The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-13
ARE STUDENTS pRIvILEGED7
,rpoE FoRBEs's LEyIBNr CHARGE
ON IHE I1HACi TRAGEDY.

..,,. I-ts.s.e No Cri-e e-a that che
Tr-s.dy Wa. Entirely U.,ste-tis..i.
trH,cl. March IA circuit term Of the SUI
,r.ms Court convened this morning with
c,.nd and trial Jury. Judge q. A. Forbes is
A.. prssidinR Judge. IL was whispered about
,o,n that the Judges charge would be In re-
is,Iou 10 the recent freshmen banquet tragedy.
t.nsdistely after court was opened the
Judse after instructing the jurymen a. to
thsir duties in general. said:
The Court very much regrets, gentlemen.
that Il finds . duty devolvinR upon II to call
vour attention specifically to one offence
,bich. It is charged. has been committed in
,our county. aud that 10 the offence which 10
shareed to have been committed recently by
s.rt.ln persons upon certain others. who are
s.uominstsd fellow students. in your univer-
sity.
"Institutions OF this character have sprung
M all over the Union. and the great intelligence
which has come from those institutions Of
e.rning for more than two hundred years. and
the character OF the men who have been
produesd BY them. certainly speaks In
very high praises OF the Institutions
themselves. and you should get no
false notions as Grand Jurors with reference
10 certain habits or customs which have arisen
In colleges We have our iudg ents. either Of
condemn nation or approval. with reference to
certain transactions By students In UNIVERSE
ties and COLLEGES
you will recognize the fact that IL 10 not an
essy thing to control q thousand or two thou
sand young men. and they are not TO be con-
dsmned for their innocent amusements. nor
are they TO be condemned when an accident
occurs They are not to bs csnsured
severely and beyond all reason for faults
-
have been . custom from time immemorial
IN their institutions. But those sports and
customs should be guarded and surrounded
By such care and psinstaking that death could
not occur in consequence OF them or serious
personal injury to the parties involved.
An accident OF this character IL unfortunate
for the institution itself. and 10 equally unfor-
tunate for those boys who were thoughtlessly
engaged in 1t, az well as for all OF the students
and faculty. The question. gentlemen. Is
what 10 to be done? In taking up the inves-
tsation OF this case. It should DO taken
up for the purpose and with the idea OF pro-
tsrting an institution which has grown
In favor In this land. q college young
In years. but which stands as high as
any college in this land. and 10 recog-
nizsd as among the highest institu-
lions OF learning. This Institution should
not be endangered either By thoughtless or
overanxious attempts on the part OF the Grand
Jury to crush the institution nor to admins
ter such rebuke to IL or its faculty as will en-
j. SAYING what am sssins that the faculty Vol q
this Institution approve OF II. nor OF very many
students in this university and other UNIVERSE
Gsntlepen: you will proceed to the inyssti-
SSsis IN e.: id:n thss he been
4 N neI A.
ne commission Of that crime. Let NO man
upon the Grand Jury or of the Grand |
Sst university was 90 thoashtlsss and I'M.
nndiul Of human LIE that plan was premed- |
e az .hsa s. %sSs e thne sosS
i:::.ti:s,iss ;sesia psins = .sa d SR
ans q w tx RI .as ONE to re Ss. se
Of murder could sos Ss ns fo es
had auth an Ind q tina. were
and With his, ability. having In view the par-
Sss been eom%ittsd d any. viii GUIDE S SoS.
take the responsibility Of saying to you as
the nyssts alton Of this case unless sI you sRSii
md that the evidence warrants IL. with the
id,s 9, PRODUCING sS an in%ietmsnt for murder ~
oS!S. sSO 1s ss isTov.d
ssa YOU may Be satir.1 satisasd :itSsr , WITH
the absolute innocence OF the parties who
ger, s.rs connected with It or you may. csnsurs
sS. i /: 70 he e ; sSSsnss indo
aad d. pslIss s ' Vino s.s !:
s sts 2: ,Ss MhS hsyS Of this trans.
soiSins need BE- cons.ssS DO not 1 mean SI liz
! mediate perpetrators them selves but their
isllo.s. because there Is somebody that Knows
With the conduct and lnvsstig alton Of this
a Sc:. who Who U SaaS, 70 Be
.tas.tloa. far 0 as this Court IL sis sSsr
should Ss Saa ana Il. issts 80 prSdussS
y. \. ne Court as 20 construs everything that
e e far as this band OF students are eoncerned
M nsf th no dss,rs on the part Of the Court
11lis. which dsyolvs upon courts and Grand
honestly made. And this Grand jury can
% Int" n s:Ss and ;sss tsss :ss5s
' Visions Of ths statute spprshsnd that
verdict by the Grand jury. would meet with
'aI Satisfaction SO far as the people are
=. But neither you nor cannot. II We would.
|.ssaps the responsibility OF an honest and fair
. yer i may be, and it should be your high
N tSsU and your greatest pleasure.
|. these persons who may and can prop- (
w y b acquitted. and who ought not to
! u. gt'ess ea or on the other hand, II you
is.S, nad that the offence was Wilful. neg
.nS and an improper use OF power and
~ ans 70 produce injury. then you have bat
~ o.her duty to perform. and that IL to
M, setsrlze II as crime or to pass upon II 80
=. "a ~ expression will 20 forth In this coun-
Iu.t = n e THAT the Grand JURY thinks Of con-
, cannot believe that in the id ADMINISTRATION
.nI th!s gas. upon the night Of this
~ is etims that there was any student .
= ~ Intended TO commit or who supposed that 4
IN vac CON hitting crime, and il Ii shall .
M Se' mat y vas tho ug less matter with '
AZ en- lntehtion on the part Of anybody 70 y
~ MI az injury. then IL will be your duty to
u, 90 N this Investigation and 70 say Il so i
- may os known, On the other hand. t
iheIs VAS an intention TO commit h
tAs there was an Intention 10 cause r
'4 rnh, u mere Was al Intention to commit an q
Itoldf 1 1ab nat was partnsd kuTpossly. then.
srls.ai aud tnat duty should be performed 4
n s1sI While II 10 somStimss hard Ia h
= ~ Hence that Is satisfactory, 1t seems 10 !