The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-23
CURSES FOR OFFICERS
Reveille Gun Moved to Threaten the
Superintendent's Door.
HAz6Rs WHO WERE PUNISHED CaEERED
List Of Those Who Are Expelled and Of Those
Who Are Suspended For One Yeor.
Root Signs the Order Of
Dismissal.
(By the Associated Press.)


Washington, May 22.-The names of the
cadets who have been dismissed from the
West Point Military Academy as the re-
suit of the recent disturbances there are
as follows:
Henry L. Bowlby, Nebraska.
John A. Cleveland, Alabama
Traugett f. Keller, New York.
Raymond A. Linton, Michigan
Birchie o. Mahalley Texas.
All these cadets are of the second
class.
The following cadets have been sus-
pended.
Olan c. Aleshire, Illinois
Benjamin f. Mcclellan, Mississippi.
ames A. Shannon, Minnesota
Charles Telford, Utah.
All of the second class.
Also Thomas NJ Gimperling, Ohio, and
Harry Hawley, New York, of the third
class.
These cadets are suspended without pay
until April 1st 1902
The order of dismissal Is signed by Sec
retary Root and states that it is issued
'by direction of the President upon the
recommendation of the superintendent Of
the Military Academy" The same Ian
guage is used regarding the suspensions.
There was no court-martial of these ca
dets, but under the law the secretary has
the power to dismiss or suspend cadets
upon recommendation Of the superintend-
ent board of officers in this particular
case was appointed which made a thor
ough examination of the disturbance. The
board reported the fact to the superitend-
ent and the superintendent made his re-
port and recommendations to the Secre-
tary of war and upon this report the sec
retary acted.
The following is the report of olonel A.
L. Mills, superintendent of the West
Point Military Academy, upon which was
based the action of the Secretary of War
dismissing the five cadets and suspending
81 others for a year Colonel Mills says:
Il have the honor to report that at
dusk on the evening of april 10Th, 1901.
Immediately after teh dismissal of the
battalion of cadets on it's return from
supper, a largenumber of cadets became
engaged in an inSubordinate demonstra-
tion directed at the superintendent of the
Military Academy. The demonstration
tooq place in the main sally port of Cadet
barracks, then in the arer of the bar
racks; in the sink; on the plain north Of
barracks, and, finally, in front of the su-
perintendent's quarters. It consisted of
cheers, ending with the names of two re-
Gently punished cadets; several profane
yells directed at the superintendent, and
the moving Of the revielle gun from its
ACCUSTOMED place to a position on the
plain Immediately in front Of the superin-
tendent's quarters, at the door of which
the muzzle was pointed
THE pretext for this demonstration
was punishment awarded Cadet Robert
r. Ralston, second class, in orders Pub
lished at parade that evening. The ac-
tual cause as established by the testf-
mony of Cadets under oath taken by
board of officers, convened the following
morning, and which has made long and
exhaustive investigation into the affairs,
was the resentment of a group of insubor-
dinate cadets of the second class at
measures taken by the superintendent
to enforce the law forbidden hazing.
when the civilian candidates report
ed ut the military academy for the
March entrance examinations, it became
evident that members of the fourth class
were disposed to improperly interfere
with them On March 1st, Cadet J. b.
Richardson, was detected molesting one
and was punished. On March 27th, 1901
Cadet Lieutenant Myron S. Crissy, Sec
ond class was punished for 'bracing,
fourth class men in the manner con-
demned in the report of the Congression-
al investigating committee in session
here last winter. On April 10th, 1901
Cadet Robert r. Ralston, second class,
was punished fer a fragrant neglect or
duty.
The evidence taken before the board
shows that the group of cadets referred
to, resenting the first and second of the
above punishments, began to engage in
secret meetings, in which the superinten-
dents actions were criticised and con-
demned and ugly terms were applied to
him by other cadets. Other evidence
shows the demonstration was first pro-
posed in ranks at parade, Immediately
after the order furnishing Cadet Ralston
was published, by three cadets prominent
in the group. and the arrangements for
it were completed by them in the mess
hall at supper
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