The evening times., 1899-03-07
LOSES HIS SHOULDER STRAPS.
Captain shannon Suspended From
the High school Cadets.

As the result OF a military hearing held
in the Business High School yesterday,
Captain Shannon. OF Company L. Second
Battalion. High School Cadets. has been in
definitely suspended and loses his shoulder
straps.
The official charge against the young Of
ficer was disobedience of orders in forming
a squad when ordered not TO do so by
Major Burton Ross. The hearing yester-
day afternoon was conducted by DR.. Fran
els Lane director of high schools: Major
Burton Ross, instructor in military tac
tics in the public schools: Prof Luther II.
Reichelderfer, director of military training
al the Business High School and Prof. Da-
Wis. principal of the Business High School.
The hearing was private and only a few
WITNESSES were examined. At p. NJ.
Captain Shannon was called into the room
and informed of the decision. The result
of the hearing soon spread around the
building and was received with much dis
favor by the pupils. who seem 10 sympa-
thiZe with their comrade.
The facts in the case are being kept ST.
lent, but as far as can be learned the Of
fense was committed on Thursday last.
Company E is composed Of the students at
the Business High School. and was re-
ceiving an out-of-door drill on that after
noon. While the company was being put
peared at the drill grounds and informed
Captain Shannon that he was violating the
regulations and military discipline. Cap
tain Shannon was at once relieved of COM
mand, and left his company and turned in
his equipment. The drill proceeded under
the direction of Major Ross.
1t is said that Major Ross then reported
the matter TO Prof Lane, and the latter,
after hearing the statement of Captain
orla /, ho han Srar xt-t;r
suited as stated above. Prof. Lane stated
yesterday that the charge against the Off
Ger. that of disobeying orders, had been
fully sustained by the evidence at the
hearing. When asked in what manner
Captain Shannon had disobeyed orders
Prof Lane stated that the officer had
formed a squad when ordered not to DO so
by Major Ross.
1t was stated yesterday by several men,
bers Of the company that the trouble was
due TO an order from Major Ross, direct
ing Captain Shannon to divide his com
pany into fouTs. When this was done IT
was found that there was a surplus of
thirteen men, making proper division
impossible and that an odd squad was
formed. On the other hand, it was also
reported that Captain Shannon had an
swered Major Ross very tersely and
sharply. and that this was the indirect
cause of the complaint.
Captain Shannon refused to maks any
statement yesterday, but said that the
fairy tales related by a local paper
anent the case were falsehoods and that
he wished to deny them. He said that he
would make a statement later on, and
that he was the aggrieved party.
The verdict does not suspend Captain
Shannon from the Business High School,
but from his connection with the High
School Cadets. He will be permitted to
attend the school minus his shoulder
straps. The members of Company are
indignant over the decision, and when re-
turning from drill yesterday afternoon
gave three cheers for Captain Shannon