The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-12
Every Witness Called Before the In
vestigating Committee Is There
fore Expected to Answer.
HAzING DEFINED AS CRUEL
TESTIMONY OF A MEMBER OF THE
"sCRAPPING COMMITTEE"
sFunny Formations I'm the Hospital
Young Macarthur Haxed Until
He Went Into Mysteries.

WEST POINT, n. Y, Jan. 1.-THE con-
gressional committee Investigation into the
causes of the deaths OF Cadets Booz and
Breth and making inquiries regarding the
practice of hazing at the military institute.
decided to-day that every witness called
must answer any questions put to him.
Congressman briggs. Of Brooklyn. said
during the course of the hearing to-day:
w are here as representatives to get
all the facts, not only in the cases OF Ca
diets Booz and Breth, but In every partic-
ular regarding hazing in the mess hall or
any other pace in this institution. The
academy is on trial and every one connect-
ed with it. and we intend to show the coun-
try the truth OF the matter and hazinS
must 60" These are the lines on which the
committee is going to pursue its fnvestiga-
ton, and consequently to-day's sessions
were more than usually interesting.
Cadet George r. Spalding. of Michigan.
who acted as timekeeper at the Keller
Booz fight. was the first witness called TO-
day. and after being sworn was examined
by Congressman Wanger. He said he was
an e~xoficio member of the "~scrapping
committee being the vice president of his
class.
us that a standing committee?"
Eyes. sir; but there is not so much use
for it now as there was some time ago"
The testimony then reverted to the Booz-
Keller fight. bringing out nothing new.
Some OF the Congressman wanted 10 know
why the cadets did not settle affairs OF
honor with the army six-shooter, but
witness said he thought in that case the
fourth class men would be at a greater
disadvantage than in a bare-knuckle con-
test.
cadet Spalding said Mr.. Huetzler, of the
class OF 1902. an unpopular man. had been
dismissed on account Of dement's. Wit
ness admitted that officers were inclined to
ignore delinQuencies except in cases of I'M
popular men. He was asked:
did you ever know of a case of hazing
in the hospital?"
81 have heard Of something going on
there. There may have been some funny
formations. I never heard of any one be-
ing punished by the authorities for hazing
in the hospitals"
Cadet John x. Herr, of New Jersey. said
he had known of funny formations In the
| hospital, but he knew of no hazing there
and had never heard of any cadet being
punished for hazing in the hospital. Wit
ness hazed whenever he got a chance, Ca
Diet Grant being among his victims. The
witness said he had been dismissed from
the academy about a year ago, but had
gone to Washington and secured his rein
statement. His dismissal was connected
with hazing ~ofenses. of which 1.-The author
tiles had become cognizant.
Cadet O.. n. Tyler, of Maryland, testified
he had been "eagled' four hundred times
for no offense at all, made to hang from a
stretch and made 10 do other things He
came near fainting. Witness refused to tell
at first who hazed him. but the committee
decided he must answer and he did so by
saying that Cade Evans. since expelled.
and Cadet ]. A. Barry, OF the present first
class, were the hazers.
"Who haZed Macarthur
There were two men, of whom Cadet
Dockery was one"
Tyler told of the hazing of Carpenter.
present first class. interrupted the hazers
and made them desist. Carpenter was put
TO bed suffering from muscular couvulsions.
He was also delirious and hysterica1.
What about Macarthur"
HE was the worst case here. He had
commissions, and IL took quite a while TO,
bring him around. 1 saw him in bed
whimpering Historically"
Cadet Edward II. De Almond, OF Mis-
souri, said he had given fifteen drops OF
tropical pepper sauce TO Cadets Pegram
and Roseile. but TO no others. He never
heard of any hazing being done In the hos
pital. but had heard OF funny formations
there. He also hazed Williams. who was
| afterwards dismissed. and a cadet named
1 Davis.
Congressman briggs asked the young
Missourian 10 listen to his reading three
words and their meaning from the diction-
airy. The words were ''barbarous." ''bru-
tal' and "cruel." Now, which Of these
describes the form Of hazing practiced by
West Point upper classmen when a man is
pushed to the limit of his endurance?'
I'm such extreme cases." said the witness,
II should say cruelty describes 1t best. be-
cause IL causes pain"