New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-18
NOT FOND OF WHITAKER.

NOT FOND OF WHIlIAhEh.
CADET WITH SENSITIVE OLFACT0RIES.
,.re,vFss OF TIE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LESTER w. CORNISH COULD NOT BRING HIMSELF
40 ASSOCIATE WITH THE COLoRED CADET.
new method Of procedure has been intro
.,aa at the Whitaker courtmartial which facilitates
spess considerably Hitherto 1t has been the custom
=, read every morning the testimony of the preceding
a. Now every witness is asked II he desires to nave
~, ps,imony read, and If he does not this Is omitted
ho Arst witness yesterday was Joseph Knite' mu-
..ao and member OF the West Point Band His evil
80 was simply to identify the knife and other articles
s.nn1 in Whttakers room, which are in Major Gard
go. possession. Lieutenant Dickinson then took the
Ia and he was asked few conditional questions by
go, Gardner Lester W. Cornish. cadet OF the first
o.. ard a former clssspate OF Wmttakers' was next
.nred He testified that hts room was directly undcr
,n,oker's and he was confident that any disturbance
4, wbt,ake-s room would have awakened him. lie
norI nothing on that night however, although he was
80 three times He said he was one OF the first to
m the coOred cadet after be was FOUND but he observed
30 blood ON his hands. He did not make up MS NINA
,ho, whitaker was shammng until after considerable
reflection. , tilt. .u., .-,,
wore there any facts in particular which made Jon
,o,, This op,piop ~ asked Mr.. Chamberlain
'co GOV, IN which the blood was dropped on the In
s,o, c,ub had more influence with me than anything
,s This looked as If 1t had been placed there pur-
osev II there had been an assault OH Whitaker.
,hourht that the assaIants would not have put this on
,n large part OF club They would have taken hold
q, the club by handle and left the blood marks
there"
This reason, then is based on the theory that tue
Indian club was used as means of ASSAULT
"or on the theory that the assalants wanted to give
.bat impression"
"Dont YOU think that the fact tHat the blood was
,,sced in the way it argument that Whit
nlnc he
didl"
mo- think not"
-. vouId have been rather stupid on his part if lie
did do it, would IL not Z"
Eyes" . ~
"naye you ever had any intercourse with Witt
takeri"
Not except officially"
had YOU any reason for this?'
"NOihing in particular" .
.Dd your class generally have anything to Go with
dim 2"
Major Gardner objected to this question the ground
fla It was immaterial and irrelevant Mr. Nhiu''''
lain teped that lie not want the witness TO tell any,
thinr he did not personally know. lie th"lLIt nov
ever that the question: o. the feeling at Wrst rom, ~
regard TO NGitttk was very iinp9itinI on'' INV
court ought 10 know what effect this hld nta on tHe
case. 1t certainly bad an effect even pertas l." ,
lng testimony Of tie Witnesses mayor "'r""ei TIE"
wFSe wItness" never sow anyone sneak Witt akcr.
believe however, that one Ort0o cadets did speak 10
"Were there any other cadets who ostracized in
Eyes; it. was generally, however on account Of their
WAS there in Whttaser's character anything to ob'
ie:i Ho,,,o, r,ow off,
"What there about his conduct tina; you did no
can ten you one thing; it seems trivial thing to
speak Of but made HIM vrFy d's2sroeaha to any one
who had to meet lIm He III the habit ~ putting
very strong hair oil on his heal ard person toNld
smell II some distance. Ii even noticeable :; Y0u
pass d his room. had under him ana got Ne
fnn effects o! H. Then there other Things wnlch
Toaid nave n%de mI unwlng O. arSG'"iG wv" frii
fellow. lie would never look anyone in the face, hUt
would has away II yOu looked straight az NM
Had his color anything to do with your objection 20
him." ..,., a.. po.o 1,,,,
School before went to West Point and thcre
or two coored pei sons IN my class there never 3D.
Was not his color the reason why the majority Of
your class objected to associate with Nm g. - s,,,
men IN the class, which may Lave had something 10 DO
SoThe r1 men Sai there Who objected to MIN
Were the southernels more mioieralt than the
Northern men"
THAT has not been nv experience"
Professor GreenerWhere did the cadets get their hair
VI IL do not know Inever heard of anyones using any
bought it Of the commissary."
Tie witness then took some red ink and with piece Of
paper rolled in the shape OF all Indian club showed
Inc position and shape OF the drops Of blood which
Major Murri~'' supposine that Whitaker mutiIaed
himself must not his ears have been bleeding consider
blood from his hands Z"
II should not tnlnk that this would follow neces-
sary."
+" Did you sec any drops of blood on the fOOrl"
ono"
"Dd you see any signs Of Whltakers having washed
the BIC SOSd from his hand" q
Henry c. Hale member Of the Third Glass at West
Point testified that his room dagOlaly opposite
Whittakes He heard no noise Oh the night OF the out
Tie court then adjourned until this morning There
will be session Of the after to-day Until next
Wednesday.