The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-07
INTERESTING STORY
IN WHICH AN ALABAMA YOUNG
MAN FIGURES.
OeveTnl Students mt West Point Who
Were Dismissed-All of Them
Have Trfumphed In Spite Of
Injustice.

Saginaw. Michigan, Courier-Herald.
President Roosevelt has just nomi-
mated for appointment as lieutenant
In the regular army Raymond A. Lin
hon. OF Michigan, and Henry L. Bowlby
Of Nebraska. This is the beginning of
the end Of one of the most interesting
and stirring episodes that ever occur
red in connection with the military
academy at West Point.
| Just at the close of the Spanish
American war Colonel. now General,
"A. l.. Mills was named as superintend-
emit OF the United States Military
academy at West Point. Just then the
celebrated Boos hazing case developed
land the authorities were determined
Ito maintain the strictest discipline in
all matters connected with the acad-
iemy. The exact line between hazing
land the duties usually expected of the
tplebs had not been determined, and
khe whole school, including the mill
nary staff in charge. was on tension
Regarding matters being developed at
THAT time. Then young officer, one
tof the most popular cadets of the
Uchool, was punished by being reduced
IN rank. and having his chevrons re-
fmoved for not having reported some
slight and trivial matter that took place
lat the mess hall.
a A General Uprising.
This Incident not in the slightest
orally supposed. caused revolt among
the students and melted the greatest
uprising in the history of the institu-
itton. In the evening practically the
kwhole school, consisting of hundreds
Sof cadets rallied on the campus, shout
I0d class yells. and in many ways mani
tRested its disapproval of the action
taken relative to their fellow officer
land cadet, and in the excitement drew
tover the capnons from the Hudson
Sfver bank, dragged them wildly across
the campus and pointed them at the
puperintendent's house
(, This constituted a breach OF dis
teipline that the military authorities
,kelt they could not ignore. For weeks
and weeks Investigations were carried
ion each cadet being obliged to testify
as to his knowledge of. or part in the
.affair 1t was finally decided that
Live of the cadets should be dismissed
lseveral suspended and stu more pun.
Anshed in the various ways at the
tAcademy. The heaviest penalty, dis
tmissal, fell upon the leading cadets.
lviz:' Mahaffey OF Texas president OF
the class: Cleveland of Alabama. Bowl
by of Nebraska, Keller of New York
land Linton of Michigan.
Never Saw The Evidence
| Not one of these men mas ever been
able to see the first piece of evidence
rendered against him.. and now 1t is
positively known that in the case OF
Linton, at least, material portion or
Hhe evidence was in error, as another
kcadet was certainly mistaken for him
in the twilight. when the gray forms,
booked more or less alike. Other lead
ers in the demonstration were young
Phil Sheridan. General Nc Arthurs
SON and others, whose names have been
souallv prominent in America. Young
Alyaro, son OF the president Of Ecua-
dor, participated in it and wa discip-
lined for his part therein. 1t was
Through his advice that the five dis
missed cadets went directly TO the Of
tSice of the Guayquil ard Quito rail-
wav in Wall street, and engaged as