The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-20
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as the commanding of the mess table, to
be severely punished for permitting or
exercise on lower class men.
Cadet Albert ID. Dockery, of Mississippi,
was questioned at length on military regu-
read an extract from the United States
military regulations prohibiting nearly
everything which could be construed as
hazing. Then the general asked: Are
those regulations violated?"
Eyes, sir" replied the witness.
CALLED HE'LL SAUCE.
On being questioned by Colonel Mills, the
superintendent of the academy, the wit
ness said tobasco sauce, if not on the ia
bic, can be had by asking for it.
do you know any other name for it?"
asked the superintendent. After some hest
tation the witness replied: YES, sir, the
cadets sometimes called it hell sauce"
Cadet Charles NIGH. Eby. of Massa-
chusetts, was asked about the hazing which
used to be prevalent. but which. he said.
was discontinued about two years ago. He
described them as follows:
"Bracing''-An exaggerated form of a SOL
dierly position.
wooden Willie"-Continuous gun drill.
"Football'-Lying on the back and rails
ing the legs to a perpendicular position
six or seven minutes.
Notwithstanding on toes.
Managing on acknowledgements by
hands from bar with feet not on floor.
did you ever see a man faint while un-
dergoing any of these exercises"
was the reply.
Under form of exercise?"
"Eagling,' / think, sir"
How long did he eXercise?"
Il can't exactly. say; about five or six
minutes, L think"
WHO was the man."
Myself, SIR"
This reply caused laughter, in which the
women spectators Joined.
"Then you are an authority on fainting?"
said General Brooke.
mo, sir. / never tainted" was the reply.
Ely then. at the request of Superintend-
ent Mills, gave the court an exhibition of
what is known as "bracing." which did not
seem to be a very unnatural or painful po-
sition.
Cadet John X. Herr. of New Jersey, who
was present at the fight between Keller
and Booz, and who acted as one of the lat
ter's seconds. testified. The witness said:
"Thc men put up their hands and spared:
Keller landed a blow on Booz's eye ard
the latter turned his head away. He tried
to avoid Keller, who said: Stand up and
fight Then Booz went down from a light
helped up. but went down again two or
three times and wanted to quit. He got
a blow in the body, but not hard enough to
knock him down. Booz Topped down. He
cried and said he would give up. He was
not knocked out. He just laid down. After
the fight continued the witness. 81 told
so regarded by the others. and that he
could remove the stigma by fighting an
other upper class man his own size or
smaller. but he paid no attention to me-"
HAD he a mark on his body?"
eyes. he had n black eye"
Cadet Adam T. Cassad. of Kansas. testi-
fed that Cadet Booz was unpopular on
account of his cowardly conduct in his
fight.
sHERIDAN'S EXPERIENCE.
Cadet Philip H. Sheridan, of Illinois, said
he did not know enough about Booz to
form an opinion of him or nave any feel
ing towards him. Asked If he himself had
ever been hazed the witness replied: ct was
made to say Turn, boys. turn several
times"
From what is that taken?' asked
General Clous.
From 'Sheridan's Ride sir" said the
young fellow proudly.
What else were you asked to do?"
"Oh. some foolish things. such as riding
broom handles and sitting in wash bowls
in the company streets"
did you think that these acts humil-
lated your" asked General Clous.
mo. sir. They were not humiliating, al
though / did not like to do some Of them"
Cadet Troup Miller. of Georgia, had to re-
cite poetry OF prose lfOfn memory. lie na1
To do exercises. bracing, sitting up, and,
while he did not enjoy doing them, they had
no Ill effects on him.
Rigby ID. Valiant, of Arkansas. knew
Booz, but not very intimately. He knew
that the former cadet was not very popu-
lar, but the witness never knew of his being
hazed. He himself was hazed, had taken
part in pillow fights and a rat funeral"
The latter was held in his tent. The body
of q dead rat was placed on top of q box
and q towel laid over IT. Four lighted
candles were placed on the corners of the
box. A high priest was appointed, who
read from the BLACK Book"
What is that?' asked Captain Dean.
"The regulations of the Military Acad-
envy, sir was the reply
Valiant said flowers were placed around
the body of the rat. The services lasted
about half an hour. Several upper class
men took photographs of the proceedings,
after which the rat was buried. He had
heard the president of the Y. II C.. A.
called SANITY Mitchell" but It vas not