Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-27

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DDS is Cruel--sThe Tes-
timony.
West Point, n. Dec p After a
Christmas rec Of hree days the milf
tary court of inquiry resumed its IN
vestigaticn Of alleged brutal hazins a.
the West Point military acaasfns'
"Wednesday afternoon. Twelve witness
- we're examined ay Generals Brooke,
yi3ates and Clous. They were all Of the
pnessn; first class and classsn ates of
former Cadet Breth
These witnesses xere AL questioned
as to whether they had held any CON
|versation With othe cadets az e ths
|withhcldlng Of testimony al the invests-
cation and shey al denied that sach a
|5thing occurred They said that on the
CONTRARY all the cadets We're anxious
THAT Everything Should betole:
Today Cons resxinan T. q Phillips Of
lCievcland will be a Witness in reference
I8sr The. statement made that he tame Y
1.-The academy in 1898 IN order 70 f,aye his
hoy protected from haziils
Mr. Philips has denied this by tele-
graph. but he sent word that he Would
be IN Court this afternoon.
Horace Booz of Bristol Pa. brother
of Oscar L. Booz. ~ o died three weeks
lego Will also he here today and il IS
Understood that he becoming hssEe Z
TESTIFY
The first witness calls-,l yesterday was
|sCadet II. f Browne Of Virginia nov q
THE first class. He said that ne suew
i3ooz. but did moi remember his being
Ialll while at the academy Fjc ieniefl
having given any hell sauce" to any
fourth class men. The witness said that
he knew a cadet named Mae Manus wh.
took a teaspo0nfu ,if the pepper sauce
jilst - SHOW his fellow cadets that hs
eouad do - MacManus VAS third
class man ~ the time and he 81 tfsree
no ill effects from llis taking such q
quantity Of the sauce
Cadet Browne sid that he had takel
part in "fset inspections which con
sisted in the crcpping Of hot candle
grease or the bare feet II fourth cl;sss
men He Said Cadet Breth Was neyei
|5isopped oui Of his tent or put in I
Jacket.
What do you make fourth class lrer
do
Nothing in barracks, but bracing,s
answered he witness.
In camp have had a fourth class
man act as special duty man Hs
leaned my gun and bayonet and car
tied Mater and cleaned my tent.
The witness described how diets haf
been made 10 run down the ompan,
Isssreets while others threw waite or
them. This vas called taking bath.
DIG You eyer see mar bracad o
exercised 70 the init Of his power p
I.esse'liEsra g ~ asgsd Cen brooke
:; | could not say sgr l5iit have seer
them pretend e fam, u order y, b
l'exrus.sa from going any further witt
the exercise
What was the most Exhaustive thint
YOU yourself N.ssis required 10 do az |
fourth ella % man &
Easlng. cir. VAS the reply.
'loeseribe Il. please
II is a modification Of the setting o
sup drill for back and legs
Was Il on account ~ the danger O
lshazing or because they wished 10 !; vol,
4 scandal outside Of the academy tina
4 the CLASSES decided to do away w.i.h III
prac ,icss? asked Gen Brooke
There was no danger. SIR. ard "
voted 10 do away with the hazing be
Ieause Of the stories published abou. IT,
Isreplied the Witness
What besides braoing DO you re
slsGuire a fourth class man TO do in
lauired Gen. Brooke.
We have they do ridiculous fcrma
3 lions. Gre OF which NE call the barn
yard The men are designated b
names of barnyard animals and wile
.they are told % form they initiate tn
q ises made by tbs animals"
Do you make them do anything yo
tell them 2"
No, they are told to DO if, and the
lgenerally do all they are told
How do you account for this inlplic
obedience?" asked Gen. Brooke
The Witness seemed to be puzzled II
4 a moment and then said;
Well, when Iwas a fourth class ma
q the idea Of refusing 10 DO all WIS., re
Equired never entered my head, siis
Was there any brutality?
No sir there was no spirit Of brr
Z. tally In II: II there was brutality h
Z word, the fourth class man would II
sent II
Their he would have tosfight?" sul