Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-18
BOOZ CASE STILL ON.
Cadets May Have to Fight More Than
Once.

Once.
West Point. N. Y, Jan. 1S.-Cadet
Douglass Macarthur, who yesterday
strenuously denied that he had convul-
sions or hysteria on the occasion of his
being violently exercised during the
sumasr encampment of 1899 at the
west |oint military academy, was call
Ell again this morning by the congress
slonal investigating committee.
In reply to questions by Mr.. Wanger.
Macarthur said:
My health. appearance and nervous
temperament are now about as they
We're IN the summe ROT 1899. The day
on which the exercising occurred was
exceedingly warm and l was feeling
more Frustrated than usual"
Dockery and Barry. you say, were
the men who led in the hazing""
Yes. SIR"
How long did your exercising last y,
1T was about dusk when l went to
the tent. The hazing lasted over an
hour"
Macarthur always said muscular
cramp' when describing mis- condition
after the hazing and his interrogation in
variably used the word "convulsion,'
you found another cadet in IA faintiny
condition some time afterward during
that encampment?
Yes. sir: found Cadet Murphy in a
bad way. unable to control himself. and
| helped him to the sink"
Did You report the fact of your being
hazed?"
No, sir, the fact became known to the
authorities of the academy and an in
vestigation was made by Col Heein thte
conlmandant."
Did you testify?"
No. sir: l awaited myself of my priyil-
eye under the regulations of not answer
ing as | did not care to so any further
into the matter" was the reply.
Were you ever ha.ed again:" asked
General Dick.
NO. SIR
Was it because you obeyed the COM
mands of the upper class men,
Il was no more submissive THAI the
other fourth class men,"
Then perhaps you gave no more Of
fensec''
Il don't remember having siven any
offense the first time
rs that so: then YOU We're hazei ecr
nothing?" said the general
Yes. sir.
when cadet is called out and after
refusal to comply with the require
lnents of an upper class man am 1e
fights once. does that settle it? I mean
is he hazed or made to fight again?"
1t does not settle it, sir. They are
hazed and may have to fight again. I
KNOW one who had to fight twice"
The witness was unable to add to the
forms of hazing or exercising, of which
the committee has now 50 methods re
corded.
Cadet William G. Caples of Missouri
Was sworn. Judge Smith read over the
list of SO forms of hazing and asked the
witness how many of them We're in vogue
in the camp of 1897 when he was a
fourth-class man.
Cadet CaDles said he knew Of about
40 of these being practiced when he was
il, his plebe year.
Dld you ever take part in a fight %
asked Judge Smith of Cadet Caples,
Yes, sir. when I was a third class
man. fought Cadet Clark, fourth
class man. because he swore at me in
the barracks. 1 was whipped" replied
CABLES
That's strange, an upper class man
whipped by plebe," interjected Mr..
Smith.
He was good boxer"
You say Clark swore at you?" said
Mr.. briggs.
Yes SIR
Then in my opinion You We're perfect
~ Justified said the Brooklyn congress-
man.
That is not necessarily, the opinion of
the rest of the committee, I hope" said
Judge Smith.
Nov before you are excused, Mr.. ca.
pes is there anything else you would
wish to say to the committee?" said Mr..
Dick.
Il should like to say, sir, that no class
ought to be judged on it's record until
it reaches the first class stage. 1t should
be remembered that up to it's first class
year it's acts are always under the tute-
lage of the first class. think our last
campaign was remarkably free from
hazing and exercising of every kind"
THE committee recognizes the fact
that last summers camp showed &.
marked improvement in that respect"
said General Dick.