New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-10
THE WHITAKER OUTAGE.

TINE WHITAKER OUTRAGE.
TWO WITNESSES BEFORE THE COURT
| ETIQUETTE Al WEST POINT EXPLAINED BY cAphI
Observation-Disclosures SOCIAL STANDING Al
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CoFFINS TEsrl-
MONY.
The interest in the Whitaker cOurt-martial
continues undated. Room No. Ii III the Army Building
was crowded yesterday as usual during the session VI
the Court All the outside the railing were "ccu
MED some time before o'clock, and there was no
sap,no.room 70 SPARE Several ladies and few per
sona friends of tine Of the Court were admit
led within the space nclosed by the railing. JuSc'
Morgan and Commodore j. ) Dickinson OF the NV
York icht cub were amona the visitors. The roll
WAS called soon after H. The testimony gwen
on Tuesday was read, and Major Gardner pro-
ceeled with the examination OF Cade. Osthe m
Tie witness said'e Whlttakers room soon after
the outrage was discovered. The ioohng'gaSs In the
room was such ali the cadets were supplied With a
few pieces Of broken glass were soatered about H. On
the able were check book another book and pair 0f
scissors
The Jcdge.Advocate handed Ostheim pair o. scissors
and asked: "Were those tn" s'issorsP The witness
WAS not positive, but Thought they WERE
Ex-Governor Chamberlain then proceeded to the cross
examination.
"when you Cadet Whittaker's condition. did you
release hImT
81 did not"
"Did you observe any motion on his partl
81 did not see him move"
"Dd Won while at West Point. AVOID Mr.. Wmttaker's
| acquaintdnceT
IL had no occasion TO make his acquaintance sup
pose that may have avoided him somewhat on account
of ms color: hu lie ia the class above me- ANA any
| advance should have come from him"
"Can you identify the pair Of scissors that has breh
shown you as the that you saw In WmitakeT-
| rOoml"
"Ycs, sir"
And yet at the previous Court OF Inquiry you said
| You dit not think they The same =
Il said So"
In answer to questions Major Gardner the witness
explained thai had thought about aflerward. and
on OF tho peculiar shape Of tue point had been
led change his opinion. As Tor his Acquaintance Win
Whitaker II not the etiquette ut the Academy for
fourth clas mcr To have anything with the upper
and when he cnerd the tirI cla-' NJ had NJ
reason 10 encourage adv iuccs WnttakrrH part
| Colonel Morrow-Wkat was Cadet Whittakcrs social
standing al West PTntl
The cadets had nothing % do with Linn socially
"Cau you explain the reason Of tnisF
speak only for mysef-there vas no united action
in the Each cadet claimed the right to a7sorat'
| with whom lac I'll ised"
Did Mr. Whitaker paritslpaic IN tie anu emen's "i
the Academy r.
"No. do not th'uk he did"
ITO what do GU attribute this complete ostrncsm OF
whlttakerT
"Icanno explain IT, unless because he was Of African
race"
Now Mr. O.thcim had YOU gone into the room Of
white ca1et and round him ted to MS brds'ca1 his
inflow smearrd VITA blood. nh sncHrci WIN bo"d
nt-dc INN, Will All tn" mark~ 81 Nioeueo upon ''m
would y0u uol have released HlnF
Major Gardner ob. Ctd 10 thr queu ana the Coult
the do i" think should nav acted toward
a Nhte cadet III any other WY lhau a. ud io"ail
II You Lad heard Cadet Whitaker call for help,
! have to his assirt;iuc' {
I,s sir rhoud.'
,d rra aT@iG M %hH 0" account o. race '
| 90 not think hat Ocrl,"n t. AVOID him.
"-hou d you nave avoided MN II yCn had hal occa-
| eionf
Won d til. nave b,rn on account Of his color I"
"IsGpo,ri would ave oeen part y .or int rn:on'
"Icon-idrr an aIr'aion and an oath of cqnn force"
Have you any religious Scrnpcs against taking All
40 not a. 1t is administered her."
"Mhy, then dla yoH n no. take INC oath y
" Wno are your p'opie"
DO you not know that the Same prejudice exsts
againSl the Jews as asain,t he negroes"
"Ought you to soften your aversion TO the colorcd
Il do not wish the question ~ my race which cannot
IN any way upon lie evidence, 10 he brought up III
Lieutenant William H. Conn. OF the 9th Artillery. A.
ssihnt Instructor IN Tactics. was Jn"n Cauet
Wan tak"r he SAD. was IN ma COMPANY. liz was sent
on the morning of Apii 10 cxamLc Cadet WhItakrrs
room lie found sninc scraps 81 bnrnt PAPER ne kie
ana PAIR OF scHsOfA. Al another lime he
tho CommSndant apparently with Nhitiaker's cousrn
| 10 examine his private paper. foL Anything
that might assist the inquiry. He found noth
| ing OF much consequence. Whitaker At one
| time handel HIM the nuie OF Warning The
witness identified the envelope and paper which were
SHOW him the ODes he had received from Whitaker
Ihesc then Incorporated with the testimony EK-
hlbIt No. l." A crdvat shown to JI.ueu C,rlu
which ike the he had in LIttakrr's room
but he could not swear that ~ tur Whitaker
AT time told The witness how the Ouiragr was ac.
cOmpilahed: Three mon into his room Nj night.
lie woke the noise, ana nan told that N he
| made sound he dead They struck him IN
the luce dragged HIN from the bed. slit his ears ana n
toe aud left him Tied the bedstcad, putting mi ~
under his head III his request. lie did call on
for fear they might He thought The blo W
upon his face was given by fist. but sure
Tue Court adjourned TO OF at IL III. this morning