The sun., 1900-12-28

iseAee Of North Carolina of the first class
Was the first witness when the Booz in-
'iSjry court met He said he knew for
1er Cadet Breth and saw him hazed in
he tent of ex-Cadet Beder in camp in
aS97. The witness, after being frequent
y asked TO describe the forms of hazing
s 70 which Breth was subjected, replied:
'sI cannot exactly describe them in de-
!. 4ail, but | think they were the usual
{ 3nrnls, such as holding out Indian clubs
Il 8Hhntil 1t became tiresome, doing wooden
willie and other things which were in
rogue ut that time.
~Breth was very awkward man and
l not seem to be able to do anything
hit very we'll. He was subject to
zvousness and was easily ratified" Con-
tinuing, the witness said: Il got letter
from Breth about six months after he
left here. In it he tried to explain his
difficulty in doing things right while at
the post here and said that he had been
suffering from sickness all the time he
WAS in camp. He had hoped to get bet
Ter in barracks, but did not"
Peace went on to say that he did not
consider exercising brutal.
'rhen you don't think being required
to exert yourself physically against your
Ywil almost to the point of exhaustion
Il was exercised myself sir, and did
not think it was brutal. 1t was uncom-
Y Portable, but l never knew it to result in
permanent injury"
The witness said there were some men
who used to haze more than others and
" that some of them seemed to be without
81 the faculty of judging when a man had
enough.
After being closely questioned as to
what he would consider brutality in haz-
ing the witness replied, Il should say
that il cadet were hazed to such u de-
gree that he would be injured or had to
be helped by his fellows the hazing would
be brutal"
Another Witness on Having.
Cadet Allen 9. Kaye of Minnesota
who came next, said that he had seen Ca
dct Breth the night before he left tn,
academy. Breth seemed very much cas-
down at being found deficient, and th
witness sympathized with him. Brett
did not COMPLAIN of illness, nor did h
say anything of his treatment by TIL
other cadets while here.
In reply to General Brooke the witnes
said he had never hazed man to til
limit Of his endurance, he never saw
81 man faint or become exhausted froI
N hnzing and had not heard of such cast
Cadet John A. Pearson of Tennessee
sn asked if he ever hazed Cadet Boo
Nsred in the negative. In desclibin
forms of exercising he said:
Shoong is the most eXhaustini
d, is required to get down an
A hds and legs as rapidly as po
~ lpropelling himself over til
VI = witness was II. G. Booz, civ
KEN IA AAtT of Buffalo. When sworn. l
., stated ne was a brother of the late Cad
Oscar Il. Booz of Bristol Pa. He ha
not seen his brother during the time thi
he was in the West Point academy
1893.
II received letter from him short
after he went to the academy. In it
said he felt strange at the place, as
was his first experience away from HON
In the second letter, which / got abo
the beginning of August, he told me tn
he would be called out to fight in about
week. He complained of having had
take tabasco sauce and suffered from
sore throat in consequence. He claim
that it was forced down his throat a
he had to swallow it OF choke"
"Have you got those lettersy' ask
General Clous
The Letters Destroyed.
Il have not. destroyed all the lettt
which got from him while he was here
"Did he ever mention any names of t
men who hazed him?" General Clio
asked.
"No, he did not"
Mr.. BOoz then said that he wished
vindicate his brothers character in fl
Of published reports of what had be
said by Lieutenant Coe as to his dulln
and deficiency in studies. He said Il
Oscar had completed his prelimina
studies in such a manner as to prove Il
he was not dull. Statements had bt
made as to his brothers untruthfuln
and cowardce. "He was neither" S
the witness sternly.
In reply to Superintendent Mills
witness said, 81 spoke TO Oscar so
time in 1899 about his treatment at
academy, and he told me that the taba
sauce was forced down his throat"
did you ask him who were the part
who forced him to do thisT
mo, not at that time. Later in
year 1 wrote to him, but he could
write to me then. My sister asked hil
He added that Oscar did not tell
sister any names and he supposed
reason was the same as any college
would have, false sense of honor.
''When you say your brother '
forced to swallow the tabasco sauce,
yan.mean that physical force was use
= asked General Bates.
- Yes, SIR"