New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
HAZING INQUIRY ON AGAIN
TWELVE CADETS EXAMINED IN ,,rr1
TAR1 COURT.
STORY OF a CADET BEING BOUND uaNn
AND FOOT AND PLACED UNDER
WATER FAUCET.

West Point, N Y. Dec. 26.-After a f-hr;s.
mas recess Of three days. the military Court OF
Inquiry this afternoon resumed its investigator
Of alleged brutal hazing at the West Point Mili-
tary Academy.
Twelve witnesses were examined bv Generals
Brooke. Bates and clous. They were All of +ta
present first class and classmates of so,-,oar
cadet Breth. One of them. Cadet Tidhau of
Virginia. swore that he had seen Breth ex-
hsusted after going through an exercising or
deal in camp in 1897 Some of the man ,,,b
we're hazing Breth gave him whisl5ev when ba
became exhausted. The witness could remem-
Der only one Of the hazers. and this was LIEN
tenant Mumnna. who was graduated last year.
Cadet Russell said that he had heard of a
cadet being bound hand and foot and placed
under water faucet He could not vouch for
the accuracy Of his information and did not re-
member the name of his informant
The witnesses were all asked whether they
had held any conversation with other cadets
as 10 the Withholding OF testimony at the ;n
vestigation. and they all denied that such
thing had taken place. They said that on the
contrary, all the cadets were anxious that
everything should be told.
Tomorrow Congressman P. o. Phillips. Of
Cleveland, viii be witness in reference to the
statement made that ne came to the academy
in 1898 in order TO have his boy protected from
hazng.
Mr.. Phillips has denied this by telegraph, but
he sent word to-day that he would be in court
tomorrow afternoon.
Horace Booz. OF Bristol. Penn. a brother of
Oscar L Booz, who died three weeks ago. will
also be here tomorrow. and it is understood
that he is coming here to testify These two.
with the exception of Father o'Keefe will be
the first outsiders examined since the court be-
gan the taking Of testimony here
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by officers and several women. who watched the
proceedings attentively. There were only two
men civilians in the room besides the reporters
The first witness called was Cadet B. F.
Browne, Of Virginia. Of the first class In
reply to General Clous, the witness said that he
knew Booz, but did not remember his being i'll
while at the Academy. He denied having given
any hell sauce" TO any fourth class men The
witness said that he knew q cadet named Nc
Manus. who took e teaspoonful Of the pepper
sauce, just to show his fellow cadets that he
could do so. McManus was a third class man
al the time. and suffered no i'll effects from his
taking such a quantity OF the sauce.
Cadet Brown said that he had taken part in
'feet inspections" which consisted of dropping
hot candle grease on the bare feet of fourth
class men. Some Of the questions and answers
follows:
Did you know Cadet Breth?" asked General
Claus
yes. sir: he was In my class"
Did you ever know OF his being dropped out
Of his tent?"
NO. sir.''
WAS he ever put IN a straitjacket?"
mo, sir; never heard Of such thing in the
academy"
What do you make fourth class men do?"
Nothing in barracks but bracing," answered
the witness. In camp have had fourth class
man act as special duty man. He cleaned my
gun and bayonet and carried water and cleaned
my tent"
The witness described how cadets had been
made to run down the company streets while
others threw water on them. This was called
taking bath
WAS it on account Of the danger Of hazing or
because they wished to avoid scandal outside
Of the academy that the classes voted to do
away with the practices?" asked General
Brooke
There was no danger. sir. and we voted to
do away with hazing because Of the stories pub
nsbed about it," replied the witness.
Was there any brutality in the hazing that
you know OFF"
NO. sir. there was no spirit Of brutality in it,
If there were brutality by word the fourth class
man would resent it,
Then he would have to fight" suggested Gen
e-al Brooke.
Yes. sir"
"And get beaten"
No not always. sir: the fourth class men
have won fights"
DO you know Of any men being especially
prepared or instructed in ighting?"
NO. sir"
WAS Cadet Keller prepared for his fight with
Cadet Booz?"
No sir; Keller was rather poor boxer" was
the reply.
did Keller ever have any other fight before
he fought Booz?" asked General Bates.
No. sir"
Then he was not known as a fighting man?"
asked General Brooke.
No sir"
These questions were evidently prompted by
the receipt Of q newspaper clipping sent TO the
court during the Christmas recess. which stated
that unless man was skilled in boxing he had
no chance at West Point against cadets with
bruising abilities.
Cadet Brown was exactly one hour the
stand. and his examination was the most thor
ough and exhaustive which has taken place
since the court began its investigation.
Cadet W. D. Smith, Of Maryland, the next
witness. He said that he had a fourth class
man 70 make up his bed, clean his gun with hop
cards, carry water and do other work for him
in his tent
Did you ever know of a cadet being dragged
from his bed and out of his tent to the street?"
There was always bedding under him, SIR
was the reply
The witness described a number Of ridiculous
things done by fourth class men at the bidding
OF upper class men. He told among other things