New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-22
A FEW VAGUE CLUES.

A BELIEF THAT SOME DISCOVERY HAS BEEN MADE
IN REGARD To THE WARNING NoTE-cADETs AT
HIGHLAND FALLs-AN ORDER FROM GENERAL
sCHoFIELD.
WEST POINT, n. Y, April 21.-The appear
ance OF expert in writing to-day, TO Investigate
the clirography Of the Whitaker warning note, gave
evidence that only does the Court Of Inquiry intend
be very OF their grouud for holding the unknown
"NO " responsible but also that the clue is consid-
cred most important The new expert was Joseph
L. Paine, who with A. A. Low Co. Of NeW-YOrk He
was sworn at the opening Of Court this morning, and
was supplied with the papers that had been sub
mtted to Mr. Gayler bat with the marks Of identification
changed. He has been hard at work all day. and hopes
to report tomorrow Martin I, Townsend asked the
expert in direct his inquiry also to tho question
whether Whittaker's handwriting may not nave been
initiated in the anonymous nOe.
Tho day has been occupied with continuation OF the
examination Of the cadets begun yesterday BY noon
the Second Class had all testified and before the final
adjournment the Third and part OF the Fourth Glass
making 141 in ali, and leaving few to take the stand
tomorrow. There few OF the number that had
slight breaches Of discipline to confess, but all answered
satisfactorily the uniform list Of questions asked with
reference to the WHITAKER affair
Toe only witness Of particular interest Cadet An
drus who had trouble with Whitaker about fail ne
in" lie described the occurrence to SIR Townsend, who
dropped his inquiry az point whom the impression WAS
left that the reason why Andrus did not wish to stand
next to Whitaker was hts color only. In reply to Mr
Townsend, Cadet Andrus said:
Whitaker had been "falling in" with him six eight
weeks and he got tired Of for two or three reasOns
He sala he spoke TO Whitaker about II, and told him he
shed he would stop lt. For two or three times Whit
taker did STOP and afterwards commenced Mailing IN
alongside Of MN again The witness said he spoke 10
him again about 10 aud tod MN ne wanted 70 see II
Mr. ToTnsend-was there any place for the poor boy
| 10 fail In
mr, observation-disclosures do you think the boy was going
| 10 dot He had to "iall In" somewhere didn't he
TIE Court to the witnoss-wbere were you born
| What state dld you come here from Wimess-In
The Court Did YOU change your place by - falling
| In on the left instead uf TIM right - .
| Wiine-s-I told the Captain would like to fall in
there said tn another corporal that I'D not want 10
leave him ana so another place in the lines aud leave
WHITAKER 10 close up Inn. IT would be as imp cas-
nn to MN as asked the Captain tn let US fa
in NJ another place in the line, saying that II could
do so would make an application to be reduced 10
Mr. townsend to wirrcss-Who was the member of
| Congress from your district
| Wiincss-JOhn II. Bakor.
b. C. Welsh. Il suspended cadet, swOre that a student
named Palmer who was candidate for West Point, had
told him that he had heard from in the village
that cadets were at the Falls ami had said that Whtta
kcr would be fixed. Palmer said NJ had heard it from
| mikInan. Welsh said he understood that the cadets
| were at Ryans place
| Cadet John Il. Mcdonald Of the Second Class, who
| was susppnded I'm 1878 for striking Whitaker, was
clcd to the stand and answered every question of the
.ormun IN the negative promptly aud plainly, aud he
| RaS asked other questions.
Cadet r p Bryan testified that he had heard playful
threats against Whitaker Siuce the outrage, three
or four days ago. hut he could not rccoect Words he
thought nj the time the threats made only to ince
nghter he never heard Of any threats before the out
rage.
Cadet Curtis testified that Cadet Greble told him three
cadets were mt Highland Falls that night.
| The testimony OF different cadets through the day
revealed tho fact that several cadets absent from
their rooms between 10 and IL o'clock on the night OF
the outrage; one was after IL and another be-
tween and In the morning. but the of the alb
| sencc was generally gwen
Cadet Grcblc gave the OF Gouvcruenr Kemble. OF
Cold Springs his authority FOR cadets being at High
land Falls
The following order was published TO tho cadets AT
| dress parade this evening:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF WEST POINT !
| WEST POINT, N. u. Aprl 81, 1850,
| tGeuerA otd'rs No. Id 49, ., .,,,u,. en-,
The NaicrGou-ral Commanding desires 10 assure tne
CORDS Of cadrts Of his unsuaken Ia their honor aud
integrity and OF his appreciation OF their manly bearing
muder tie erovous wrong aud Injustice which they have
TIe Outrage committed on the 9th Of April, II
committed by some OF their number was Justly felt as
no OUTRAGE the cor yet Ihs nas been FOL
lowed by even greater insults and moigni'ie1 !
| heaped upon al cadets indlscTlmlhatey, an
them om nG0n as many an pPTts Of
6 6S Country. These wrongs have come, many
casrs from whence lnsiice and reasonable con,
| q.
accusations with Just indignation, tho cadets nave en-
dured tnem with becoming dignity, and confidence tlat
Justice would he done ALL As expression OF hi7
appreciation their character and conduct, the Com
maudlu Is pleased To remove oil RESTRICT
heretofore imposed by his orders the usual prvl-
N0N1 MaIOr-Genernl sCHoFIELD.
Acting Assistant Adutnnt- General.
Tho privileges now restored were taken away from
the cadets in consequence OF escapa1e on the LIST OF
January tho perpetrators OF which have never been
discovered.