The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-19
H4zING At VEST POINT
Cadets Admit That Tt Is stm Prac-
ticed.
Continuation of the gooz cuse En-.
quIry-victim ostracises Because
of His Fight with keIIar.

WEST POINT, Dec 19.-The military
board appointed by Secretary Root for
the purpose OF making an enquiry into
the case Of the late cadet, Oscar l. Booz,
who is alleged to have died from injuries
sustained while being hazed at the Mill
tary Academy, resumed its session here
this morning.
The cadets to be examined were sum
moned before the tribunal one by one
on blackboard in the room used for
the enquiry Was written a definition ct
the term ito haze" The cadets weT >
required 10 read this definition. II de-
seriked haziEg as trying the pluck OF
newcomers by abusive tricks especis9-
ly by physical persecution. The cadets
answered That haziRg as described in the
definition was not praetieed. -
The examination was taken up where
it was left cn yesterday All the Wit
nesses we're second-class men, members
Of the class TO which Dooz had belonged.
Fourteen OF them testified yesterday.
The tenor CT their replies indicated that
the conduct OF Boez in his tight with
KeilaF had cost him the coed opinien of
his classmates. and there was no sympa-
thy evident for him When asked If
'bracing-' ana stretching and other *
at West Point. the cadets Invariably re-
piled in the Affirmative
They always acknowledged the part they
bore 81 such affairs but forgot the names
Of other participants. Cadet Raymond L.
Linton, of Michigan, was the first witness.
Linton said that Booz always seemed 90
be in good health while at the Academy
He had not seen Booz hazed What was
Booz's standing with his fellow class
men2 asked General Brooke No one
was familiar with him, replied Linton.
eWhy?" asked General Bates. Because
Of the fight with Keliar, replied Linton.
What popularity OF the fight ~ He gave
gave up too quickly replied Linton
Linton explained that hracing was sim
ply an exaggerated fern Of the regular ex-
ereise to which uier are subjected in the
ranks In response to a question from
Colonel Helm, Linton said that bracing and
exercising we're strictly forbidden by tbs
regulations and that cadets had been Sc
vcrely punished for requiring it Of Iower
class men.
Cadet STEPHEN Abbott. who followed Lin
ton, declared that he had never seen Booz
hazed and had never heard Of tobaseo sauce
having been poured down his throat
Did you see Booz after his fight with
KeIlsr27 asked Captain Sands
Yes. sir was the reply.
What was bis condition. asked Gener-
81 Brooke.
One Of his eyes was cut and there were
few slight bruises on his cheek, said the
witness.
Continuing, Abbott expressed the opin-
ion that Cadet Booz came out of his fight
with KelIar luckily. Other cadets had
been more roughly used. The witness vas
& member OF the Y. NJ. C. A. He said he
had never heard of Bcoz being badly
treated because OF his religious belief
Abbott said he had heard CT fourth-elass
men being compelled to take tobaseo
sauce, but only few drops at time.
When asked II he had ever been COM
PEELED to take such a dose. Abbott hesi-
tated for moment, and said that he had
taken dose Of sau~s nee.
We you not con PEELED to take
dem snded General Brooke, imratiea51y
u took 1t because was told to replied
Abbott. stammering. How much dId yeu
take?" he was asked.
Only few drops at time Il was
not forced down my throat and 7 teeI Il
from a spoon X srnarted a bit but did
not Do me permanent harm Several 9th
er members OF my class took IL. In one
or two instances the dose was admins
tered on bread
Did the fourth class men ever take
tobasco sauce voluntarily, asked General
Brooke, sharply. Abbott hesitated once
more and finally blurted out that they
it. who made you take tobasee saucer
asked General Bates
Mr.. Rhea. was the reply. IL answer
to queries from Colonel Mills Abbott de-
eiared that the sentiment OF the cadets
was such that no enc would have been
permitted to force tobaseo sauce down a
fonrth-cfass mans throat