The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-04-13


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oiThose Expelled.
The News and Courier, of Tuesday
says an attempt was made by seventy
five cadets to force Cadet Cantey tc
leave the institution caused an oper
rebellion at the South Carolina Mill
tary Academy Monday night. Chic
OF Police Boyle had to be called on to
protect Cantey and the officers of the
institution, ard for nearly two hours
a squad Of thirty policemen wss STA
toned in the quadrangle 10 await g
general attack, which was momenta
rily expo c.ed from the boys. who were
wild with excitement. The shouts
and yells from the Academy brought
a big crowd OF people from the neigh
boring streets and houses. Many OF
the cadets were under the influence oi
whiskey. This was admitted by the
police and officials at the Citadel
When the police marched in the iron
doors the cadets hissed them loudly,
and during their stay in the place the
continued talking and shouting made
the walls echo with sound such as
hes never been known in the Acade
my before.
After midnight! the ringleaders ap
peared 10 grow less boisterous. They
were hoarse from much shouting, and
the presence of the police prevented
them from carrying out their plans ia
regard to Can,ey. Shortly after mid
night orders were given for the police
to quietly march out. This brought
on more cries from tie boys. a squad
was stationed in front of the main
entrance to the building, and at head
quarters Chief Boyle and his officers
remain ed on duty until sn early hour
Tuesday morning. What made mat
ters bad Monday the cadets had access
to the guns and al Of them had load
ed cartridges.
Trouble leading up to the crisis
Monday night has been Brewing since
several cadets, were eported two weeks
ago for breaking ranks to attend q
dance. Sergt. Major Cantey reported
the affair and FIVE cadets were suspen-
ded. At the meeting OF the board OF
visitors last week the boys were taken
back into thu institution. a secret
plan was afterwards put on foot to get
Cantey out. Col. Coward heard Sun
day that trouble would result and he
asked Chief Boyle 70 have his men in
readiness for any emergency which
nigh: arise.
At II o'clock Monday night com.
mittee of twenty, representing the
corps, went to Cadet Cantey's room.
Col Coward suspected something and
stopped the boys. When the boys
saw that they could not pass Col:
Coward to reach Cantay they dropped
back and the rebellion followed.
Oaly three officers of the institution
were in the building. The men on
duty were powerless to stop the row.
It was feared that bloodshed would be
the end of the general uprising
and orders were seat the police to
come in. The first officer in the
gate was met with volley Of hissss
Some OF the men were expecting the
cadets, in their wild state of mind, to
open fire with gun. This was ex-
pected. It would nave been the sig
nal for a blooiy battle in the quadran-
gle.
a Reporter for The News and Cour :
Ter heard of the trouble on the street
and hurried to the building. When
he reached the iron gateway be was
halted, but the boys finding, that he
was after getting the story promptly
opened the gate and sneaked him to a
reception room. The leaders would
not allow light to be made, but a
few minutes later Prof. Parker came
ia and requested the Reporter to leave.
AS he lett fifty boys shouted for him
TO hear their side OF the affair.
Col. Coward was seen Tuesday
morning. The great strain had shown
on him, but the respect borne him by
the cadets had saved Cantey. That
respect, however, could not stop the
rioi. Col. Coward said be regretted
the affair and he would report it Tues
day morning to the chairman OF the
board. There can be but one end to
the trouble, the authorities say.
Tuesday morning thu cadets were
still gathered on the galleries discuss
ing the riot and singing songs. They
were comparatively quiet, bus tbs
police remained on duty outside. The
GRO ads were ordered to leave lhs
green. The FIVE cadets who were
taken back by the board OF visitors
were not allowed by the corps to par
ticipate in the movement to oust Can
tey.
The students claim that the whole
trouble grew out OF the fact that the
superintendent, comma1dant and
board of visitors countenanced Can
tey's action in reporting the cadets.
This they say caused great indlgna-
ton in the corps. Resolutions wer5
drawn up some days ago and sent to
CanIeY's father, asking him to with
dra " his son from the institution, but
these proved OF no avail. 1t was after
this toa! the indignation among them
reached such a point that eighty OF
their number, representing every class
in the Academy drew up resolutions
to which they affixed their names,
swearing on honor 10 force Canley to
leave the Institution by Monday night
at the latest. Trey nat at the time
appointed to carry out their purpose.
They were divided into squads OF IL
teen nea each, one squad alone at hrs!
oeing sent to notify Cantey Of the de-
termination reached by his fellow
students. They started for Cantey' 5
room as quietly as possible, bu. found
the superintendent and the camma1d-
ant, VINO had previous knowledge OF
their purpose, awaiting them there
THE BOYS EXPELLED.
Immedlalel y alter lie trouble CoI.
Coward called the Board Of visitors to-
gether for the purpose OF lnvestlgat
ing the matter. The board maturely