The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-06
TREATED HIN LIKE 4 Doc
WHAT OSCAR. BOOB SAID OF HIS
EXPERIENCE AT WEST
POINT
YOU'LL BE KILLED IF YOU Do"
Told His Brother Not to Go to Uncle
Sans Nursery of Bud
ding Military Ge-
muses..

BRISTOL, Pa, Jan. 5.-The congress
sional committee which is investigating
the alleged hazing of Oscar Booz, COM
pleted its work here late this afternoon
and will be reconvened IN Philadelphia
Monday morning. Most of the testi-
mony heard today related to Oscar Booz'
mental, physical and personal character
| lstics Every witness called spoke of
the high character of the young man.
He was considered in good health before
he went to West Point and many per-
sons testified as to his changed condi-
ton when he returned from the academy.
1t was also brought out that he was
proficient in his studies.
The feature of the two sessions held
today was the examination of Rev. Alex
ander Allison, pastor of the Bristol Pres
byterian church at which the Booz fam
lily worshiped. Dr. Allison delivered the
funeral sermon at the obsequies of Booz
in which he made what the committee
thought were implied charges of severe
hazing Of cadets at West Point. The
committee had newspaper extracts of the
sermon read to the pastor, which he pro-
nOunced as correct. The members of
the committee, especially Mr.. briggs of
New York, tried hard to have DR.. ALI
son go ever the statements in the SER
mon. This, however, he could not do
saying he based most of his remarks on
what the family had told him and of
what he knew of Oscar Booz himself
The committee will probably finish it's
work in Philadelphia Monday, and will
begin the taking of testimony of the
cadets at West Point on Tuesday The
committees examination of witnesses
here and at Philadelphia has been most
searching and the congressman say they
will also make their West Point inVeSti-
cation a thorough one.
DR.. Allison was on the stand for more
than an hour. Harry Larzelare, Lewis
Spring Jr and Albert Baker, compan-
ions of Oscar Booz, were called i'll the
order named Each paid high tribute
to the deceased young man. Larzelare
said that Oscar told him that the upper
class men had treated him like a dog
The speaker testified that he had re ceiv-
ed letter from Oscar in which he said
several of his teeth had been loosened
as a result of the fight.
WARNED BY OSCAR.
Howard Booz, Oscars younger brother,
who became ill while testifying ycster-
day, was recalled today. Howard related
how he went to West Point to see his
brother, on which occasion he waited
thirty-fve minutes, and then had to leave
without seeing him on account of a
storm coming up. Howard said he want
ed to go to West Point after Oscar re-
turned home, but the latter said: You
will be killed if you do
Mr.. briggs asked: Did Oscar in his
resignation, give as a reason failing eye 1
sight instead of hazing, for the pur-
pose of avoiding notoriety?"
81 think he did," was the reply He
did not want to give the place bad
name"
DR.. Evan J. Groom, of Bristol, who
attended Oscar, said he treated him last
year for acute tubercular laryngitis The
witness thought tabasco sauce would af-
feet a throat which had been treated
for laryngitis. but did not believe that
it made him less able to resist the lodg-
ment of tuberculosis germs. DR.. Coon
corroborated DR.. Weaver, who had pre-
ceded him in every detail as to the per-
sonal characteristics of Booz. He did
not think, however, that the young man
was suited for soldier. He did not
think he could stand the rigor of such
a life.
After William H. -Booz, Oscars father,
and Miss Nellie Booz his sister, had tes-
tilted to few minor details regarding
Oscars illness and his school studies, 4
John K. Wildman, president of the
board of school directors of Bristol, also
testified to the good character of the
young man.
The committee then adjourned to meet
in Philadelphia on Monday morning.