The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-28
NEITHER COWARD
NOR ADULLARD
Cadet BOOz's Brother Denies
Lieut.. Goes Statement.
BRETH HAZTNG
ALSO VENTILATED
More Interesting Testimony
Concerning West Point Case. 3

MoFe interesting Testimony
Concerning West Point Case. =
West Paint. N Y. Dec. o7-There was
an unusually large attendance of spec-
tatOrs at the military court of inquiry to-
day. Horace -. Bo0z, d civil engineer OF
Buffalo. and p. o. Phillips of East Cleve-
land, who was heraided as a congress
man. but told the press representative
that he was never elected to- congress.
were the chief witnesses. The formers
testimony was principally a repetition of
the statements made about his brother.
Io1iSer Cadet Oscar /. B0oz of Bristol
Pa who died recently. Several of ma
cadet witnesses during the progress of
tue investigation had accused BO8Z OF
E Isa.zS SHOWN coWardice in MS fight with
1StGet hellef IA August 1898. and they
also accused him Of untruthfulnesS
LIEUTENANT tOet Instructor of mathe-
MATES, IN his testimony last week stated
that BOOz was no possessed Of sufficient
mental capacity 10 pass the necessary .esl-
animation at this academy His brother
stated today that this was not so. as the
manner IN which the former cadet had
passed his examinations at the Drepars-
tory school At Bustletou. Pa, was suffi-
cleut OF prove that Oscar was possessed
of sufficient intellect He said oscar was
not untruthfuI, ard he was anything but
d coward.
Mr. Phillips principal reason for an
pearing before the court was to show that
ne had not visited the academy i'm 1895 for
the purpose of saving his son from being
C=a of the witnesses at the morning
session informed the court that he had
seen Cadet Breth so far exhausted from
severe exercising that stimuauts had to
be given him in his tent in 1897.
- the afternoon two other cadets of
Breths class said they had seen MIN in a
nervous condition and his body. arms ana
legs tWttChlng. after ne had been hazed
h;zt one of them said he believed Breth
was pretending prosfration.
IT was learned after the court had adj
JOuTned that Horace BOoz had not voluu-
teered his testimony He was summoned
by the court and arrived he-e last Satur--
day after the court had adjourned until
after Christmas. General Brook. Eener-
al -7+9te@ anu General Clous ofte-ad 10
take MS testimony on Saturday. but me
objected. saying that he wished as mus
publicity given TO mis- testimony IN his
brothers behalf as had been given TO the
testimony against him on the grounds of
untruthfulness and cowardice-
The Breth Hazing.
Cadet Villas C.. Peace OF North Caro-
&c. OF the first class was the first wit
ness TO-DAY He saw former Cadet Breth
E2Zed in 1897. The witness. after being
frequently asked to describe the forr1s ii
hazing to which Brsth was subjected, re-
piled;
SJ1ca rs EulGin.- out Indian Gibbs until it
became uresome- and other things which
- n vogue at that time. Broth was
q very awkward man and did not seem TO
= able TO do anything right He was
SUBJECT TO nervousness and was easily
ratified.
Il got a letter from Breth about six
moths after he left here In il he tried
to explain his difficulty in getting things
rlglt while at the post here and said that
ne Hau Deen suffering from sickness all
the time he was in camp He had hoped
to get better in barracks but did not -
lis there any hatred or feeling in eE-
rlr-a
fourth class men 2'' asked General Bates.
Il don't believe there Is any feeling
against the fourth class men, but there
r----v be on the Dart of the fourth class
men against the upper class men, replied
Cadet Peace
This may be accounted for bv the
Ire@t--eut of the lower class men. but
this feeling passes away when the cadets
are advanced to the third class
Peace went on to say that he did not
consider exercising brutal
Then YOU don't think that being re-
against your viii, almost TO the point of
exhaustion brutal? exclaimed General
Bates
II was exercised myself. sir. and 7 did
30 think il was brutal. II was uncom-
Portable, but / never knew il TO result in
permanent injury
Th- witness said there were some men
who used to haze mere than others, and
that some of them seemed TO be without
the faculty Of judging when d man had
4 should say that if a cadet were hazed
to such degree that he would be injured
or had to he helped by his fellows. the
hazinE would be brutal said Cadet
Peace.
This answer was given after General
Bates had minated to the witness that
in case cadet died from the effects az
such hazing the law would hold all of
those who took part in 1t responsible for
the mans death.
Cadet Allen O. KAYE of Minnesota who
came next said he had seen Cadet Breth
the night before he left the academy.
BTeth seemed very much cast down {
being found deficient He did not complain
of illness. nor did he say anything Of his
treatment by the cadets while here
Ia reply to General Brooke the witness
said he had never haZed man beyond the
limit of his endurance: he never saw q
man faint or become exhausted from haz-
inE. and had not heard Of such case.
Tagging a Benefit.
do you think it is for the physical
benefit OF a cadet TO nave him '-e4EIed'
sSventy-tive times?' Inquired General
Clous-
Yes. sir. did it myself. and think it
benefited me" was the ready reply.
Cadet John A Pearson Of Tennessee
when asked if he ever hazed Cadet Booz
answered IN the negative IN describing
several forms of exercising. he said,
Choo-cn0oing Is the most exhdustinE.
/ The man is required to get down and use
| his hands and legs as rapidly as possible
in propelling himself over the ground
The next witness was r. q. boOz, civil
engineer. of Buffalo, n Y. a. brother Of
the late Cadet Oscar L. RooZ. The Wit
ness had not seen his brother during the
time he was in the West Point academy
in 1855 Mr.. BOOZ continued
Il received a letter from him shortly
after he went to the academy In il he
said he fell strange at the place, as iJ
was his first experience away from home
In the second letter, which / got about
the beginning of August, he told me he
would be called out 70 fight in about q
week He complained Of having mao 20
take tObaScO sauce and suffered from q
sore throat in consequence. He claimed
| It was forced down his throat and ne had
| to swallow it or choke
Have YOU got those letters2' asked
: General ClOus
| letters [ got from him while here re-
piled the witness.
| In other letters which I got from him,
the witness added. he complained of be
| ing hazed- and said he was being treated
| more severely than others. Later In thf
year he wrote TO me suggesting that my
/ father allow him to send in his resignd
! ton Oscar was not fresh and was no
/ the kind of q boy that would be haZed
/ Did he ever mention any names OF the
/ men who hazed himY' General Ci0u.
! asked
/ NO. he did not
| ContinuinE the witness said he oblectsf
L to Oscars leaving the academy. saw
/ him after he LETT but did not speak {.
/ him of his treatment
Vindication Of Brother.
Mr.. Booz then said ne wished 10 vindi
| cate his brOtheT's character IN the rae
/ Of published reports Of what had bee
and deficiency In studies ite said Osca
had completed his preliminary studies