Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-04-22
WEST POINT.
The Whitaker Investigation.


nation of the cadets in reply to the
formula of questions adopted by the
court was continued this morning.
Il. G.. Welsh, "a suspended cadet, testi-
fed: \ student named Palmer, who was
a candidate for West Point, told hun
that the second day before the High
land Falls article appeared ia the New
York IinJs thOt he lPalmerl had heard
from some one ia the yillarge that the
cadets were at the Falls and had said
Whitaker would be fixed. Palmer said
ne heard it from milkman. Wit
ness understood. from what Palmer
said, that the cadets were at Ryan's place.
a 4 not know what milkman Palmer
referred To.
Cadet John B. Mcdonald, suspended
in 1873 for striking Whitaker, answer
cl every question ia the formula IN the
negative promptly; also Cadet Frank
B. Andrus, who had trouble with Whit
taker. Audrus, in reply to questions 10y
Townsend. said Whitaker had been
falling IN with him six or eight weeks
aud hc got tired oi It for two or three
reasons. Tie spoke tO Whitaker about
ii and told him he wished lac would
stop II; Tor two or three times Whit
takrr did stop and afterwards com
menced falling In along SIDE
Of him; spoke to him again
and told him he wanted
to see il stopped, but 1t did no good:
The witness said he was at the end ot
tine official line.
Townsend-Was there any place Tor
the poor boy to iall in?
Witnpss-NO, sir.
Towusend-Wh do YOU think the
boy was going to dOl tie had to tail IN
somewhere, didn't he?
Ans.-Ges, sir.
The Court-Where were you born
Ans Michigan.
What State did you come from here?
Ans.-lndiana.
Did YOU change your place by ta'llhg
in on the Iight instead oi the leit'
Ans. i told the corporal | would IKE
To- TALL in there; said to another
corporal | did not want
to leave him aud go to another place IN
the lines. and leave Whitaker tn close
up ON him, as it would be Us unpIeas-
ant to him as to .mc. | asked the cap
tain 10 let us both hI in at another
place in the line, saying il | could not do
so, would make application to be re-
ducej To ranks.
Townsend was the member Oi
Congress from your district
Wines John III. Baker
Another expert in writing has beeh
yiven the papers examined by Snperln-
tendent Gaylor OF the New YORK post
office.
In is said that the writing OF No. 5 at
tracted the attention ot superintendent
,iayler whcu he was given specimens al
tirst oi twenty-five cadets. The writing
of Whitaker aud simpson Was III tue
batch.
The testimony Of the different cadets
,br,n,,h m. day revealed the TACT that
several of the cadets were absent from
their rooms between 10 and III O'CLOCK
ON the night OF the outrage. one was
absent after III o'clock \ short time,
AMI another between aud Il bo'ciock IN
tire morning. but the cause ut their ah'
senCe VAS generally gwen ,.,
General Schoheid has iSsuel tue Iol-
lowing general order: The MaloT-utn-
eral commanding desires to- assure Tue
rnTps of cadets of his unshaken laith IN
tbeir honor and integrity aud OF his APP
rrsria,pn OF their manly bearing under
IN, rr,yious WRONG and injustice when
thew have recently suffered. The out
r,.,S committed on the oh ct April
even II committed 10y some oi their mum
her, Was Justly iclt rs no less outrage
nnon the corps. Vet this has been
followed bv even greater insults ana IN
Jiynities heaped upon all tue cadets ln-
diSrriminateiy. aud through them upon
ms many respected families aud eommu-
mites in all parts OF the country. These
wrongs have come, in many cases, from
snnrrrs whence Justice and reasonable
,nnGJrnce we're expected. While re-
pclling these false accusations WIN lustS
Indignation. the cadets have endured
tbsm with becoming dignity and conn
dence that Justice would be done to all;
As an expression OF his appreciation oil
their character and conduct, the Com-
manding General is pleased to remove
all restrictions heretofore imposed oy
his orders upon the usual pr'Ni'eSes VI
the cadets.