The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-19
TESTIMONY OF EXPERTS
Cadets With Regulations as Haz-
erS Under Examination.
Paul D. Bunker Acknowledge Hav-
ing Administered Tabnsco sauce
A Conflict OF Evidence as to the
Amount Given by Him-PrObabIe
End of the West Point Enquiry.

WEST POINT. y. Y. Jan. 1s,-The Con-
gressIonaI Committee of Investigation,
which announced this morning that they
| hoped 10 finish up their work here tonight
and leave for Washington Sunday morn
ing, continued the examination Of cadets
this morning.
Cadet Paul D. Bunker, of Massachusetts.
a member Of the third class with con-
siderable reputation as hazer, was first
led 10 the witness chair. Bunker hac
| braced fourth class men and given shem
| tabasco sauce. he saI0. He never admin
istered more than fifteen drops of the
| sauce
After looking over a list Of the fourth
class men the witness recalled the names
of Bates and Crystal, 10 whom he had CIV
en- tie condiment-
Then you can only recall The names
OF these three out Of numerous others TO
| whom you administered the dose?" asked
Judge Smith
Yes, sir"
Did you not force Cadet Dillon to
take half a teaspoonfuI of the sauce?"
No. sir I don't remember that.
never gave anyone more than fifteen
drops"
had forced him 10 take half a teaspoon
full Judge Smith read DflIons testi-
mOny TO Bunker. but the witness could
not remember ever having given Dillon
any sauce
The witness said he had never engaged
in any fights, either as principal OF sec
Oad- and he declared that his hazing
repertoire was exceedingly small. His
orders to fourth class men were confined
s-s-. IT.
popular airs, ride broomsticks, charge
sparrows with fixed bayonets, and stand
on thei: heads.
The witness said that he stood feet
/ II IA inches and weighed about 200
pounds He could only recall having hazed
Two men who were his physical equal
Many of the others. he admitted. were
small men, such as Fourth Classman Dill
Ion, who weighed about 100 pounds.
Bunker said, as he had not been
through his fourth class camp, he had an
easier time, as a plebe, than the average
But was not your fourth class year
the bIuest year in your whole life p asked
Judge Smith.
Yes. sir; I think it was"
Then the life Of the fourth class man
must be made burden to him through
out the year,
Well, / know that I felt blue. sir
Charles Burnett, OF Illinois, a member of
the first class, and President Of the Young
Mems Christian Association was next
brought in. Burnett entered the Academy
In June, 1887, and held the cadet Offices
Of corporal. sergeant, ara first sergeant.
Burnett had also been Corresponding See
rotary and Vice President Of the Young
mems Christian Association before assum-
ing his present office in that association
General Dick probed into the stories
that cadets are railroaded into the
Y II. c. A In reply to the questions
the witness said all but thirty-eight of
the cadets in the corps were members
OF The association. The method to Sc
cure members was to send cards to all
the fourth classmen when they entered
the Academy. Some men were personally
visited, also. The men in the new class
who showed special interest were then
summoned to a meeting and were told to
visit all their classmates and try TO get
them TO Join