The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-29
HEARING T0 End Today
Military Farce Nearing a
Close at West Point.
HAZEO TO EXHAUSTION
Several Witnesses Testify to
That Effect
HAZED TO EXHAUSTION


Of testimony. by the military court Of in
curry in regard TO the death Of Form
Cadet oscar L. Booz viii be finished at
the west Point Military academy tom5r-
row afternoon. Today's invest legation
brought out testimony TO the effect tina,
cadets had been hazed to a degree Of
exhaustion. The victims mentioned par
tcuIarIy were Cadets Macarthur of Wis
consin and Haskell.
Macarthur himself denied that he had
commissions, but acknowledged that he
had been exercised to such an extent that
he bad 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 Douglas Macarthur testified that
he had been hazed, but not to exhaus-
ton. When asked who had hazed him
be inquired.
us it absolutely necessary that L give
the names. sir?"
General Brooke replied that it was, and
the witness said:
mr. Dockery Of the present second
class. is the only one now in the acade-
my"
do you know Of any cadet fanung
from hazing?"
Eyes. j. T. Murphy Of the present
fourth class. I assisted him to his tent
I found him lying near kthe Zee tank
lie did not tell me what he had been re-
Quired TO do
Witness said he had hazed fourth class
IA al 81
and cOnceit out Of them. The witness
did not attend the class meeting that
voted to abolish bazng but the under
stood that agreement did not include brac-
ing
He denied having been seized with con-
vulsions. but admitted having been exer-
cized until he had cramps in his muscles
The testimony Of Cadet Charles IT,
Leeds Of Massachusetts was substantially
the same as Cadet Mac Arthur as to haz-
ing.
'D0 you remember Of any Of your class
men having gone to The hospital with a
broken jaw" asked General Clous.
mot from hazing SIR
or did not ask you that; from any
causae"
eyes sir"
"Cadet Caruthers. sir"
How was he hurt2"
'In a fight SIR"
"Wltb whom2"
I do not know, sir"
Cadet Edward N. Johnston Of Oregon.
explained that hazing and bracing are
absolutely unconnected. Bracing Is in
obliged In 10y upper classmen on fourth
classmen for the purposing of nsurng
them proper military carriage. The up
per class men, the witness said, considered
it mortal duty To maintain the erect
carriage of the members Of the corps.
Elcij Hunt, a Third class cadet. from
New York said that Cadet Haskell had
been exercised until he apparently fen In
faint but witness Thought Haskell was
conscious. Haskell had been found de-
dant he added
Cadet John C.. Pegram Of Virginia, was
recalled and admitted that ne had known
cadets to faint from hazlns He said:
"I exercised Cadet Kennel. I gave him
l-o eagles. think was in my room.
cad Williams called NE out into he han
and told me man had tainted Kennel
was lying down. I gave him some water.
lifted him up, and he said he was all
right"
ANY other cases
SCI heard that cadet named NcGinnfs
had tainted and that a plebe had also
tainted. TO the latter 7 carried smelling
salts. BE was 81 fourth class men He
revived"
"Did YOU ever hear Of cotton being put
IN cadets mouth to keep them from cry
ing or being hysterical?'