Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-05-31
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The military Court Of Inquiry into the
alleged outrage upon Cadet Whitaker
at West Point. has come to . very inglo-
'rious. yet not unexpected. termination.
On Saturday q aual report was agreed
upon, which was signed BY al the men,
ben Of the Court. The conclusions
reached we're briefly a. follows:
Fint-The Court 10 unable 10 believe
that such slight wounds ~ Cadet Whitaker
sons In the tanner and under the circum-
stances described BY him.
5scond-Itdoes not seem reasonable that
. man with his surrounding and In his
condition should have submitted 10 such
an assault without summoning assistance.
Third-Ths Court believes that . person
tied q hs was could easily have released
himself.
F~ourth-whittaksr was neither asleep
nor insensibls when examined on the
morning Of April 9Th. but was feigning.
Fifth-The Court In not able 70 discover
any motive that any person other than
Whitaker could have had In making such
assault. and there 10 no evidence 70 war
ant the belief that any other person did IL.
Sixth-The Court believes that the hair.
clipping. fresh cutting and binding could
all be fairly accomplished by Whitaker
himself.
seventh-The theory that the note Of
warning II an imitation OF whittaker's
handwriting 10 untenAbls. The testimony
places 10 beyond doubt that Whitaker
himself wrote the note Of warning. and 10
ignorant Of any other persons being en-
gagged In the affair.
The opinion Of the Court Is - follows:
From the strong array Of sircumstantia
and other evidence, and from the conflict
ing statements Of Whitaker. which lack
veracity. - evinced by him in certain
cases during the investigation. the Court
Is Of the opinion that tho imputation upon
the character Of Whitaker. referred to In
order TO convince US. IL fully sustained.
Whitaker IL nov under arrest, and
will b court.martisled. or tried by civil
process. for perjury. conspiracy. etc.
His chances for being discharged in
disgracs from the West Point Academy
are pretty sure. he evidently does not
belons there. Everything goes to show
that he was tho enterprising and not
very ingenious originator OF the rascally
plot intended to bring others into dis
grace II possible and create sympathy
for himself. he certainly did succeed in
obtaining considerable sympathy in the
minds Of all equitably.disposed unpreju.
diced persons. yet those from whom hs
thus obtained sympathy under false pre-
lenses are nov strongest in the opinion
that be deserves to have his long ears
cropped close to his thick head. His
account OF the affair has been varied,
inconsistent and contradictory from the
nnt. Among the reasons assigned a.
probable for this very crooked transao.
tion on the part Of Whitaker, was q
desire to avoid having to pass the resu-
lar annual examination in April, know
ing that be was behind in his studies.
He also evidently felt deeply his condi.
ton Of social ostrscism on account Of
his color. and II IL said too that he was
in love and put up this ridiculous job
in order to create . sensation a. q sort
OF q martyr. and excite sympathy In the
heart OF his lady love. Whatever SYM
pathy has been generated in his case.
has deesnerated now into ridicule. A
wicked poet in the Alta "Brevitiss"
column thus sums up the case
Who alt his ears?
Not ], says the cadet;
'Twasn't me. you may bet;
Ididn't slit 'em.
And the Recorder declares on his life
That he never owned . ~jack-knife;
And Schofeld will swear
That he wasn't there;
30 the only conclusion arrived at
Il that nobody slit 'sm
But they fell In whittaker's mouth a. he
slept,
And be bit EN-.