The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-28
JUDGE christian De-
nOunCeS /" Indirect
ness and Injustice"
SHABBILY TREATED
SAYS THE JUDGE
"Star Chamber" Proceedings Are
Divulgcd in Lengthy State
rncnt--Would Not Open
Case When Informed
OF New Evi-
dence.

In lengthy statement made public
yesterday, Judge George l.. Christian, Of
this city. reviews the recent action OF tue
management of the Virginia Polytechnic
! Institute in denying admission to his son
for alleged haziiig. sharply crittcises the
faculty and the board OF visitors OF the
school. and in words Of untnistnkeablc
plainness dcnounces what he character
Ices as "methods of indrectness, pur-
sued nv faculty and visitors alike to sc
grent detrlmcnt OF the institution and the
serious injury Of the student body IN
general and the four dismissed cadets IN
particular.
The statement is in reply to the recent
publication setting forth the faculty side
OF the controversy, and is III the nature
OF an appeal to the bar OF public opinion.
& Claiming that he and Ills son have been
denied common Justice Mt the hands OF
the school managers. Judge Christian
seeks yindlcation before the people OF the
state, and In doing this, expressed the
belief that he has rendered great pub-
lie service by exposing the methods py
which these outrages were pcrpetutted.
He declares that he would not under any
4 circumstances permit his son to re-enter
The Virginia Polytechnic institute. and
} in this connection says that hH enort is
solely 10 reveal the true onditions, as
he understand them. to vindicate the
wrong inflicted upon the cadets, and TO
call the attention OF patrons OF the school
to the true state Of affairs existing
therein. While he does not indicate
+ dearly what further steps he VIII take,
#3i, is understood to be the pu rpose ST q O.
Judge Christian to lay the ent.ro mai
IL Ter before the General Assembly at It's
coming session. 1t Is further under
stood that United States Senator John
". Daniel, who has throughout the con-
troycrsy acted as the advisor OF Judge
+ Christian. will shortly prepare and Issue
q statement to the public.
History Of Case.
The prominence OF Judge tristan AND
the air OF mystery thrown about the
case by the school management have
served to attract the attention OF the
entire State to the affair. The alleged
hazing occurred in September last at the
opening OF the present session Of the
IpHt!tute. Bawlcy. a new student, was
'.bucked" by Andrews, mn old student,
snd young Christian and two other.
CADETS were discovered In tho room at
4 Tho tina OF tie occurrence. The faculty
regarded the ofense seriously. and after
consideration refused to allow the four
cadets TO lnatriculate. Efforts on the
part OF Judge Christian and Senator
Daniel 10 have the case reopened and the
z Judgment OF the faculty reconsidered
allied.
An appeal TO the board of visitors was
likewise Ineffective. The board met in
This city. heard lengthy arguments from
Judge Christian and Senator Daniel and
sustained the faculty, refusing to make
the proceedings OF the session public, or
even to reveal It's decision. the nature OF
which had to be eascertalned from an un-
,hicial source.
What was behind this mystery thu
public could only guess. Judge Christian
how. in precise terms. describes the en-
Tire matter as a "star chamber proceed
'ngs,. hints at ''thwarted" telegram
md mysterious visit from man who
lried to frighten him off the scent, de-
.lares that records were suppressed, and
that stenographer, which he and Sena-
tor Daniel took with them TO report at
their expense what they had to say TO
the board of visitors was turned out.
ut behooves the General Assembly to
inquire, Judge Christian says; and else
where: SIS this the measure of justice
10 whom we commit our children for
guidance and training, who stand to-
wards them In loco PARENTS, and for
whose regulations they should be even
more solicltous than for tho protection
OF their persoss and their mental train
ing?"
The Statement in Full.
The paper is "live" from beginning to
end. 1t is given here In full
! have been very reluctant to say any
thing for publication about the alleged
case against my son. convicted OF being
one Of a party engaged ~ ha Ing at the
hat reason only refused to be allowed
TO fnHtriculate for the present session,
but have done what could to prevent
cnr.. snn pubeatlon nnye pursued adn thlz nS
myself had done anything that we were
nlther assumed or afraid for the, world
10 Know but because such publication
% was most distastcful to both Of us could
!hlknt ln,ure this State institution, which
Mhs s;r,sa most anxious not tp DO,
han been hoMGbyes the sde Of the fasItE
Is my duty, not only to my son and my
self, but duty ! owe to the people of
vlrsinia. 10 Icy them know the facts Of
ng,, ns case, how aMa lM .ns especially to let them
faculty, and how + have been treated BY
Ii, % scbne tnot ahs hs naw pa,snts slS patrons
70 be, treated should they have m The the
Iemerity, as had. and go to that inst.-
!ution, as did, 70 Investigate ~ Why !''i It's
loors .had peen barred against the adj
AS + Informed the president OF this
INSTITUTION IN the only Interview I Was Was
priylleged TO have with him on this sub,
hated in Virginia among my own people,
With whom ] have spent my life, the
people ! both love and belssve In, aid