Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-10
THE HAZING Of CADETS.
The L,rgrtssional Com mittee Re.
-cs the Taking OF Testi-
mony at Philadelph p.
NEW WITNESSES ARE COMING FORWARD
The nr.th Family aud ANTHONY Bur-
nnm, of Frankfort, ~" Tent
mate Of Boos called ns witness
-s-,ad.,s HAD Pun with boos a"
Account at ui- Name.

est ndsts HAD Fun WIN b""s %"
Account of ui- Name.
Philadelphia. Jan. THE congress
sional committee appointed Tor the
purpose oi iuquiring into the alleged
hazinR of former cadets Oscar l..
iiooz. OF Bristol, Pa. aud John Breth.
nj Altoona. Pa. resumed the taking
Of testimony at the Lafayette hotel
The committee has fixed nine o'clock
~ for the beginning of the third gays
work, but 10 was 10 o'clock before
the first witness was sworn. The
4 committeeman attached much import
nnce to the testimony Of the day =
Witnesses The Hrcth family, which
firmly believes that john Broth died.
indirectly. 81 hnzing at West Point,
and Anthony Burnum of Frankfort,
ny. Booy's tent mate. were heard
during the day None of these Wit
ncsscs testified before the military
board Of inquiry.
Anthony Humans Testimony.
Hurnam was the first witness called.
lie WAS told 60 state la his own way
what be knew 81 the matter under
consideration. Buruam said h" went
To- West Point in June. 1s9S. lie asked
Hooz to become his tent mate when
they went into camp iu July Of that
wear Oscar BooS. hc said. was "a nice
sort 81 young man aud up 10 the
standard of other cadets. The older
cadets had % lot 81 fun with Bou1 ON
account of bis name. The upper class
men and "a cadet named Bcitison in
particular. BurnHm said. ordered new
cadets 90 ,lo various things go see II
the new men would obey them. lie
did some things asked of him. hat
finally refused Go do so. believing the
third class men were only trying to
haruss him.
ordered out 10 Fight.
lie was ordered out to fight by the
"nrhtinr committee" thurman did
not know any members of this com
miiicc. After the contest Burnam
saw Houl living iu his tent. lie looked
detected aud had been crying Bool
told him he had been called out.
and that hc had received "A blow In the
stomach which rendered him ahso-
cadets said that BouS had Laid
down" The uptyr rlassmrn kept
haunting him. saving hc would make
no soldier. This was kept zap until
he resigned.
Tired out b., severe Routin~.
Human said Hoog. like all other
class men. was nlWnv. ticod out by
the severe routine 90 camp Keller.
his opponent in the light. wa expert
with his fists, Burnnm said. aud was a
fine g,mnast. lloul studied very iit-
lie ON accoun, of his eyes hurting
him On this account he stood low
In his class.
Told to Tah- Tobasco sauce.
Oscar also told Burnam how upper
class men told him llioozl to take
tohasco snuce. liooy, said liuruam.
was given a small bottle 81 tobasco
sauce aud told To take all of IL before
he left the table. lie took IL 10y the
spoonful. On one occasion liooz told
him that he put u lot 81 the sauce ON
piece Of steak intending not Ia eat
Il. Nm upper class man noticed this
and ordered Booz To eat the steak.
Oscar told Human the stun was ruin
ing his stomach.
HAD Taken some UImsrif.
Buruam said he had taken tobasco
Fuucc. hui never more than a drop
az time. tie did not know that "a
steal violence had ever been used to
induce Booz To take IL. lie said
"Bool was very unpopular. and il he
had made complaint hc would have
been treated still worse"
do not the officers of the academy
try To prevent hazing?"
on Lookout for Officers,
"Thcy do, but the officers are not
always around when the hazing is GO
ing ON. When any hazing was in
progress number of cadets were
usually on duty To watch for the Off
GERS and warn the halers If one
should come along"
While Burnam was in the fourth
class.a period Of about twelve months,
there were about ten men called
OUT TO fight. Fighting was prohibit
ed AT the academy, and yet no action
was taken 10y the academy officers To
punish any one as far as Burnam
knew. Burnam knew little about the
membership of the fighting commit
tees. AS far IA he knew they were
appointed 10y the class president and
were not elected by the class men.
In answer To MIR. briggs Buruam
said he was discharged from West
Point for deficiency in studies, espe-
cially drawing and mathematics. lie
said he positively had no animus
against the institution and had no
known enemies there either among
the officers of the cadets.