Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-20
SIX HazERS DISMISSED
West Point Cadets Who Abused
Sutton Severely OeaL With.
RICHMOND BOY N THE CROWD
Brother of Marine Lieutenant Whose
Death Has Caused Such a Stir, Had
Nose Fractured and Received Other
Serious Injuries.
(By Associated Press).

WEST POINT, n. Y, Aug. 19.-By
direction of President Taft sever
cadets were dismissed from the Unit
ed State Military Academy today fol-
being involved in the hazing of Rol
ando Sutton, brother of James n
Sutton. Jr., of the Naval Academy
whose death was investigated at An
napolis recently.
The cadets ordered to be dismiss
ed are:
John H. Booker, Jr., OF West Point
Ga, first class.
Richard w. Hooker, Kansas City
Mo-. third class.
Earle w. Dunmore, Utica. N. Y.
third class.
Chauncey C. Devore, Wheeling, w
Va, third class.
Gordon Lefebvre, Richmond, Va,
third class.
Albert E. Crane, Hawarden, Iowa
third class.
Jacob s. Former, Dothan, Ala, third
class
Col. Scott Supported.
The action of President Taft ant
Secretary Dickinson in directing the
dismissal OF the cadets, is accepted
by the officers of the army and the
civil officials of that department, as I;
clear indication of the purpose of tn,
administration to fully support Col
cnel Scott, the superintendent of tn
United States Military Academy, IL
his effort to eradicate the practice
of hazing in all it's phases from stu
dent life at the academy.
When it first became known tina
evidence Of hazing had been founc
in the investigation of the Sutton
case. and that seven cadets had bee
convicted of that offense by an arm
board. pressure was brought to bea
of war for leniency.
Appeals Intellectual.
While it was admitted by the
friends of the accused that the
should be punished. it was argued
that their offense was but a boyisl
prank. and not sufficiently serious t.
subject them to the odium of dismis
sal from the service at the very out
set of their career.
That these appeals were Intellectual
is accepid as a demonstration tina
letter of the law bearing on sue
cases by imposing the penalty of dis
misSai.
Boys Injuries Serious.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 19.-I
was stated here yesterday that it was
probable that Mrs. Sutton. who hat
pressed the recent investigation int
the death of Lieutenant James n
Sutton, Jr.. at Annapolis, in 1907
would demand an investigation int
the hazing of her son at West Point
II the sons injuries are as serious
as his long siege in the HOSPITAL woulc
indicate, 1t would not be surprising
il the mother will not be content will
action aimed merely to enforce discip
line at the academy.
The very concealment OF the detail
of the West Point ARRAY has not tend
ed to socthe a mothers nerves. IL
must be said for Mrs. Sutton tina
she has maintained an attitude O
bravery toward this second case, fol
she has said that il it were nothing
HlCIt IMAM du Oiuiudts AoNthS -
capade and her son suffered injuries
as he insists on writing her, that are
not serious, she would not thinl
harshly Of the hazers and would be
sorry that their careers in the arm,
might be ended by expulsion.
Her Feeling Charitable.
Whereas Mrs. Sutton has been DIT
ter against those who assailed her sol
in Annapolis. her feelings toward
those who attacked the son at Wesi
Point are those Of utmost charity ano
hopes that when she learns the details
there will be nothing 10 regard as re
prehensible against them
Cadet Sutton's nose was fracture
tie nrst time he was hszed. and
serious injury from a rail was inn;ci
ed in the second assault. confinine MN
l.