National Republican., 1883-08-31
THE uAzING CADETS.
Beginning OF the Court Martial To-day
What the Boys ssy-NOval Academy
Speciai Dispaica.

Special DisDdich,
ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 30.-Tho court martial
met this morning for the trial of tho hazing"
cadets, but adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing, in order to have the papers in the case
ready to proceed without interruption, and
also to give the accused sufficient time to pro-
pare for hearing. At first it was tho inten-
tion of the accused to employ civil counsel,
which they have an undoubted right to do if
they SO elect, but, acting on the advice
of naval officer Nthey abandoned tho
idea. They had proceeded so far as
to telegraph to an Annapolis lawyer
visiting Rawloy Springs to come on
and take their case, but later they notified
him otherwise Capt. Ramsay said to-day
there were no now developments in the haz-
ing. All of tho accused except two have an
swered the charges, and state that they re-
gard them too vague. The investigation to-
morrow will take place on the frigato Santoe.
The meeting to-day was held in the superin-
| tendents building. None of the cadets have
yet confessed thcir guilt to the superintend-
ent. although IL it is stated that with few OK
| ceptons il cannot be denied that there was
| hazng, however mild, ON the practice cruise
| A cadet, acquainted with the facts, said to-
day that Cadets Krcss, Wiman, and Hawkes.
three of the accused, could not possibly be
held under tho charge, and that there are
|
| fore the court martial.
Another cadet expressed surprise that
such latitude should have been given the
affair, declaring that 1t did not amount to
hazing at all, but only consisted of little
fun, such rs is INDUCED in at the naval acad-
envy from year to year.
With the exception of tho accused and
the members of the fourth class who arc de-
taned for the investigation, all the cadets
who went on the practice cruise were given
u months vacation to-day.
The following naval cadets have been ap-
pointed cadet officers of tho battalion, and
are to bo respected as such for one year, be-
ginning Oct. l, unless removed: Cadet Lieut..
Comdr. G.. III. Hewes, Pennsylvania; Cadet
Lieuts. Thomas II. Leary, North Carolina;
Horace A. Field, New York; Charles w.
Ha2eltinc, Missouri; Wiliord b. Hoggatt,
Indiana; Cadet Masters Isaac X. Seymour,
Maine; Roger Welles, jr, Connecticut
Douglass +. Ferrell, Missssppi; Washing
ton l., capps, Virginia; Cadet Ensigns sig,
lam X. Shoemaker, New Mexico
Walter O. Huline, New Jersey
Clarence S.Williams, Ohio; Herbert McNulta,
Illinois. Petty officers, first class--Chester N
Knepper, Pennsylvania; Fred. Il. Curtis Mas
sachusetts Frank X. Hill, Ohio; Henry f.
Parmenter, Rhode Island; John ID. Mcdonald
Nevada; Horace w. Jones, Virginia. Robert
Louisiana; Pierre o. Keilholtz. Maryland
John r. Harrell, Louisiana; Albert G. Mat
thews, Ohio; David W. Taylor, Virginia
All tho above are members of the
first class excepting David w. Taylor
who holds over from last year
Petty officers, second class-John G.. Taw'
|, resey, Delaware; William w. Gilmer, Vir'
ginia; Theodore G. Fenton, Pennsylvania
David S. Mes Pennsylvania; Armistead Rust
Virginia; John p. McGinness Idaho terri
tory; Benjamin Wright Tennessee; George
Il. Slocum, Illinois William Mckay, Penn
! sylvania: Harrison A. Bingham, PennsYl
| vana; Walker w. Joynes, Tennessee, and
Louis ID. Ferriss, New York.
. Passed Assistant Surgeon Bertolette's orders
as a member of the medical board to examine
candidates have been revoked. Lieut.. Nc
I Cracken is detached from the Constellation
. Sept. /, and granted leave until July l, 1854
! Assistant Surgeon Il. b. Rodgers, detache
r from the Dale aud ordered to settle account
| and await orders. The other officers of tn
practice cruise are ordered to report to Supt
Ramsay tomorrow and resume duty at tn
naval academy.
, A number of fourth class men who were
! hazed were out in Annapolis OH leave tonight
l One of them stated that tho published report
, of the character of the hazing' are correct
' and that it was committed at irregular inter
r walls from Portsmouth to Annapolis. III
} stated that one fourth class man visited hi
: tormentor, third class man, and managed
, to whip him, but, he added, it was best not Il
4 resist The hazers always came in such nun
bers as to make resistance tho cause of wors
l treatment.