The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-02
THE HAZING INVESTIGATION
Military Board Reviewing the Tes-
timony at Governors Island.
The Congregational Committee to Be-
gin ITS Work on the HOOP
Case Tomorrow.

NEW YORK. Jan. z.-Tbe closing work
( CT the hoard OF enquiry Investigating the
hazing methods at West Point relative to
+ Cadet Oscar L. Booz's death. vas contin-
/ ued at Governors Island today. The board
! will go through the 1,S00 pages OF testi-
mony.
/ IN addition to the session OF the military
/ board there VIII be another Investigation
on the part Of the Congressional commit
! tee Of which Repres entative Dick Of Ohio
is chairman
The committee wiz meet tomorrow to
decide on methods OF procedure and dis
mittee viii 90 TO Philadelphia. Friday.
thence to Bristol, West Point. and per-
haps TO this city.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan 2.-The third and
what may prove 20 Be me NEST important
+ chapter IN the CadSt Booz haZing case will
have its opening IN this city tomorrow
/ when the Congressional committee to in
vesdgate the alleged iT-treatment Of Booz
at Nest Point Military Academy, holds
the first Of what viii doubtless be q long
series Of sessions
Par,or D, Hotel Lafayette. has been Sc
Iected by the committee as tbs room in
which its Philadelphia meetings viii be
held Representative Waugsr. of Norris
town. and Representative briggs OF New
York, two Of the committees members,
stopped over in Philadelphia on their way
| home from Washington On Monday and
concluded the necessary arrangements.
ParIor D is the same in which the mill
tary court OF enquiry. headed BY General
Brooke, sat while in this city
Coming 50 soon after the investigation
just concluded by the military court CT
enquiry, the investigation by the Congress
siOnal committee IS awaited wiJh more
than ordinary interest. not only BY those
directly concerned in the BooZ case but
by thousands OF others all over the coun-
try. By many il is predicted that as
sensational as were the facts as to haZing
at West Point brought out BY the military
court OF enquiry, those ELECTED by the
Congressional investigation viii be even
more astounding
one reason for this belief is that the
Congressional Committee has the power
10 punish for contempt any witness
brought before ii who refuses TO answer
questions. The Military Court Of Enquiry
lacked this power, as Deputy Judge Advo-
cate General CIous was compelled to ad-
nit on at least two occasions One wit
ness who refused TO answer at least one
important question WAS DR.. Willis P.
Weaver, OF Bristol. the physician who at
LGuGEQ OdEEt DEDE II the tctLASE > AGIdA III
ness. 1t was understood at the time of
Or. Weaver's refusal that it was made be
cause of a desire upon his part TO place
his information on that particular point
before the Congressional Investigating
Committee first. Whatever his reason
there is no doubt that the doctors testi-
mony viii be interesting Ex-Cadet Sig
mund 5. Albert. Of Lancaster. who also re-
fused 20 answer important questions be-
fore the Military Board. IS certain 10 be
called as a witness
Other witnesses who viii probably be
placed upon the stand. and whom the
military court of enquiry did not call.
are the father and physician Of former
Cadet John Breth- Of Altoona Both have
made public declarations of their belief
that Cadet Breth was practically hazed
TO death
It is not unlikely that all Of the wit
nesses the Congressional COMMITTEES VIII
summon in Philadelphia or vicinity VIII
be heard in one day. after which the COM
mittee will adjourn to West Point The
report OF the military court of enquiry,
which is expected to reach the Secretary
Of War before the Congressional Com
mittee has concluded its sessions. will
hardly be made public until the Congress
siOnai Committee has heard all the les
timOny 1t cares to have