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TO F|GHT Or RESIGN
Is THE CHOICE LEFT A WEST
POINT ''PLEB" WHO
REFUSES
TO SUBNlT TO BLIIG EsZD
AS A RULE FOURTH CLASS MEN Do
WHAT THEY ARE
TOLD
INQUIRY IN THE B0OE CASE
Army ROard Yesterday Continued It's
Investigation at Uncle Sam's
Military Academy After
Holiday Interruption.

WEST POINT, N. Y, Dec 26.-After a,
Christmas recess of three days the mill
tary court of inquiry resumed its inves-
tigadon of alleged brutal hazing at the
West Point military academy this after
noon
Twelve witnesses were examined by
Gems. Brooke, Bates and Clous. They
were all of the present f1rst-class and
class mates of former Cadet Breth.
The witnesses were all questioned as
to whether they had held any conversa-
ton with other cadets as to the with
holding of testimony at the inVestiga-
ton, and they all denied that such
thing occurred. They said that on the
contrary all the cadets were anxious that
everything should be told.
Tomorrow Congressman P. O. Phillips,
of Cleveland, will be a witness in ref
erence to the sta tement made that he
came to the academy in 1898 in order
to have his boy protected from hazing.
Mr.. Phillips has denied this by tele-
graph, but he sent word today that he
would be in court tomorrow afternoon.
Horace BOoz, of Bristol, Pa, a broth
er of Oscar l.. Booz, who died three
weeks ago, will also be here tomorrow,
and it is understood he is coming here
to testify. These two, with the exception
of Father O'Keefe, will be the first out
siders examined since the court began
the taking of testimony here.
The first witness called was Cadet B.
F. Brown, of Virginia, now of the first
class.
Cadet Brown said he had taken part
in feet Inspections which consisted
in dropping hot candle grease on the bare
feet of fourth-class men. He said Breth
was never dropped out of his tent or
put in a straightjacket.
What do you make fourth class
men do?
WHAT PLEBES MUST DO.
Nothing in barracks, but bracing,"
answered the witness. I'm camp I have
had a fourth class man act as special
duty man. He cleaned my gun and bay
onet and carried water and cleaned my
tent"
The witness described how cadets had
been made to run down the company
streets, while others threw water on
them. This was called taking a bath
DO you ever see a man braced or
exercised to the limit of his power of
endurance?' asked Gen. Brooke
Il could not say sir, but 1 have seen
them pretend to faint in order to be
excused from going any further with the
exercise
What was the most exhaustive you,
SNoA A1SAA5 NSAO SAulACO " w do q 1ONA III
class man?"
"Eagling, sir" was thereby.
Describe it please"
'It is a modification of the setting up
drill for back and leg.
What besides bracing do you re-
quire a fourth class man to do?" inquired
Gen. Brooke
1--WE have them do ridiculous forma-
tiOns, one of which we call the barnyard.
The men are designated by names of
barnyard animals, and, when they are
told to FORM they initiate the noises
made by the animals"
You make them do anything you tell
them?"
DO AS THEY ARE TOLD.
mo, they are told to do it, and they
generally do all they are told
How do you account for this implicit
Obedience?" asked Gen. Brooke
The witness seemed to be puzzled for a
moment, and then said: We'll, when [
was a fourth class man, the idea of re-
fusing to do all 1 was requested, never
entered my mind, sir
WAS there any brutality?"
No sir. There was no spirit of bru-
tality in it. If there was brutality the
fourth class men would resent it,
Then they would have to fight" sug-
gested Gen. Brooke.
Yes, sir
And get beaten?"
mo, not always, sir. The fourth c'ass
men have won fights
WAS Cadet Keller prepared for his
fight with Cadet Booz?"
mo, sir. Keller was rather a poor
boxer" was the reply.
Did Keller ever have any other fight
before he fought Booz?"
mo, sir"
STOOD ON HIS HEAD.
Cadet W. w. Smith, of Maryland, was
The next witness.
The witness described a number of
ridiculous things done by fourth-class
men at the bidding of upper-class men.
He told among other things of a man
being required to stand on his head. ana
while in that condition speak a piece
and deliver right hand salute with his
left foot.
Cadet Edward Garfield was examined
by Col. Clous. He knew Booz and
Breth slightly. He did not haze Booz nor
did he see him hazed by any one. The
witness said the Bookseller fight was
the outcome of a retort Booz made to
a cadet while he was on guard.
What was the retort?'
THE REToRT COURTEOUS.
81 think it was Go to hell sir"
there was a sentiment among the cadets
to withhold information from the court.
the witness said:
Directly to the contrary sir. The
sentiment is to have everything come
out"
Cadet J. W. Pillow. of Arkansas. tes-
tilted that his experience in the acade-
my dated back to 1895. He said fights
were usually the outcome on the part
of the refusal of a fourth class man to
do some thing he had been told to do.
Prince A. Oliver, of Illinois, had been
haZed in barracks on Saturday and Sun
day, as he only arrived after the en-
campment in September. He was told he
was hazed so that no part of his edu-
cation should be missed.
The witness went on to say that os
tracising by cadets would become so I'M
bearable that a man would have to re-
sign. Cadet Booz was left much alone
after his fight with Keller This was on
account of his cowardice
Cadet Cipley Enos, of New Yo-k. who
was one Of the sentinels at the Booz-
Keller fight, testified that Booz came I'M
the hill towards the arena in a very con
1ident manner For the first half of the
first round Booz seemed to have the bet
ter of the fight, but as soon as he got
a blow in the eye it took all the sand out