The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-02
THE CASE IS DISMISSED.
PROF. POLLARD ACTED IyDfS-
CREETLy. nor yIOLfTED NO Law.
So Decides Justice CrutchfeId-A Large
Number OF students Testify on Both
sidcs-some Indignation shown.

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Professor. had thrown out OF "a two-story
window OF the college. Mr.. A. y. Guigon
prosecuted the case on behalf Of the So
cicty for tho Prevention Of Cruelty to
Animals. whose president. DR. Jud. -.
Wood. was also Ga court Mcssrs. Pollard
and Gwaltney were not represented by
counsel.
Mr.. y. ". Hartman was the first stu
dent put on the stand. He stated that
when hc entered the class on the day in
question he ara not ina Professor Pol
iarl in the room. ana he heard the boys
lax about dog a few minutes later
Professor Pollard came la and told MT.
twaltncy 10 throw thc dos out OF the
window, which was oH the second moor.
WINES ala not see the dog afterwards
ne was late in coming TO the class. Dut
understood that the dog mad been eJcctea
cullen Pitt. the son Of rev Mr.. Pitt Of
Barton Heights said that Professor Pol
lard had ordered the dNE out. ana WheL
oaino ir again hc had % thrown out OF
the window ny Nr. 1"Hlcy.
Mr. k. w. NsiNory said. was going
from the post-oihrc % nay room wnen /
heard tie dog fan 10 the GROUND boishd
me 10 laid there for little while. nut
finally ran of. The dog was wrapped iu
clothes bag and had shoc-ooN u.d TO II.
when The haulagCs Wore cut tit Npb
..alked OIL ~ appeared 20 have IT'S breath
Knocked out hy tho falL
j. i. MCGEE saw the dog lying on the
ground with iis breath Knocked out. but
after a while BE- got up ana "ai'ea ae e''i'
D. -, Wells testified as 10. me hsht
which he saw between McseIs. Hartman
and Gwaltuey. Tic also saw the dog imp
ing about, which seemed 10 ne huIi on 'he
hi.l lcs The hght was caused hy an
opinion expressed in regard io The acton
o. Messrs. Pollard and Gwalney.
wRsIrfD ~ CLOTHES BAG.
Nr j. r. Raciand said. At 1920 l.. NJ.
came down stairs from tnc thlfd moor
end saw the dog i'm Professor Pollard 5
when 1 went after my mail hedrn Il
fhrmp and saw the dog on the ground
il walked about yard ana tneh lai9
down again. After tle clothes DAG anu
box bad been cut on the dog was taken
% the cottage. where II was rubbed down
Nur 'N els quick cure .,,
s. vs.. Jusus was ln the class wncn the
coz FIRST .-me in. u was pui OUT nut
came tack. and Professor Pollard then
told SIR oaaiiucy 10 throw the doS OUT
OF the window. which hc DID, Ihe VIII
Go,< hc fnoleht was from fifteen to
twenty feet from the ground. Ine dos
walked an ueht when 1t came into the
Edward Rgland saw tho dog put out
and come back, tie door having remained
O1tn Professor Pollard then told Mr.
Gwalincy. TO throw the dog out Of the
window. which he did.
j. Nj Tayior also heard Professor Pol
lard tell Air. Gwaltney 10 throw the dog
Out of the window lie nrSt hesltdltu
somewhat and looked toward the fio-
fessur. hut Dee then ala throw IL out OF
The window. .
similar testimony was given by NJ.
Tlegtnheimer another student.
Professor Pollard here stated tnat ne
wound assume the entire responsibility
but the Court stated that he could not
do 50. ana If one was guilty. the same
n. n. Slotler's testimony was the same
as that of Taylor and Flcgenheiner' ana
X. u. White, BOO addiucn' u. lh. "a, ln ,l
the DOC mad been rubbed with Wecls
Quick Cure by Ncssrs. Carroll, j. Ky
land. AID Ragland. The dog seemed TO
bc somewhat lame.
Is FANTASTIC AIriEf.
James p. Ragland heard "a thump, and
81 turning around hc sa" the dog lying
ON the ground dressed zap I'm fantastic
attire. He examined dog. but found
no bone broken. 10 was only somewhat
shaken up. The quick t19e applied
10 the dog was used ON football players.
lie thought 20 was "a proper remedy, aad
81 "a football player vas lDurc1 ne
would be rubbed with 10 any now. ne
dog seemed 10 revive soon altcl ihe idI'
and witness saw 70 again that afternoon
al O'Clock. but understood Afterwards
that It had been taken away oy the JAM
r.. l.. Booth saw the dog run into the
classroom two or three times before !
was thrown out OF the window hy dircc-
tipn OF Professor Pollard
g. ~ Wihingham gave about the same
evidence. but said be did no. hear PROBES
For Pollard say tiat the lecture was OF
more value than The dog lie, or words
10 that effect
sir. H3.tman was then recalled, and
said that tne prOfs SOr remarked fhat the
life of tho dog was not worth the annoy
ancc which 10 caused TO the class, on
words To- that effect.
Mir Ficgcnh elmer also was recalled, and
testified TO nearing this remark.
Mr. TAYLOR the agent OF the society,
Sale he aad measured the distance from
lce window 10 TIE ground, which was
fWenty-fOur feet and the ground was
hard some two or three students asked
him 90 Doe summoned so tnat ihcN cou4l
hear the ease In court However thcy
lid not know anything about the matter
and therefore were not summoned lie
ana rot hear OF any personal feeling IN
The matter on the part Of the students.
but some of them thought IL had been
Crue! 90 throw ne dog ON OF the WndQW,
ana EXPRESSED their satisfaction in seeing
the society take bold OF the case helleV-
ing that the accused should be prose
cuted.
DID NOT LIKE MATHEMATICS
This ended the testimony for the prose
cition. and Mr.. Gwaltney called the wit
nesscs for che defence. AIR. Is. r.. Lewis
was the hrst one 10 go ON the stand. lie
sold. "N hen / came down stairs saw
some Of the boys talking TO Mr. Taylor
she agent Of the society. ana give MN
their names without being asked lie
VAS the nrSi one 10 enter that class that
morning The dog had been I'm every class
txccut mathematics. 10 disturbed the les
son Some time ago a grasshopper ruined
Dlr lecture and 1 killed H. The dog came
into the class three times before 10 was
thrown out of the window The lecture
vas then continued. ana while attending
g. 1 heard some OF the boys down stairs
SOL. Cruelty him, Cruelty him. 4 saw
the dog afterwards. but 10 aid not limo.
l.r. cohen offered himself 10 be sum
fnlnc1 as a witness without being asked
and SO ala Mr. j. ". Justis and Mr.. Lacy.
Young men from The country come 10 the
COLLEGE % learn, while The boys from the
city only go there for the fun of IL. l
Oh not desire to come TO court. ! sat
nrxt TO Mr. Gwaltncy and saw the whole
natter There was some Indignation over
tie throwing out Of the dog and heard
some Kissing among the boys down stairs.
A. G. Durham said the dog was very
small and 10 had been pitched into The
classroom hy some one about four times.
Professor Pollard went into the Latin
class ia order TO find out who pitched
the dog in. and said that If IL came IN
again be would have IL thrown out OF the
window This was subsequently done.
The dog was wrapped I'm clothes bag
and was then put into "a shoe box win
the head and feet sticking out. When
thrown out OF the window the dog seemed
90 Dee out OF breath. but when the STUN
was cat on the dog ran around. II seemed
20 no stunned some. but ola not llin-.
IL was picked up by one Of the students
ana carried part OF the way.
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