Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-28
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
PINEAPPLES AND QUININE.
Ine of the Delicacies Served at West
Point.

West Point, Dec. 2s.-When the mill
tapy court of inquiry resumed today it's
investigation of the allegations of brutal
hazing of cadets by first-class men at the
United States military academy. Cadet
Harry B. Jordan. of Washington state,
was sworn by Recorder Dean. His ex-
animation brought out nothing new.
+ Cadet Elliott ]. Dent of Pennsylvania
said he had been hazed when fourth
class man. but had not to go to the hos
pital in consequence He told of being
punished for refusing to reveal to the au-
thorities of the academy the names of
the cadets who hazed him.
80 did you know Cadet Booze inquired
General Clous.
He was pointed out to me- said Dent
and I was told that he was considered
to be very worthless"
Former Cadet John r. Doyle. of Phila-
delphia, who was in the academy from
1898 to June 1900. testified that he told
Booz after his fight with Keller that he
ought to have gone on.
''He spoke in way that to me showed
he was tired of the place and wanted to
leave" added Doyle.
''Were you ever hazed?" asked General
C!ous.
a teaspoonful at one time" was the re-
ply.
@Who gave it to you?'
cadet Bender, who was discharged
He began by giving me few. drops.
think it was Bender who started the Civ
ing of pepper sauce"
Did it hurt you?"
mo, sir: it was unpleasant, but it had
no injurious effect that know Of
In answer to several questions from
the other members of the court the ca
det said he had been exercised a great
deal. He felt fatigued, but was not
afraid afterward. :,
Did you ever have to eat disagreeable
food?"
=, Yes, sir, on one occasion 1 had to eat
some preserved pineapple Then the
witness made a grimace and then added
but there was plenty of qunine mixed
up in it,
Did yoa know Cadet Breth or know
him to be hazed?"
Yes, sir; saw Cadet Bender exercise
him and saw him exercised to the ooiza
OF exhaustion, but he went as far as h..
could go. / knew him at the prepa ratorv
school in Baltimore and there he vas
found physically deficient by Mayo.
Wynne-I mean to enter this AGA demv >,
The witness told of an association
which was formed for the purpose of in
1tlatlng candidates for admission to TT
west Point academy, who were prepar
ing at Highland Falls. This society was
known as the 'hod carriers"
Cadet NJ. N. Nichols of Connecticut
SAID that he belonged to the third class.
ana was in camp in 1898. He was exer-
clsed then, and did $50 eagles" He
was also braced and hung to tho
stretcher, but not all at the same ses-
sion.
Did the hazing continue in the bar
racks?' asked General Clous
NO. sir; not after recitations in No
vember'
do you know of any cadet having
fanted after eXercising?'
Yes; l remember the case of Cadet 7
haskell, who is not now in the corps
Did the authorities investigate .he
matter?' inquired Col. Helm.
Yes, SIR
The witness then told the court that hi.
class agreed at the time not to submit
to hazing by upper class men, In renlv
TO colonel Helm he said that the class
asked the commandant to release them
from the agreement.
why did you ask for this releaseo"
Il think the upper class men spoke to
US about it and we were afraid we would
be cut by the upper class men,
HOW do you look upon the matter
now?' asked the recorder.
Il think the action we took was all
right promptly replied the witness.