The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-03-30
The Whitaker Case.

The court.martial found Whitaker
guilty on both of the charges agains,
him, namely: "Conduc, unbecomng an
officer and gentleman" and false
swearing, to the prejudice Of good order
and military discipline" The sentence
is that he "be dishoEorably dismissed
from the military service Of the United
States and pay fine Of 81, and 10 be
thereafter confined a, hard labor for one
year in such penitcntiary as the review
ing authority may direct" The order
concludes as ioliowa The proceed
ings Of the general court martial in the
foregoing case Of Cadet johnson G..
Whitaker, United States Military Acad-
emy, having been submitted TO the presi
dent, the following are his orders:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, March 81, 1882
In the foregoing case of Cadet Johnson
G. Whitaker, it appearing that on the
trial the court. martial, Notwithstanding
the objection Of the accused, admitted in
evidence, to be used by experts in hand
| writing rs standards OF comparison with
the notes of warning, which is the
sutjec. g .lc second specification OF tie
first charge and Of the third specification
of the second charge, number Of pa
pers testified 10 be in the handwriting Of
the accused, which papers were not in
evidence for any other purpose than to
be used rs such standards, and were so
used by the experts, and that f. large
amount of testimony in support Of the
above mentioned specifications By such
experts, based on their comparison of
these standards with the note Of warning,
was introduced on the part Of Tie prose
cntion, and the attorney general being Of
the opinion (concurrng therein with Tie
judge advocate general of the army tina.
the above mentioned papers were i'm
properly admitted az evidence, and that
there is in that respect error in the pro.
cccdings Of the court in relation to ma
terial issue, the foregoing proceedings
and sentence are disapprOvcd, and it is
ordered that Cadet Whitaker be released
from arrest.
Cadet Whitaker conyersed with re-.
porter on Thursday concerning the Presi-
dents order releasing him from arrest.
care you still cadet ?' asked the re-
porter.
"CeItainly. and shall be unless the re-
that | be dismissed because of deficiency
But if the President approves the re-
Gin that case shall apply for II com
mission in the Regular Army"
"WithCut completing your course Of
study ?"
"There Is no rule against it, BY an
army regulation cadet who has been
| dropped from his class may apply for the
commission rs second lieutenant after his
class has been graduated, and if he has
sufficient political influence he may OBJ.
tain it, rs any other civilian would.'
Knowing the feeling at West Point
against you would you return there rs Il
student?'
In a minute. left home in 1876 to
become All officer in the regular army,
and intend to be one yet, somehow"
"What treatment would you expect to
receive there now?"
'The same as ever did. should be
let severely alone"
What have you been doing in New
York since the trial ?'
"Studing most Of the time. / have
paid considerable attention 10 the studies
of last year at West Point, especially
TO tactics. Law, which is one of the
studies there, already know something
about, from the long trial through which
! passed. | shall expect tomorrow TO
receive official notice from Washington
either to report at West Point to join the
second class, or that am dismissed from
the Academy. In any case, fully ex-
pect eventually to become an officer in
the army"
The secretary of war yesterday issued a
special order discharging Cadet J. G..
Whitaker from the Military Academy,
on the recommendation of the academic
board, because Of deficiency in studies.