The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-25
CADET HAYES
TAKES AN APPEAL.
Excepted to the Findings ofthe Court
Of Inquiry
BOARD OF VlSlT0RSCALLE0 UPON
To Pass on tho Casc.-Text Of the Find.
ings OF tho Court Of Inqniry--whot
Nr Bryant. Counsel Cor Cap
tain Halves. Says.
BOARD OF WSIT0RSCALLED UPON

s. tho Virginia Military institute
Of Lexington. Va. at the request
~ Cadet q. Percy HAYES. che
mrs, captain OF the CORPS, to investigate
charges thai lac had heard had been maze
hy his classmates regarding his charsc-
ter and conduct ~ a cadet ana gentle
man, made "a report OF their findings 10
the superintendent Of the Institute on
February 18th and they were published
at para0e yesterday
While the report is in the main comph-
mcntary 20 Cadet Hawes character ne
Is not satisfied with IT, as having ASKED
for d fun investigation ana having re-
ceiyod Ony q partial ono he feels thi uil
Justice has moi Deen done him ana ne mas
excepted 10 THO findings Of the court 81
INQUIRY aud appealed ~ the Board OF
Visitors who have been called to meel al
an early day 10 consider his case.
Ho was chareed with having dvulsed
the secrets Of hif class ia regard 10 ~
celebration Of the new year. He was oih-
Ger OF tho day az the time ana believing
that they could not carry out iheir pro-
cccdlngs With Hawcs on the watch, they
tied him and paced him in an empty
building he liberated himself and pre-
vented The celebration. ic was expelled
from The class and otherwise cut by his
classmates for bis alleged oifense.
Hawes denied that ne ojyuleed any class
secrets and the court Of inquiry fuAy
exonerate him from this charge, but ma
him IN errOr Ia an AFFAIR OF year prev
lous when he dc not enter am escapade
Of his class after they understood ne was
pledged 90 join them.
After a three days session Of The court
llr. Julian Bryant. counsel Tor Cadet
HaWes rested his case because
General Ship. whose testimony he con-
sidered imp0uaut before putting the Wit
nesses for The defense on the stand, was
too az to testify. and ;Ae court adjourned
sine die
COURTS FINDINGS.
The reDoT Of the court is as follows:
February Is. 1895.
70 the Superintendent, Virginia Military
Institute:
sir.-In compliauce with Special order
No. 13. Headquarters Virginia Military
Institute, Of date January ~ ls'@. the
Court Of Inquiry appointed 60 investigate
and report upon thc facts and circum-
stances connected n with the record, as
cadet Of Cadet Hawes and CD with GER
tain transactions between him and his
class have the honor go submit the pro-
ceodlngs and summary of the evidence,
given herewith and. in compliance win
instructions. 40 submit the following
opinion:
J. The record as 70 cadet Of Cadet
Hawcs is excellent. as an officer he has
been faithful and conscientious. as
Young man among his fellows his record
mas been subject 10 no adverse criticism
except in two cases arising from transac-
tons between himself and his class.
O. in the FIRST transaction between
cadet Halves anc his class occurring on
january T. lN.. Cadct Halves was iu er-
ror in that having sieuifed his intention
10 certain first officers OF bis class that
he would Join them and other members
of bis class in a certain escopade, and
having subsequently changed IBIS purpose,
he did not so inform them.
o. in the second transaction between
Cadet Halves and his class. the class
was in error. (or some OF thcm) I'm that
they held and promulgated the opinion
that cadet IiaWes bad betrayed class Sc
crcts.
fsigned) j. W NICHOLS. president.
&. vs.. WATTS, recorder.
IT, Tho proceedings Of thc court are
approved. and the opinion given is con-
CURED in. The only criticism Of Cadet
Haves 10y the court appears due 70 his
action on January J. 1897 His action at
that time would have been commendable'
bad be- been careful 20 have his inten-
fi0ns understood by those with him, and
who were acting by mutual consent. us
error appears 10 have been due to lack
of judgement and not 20 any intent to
deceive. and tho acting superintendent IS
of the opinion that no further proceed
ines are necessary i'm this case. Cadet
Hawes viii report retun from leave
81 absence without delay
By command OF colonel John NJ. Eiooke'
lsirneG il. i. HYATT,
captain and Adjutant Virginia Mili-
cary Institute.
Mr. Julian Bryant. who was Cadet
Hawes counsel before the Court OF ln-
curry, when asked to-day what furti~r
steps ~ any would Doe taken said;
Il do not like TO night any case through
the newspapers and have not said any
thing in regard TO this matter except
when 10 was made plain 10 ne that
correction " au erroneous report Winch
had In some manner gotten abroad. was
in common fairness. duo TO my client
'~Ihe nrst impressions made upon our
minds by "a publication, or otherwse' un-
less cOunteracted promptly arc otter "a
time Lard 90 remove
1T was not my purpose TO have any
thing appear in the papers pnih me case
was concluded. The proceeding 50 tar haa
having been entirely one-sided. We did
not put ON wftpcss because o. the ar
Mtrary ruling o. tie court in refusing 70
LEI us proceed as seemed ~ us only far'
l,it excepted 20 the ruling Of the court
and appealed go the Board ~ Visitors
which has been called 90 meet very soon
10 consider our case
"The report Of the findings OF the court
~ inquiry. while very mild. and
In tho mein favorable 60 Cadet
EIsys.s. is stin very unfair to him. mas
much ~ It g. not fun and clear eNovl-
nation ~ HIM What he has done As
d,...r,.ine only - nntise as We "ill at
enc proper time show