Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-17
CADET HOTLY SCORED.
Judge Smith Flung detectives
at Dockery.
DTcK GAVE HIN A WARNING.


West Point, n Y, Jan. 17.-f3a
gresham Nanger, or Pennsylvania.
before moro testimony was tiissit,
addressed tile other congressional
committeeman. ana referred to the
published reports of the Kissing inei-
dent that occurred on TuesHsay. Ar.
,,anger said. III part. that ii at least
two newspaper army officers were
charged with taking part in the iisss
ing. He desired, however, to express
his firm belief that no expression OF
disapprobaton was made by any
army officer present ut the time He
was pleased to hear that Colonel
Hein, acting superintendent OF tie
academy, had Instituted Il thorough
inquiry regarding the matter. slr.
Wanger said since the committeeman
had been treated with the utmost
courtesy by all the officers and he
would be sorry should any erroneous
impression become prevalent through
out the country.
General Dick and all the commit
teemen eoneurred with the views Of
the Pennsylvania representative, and
the matter was then dropped.
Texas, who was classmate of for
sworn.
During the course of his testimony
the witness admitted that the pur-
pose of calling out a fourth class man
was to have him whipped. He had
never heard of a fourth class man
winning in a fist fight with higher
Ii f.t,t Il ,.f y,
fights that We're called draws.
Cadet Albert b. Dockery, of Mis-
souri,, said he had exercised young
Macarthur, who was with five or
six other fourth class men.
what was the reason for hazing
Macarthur"
For not bracing hard enough, :
replied Doekery.
You are satisfied you hazed Mr.
Macarthur and that he was sick; in
faet I'D commissions after it," said
Mr.. briggs.
"Yes. SIR
Ibid you think il was cruel?"
eyes, SIR
Wet, young man, for your infor.
nation | viii tell you that | think
it was atrocious, base, detestable,
d1SETdtPlul, ulS0OtlOEdD1p. ulSEeDNIH.
bic, henious. ignominous. i'll famed
nefarieus, odious, scandalou3, shame.
full, shameless, villainous and
wicked" said Mr. briggs, and the
torrent of adjectfYes almost took
away Dockefy's breath.
Judge Smith got Doekery to admit
that when he found Macarthur was
Ill he felt anxious.
sr.., Al.
man to such degree why did YOU
not give him chance to fight?" asked
General Dick. HE could have
fought instead of hazing. Can you
think of anything more cruel than tc
exercise man into eonvulsionsa'
"No, sir"
"Was anything said about it?'
mo. sir /"
ness admit that he was worried and
went tie MacArthur's tent It was
dark and lie could Just see MacAr-
thur lying still on his bod and that,
fearing detection, Macarthur was al.
lowed to lie there without medical
aid
."fhen YOU and the others who
took part in the hazing of MacAr-
condition fearing that by doing SO
the facts would become known to
the authorities and YOU would he dis
missed from the military academy y
"Yns. sir,
General MEX switched to the meth
ods Of calling out fourth class men
and nittine Thorn against well trained
unner class men. He warned tho
witness a@einst the practice and
scored tira FOR taking part in unman-
" methods of practically forcing q
new corner to sure defeat and a
sound 6i''fhhing Mt the hands Of a
picked unper class man. The witness
was theo allowed to 20
Cadet John C. Pegram of Virginia.
during the course of his testimony
said he foupht with r. NJ. Smith. Of
the third class. In the barracks on
Nov 5 last TIE was awarded the
fight on foui and was in the hos
pital for n week after.