The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-23
TASTES HELL SAUCE"
Surgeon Declares it Does No
Harm.
B00Z CASE RESUMED
CADETS TELL OF THEIR CODE
OF HONOR.

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of inquiry investigating the allegation
that the late Oscar L. Booz was so ill
treated while a cadet at the military
academy that his health was impaired.
began work early today, intending to
finish its labors at noon. Major John
N. Bannister, surgeon L. S. A., told OF
his testing the effects of partaking of
four drops Of tropical pepper sauce"
such as is used in the cadets mess hail.
Ne said he tried it last night by drop
ping four drops of the sauce on the
palm of his hand and taking it up with
his tongue He swallowed the sauce,
although it tasted hot like the taste of
4 cayenne pepper pod His throat, he
said was very susceptible to any irri-
tation, but ne felt no i'll effects from
the dose
Two young women, who were pres
ent when he made the test. IN a spirit
Of fun aid likewise, and they, too found
no difficulty in swallowing the same
In reply to General CIous. the wit
ness said;
I positively swear that the taking
of this sauce could not directly or in
directly have caused the tuberculosis
or the death. or IN any way be the
cause Of death of Cadet Booz two years
after his partaking OF it."
Cadet John II. Poole of Michigan
swors that he never hazed Booz. He
had not seen Breth haZed, but had
heard he was exercised consider
ably.
What are the relations Of the upper
classmen TO the fourth classmen ="
Conceit Removed in Twenty Minutes.
With the. exception of exercising.
which has been abolished. it is about
the same as formerly. We require
them to d. special work about our
tents, cleaning guns, making up beds,
and so forth"
The witness said that he had heard
Of four fights between upper and. fourth
claSsmen since the last encampment.
Who wOn?" ASKED General Clous.
Two were Won by upper classmen,
one by fourth classman and the 9TH
er was a draw"
Cadet Guy Carleton of Michigan tes-
titled that BOOz was hazed, but that
there was nothing brutal or severe in
IT, Others had similar experiences.
In reply to several questions regard
ing Cadet Breth, the witness said:
I knew him, but did not hear of his
being hazed or being put in a straight
jacket II he had been placed in z.
straightforward I certainly would
have heard OF it 1 had a special duty
man from the fourth class. He swept
out the tent, carried water and cleaned
my gun ana bayCnet.''
Cadet Emery J. Pike of Iowa had
heard OF men being required TO eat
soap. but never knew Of a positive
case.
You knew Cadet Breth?" asked
General CIous.
Yes. siI; L remember him because
OF his 'WOOdenness.'
DO you mean by that, that he was
wooden headed"
Yes, sir
Wealth Makes No Difference.
In treating fourth classmen by your
methods of hazing, was any difference
made between the sons Of rich men
and those of poorer classes 80
Well sir. there would be no dis
tinctiOn except the rich mans son was
cOnceited,'' answered the witness
Why dc you haze fourth class
meu?" asked General Brooke.
Fourth classmeu are new and green
and they are hazed TO make them con-
form 10 the rules. to obey their su-
peEiors and make men out OF them"
If the son Of a general or the son
of a president of the United States
came here. would he be hazed?" asked
the general.
Yes. sir. he would if he were con-
ceited. and it Is likely he would be
haZed anyhow"
You then evidently wish to make
them feel that they are on an equal
other?i said General Brooke.
That's the idea. sir
In reply to General Brooke. Cadet
Cox Of Virginia said that when a cadet
in the fourth class was conceited il was
taken out of him by hazing
Mental Labors for 'EPlebes."
How long does the conceit Iast?''
asked the general
About twenty minutes" replied the
witness
All, Then il Is 'exercised?'' - said the
general, jokingly.
Yes, sir"
Does il ever return?"
Not while he is a fourth Classman,
sir
General Brooke questioned the wit
honor" ana the witness said: Our
code requires a man not to 90 anything
ungentlemanly. Sometimes a class has
caused a man TO resign for making
false statements or doing something IN
violation Of this code"
Any deviation from this standard
then, would De closely investigated by
the class, and there is no intermediary
between absolute truth and false
hood ?" inquired General Brooke.
That Is exactly the idea, sir.
knew Of a case about two years ago
where a man did an ungentIeman
act and he was requested to resign,
said the witness.
Did ne2" asked General Brooke.
He did, sir
The court adjourned until Wednes-