The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-29
CADETS HAzED
INTO FAINTS
One Lost Control of His
MUSCLES.
GRANTS GRANDSON
ON THE STAND
Tells in B00z Inquiry Of His
Treatment.

OF inquiry in regard to the death of for
mer Cadet Oscar I. Booze VIII be fin
ished at the West Point military acad-
envy tomorrow afternoon Today's in
vestigation brought out testimony to
IN effect that cadets had been hazed 10
a degree of exhaustion. The victims
mentioned particularly were Cadets
Macarthur and Haskell
Macarthur himself denies that he
had commissions, but acknowledged
that he had been exercised to such an
extent that he had cramps in his mus
cles and that he lost control of them.
Haskell is not in the corps now. so that
his testimony was not available.
When the military court of inquiry
resumed today its investigation of the
allegations of brutal hazing of cadets
by first class men at the United States
military academy, Cadet Harry B. JOr-
dan of Washington state was sworn by
Recorder Dean. His examination
brought out nothing new.
Cadet Elliott J. Dent OF Pennsylvania
said he had been hazed when q fourth
class man, but had not had TO go to
the hospital in consequence. He told
Of being punished for refusing to reveal
TO the authorities of the academy the
names Of the cadets who hazed him.
Did you know Cadet BoOZ?' inquir-
ed General Clous.
Dent. "and I was told that he was con-
sidered 10 be very worthless"
Former Cadet John r. Doyle of Phil
aoelphia, who was in the academy from
1898 to June 1900. testified that n told
BOoz after his fight with Keller that he
ought to have gone on.
He spoke in a way that to me show
ed he was tired Of the place and want
ed TO leave" added Doyle.
Were yOu ever hazed?" asked Gen
eral Clous.
YES; I took peppersaUce, as much
as a teaspOOnful at one time" was the
reply.
who gave it to you?"
Cadet Bender, who was discharged.
He began by giving me a few drops. I
think it was Bender who started the
giving OF peppersauce."
Did it hurt your
No, sir; it was unpleasant; but it
had 10 injurious effect that I know of"
IN answer to several questions from
the other members of the court, the ca
det said ne had been exercised a great
deal. He felt fatigued, but never SUI
fered afterwards.
Made to Eat Quinine.
Did you ever have to eat disagree
able food ?''
Yes, sir; on one occasion had to
eat sOrle preserved pineapple"
Then the witness made a grimace,
and added, but there was plenty Of
quinine mixed UP in it
Did YOU know Cadet Breth or know
him To be hazed?"
Yes. sir: I saw Cadet Bender exer-
else him and saw him exercised to the
point of exhaustion; but he went as far
as he could go. 7 knew him at the pre-
paratOry school in Baltimore, and there
he was found physically deficient by
Major Wynne-I mean to enter this
academy"
The witness told of an association
which was formed for the purpose of
Irritating candidates for admission to
the West Point academy who were pre-
pairing at Highland Falls. This society
was known as the Hold Carriers
Cadet NJ. y. Nichols of Connecticut
said that he belonged to the third class
and was in camp in 1899. He was eXer-
cised then and did $50 eagles" He was
also "braced" and hung TO the stretch
er. but not all at the same session.
Did the haZing continue IN the bar
racks o. asked General CIOus.
NO, sir; not after recitations in No
vember."
Made One Cadet Faint.
DO YOU know of any cadet having
tainted after exercising"
Yes: I remember the case of Cadet
J Haskell, who is noB now in the
corps
natter inquired Colonel Helm.
Yes, sir.
The witness then told the court that
his class agreed at the time not to
submit to hazing by upper class men.
In repIv to Colonel Helm he said that
the class asked the COmmandant to re
lease them from the agreement.
Why cid YOU ask fOr this releaSe2'
II think the upper class men spoke
to us about il, and We We're afraid we
would be cut by the upper class men,
How do YOU look upon the matter
now" asked the recorder.
Il think the action we took was all
right" promptly replied the witness.
Grants Grandson Hazed.
cadet Ulysses 5. Grant. grandson Of
the late ex-president of the United
States, who IS a third class man, was
the next witness. He stands second in
his class the leader of which Is Doug
las Macarthur, son of General Mac
Arthur. Young Grant was examined
by General Clous and said he was ad-
mitted TO the academy in 1899.
Were YOU hazed IN that yeaT?'
yes. sir: I did eagles, held out dumb
bells and other exercises and took part
in practical jokes and did ridiculous
things.
yes. sir: an upper class man was
caught making the eagle and he was
dismissed"
Have you known of any brutal haz-
ing?"
no. sir; if there was was not pres
ent."
Did you do any hazing Of fourth
class men yOurself}'
yes: I made them brace and do
some foolish things
Any exercising
NO. sir.
Lieutenant Derry, an Instructor Of
languages at the academy, svho had
cadet Booz IN his class in 1898, testi-
fed.
healthy aDpearance and did not seem
e. he sure of himself. He looked like
man who the more he had TO learn
the less ne seemed to know. bis MARKS
In the first week were proficient but
steadily declined.
,.Do YOU think he would have passed
in English at the January examtna-
tion2"
Il think he would just have passed -
was the reply.
Tells Of Painting.
cadet Douglas Macarthur Of Wis
consin. leader of the Third class, testi-
fed that he had been hazed, but not to
exhaustion. When asked who had
hazed him he inquired: rs it absO~
Iutely necessary that 1 give ne names
., .-a,ars1 Brooke rapIied that if was