Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-29
WORK IS NEARLY DONE.
The Hazing Committee Heard
 More Evidence To-Day.
General MacArthurs Son Was Given such q Severe Hazing That He Fainted-Cadet Booz Sick Only Once While at the Point.

While at the Point.
 West Point, \. r.. Dec 29.-Thc mil ltary court of inquiry. which has been lhNt %ti%ating the charges of brulal haZing at the West Point academy Will. 1T is expected, finish the taking of testimony to-day.
 some of the cadets who were eN- hInined yesterday gave evidence which slowed conclusiveiv that within the fast two years thvie were instances of men Being so severely hazed that they f:sinied.
 Cadet Douglas lEacArtnur. son of tent ril Ma"Arthrr. W.iS mentioned hy several cadets aS one Of the men who %ucrltEhed 10 thA severity of the haz- ins practiced oII him. When he was called before the court however. hA tEed to make light of the matter. ana "rH!1d that h,' had been attarkrt with "bhTui$lUl& on uIH occ;lSiun after pN- rrrlSin@ and Said that il Was only 'a Cramping of the lltI,;.ieS'
 " 1en asked by the court 5o give the names Of the nlen who hazetl him. Mac-ArthUr appealed 10 the three gen erals and asked if it NaS absolutely nec' sSary that he should answer. General Brooke told him that he must answer. and then the young fellow ''t'l' oi Nottit tiilN ultlt!Dn Oll,A name. thlt of Cadet Dorl:ery or the HoW second class
 Cadet John C. pegram of Virginia, who Was recalled, acknowledged that h' hah haZed a man named kenzel 10 SHch an extent that he tainted
 When the court Was called to order at 9:3O o'clock Lieutenant Colonel Otto l.. HFin. commandant of cadets, re- Suned his testimony.
 He produced the superintendent's sick reports, which showed that Cadet l>ooz had reported sick only once while he was at the academy. He one drill. The records made it clear that Booz had never been absent from breakfast, dinner ol" supper while he was q cadet at West Point
 -An extract from the records was read to show that BOoz had availcd himself of the Saturday evening priv ilegeS of going anywhere within the reservation on Saturday, August $. the day of his fight with Keller. BoOz re- ported his going away at 1:5S D. III. and his return at 3:l$ D. m.
 In reply to General Clous the Wit. ness said that in the summer of 1889 through anonymous letters the brutal haZing of Cadets Macarthur and Has kell came to the knowledge of the academy officials. An inyestiga ton was immediately ordered. but no in- formation as to the facts could be elicited from any Of those examined. among whom were Macarthur and Haskell.
 The regulations prohibiting hazing provided punishment for haZers and haZed alike.
 In telling of the agreement made by ill., F., y,,,{l> whom were Cadets NIacArthur and Grant not to submit to hazing. Colonel Hein said: II called the class togeth- CT, it was a very large one, and OK plained to them the rules and regula- tionS prohibiting haZng. l told them that if they would agree not 10 submit to haZin. and promise not to haze any one themselves they would rid the academy of foul blot on it's raputa- ton. Soon afterwards they appealed to me to be released from this agree ment, but I refused
 II also heard.' continued the wit ness. that candidates preparing at Highland Falls were being haZed. and I made an investigation. the outcome of which was the severe punishment of the guilty cadets
 fine remainder of he commandant'S testimony was mainly an explanation of the measures taken by the author ities to suppress hazing at the acad- emy.
 Speaking of hazing in general. Col onel Rein said: "HaZing is traditional and I am sorry to say, is thought by persons inside as well as outside of the academy 10 De commendaDle, and as long as students hear it spoken of in this way it will be impossible for the authorities to stamp it out
 W hat, methods do you think could be used to stamp out the calling out of fourth class men and subsequent Gstic eucounterS?" asked General ClOus.
 Why. I consider that q form of haZng and as long as the cadets do not live up to the agreement not to submit to haZing, and the upper class men do not cease interfering with them it will be impossible to suppress