New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
cpocs o,,vsrIoNING wHITTAKER.

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v,yon eARpxEFs IMPORTS TO GAIN IMPORTATION
ABOUT THE WEST POINT ASSAULT
cadet Wbittaker's cross-examination was COZ,
tinued Yesterday notwithstanding TIE absence TO- .,
member OF the Court Coonent eorys Of the
Judge Advocate to- make the witness ans ,n 1usaI
fious which he could not answer anu ~ that ne
If Cadet Whitaker to answer questions tnxt ne
essiiv copld answer Among other things MAJOR
C.ranar asked where the cuts upon WnttaNere
hands were. The witness pointed to tue places
Major Gardner then askeo'
"where u the scar from the cutf
Where the cut was. SIR .o mi, nr.nsred
to swear not there before the nsn'
tie alleged ASSAULT ,... Aha, sca, nm
the ni s% e Si he ASSAULT 'a sss' ,.a
Were your hands cut before they were ue'' vi
Tnev were tied frst aud cut afterward. m,
Did you not tell Major Alexander that 'ne' "ei0 0"'
No, cir, do not think did" ~, ,,.,or A,s,sndcr,p
.D,d you have an interview WIN ~A'' A''
DO you not know that you didi'
al shiHk so. That Is all can say
Major Gardner requested the Court TO instfnot .ne
~itness 10 return q categorical answer, Dut alte,.
- ard withdrew the question. The question: was pun
How many men held you while you "efo O''"s
"i DO not know. sir" It'll. -,., ,r.,o ,,,ns
Gould one man have held you wh'c you "e'' ''''A
oo @ n be Uas stronger than he might
"Do You think OF the large men VINO a'taekeu you
n would depend upon bis strength" -.,o,.,r
II you drew up your knees and struegisu vso,ouy
would not have required the srens'" Oh '"o e" ~
say. ItwOud depend on their strength pS your
.sy ell how much strength was nseui DIu yy Wv,
assa..t. seem be putting forth all their suenS'h
sf S SSm sSy how much strength they used;
"DO you think they used all their Strength "' only
they put forth strength enough to overcome ny re-
distance. Whether all their strength cannot say
al clnuot give au opinion"
Major Gardner appealed to the Court. who pressed
Whitaker for direct answer. lie repileu 'ua' n0
adhered to bus previous answer
General Mles-But you must have an oplnlohf
cannot give AN opinon-and snail not
General Miles instructed the cadet not 70 tell the
Court what he would or would LOT Ho. ;o a
EXCLAIMED that he meant he could not give, an
on,n,on and so of course. should not. The Judge
Advocate however insisted upon the witness giving
an opiniop The Court retired again 10 deciue
he,Ger IL should force witness TO give an opinion
when he had none. IL was decided that ior tne
present, at least, another questlch shoulo DC putt
The examination projected:
do you think the smaller OF the three men hoPe" "
Tie youP
Did YOU not state at West Point that he did not ouch
your ,,o MANY belief that
' why have you changed your belieir' :,
Did YOU Lear Lieutenant Dickinson testify that ne
found you several times sleeping on pillow Without
ANY pillow-case T.
Was that statement trueT
4" What aid the men saw when they cut your earsf'
One OF them sstd. Let's mark him as they marx
W.. How do they mark hogs down South, Mr. Whit
:" don't know. I have never been hogmarser"
/" Have yon ever seen hogs marked III tue sou'h'
"Yes. sir have" .,,
Some were branded the shoulder; some had their
ears cut"
Tho Court adjourned until this morning at IL
o'clock.