The sun., 1900-12-20
ONE CADET A ADMITS HAzING.
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WI W., -. d.o,, 4. tho .,biact ~
Wv" &c. r., ga, pap,r,mcnt ,ummi.sipn
-, h.r. vet. o,1iuIned To .lHy
wv -, ,,, a, tho ammo time "a. rapldly
:. ,,..l,l. Tho question. Nero confined
-, ,,,,,s,o,iyely narrow llm,ta Zach
,., 90. assed n no kn.w Booy. how Roo,
- -a,o,dod hv his fellow cadets. II they
~, 100, .oo, pooz ba,sd. II they had ever
- 90 L.a,d of t,basco or any other tahls
go non,.d bv violence down Boos's throat.
~ ,,,oy had over sesn or hoard Of any cRdct
,.,. .,,ntoc,sd to like treatment. II Booz
"os .oa,ion. n, hay wing been seriously
,,ad :, nj. eyht with cadet Keller. II he
a,.o,,, .a. in good health whom he left
,aI.,v In oc,ob.r ises
g. %, a. tho oa.. of Booy was concerned
A.. 49,, oue.,ions ooversd sub.tantIally
", -, ,i,o 81 i,,.rroaatorv. and. in fact,
,ha .rh,sct From this. however Capt
n.an ~ Nsior.Gsn. Brooke's stah. who
.c,ad ss R.oorder OF the Commission. Gen.
n,onta himself Gen. Bates and Assistant
80. Advooste Gensra ClouA who make
80 81. Con,nlss,on. broanhed OF into the
.ra, .rhIec, ~ hayins in the Academy
and the particular experience Of each In
s,,,,duoI witness. The bearing Of ehs cadets
nndor the sharp questioning 10 which they
we're .ub,ected might well have served as
. model for witnesses In any courS Of Justice.
WheIr voice. rang out loud and clear. yet
oarrving with them the fun shading OF re-
spect for tho tribunal and their superior
on4cers
Every reply was distinct and straishHor>
Srord r,,bout the slishteet trace OF hesitation
pr eyasion even when the questions could
no, have been otherwise than embarrassing
- Ia shay faCpa
cadets told OF rldic,ilou. performances they
had seen other cadets forced TO go through
or had been subjected 70 themselves. They
r>snonded with az prompt Yes, cir 10 the
,uuestton Of whether they did not know that
chs remnants Of tho hazinG practices now
IN voole were against the regulations OF the
Acadsrnv "a they did 20 questions OF mere
YormaIity as 20 their names and classes. Az
one point only did their memories prove treach-
erous That was whom they were asked the
mama. Of any members Of the present Cadet
s,orn. ,vbo had taken par1 In hazina They
xera able TO recall q few recent graduate
NOW in the army who had done a little hazing.
hut could not remember the name Of a single
,adst now here who had taken any part in the
buslness
A,,oge,bs, Including to-day and YES
,.rdav for.v-eieht cadets have been ex-
.mi,ed Altar hearing their testimony thero
r.r,ains onlv IN. alternative Of believing
aI,har mat IN. lata Cadet Boo1 was merely
o''Ao' I. " -, ha,.,lo.. 10 ,ro,,s,.Ir..
and much less trying than scores OF other
-. ,,,larw.r, or ,b,t carh and everv
'""e's "nue' ~ - .siiho,o,.i,.
one oi these man.y youhe 'si'oNs Hen"e'a"y ,n
w,,hn,t sinula .,ception thev testified
that Booz had shown the white feather In
"sred % nnder u tr,ltnc punishment, in this fight.
and in addition to ms several OF the WIZ
nesses testified that he was untruthful Sew
ora, oIso said that he had given weak ewes
", 80 o.. rasi,,ina and ou ooraed
that when he left he showed no more signs
Of IN bsol,h than when no arrived
oi III hea''h 'ian VINO" "c o. ,,
Every Nithesa wac eii'Ph"'i' III S'nH
that Booz's religious tendencies were the
subject OF ridicule. that he was nicknamed
Bibles because ol 'hose 'ehoen''es, anu
finally thai no cadet was ever fidonled or or
perseou,ed 10 any wa. pe.su,e & C., ., as ,l,n,s,,
faith II was admitted that Caoet Mitcheh
had been ncknamed SANITY Prayer Meet
ihes M.cnei.' ous 'pas passtaan, ta oS ,hs ~ ~
tho TACT that ne was fres'uen' Vi '"e VI y,
The testimony was unanimous % tina. mat
'tU" ~ I'll -
rather looked UP TO- ana 'ha' WINE ne was no,
Al A.
a,,,. ra.,ac,ed Tho s,ronges, uitrass on
s'e"lS w. do. SaD,,aI rnau,..nhau ~
this point was ,auei 2ainuo, T. iaIahSioet az eer
berger was asked ,,
81 am jew, SIR, ne tepneu
.. We're YOU eve suble'ied 10 persecution
or annoyance OF any R'hd because OF your
q Havey ever known OF any cade' 70 he
sir
g. Did you know cadet Albert A. |
did sir.
q Who was boozs tent fate' A. cadet
Albert. -,
q What was cadet NIberts rehgionF
A He wa, J"W, sir, also.
q Was Albert unpopular, A lie was.
sir. He was uncompail"nah" ana kept
much to himself. II" was not annoyed OF
ostrac2ed because OF his religion. II" stood
low in mathematics; ! believe mat IS one
of the reasons why he left the Academy.
The most interesting witnesses Q! to-day
were Cadets Joy. sheridan ana h06son, not
that they told auNtu!nS sensational regard
Ing N" Bou2 case none oil me witnesses
did at-hut u"Cthse thelr owh eNp'll"uo"
IN the ha2inS ordeal hhd particular features
that were AMUSING ',al"l SA,T!dhll u son
Of the late Gen. y II sheridan and Cadet
Iobson - "A bf5'h"r oi Lieut. ilchin"nd
Pearson Hoh-on 81 'He nav. On the tahasCO
question ,th"s' witnesses testified, as did
nearly MI III" others. mat lhey had been
forced "a tah" from one To ave drops az
time OF this or ln"s.-hau pepper sauce,
called by III" cadets nell sauce The sauce
wa. administered on thn Np OF their own
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