The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-15
DRINK AND SMOKE
Continued From First Page.)

! N~'Nt'Ai'fNN
|
| Highland Falls for his entrance to the
academy he learned a good deal of what
! he might expect in the line of hazing
when he got here. He was initiated in
hazing at Highland Falls one night by
the "hod-carriers."
did you say anything there as to
what action you would take in case you
was hazed when you came here?"
| 81 did not talk much. / made up my
mind to do what l was told"
How many fights have you attend
ed?''
| "Six would be about right"
| NOW, if you knew that by doing so
you would be liable to be expelled from
the academy and your chances of be-
coming an army officer would vanish
would you attend fight?"
mo, sir, / don't think / would.
And do you think this would deter
others from taking part in fist tights?"
Yes, / think So"
''Allow me to ask a question" said
Judge Smith, 1.-THE punishment for
drinking Intoxicating liquors or bring
ing them into the academy is absolute
dismissal?"
Yes, sir"
"Yet this has been done. Liquor has
been brought in"
Yes, SIR
"Well, don't you think that the men
would attend fights and run the chances
of discovery and subsequent dismissal
just as we'll as they would take the 9TH
err risks?"
IT certainly would not
Suppose that in case a man was dis
covered at fight that he and every
member of his class would be dismissed
do you think that If such measures were
adopted it would stop all this fighting?"
asked Mr.. briggs.
Yes, sir, think it would"
eff a cadet on entering the academy
was to be made to take an oath against
fighting, do you think that would stop
the practice?" asked Mr.. briggs.
yes, SIR
Suppose you received a challenge to
duel the day after you got your APP
pointment would you accept it?' asked
Colonel Clayton.
Yes / would under certain circum
stances"
do you know that General Grant
said that he would refuse the challenge
and that If the offense was serious
enough he would rather kill his man
than accept a challenge in violation of
the military regulations 2"
Il think that is a case that every
man has to decide for himself" replied
the witness.
The committee adjourned at $50 un-
til o'clock.
The committee began the night SEES
sion at $3.50 o'clock with Cadet Brown
still on the stand. In answer to Judge |
Smith the witness said Cadet Albert !
was rather unpopular, but that Cadets
Stephen Abbot, Aleshire and Allen We're
popular.
Chairman briggs read off long list |
Of exercises and milder methods of haz-
ing fourth-classmen
Those in practice recently, the witness
said, were qualifying in the mess hall
IN prunes or sammy, scolding the gun
aer, bracing, sounding tecks, dragging
tent and examining feet.
Being pressed by the chairman as to
he unfairness of matching Keller
against Booz, Brown would not admit
hat there was anything unfair about it.
Judge Smith asked the witness If he
lid not think the upper classmen were
,onceited, arrogant and Ignorant in
heir treatment of fourth classmen, but
Cadet Brown could not see it in that
light.
Cadet Joseph Barnes, District of Co.
umbia. Keller's other section, was call
ID and examined by Judge Smith on the
ubject of the fight.
Cadet Barnes examination by Judge
smith was only partly gone through,
vhnn the committee adjourned at 1l:15
clock
The investigation will be resumed at
0 o'clock tomorrow morning.