The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-19
Have Learned that mt Least Fffty-Nine
Kinds of Franks and Forms of
Torture Were Practiced.
CADET LYNCH INS0LENT
UPHELD FIGHTING AND SHOOK HIS
FINGER AT GENERAL DICK.
Testimony of Douglas Macarthur and
w. G.. CapIcs-Latter Called Out
an Expert and Was Licked.

WEST POINT, N. 4, Jan. lo-luc Gull
gressional committee will probably finish
the investigation at the Military Academy
tomorrow. The congressman have probed
deeply into the hazing which has been
maintained at the cadet barracks and camp
for several years past and have obtained
a mass of evidence additional TO that ad-
duced at the military court of inquiry. They
will make strenuous efforts to wind up
their work here by midnight tomorrow.
although il is not improbable that they
will have to hold sessions on Monday.
The fighting traditions were gone into
again and some additional information was
cleaned in that respect cadet A. J. Lynch.
of New York, was thoroughly examined by
the committeeman as he is looked upon as
the authority on fighting at the academy.
When General Dick began to question him
he became argumentative and shook his
finger at the chairman several times when
parrying some of the generally mild re-
proofs.
At times he leaned across the table which
separated him from the chairman's table
while he spoke in insolent manner to
| the general. He upheld the West Point
| fighting code and declared that he would
| fight any man of his size and weight and
said that any man who would not do so
was not fit to join the army.
F! General Dick exhibited good deal of
forbearance, but finally gave up his ques-
| tioning in unconcealed disgust after he had
given the '.fistic expert a sound piece Of
| advice.
| For the first time during the investiga-
/ 4Har o~o
cadets in the first class who. from the
time they came here plebes, have been
opposed to hazing and fighting. Cadet
Francis w. Clarke, of Illinois, testified to
| this and said that these practices should
| be abolished. He was complimented by
Mr. briggs. who said that Clarke was a
credit to the academy.
| Cadet Macarthur, who yesterday strenu-
| ously denied having had commissions or
| hysteria, on the occasion of his being
violently exercised during the summer en-
campment of 1899 at the West Point Mill
| tary Academy, was called again to-day.
| Young Macarthur is pale and anything but
| robust in appearance
| MACARTHUR'S TESTIMONY.
| Mr.. Wanger questioned the witness to-
| day and in reply to series of questions
Macarthur said: my health. appearance
| and nervous temperament are now about
as they were in the summer of 1899. The
day on which the exercising occurred was
| exceedingly warm and L was feeling more
Frustrated than usual"
| who directed you to go to the tent on
| the evening in question:
cadet Dockery, SIR
You say the soiree at which you and
| the other fourth class men were exercised
was going on In two tents?"
''Yes, SIR
"Dockery and Barry, you say, were the
men who led in the hazing?"
| Eyes, SIR
| And they went from one tent to the
other?'
"Yes, sir. 1t was about dusk when 1
went to the tent. The hazing 'soiree' lasted
| over an hour"
| Macarthur always said muscular
cramps" when describing. his condition
| after the hazing, and his interrogation in
variably used the word Commissions"
You found another cadet in a fainting
condition some time afterward during that
encampment?"
Eyes, sir. 1 found Cadet Murphy I'm a
bad way. unable to control himself, and
1 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 Colonel Helm the
commandment.
Ibid you testify?"
/ "No, sir / awaited myself of my privilege
under the regulations of not answering
| questions, as 1 did not care TO go any
further into the matter" was the reply.
Were you ever hazed again." asked
/ General Dick.
mo, SIR"
| Wasn't 1t because you obeyed the COM
mands of the upper class men?s
Il was no more submissive than the
other fourth class men,
Then perhaps you gave no more Of
! fense?''
II don't remember having given any
us that so? Then you were hazed for
nothing?" said the general
| Yes, SIR
| MAY FIGHT TWICE.
! when a cadet is called out and after
a refusal to comply with the requirements
OF an upper class man and ne fights once
does that settle It? L 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"
| "Who is hep"
Cadet Colley, of my class sir"
Judge Smith handed the witness a list of
names of the cadets. who, according to the
several witnesses examined previouSlv had
/ been engaged in fist fights
Can you add TO that list of names?" was
asked.
mo. sir, cannot" said Macarthur. after
scanning the paper. He gave a similar
/ answer when asked to add to the Iist of
forms of hazing exercising on which the
committee has now fifty-nine methods re-
corded
Young Macarthur was then excused and
/ Cadet William G. Caples, of Missouri wa .
called and swore Judge Smith read oyer
the list of fifty-nfne forms of hazfne and
asked the witness how many Of them were
in vogue in the camp Of 1897 when he was
/ fourth class man. Caples knew OF about
forty OF these forms being practiced when
he was In his plebe year.
| did you ever take part in a fight ?''
asked Judge Smith of Cadet Caples
Yes. sir; when | was a third class man
1 fought Cadet Clark. fourth class man.
What was the cause?
He swore AT me I'm the barracks area
! and | called him out"
1 'Who won on that OCCASION
He did. l was whipped" replied Caples
| That's strange: upper class man
whipped by plebe." interjected MIR. Smith
/ He was a good boxer. / could have got
a better man than / was. TO fight him bur
| L chose to do my own lighting" said
| Caples.
| was he bigger man?'
mo. sir: he did not have any decided
| advantages.
'You say Clark swore at your said Mr..
briggs.
Eyes, SIR"
'sThen. IN my opinion. you were perfectly
| justified I'm calling him out" said the