Show TWO DISMISSED SIX SUSPENDED Fate of the Eight West Point Hazing Cadets Finally Decided SCOTT OBDURATE WAS ONCE SUSPENDED FOR THE SAME OFFENSE HIMSELF Washington Aug 22 Announce Announcement ment meat was made today toda by Secretary of War Yar Wright that his recommendation for the punishment for tor the eight WestPoint West WestPoint Point cadets suspended from the mil military milItary ilary academy for tor hazing had been ap approved approved proved by President Roosevelt The he order to be Issued by Secretary Secre Wright based upon the presidents approval ap approval approval will swill dismiss from the academy the two first class men under suspension suspension suspension sion William T Rossell Ro sell Jr a son of or Colonel W V T Rossell if f the engineer corps of the army arm and Harry Ham G Wea Weaver Weaver Weaver ver of Illinois and the suspension without pay and allowances for one on year ear of ot the six members of ot the third class George Washington Chase of or New York James A Gillispie of ct Penn Penu Pennsylvania Pennsylvania sylvania Byron Bron Quimby Jones rones of ot New York William Nalle Nalie of Virginia inh William Wellington Brude of ot Alabama and Isaac Spalding of ot Oklahoma After Many Conferences Last Wednesday evening after atter Ser See Secretary Wright had had a I long lon conference confer conference COlt l lenee ence enee with Col Scott superintendent of Cr the military academy the secretary sent to President Roosevelt ill il for the disposition of ot the West Point cadet case The presidents approval of the recommendation was received by b Secretary Wright today toda In the conference held at Sagamore Hill participated in by the president Secretary Wright and Colonel Scott It was suggested that all nil of ot the eight cadets be suspended from the academy for one year ear without pay or allow allowances allowances allowances ances That was regarded as adequate punishment for the offenses against the law and regulations committed bythe by bythe bythe the cadets Scott Not Merciful Superintendent Scott however In Insisted Insisted Insisted that the maintenance of at l 1 pline at the academy required even more drastic punishment than would should be contained in an order of ot suspension He pointed out that the first class classmen men were confessedly the ringleaders In the hazing and that being older ol er than the th other men and in a sense re responsible responsible responsible for tor practices which had grown up at the academy they ought to be dealt with more severely than the others He felt In fact tact that if drastic action were not taken by b the authorities in this case his influence as superintendent of ot the academy would de lIe weakened materially With this view the president and Secretary Wright right finally final agreed Scott Once Suspended An interesting fact fart was developed by bythe b bythe the Inquiry into the cases That was that Colonel Scott the superintendent of ot the academy was suspended from West Yest Point when he was a cadet H He was found guilty by a board of ot hazing and was set back one year ear without pay or allowances The suspended cadets In the year of ot their absence from the academy willbe will willbe be in a measure under the authority of ot the army arm authorities although they will swill be permitted to do whatever they may choose Unless they should resign meantime they will be required to report to the academy on June next to take their places in the class below that of which they now are members |