The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-25


early to-day.
Mai John NJ. Bannister. surgeon u. S.
A. was recalled, and told OF his testing
the effects OF partaking OF four drops Of
tropical pepper sauce. such az Is used IN
the cadets mess hall. He said he tried
IL last night By dropping four drops OF the
sauce on the palm o. his hand and taking
Il up with HIS tongue. He swallowed the
sauce, although IL tasted hot like the
taste OF a cayenne pepper pod. His throat
be said. was very susceptible 20 any irri-
talion, but he felt no ill-effects from the
dose
Two young ladies' who were present
when he made the test IN a spirit Of fun
did likewise. and they. too found no diff
dculty IN swallowing the same quantity
In reply TO Gen. Clous, the witness said:
Il positively swear that the taking Of
this sauce could not directly or Indirect
" have caused tuberculosis Of the throat
or IN any way be the cause Of death OF
Cadet Booz two years after his partaking
Of it,"
Heard that Breth Was ''Exercised."
Cadet John II. Poole, OF Michigan, swore
that he never hazed Booz. lie knew
Breth. who was a member OF his own
class. This was the fourth class in 1851.
did you see Breth hazed?"
NO. sir. but l heard he was exercised
considerably"
what are the relations Of the upper
class men 10 the fourth class men?'
"With the exception OF exercising
which has been abolished, it is about the
same as formerly. We require them 10
do special work about our tents, cleaning
guns, making up beds, and so fourth"
''Iave you heard of any fights since
last encampment?"
Eyes, sir: heard OF four"
Between upper class men and fourth
class men?" inquired Gen. ClOus?"
Eyes, sir"
WHO won?" asked the general.
1.-TWO were won by upper class men,
one by a fourth class man, and the other
was n draw"
Ca6et Leonard A. Prunty, OF Kansas,
had himself taken pepper sauce. The
quantity was half teaspoonful. He suf-
fered no injury from IL, the effect pass
ing away in ten minutes.
Cadet William NJ. Cooley, OF Michigan,
said that he could not say that he had not
given sauce to lower class men.
Have you seen 1t given, and II so was
any force used?"
II saw it given several times in the
mess hall. but no force was used. The
men were told TO take it and they did.
Eight drops was the most / ever saw
given"
Dragged from Their Tents.
'Have you known of any cadets being
dragged from their tents?" asked Col.
ClOus.
Yes, sir, I was dragged myself when
a fourth-class man. l was lying on the
comforter on the floor Two or three men
caught hold OF it and pulled it, with me
on top, out OF the tent and up the COM
pany street"
William p. Plat, cadet from North
Carolina, followed with similar evidence.
He had been haZed himself, but there
was nothing brutal done TO him. He also
had 10 do special duty for upper class
men.
Cadet Louis Soleliac, of Ms ryland, who
was a third-class man when Breth was
in the fourth class of 80, said Breth was
not haZed any more than any of his class
fellows.
Cadet Emory J. Pike. OF Iowa, heard OF
men being required 10 eat soap, but never
knew OF positive case.
in treating fourth class men by your
methods of haZing. was any difference
made between the sons OF rich men and
those Of poorer classes%'
well sir there would be no distinc-
tion except the rich mans son was con-
ceited." answered the witness.
''Why do you haze fourth class men ?''
asked Gen. Brooke.
Fourth class men are new and green,
and Ihey are hazed TO make them con-
form 10 the rules, to obey their superiors,
and make men out of them"
ALI on the Same Footing.
"If the son OF a general or the son OF
President OF the United States, came
here. would he be hazed?' asked the
general
"Yes, he would: if he were conceited
and it is likely he would be hazed any
how"
you then evidently wish 10 make them
all feel that they are on an equal footing
that none is better than the others?' said
Gen. Brooke.
That's the idea, sir'
Cadet Orchard Furnval, of Pennsyl.
Vania, when sworn, said:
Il knew Cadet Breth; I was his room
mate for a month. and he never com
planned of his health"
Are cadets allowed TO use tobacco?'
inquired Col. ClOus.
NO. sir"
"Do you know OF any cadet who uses
tobacco|'
Eyes, sir; Breth used it. He chewed It
and also smoked IT,"
ITO what eXtentg'
Almost constantly; he chewed nearly
ali the time"
WAS Cadet Breth required TO cal
soap?"
ale was required 10 eat something;
don't know whether it was soap or not -
In reply TO Gen. Brooke, Cox said that
when a cadet in the fourth class was con-
ceited Il was taken out OF him by haZing
How long does the conceit last?' ask
ed the general
About twenty minutes" replied the
witness.
''Ah. then II Is exercised" said the
general. jokingly.
''Yes. sir"
"Does II ever return?"
mot while he is a fourth-olass man
sir"
Gen. Brooke questioned the witness al
length on the cadet code OF honor" and
the witness said; "Our code requires a
man not 10 do anything ungentlemanly
Sometimes a class has caused a man q
resign for making false statements OF
doing something in violation of this code
ANY deviation from this standard
tlen. would be closeiy investigated by IN,
class. and there is no Intermediary be,
tween absolute truth and falseho0d?" in,
Quered Gen. Brooke.
THAT Is exactly the idea. sir
The court adjourned until Wednesday
December %
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