New-York tribune., 1900-12-23

as carrying water, looking after his clothes and
laundry and do other menial things about his
tent. He denied having given tabasco or
pepper sauce to Booz any other cadet.
Major John NJ. Bannister surgeon U. s. A.
was recalled, and told of his testing the effects
of partaking of four drops of tropical pepper
sauce. such is used in the cadets mess hall
He said he tried it last night by dropping four
drops of the the palm of his hand and
taking 1t up with his tongue He swallowed the
sauce, and although it tasted hot. like the taste
of cayenne pepper pod, his throat, he said,
which was very susceptible to any irritation. felt
no i'll effects from the dose. Two young
who present when he made the test in a
spirit of fun did likewise. and they too, found
no difficulty in swallowing the same quantity.
In reply to General Clous the witness said:
positively swear that the taking of this sauce
could not directly or indirectly have caused tu-
percuiosls of the throat or in any way be the
cause of the death of Cadet Booz two years
after his partaking of it.
Cadet Leonard E. Prunty. of Kansas. was
asked if he had known of eny one taking pepper
sauce, and he replied:
"Yes, sir: myself"
How much?"
Half a teaspoonful."
Did it injure you?"
NO. sir: the burning effect passed away in
ten minutes; the burning sensation was on my
lips and tongue"
Cadet William NJ. Cooley, of Michigan said
that he could not say that he had not given
sauce to lower class men.
Have you seen it given and. if so. was anv
force used?"
Il saw it given several times in the mess hall.
but no force used. The men were told to
take it, and they did. Eight drops was the most
ever given
Have you known of any cadets being dragged
from their tents?" asked General Clous.
Yes. sir; 1 was dragged when a fourth class
man. was lying on the comforter on the floor
Two or three men caught hold of 1t and pulled
it, with me top, out of the tent and up the
company street"
Have you ever known hands to have been
laid the and his body dragged on the
ground?" rhIoo
mo. sir; the bedding was always under
Meath"
BRETH'S HEALTH SEEMED GOOD.
Cadet Nathaniel E. Bower, of Pennsylvania,
knew former Cadet Breth. He never knew OF
Breth being hazed Breth had visited the post
some months after he was dismissed and he
looked to be in good health
Cadet Louis Soleliac, ot Maryland, who was
third class man when Brethf was in the fourth
class, in 1897, said Breth was not hazed more
than any Of his class fellows.
Dld ne ever nave TO eat Soap?'
mo. sil; have heard men asked to eat soap,
but the moment they attempted to do they
were stopped and told not to-"
Cadet Emory ]. Pike, Of Iowa, heard of men
being required to eat soap. but never knew of
positive case.
You knew Cadet Breth?"
"Yes. sir; remember him on account of his
'woodenness,'" " was the reply.
do you mean by that he was wooden
headed?"
yes, sir"
In treating fourth class men by your methods
Of hazing was any difference made between the
of rich men and those of poorer classes?"
We'll, sir. there would be no distinction unless
the rich mans son was conceited. answered the
witness.
IF the son of a general or the son o. Presi-
dent of the United States came here, would he
be hazed?' asked the General
"Yes; he would if he were conceited, and it is
likely he would be hazed, anyhow"
You, then, evidently wish to make them all
feel that they are equal footing, that
is better than the others?" said General Brooke.
That's the idea, sir
RULES ABOUT TOBACCO BROKEN.
Cadet Richard Furnival. of New-York said:
Il knew Cadet Breth: 1 his roommate for
a month, and he never complained of his health"
Are cadets allowed to use tobacco?" inquired
General Clous.
NO sir"
DO you know of any cadet who uses to-
bacco?"
yes sir Breth used it, He chewed it. and
also smoked it,
ITO what extent?'
Almost constantly; he chewed nearly all the
time"
After a brief recess, Cadet Greed F. Cox, of
Virginia, testified that he had seen nine or ten
gave himself. In reply to General Brooke
Cox said that when a cadet in the fourth class
was conceited it was taken out of him by haZing
How long does the conceit last?" asked the
General
About twenty minutes" replied the witness.
'tAh then, 1t is exercised said the General
jokingly.
Yes sir
Does 1t return?'
Not while he is a fourth class man. sir.
General Brooke questioned the witness at
witness said: "Our code requires man not to
do anything ungentlemanly Sometimes a class
has caused to resign for making false
statements or doing something in violation of
this code"
ANY deviation from this standard then. would
be closely investigated by the class, and there is
no intermediary between absolute truth and
fasehood?' % inquired General Brooke.
That is exactly the idea, sir. knew of case
about two years ago where man did an Ungen-
tlemanly act, and he was requested to resign"
said the witness
did hep asked General Brooke.
He did, SIR
When the witness had finished the court ad-
journed until Wednesday December 26, at 2
o'clock.
ROBBED OF JEVELRY VALUED AT $500.
Ton,ol-,, yaI,,ed a q 200 disaDnearad ahou. two