The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-04-06
Trouble at the Citadel.
seventy.Five Cadets in Open
Rebellion Last Night.
News and Courier, April S.

News and Courier, April 5.
! Au attempt made By seventy five
cadets to force Cade. Can:ey to leave
the institution caused an open rebellion
al the South Carolina Military Acad
envy last oigbt Chief of Police Boyle
had to be called on TO protect Cantey
and the officers Of the Institution, AID
for uesrly Two hours a equad Of thirty
policemen was stationed 10 the quad
rangle to await general attack, ahich
was moneDtarily expected from the
BOYS. who we're wild with excitemenf.
The shouts and 7ells frcm the Academy
brought big crowd OF people from the
aeigoboring streets aud houses Many
of the cadets we're under the ibhoence
of whiskey. This vas admitted by tie
police and officials at the Citadel
When the police marched in the iroo
doors the cadets hissed them loudly.
aud during their stay in the place The
oonsipued talking and shouting made
the walls echo wieb a sound such as
has never been known in the Academy
before
After nidOigb: the riugleadefs sp
/! peared to grow less boisserous. They
were boarse from much shouting.
aud the presence Of the police prevent.
ed them from carrying out their plaos
ia regard to Cantey Shortly after
midnight orders were given for the po
lice to quietly march ous This
brough. on more cries from she boys
A squ.d was stationed 10 front OF the
main ex.rance to the building. and at
headquarters Chief Boyle and his eff
GERS remsined on duty until SD early
hour this morning. What made mat
ter bad l.ss Diabt vas shat she cade'es
had access to the guns and all of them
had loaded cartridges
Trouble leading up to the crisis last
night has been brewing since several
cadets we're reported two weeks ego for
breskiog ranks to attend a dance.
Sergt. Major Csntey reported the affair
aud Eve cadets vero suspended At
the meeting of the board OF visitors
lassseek the boys were taken back into
the institution. A secret plan wa'
afterwards pa. on foot 60 get Cantey ous.
Col Coward heard yesterday that trou-
Bile would result and be asked Chief
BOYLE to have bis men in readiness for
any emergency which might arise.
At ii O'Clock last night committee
of twenty, representing the corps. vent
to Cadet Cantey's room Col Coward
suspected something ADD stopped toe
boys. When the boys saw that they
could not pass Col. Coward to reach
Cautey they dropped back add the re-
bellion followed. Ooly three cficsrs
of the institution we're 10 the bulldog
The men on duty we're powerless to
stop the row. Il vas feared that blood
shed would be the eod OF the general
uprising and orders we're sect the police
to come in. The fret officer 10 the
gate vas met with volley OF hiases.
Some of the men were expecting the
cadets, 10 their wild state Of mind, 20
! open Ere With gun This was ex
peoted It would bsve been sbe signaI
for a bloody battle 10 the quaedssugle.
A Reporter for The News and Cou
rier heard of the trouble 90 the e,ree.
and hurried to the building. When be
rea obed the iron gateway be uas halted,
but the boys 6odiug that be vas after
getting the story promptly opened the
gate and sneaked him TO a reception
room. The leaders would not allow a
ligh, to be made, bat a few minutes
later Prof Parker came in and request.
ed the Reporter to leave. As be left
6ty boys shouted for him to hear shelr
side Of the affair.
Col Coward was seen this morning.
The great strain had shown o. him, but
the respect borue bim by the cadets
bad saved Csn,ey. That respect, how
ever, could not stop the riot. Col
Coward said he regretted the affair and
be would report it this morolog to the
chairman of the board There can be
but one end to the trouble, the authorl-
tiea say .
This morning the cadets were still
gathered on the galleries discussing the
riot and singing songs. They we're
comparatively quiet, but the police re-
NAMED 90 duty outside The crowds
we're ordered to leave she green
The Eve cadets who were taken back