The sun., 1900-12-06

The declaration of the authorities at
West Point and of some of the high officers
of the Regular army that there is nothing
to investigate and that there will be no
Investigation OF the alleged hazing of OSCAR
J.. Bool. the former cadet at West Point. who
now lies dead as the result, II j. alleged
Of brutal treatment there, calls for ropudia-
ton by the Secretary of War Indeed. a
resolution for a Congressional investigation
Of the circumstances leading TO young
BoOZs death has been introduced hv
Representative DRIGGs Of New York and
will undoubtedly, in the present state of
public sentiment, pass unanimously.
This much, We believe. i, unqucStioned
concerning this sad alalr: OSCAR l.. BOoZ
was admitted to the Military Academy
from Pennsylvania on June 20 1895 lie
came home on oct. 81 OF the same
year. having voluntarily resigned. Tho
cause he assigned was weak eyes; but
lie told his parents that the real rea-
son was injuries received at the hands
Of his fellow cadets. lie found that "A
great deal Of fist fighting took place among
the cadets, and he had no desire to engage
In It. This made him unpopular. so that
he was called Bibles" and "A sub-crlption
was passed around in the Academy 10 hiv
him a copy of the Holy Scriptures Finally
It was insisted that he should hnvo n
fight with a member Of an upper class. a
man much larger and much stronger than
himself He broke from the ring OF stu
dents when he met his antagonist. but was
dragged back and forced to drink a mix
ture which. he was aft"rward told con-
sisted of Worcestershire sauce and red
pepper and, he had reason To believe
1abasro sauce. Some Of this mixture
was thrown into his ewes and injured
his SIGHT. Hot grease was also poured
on his bare feet and tooth knocked ont.
His family physician and specialists in
this city and Philadelphia discovered upon
examination that the membrane Of his
throat had been blistered in some way and
that ulcers had developed thereon Tuhcr-
culosis Of the throat set in and from hi.
the young man died last Monday night.
lie declined TO tell his father the names of
the cadets who ill-treated him.
This statement was on SUNDAY given
20 a reporter Of the Herald by Col. Mills.
the Superintendent of the Academy:
" Huur was not faVor!t, with his classmates and
was not uk,d by TIE old cadets lie tsd q quarrel
WITH cEdr, an, was called out TO personal ,rcou.
Ter lic went outside the Academy TO nee, another
oitci In a fair nglt bit when the crucial moment
cgnc am told he hurSt into tears F!s a,,,t.ae
ives rrgarGed coward and urs,dIcly.
DO not feel calico upon 10 ip.G're INTO an occur
ruct of t.'> blnd. There was nothing rrrar.y
!n cadets being called out 10 meet another lE per
sural cucnuntet We train mtu H,fe Tor the army
TEcy must sG"w UP sp'icr,, ana Tot towards. They
must Siant ready 10 meet ar ,rciry rt q moment,
notice, even Ia the kLuwedgr that they ere f,rla-
d.'Hat"
on Monday night Col. Mills made gen
Tll statement 10 the newspapers
III. many statements made In a.. rr,s, ~ ~.
coVi'ry. alleging that OSCAR L. Hooz was a,ro
G'lSy ha1ed while he was a cadet At the Nl!rar,
Academy. t. such su eNt,ui Tat rcls now es.,s
'"'u IT, Effects, s'r untrue lEG tdl,u.ouS INCnEct
h'u1 "aS admitted To tar Military Arrdery june
- lsaN, Sud resigned oct a. lSps. Hevas on Srl.
t"ior hli Once, july 3d. when he was excused from
u" dii''N fo' vat Gay on hccouu, ut dauhda. Had
l." hcen lru'auy beaten in nsM with another cadet
O. had his throat teen injured In TIE Kramer claimed
N""ud have been imgpNs bic Tor him to rave avudc!
heSlck report.
The reason given for his resignation was ucst
- MS record shows he VAS IN tue IaS, >ectun a.
'u'nsaeS and the MARKS he received TO the dat, of
e'~n wfr deficient believe therein lies