The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-04-13
Rebellious Cadets Expelled.
Board Of Visitors Act After
Hearing All Of the Evi-
dence on Both Sides.

The Boys Implicated Decided to
Sink or Swim Together, and
Board Took Only CONSISTENT
Course.
Charleston, April 8-Ci:adel 8 Bosrd
of Visitors net at 10 O'Clock this moro
ipg and was 10 session until 2 O'Clock,
when it adjourned to meet agaio at 4
o'clock It met simply to declare its
fodiugs. which vas done in few mio-
utes TIE cadets we're eubled aod
the decision Of the board vas announced
TO chem. The expected demonstration
did not take place They received the
uews Of the expulsion Of more than one
half of their number with absolute ST.
lence. The cadets whom the report
affected were given two hours to .pack
their trunks and leave the Citadel.
The expulsion Of the cadets vas look
ed for. The number dismissed would
10. have been so large had not the
cadets all agreed to 'tdo or die to-
gether." " They all claimed equal re-
sponsibility in the revolt and refused
to take advantage of any extenuating
circumstances As will be seen from
the statement Of the board, published
below. the dismissal Of the csdets Of
the third aud fourth classes is not a5-
solu.e and they may apply for read
mission at the next meeting Of the
board. The 6pdings Of the board is
best told 10 the report given out this
afternoon. The report is as follows:
The board of visitors of the South
Carolina Military academy have ma
turely considered the case of the cadets
arraigoed before the board By the sa-
perintendens on the following charges
and specifications -
Then follows the report Of Colones
Coward, 10 which it is shown that the
cadets entered into an agreement to
eject Cades Cantey from his room aud
| barracks. by force if necessary. They
proceeded to his room with rope.
sticks. bayooets, weapons aud attempt
ed to carry out their purpose They re-
fused to obey the orders Of the superio-
seDden. aud commsndaot. asing "vile.
profanc and insuising language" They
destroyed academy property aud be-
came so mutinous that the superintend-
ens vas forced to oall in the police
department for protection for Cautey
aud for the academy's ofacers aud pro-
perty."
Colonel Cowsrd's testimony is Wit
messed BY Lieut.. Mcdonald, 9. s. A..
Major Mazyck. Lieut.. Parker, Lieos.
White and Cadets Morris, Bramlett,
Hydrick, Crouch, Hayuswcrtb, Derrick.
Ellerbe. Salley and QuarIes.
The report continues : '.The board
decide that the aforesaid charges and
speci6catiops have been sustained and
that the cadets placed themselves in an
attitude TO the academy Of open, COZ
tiuued and dagraps rebellion in wilfol
disregard of the obligations Of theie
cade.sbip. ordered, therefore: Cadets
Ashley, Beatty. Brown, Carson.
Cdamp!alu, Cnnsinghan, Greuecker.
Harrel. Josey. Langley, c.; langley,
j !; Ligon, Msyes. Moore, S Msuer,
Padges. l.; Sherard, Sin sIetoo. Steele.
G.; Walker. L.; Bale. Raddey, Royail
of the 6rst class
DoLsop, MeGee, Sawyer. Foster.
Hazard. E f; Springs. Simmons, ThOm-
as. Enrich. Halsey. Noise of tie sec
oad class;
Walker. A.; Riley, Rennie, shep
pard, Smoak. Wes,moreIaod. Evans.
Cao,heo, Boutsu. Sanders. j. l.;
Collius, A., Of the third class
Bamberg, Cla8ey, Copsiaud, Croft,
| Darby, Ezsu, Hazard, W !; Linton.
Mccall, O Driscoll, Padgett, P; Poe.
Richardson. Sanders, j Scott. Viii
bur, Lorick Of fourth class be dis
missed.
That IN the case of the cadets of the
third and fourth class, dismissed, the
board will a. It's next meeting consider
applications for the readuission 30 tee
academy Of such cadets es are embrao'
ed N these TWO classes.
The board OF visitors of che South
Carolina Military academy have reach
ed their conclusion With full sense OF
their responsibility as the body charged
By the State With the government CT
its military school
The code of the academy prescribes
tie maprer 10 which cadets shall pro-
ceed in every case Of real or alleged
grievance.
The board regrets that the offending