The Benton weekly record., 1882-08-24
& WEST POINT PRIZE FTC1 1T,
TIVE Young Cadets Settling a
Quarrel III the Ring.
The Biggest Of the Tsyo Keoclzed e,xac
Of Time asad Badly Pun5shed-Car-
rkeo Ensezastbio 60 tEae Hospital.
MISCELLANEOUS N0rEs.

NEWBURGH, August 4.-The monoton,
OF LIE ut the military post In West POiu
has been varied by genuine prize 1lgh
between two cadets, with seconds and ref
cree. The fight occurred on VVednesda,
morning between 10 and IL O'Clock, anc
che principals were cadets Frank A. Cook
aged y, and Edward n. Seudder. aged q
seudder was Knocked ont in true Sullivan
style, and was carried to the hospital III al
HsensibIe condition. Scudaer was appoint.
ed from Mississippi and Cook from Rhode
Island. Ihe former iaa fourth-class Dlebe,
and Cook is 3 ttird-cIaes man. The ref
cree was Alfred 3. Jackson, who be1ongg
to next years graduating class, and is
from A1aSsaehuaett8. There are two re-
ports regarding the difficulty oot of which
sprung the fight. One is that Seudder got
into trouble with an officer 0f l1ts company.
who cursed him. This he would not sub
nit 70, and said that they could do any,
thing clse, but he would not stand that.
Consequently be challenged the officer to
fight, but the latter refused. and, accord
Ing TO the prevailing custom, got another
TO do the lighting Tor tlln To this scud-
der aasen1ed. Another report SAYS that
Scuttder atnioably settled tile dispute 3n-
tween himself and The officer, anu that tile
trouble between him and Cook was entire
" different. the nature Of which has not
yet been revealed. But whatever the diff
t1eulty, certain 1t H. that the fight took
place in priEs ring style.
On Wednesday morning 3cudder and
Cook, accompanied hv referee Jackson and
two cadets ~ seconds, whose names could
not be ascoTtained. went up the back road
near an OLD blacksmith ahop, al prepared
for the fight. Everything had apparently
been satisfactorily arranged. When the
i've reached the greeuswarG; on tie side of
the road, between the new observatory
building and Fort pntnam, the ring was
pitched and tte belligerents SET to work /
The result Of the fight was that Scut7der
was completely knocked out, although he
Is not only the older, bat much larger Of
the two. One report has it chat Scudder !
stood the terrible punching for three-quar-
-ers Of hnilr tafnre H. cave I'D. while 9th
ers say that he atccumbed to Cooks bat
cries in three Or four rounds. Scudder is
BADLY bruised and marked up, while Cook
s said TO be comparatively uninjured.
While Scudder was lying insensibIe, Jake
Foster, of Highland Falls, lager beer
o0ttler, drove along and was hailed and
1sked to teke him to the hospital. This he
lid, putting the unconscious cadet on top
# the beer boxes on his wagon. Hospital
steward Hill says that when Foster drove
o the hospital Scudder was still on the
,oxes in an insensible condition, with a
:adet on each side of him. He presented
uch horrible sight that Hill took him for
N injured West Shore laborer, and at first
old che party to take him away. AS Scud-
Ter was laid on the bed he was taken sud-
en]y with a bad sick spell. This gave
he cadets q chance TO escape. Hill icienti-
led them.
Cadet scudder was attended BY DR.. Al
xander, post surgeon. He lay insensible
or long time. He vas cut ana bruised
adly, his eyes were bIackened and swol-
en, ha nose was twice its ordinary size,
is lips were greatly swollen and cut, and
e looked as though he had been in a rail-
oad accident. He was admitted to the
ospital at J1:10 In the morning, and is
CT confined there. The affair is the topic
+ conversation at the post. 4 rigid in
estigation is to be made. The officers are
OF permitted to talk, but il is certain that
,ook and referee Jackson are under arrest
nd will be held to await the resnlt Of the
avestigation, which Is already Ill progress.
t IS being made by Judge Advocate Woods
nd will, Of course, lead roa court martial
nd probable dismissal from the Acadamy
/ ali concerned In the mill.