism
OF the Colored Cndet-CoIoT Pr6ju-
dice In It's Rankest Form
A Press Correspondent
as II Witness, Etc.
Continuation of the west roInt Investigation

Continuation OF the West Point Investigation
WEST POINT, N, Y, April 15.--Gcneral Scho.
field stated to-day that there was no fouuda.
ton for the reports published that a clue had
bccn found to the perpetrators Of the outrage
on Whitaker lie also said that the public
had got wrong impression that tho present
! investigation by court Of inquiry is the first
that was started, when tho fact is that upon
he presumption that the guilty parties wero
in the corps of cadets. the commundant had
used all his powers in thorough and exhaust.
i've investigation, and then sent his report of
his failure to ferret out the perpetrators to tho
superintendent. General Schofcld then or.
dertd the court Of inquiry 10 investigate the
imputation cast upon Whitaker.
Tho court was occupied this morning in
listening to tho reading Of all Of Whiltaker's
evidence Whitaker being present.. In tho
testimony this afternoon Whitaker said of
the certainty of his nose bleeding that night;
| that lie felt the blood upon his nose and tho
| next day he wiped his Sc with his handler-
chief four or five times and got blood on it. 1t
was sent TO the laundry with the other
clothes. He felt the blood Oh his clothes
before lie was pulled out of bed.
In reply TO Mr.. Townsoud's questions he
said he fell asleep that night not many min.
utes after 10 o'clock, aud thought il was be-
tween II aud 3 o'clock when he was assaulted.
In January his class numbered 60 and his
standing was 80 IN chemistry, 10 in drawing,
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