The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-29
|SEVEREHAZlNC
FOURTH-CLAss CADETS "BRACED,
AND "ExERCIsED, TOO MUCH.
Some So Exhausted They Apparently
Tainted, and one Youths Muscles
Strained to the Cramps Point.
TESTIMONY OF U. S. GRANT
WHO WAS COMPELLED, LIKE 9TH
ERs, TO DO FOOLISH THINGS.
Says He Experienced No Ill Effects
from the Treatment to which He
Was Subjected Last Year.
MARTHUR'S SON ALSO HAZED
HIS TREATMENT WAS VERY sE-
WE'RE, BUT HE WAS NOT INJURED.
| Did Not Have Commissions, as Re-
ported-Case of Painting Report
ed by Cadet Phil Sheridan.
Says He Experienced No Ill Effects
from the Treatment to which He
Was Subjected Last Year.
MARTHUR'S SON ALSO HAzED
HIS TREATMENT WAS VERY Sc
WE'RE, BUT HE WAS NOT INJURED.
Did Not Have Commissions, as Re.
ported-Case of Painting Report
ed by Cadet Phil Sheridan.

WEST POINT, N. Y, Dec. 2S.-Fhe TAX
| ing of testimony by the military court of
| inquiry in regard to the death of former
Cadet Oscar L. Booz will be finished at the
West Point Military Academy tomorrow
afternoon. To-day's investigation brought
out testimony to the effect that cadets mad
been hazed to a degree of exhaustion The
victims mentioned particularly were Cadets
Macarthur and Haskell. Macarthur him.
| self denied that he had commissions, but
| acknowledged that he had been exercised to
such an extent that he had cramps in his
| muscles and that he lost control of them.
| Haskell is not in the corps now, so that his
testimony was not available.
| Cadet u. s. Grant told of the ordeals
| through which he was put as fourth-class
man. He said he felt no i'll effects from
the treatment afterwards. Several of the
present fourth-class men told of what forms
of hazing existed during last summers en-
| campment. While there were a few cases
of men being made to stand on their heads,
there was very little exercising done,
which would show that the majority of the
| cadets are living up to the class agreement
made last year to abolish severe hazing
methods.
| Former Cadet John r. Doyle, Of Phia-
dephia, who was in the academy from
1898 to June, 1900, was the first witness to-
day whose testimony contained anything
! new. He said: 81 remember Cadet Booz.
spoke to him after his fight with Keller.
told him he had not acted right in that
| bout and that he ought to have gone on.
He spoke in such way to me that showed
that he was tired of the place and wanted
to leave
Were you ever hazed?" asked General
Clous.
"Yes. took pepper sauce-as much as a
teaspoonful and half at one time" was
the reply.
''Who gave 1t to you?"
cadet Bender, who was discharged. He
began by giving me few drops. 1 think
it was Bender who started the giving of
pepper sauce" the witness added.
did it hurt your
mo, sir. 1t was unpleasant, but 1t had
no injurious effect that knew Of"
In answer to several questions from sew
eral other members of the court the cadet
said he had been exercised a great deal
He felt fatigued frequently, but never
suffered afterwards.
Ibid you ever have to ca. any disagree
able food?"
PINEAPPLE AND QUININE
"Yes sir. On one occasion l had to eat
some preserved pineapple" Then the wit
ness made a grimace and added: but
there was plenty of quinine mixed in it,
Ibid you know Cadet Breth or know
him to be hazed?"
"Yes, sir. saw Cadet Bender exercise
him and saw him exercised to the point
of exhaustion, but he went as far as he
could go. He was of very nervous tenn
permanent When spoken to suddenly he
would tremble all over. / knew him at the
preparatory school at Baltimore, and there
he was found physically deficient by Major
Wayne 1 mean deficient to enter this
academy"
The witness then went on to tell of an
association which was formed for the pur-
pose of initiating candidates for admission
to the West Point Academy who were pre-
pairing at Highland Falls. This society was
known as the Hod Carriers. The witness
said he did not know much about the asso-
citation.
Cadet NJ. N Nichols. Of Connecticut, said
he belonged to the third class and was in
camp in 1899. He was exercised then with
$50 eagles He was also braced and hung
to the stretcher, but not all at the same
session.
did the hazing continue at barracks?"
asked General Clous.
mo, sir. not after recitations began in
November"
"Do you know of any cadet having
tainted from exercising?"
Eyes, 1 remember the case of Cadet Has
kell, who is not now in the corps"
The witness then told the court that the
class agreed at the time not to submit to
hazing by upper class men. In reply to a
question he said the class asked the COM
mandant to release them from the agree
ment.
why did you ask for this release?''
81 think the upper class men spoke to us
about It and we were afraid we would be
cut by the upper class men,"
How do you look upon the matter
now?" asked the recorder.
'I think the action we took was all
right" promptly replied the witness.
Were you informed your class would be
'cut?''
mo. sir; We thought we would be from
what We heard and knew of the upper class
men,
L.. s. GRANTS TESTIMONY.
Cadet Ulysses S. Grant. grandson of the
late ex-President of the United States. who
is third-class man. was the next witness.
He stands second i'm his class, the leader
OF which is Douglas Macarthur. son of
General Macarthur. commander of the
United States forces in the Philippines He
was examined by General Clous and said
he was admitted TO the academy in is99
Were you hazed in that year,"
''Yes. sir. ] did eagles. held out dumb
a ffe- 49,.
''How long did these exercises last?.