The sun., 1900-12-29
J MORE TALK
OF HAZING
Cadets Relate Their Experiences
to the Military Court.
YOUNG GRANT A WITNESS
!. Grandson of Former President Says
He Did Eagles; Held Out Dumb
bells and Performed Sun
dry Other Feats.
YOUNG GRANT A WITNESS

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Harry b. Jordan of Washington of the
present first class was the first witness
called by Recorder Dean when the mill
tary court Of inquiry began its session.
His examination was very brief and his
testimony uninteresting. Cadet Elliott j.
Dent of Pennsylvania in reply to Com
mandant of Cadets Helm, said that he
had been hazed when fourth class man,
but did not have to go to the hospital in
consequence. He told of his being pun
ished for refusing to reveal the names Of
the cadets who hazed him to the mill
tary authorities of the academy.
Cadet Ernest d. Peck of Wisconsin
testified that he knew Cadet Booz, and
while he knew him he was sure he was
not hazed. He was rather left alone.
Cadet Henry G. Jewett of New York
said that he did not know Booz, as he
was absent from the academy during the
summer of 1898. No further questions
were asked of this witness. Cadet John
A. Berry OF New Jersey was also igno-
rant of the existence,of Cadet Booz, and
w. s. Browning of New York was un-
aware of Booz having been hazed and
denied ever having required any lower
class men to partake of pepper sauce.
v Ex-Cadet John II. Doyle of Philadel-
phia; who was in the academy from 1897
to June, 1900 was then called and sworn.
In reply to General Clous the witness
said:
81 remember Cadet Booz. / spoke to
him after his fight with Keller. l told
him he had not acted right in that bout
and that he ought to have gone on He
spoke in such way to me that he show
ed he was tired Of the place and wanted
to leave"
DOyIe's Experience.
In answer to several questions from
the other members of the court Doylt
said that he had been exercised a grea
deal. He felt fatigued frequently, bu
never suffered afterward.
Cadet William n. Nichols of Connecti
cut said that he belonged to the thirt
class and was in camp in 1899. He wa
exercised then and did 250 eagles. I'll,
was alsu braced and hung to the stretch
er, but MOI all at the same session.
Cadet Ulysses S. Grant, grandson o
the ex-president of the United States
who is third class man, was the mex
witness. He stands second in his class
the leader of which is Douglas MacAi
thur, a son of General Macarthur. III
was examined by General Clous and sal
that he was admitted to the academy i
1899.
"Were you hazed in that year?"
''Yes, sir. did eagles, held out duml
bells, did footballs and other exercises" "
"How long did these exercises lastH
.About five or six minutes, sir"
did you have to do anything else"
Eyes. | took part in practical joke
and ridiculous things"
'Were you hazed more than others {
less"
81 think a little less than many other
sir"
Lieutenant Eugene +. Jervey, Jr., q
instructor of languages at the academ
was then called and sworn. He had Ci
det Booz in his class in 1898.
In reply to the court the witness said
.'Booz was not of particularly healtl
appearance and did not seem to be su
of himself. He was not particular
bright and not very quick. He lookt
like a man who the more he had to leal
the less he seemed to know. His mari
in the first week We're proficient, b
# steadily declined. There was nothing
his appearance regarding neatness to ii
tinguish him from other cadets"
Cadet NEacArthur's Evidence.
Cadet Douglas Macarthur of Wisco
sin. leader of the third class, followed t
lieutenant in the witness chair He W
S examined by General Clous and said:
Il entered the academy June IL, 1S9
M / was hazcd, but was never exhaust
or nauseated from exercising | had
do foolish things, among which was
review a turtle passing down the co
u many street during the encampme
when was fourth class man."
"Do you remember any upper ella
men who hazed you?"
''Yes, sir"
'Who We're they?."
'Is it absolutely necessary that | gi
the names, sir?' asked the witness.
General Brooke replied that it was a
the witness replied: MIR. Dockery of
present second class is the only one III
in the academy"
"Do you know of any cadet faint
from hazing"
q Yes: J. J. Murphy of the pres'
sslarion5oIyo, Il assisted him to his te
lo.iI,'peke nndia, al lying lear the ice tank,
ls-.Snot tell me what he had bt
s,Mired to do"
1aDid you haze any fourth class n
yonrself?"
81 made some of them brace, but l
not exercise any one."
sWhy did you brace fourth class mel
ITO take the rough edges off new
and take conceit out of them," was
answer. :,
Cadet George W. Cochen of New
when sworn snid that he had heard t
Cadet Macarthur had suffered from {
yulsions in camp after being exerci
in 1899.