The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-11-02
VERDICT RETURNED
IN HAzING
CASE
Famous Suit Tried and Settled
in q Day-Much Fun in Po-
lice Court Over Testimony.

Whether or not university students
are guilty of assault and battery when
they duck one OF their number in an
rrigating ditch because he refuses to
obey orders of upper assmen and had
forgotten the college yell. is an impor-
tant question that came up for so.uuon
In the township court Of Judge Poaock
at Reno yesterday.
The thirty-four men charged with
student. in one OF the university bitches
were arraigned in court to answer the
charge.
VIII Barrett the prosecuting witness
tod the story OF the assault
on cross-examInatlon Barrett testified
that he was III for 3e hours: that five
minutes after he approached the group
OF students on the morning Of the al
legged assault he was thrown into the
ditch: that he crawled out OF the water
and gong behind one OF the bui dlnss
took off his clothes and waited untn Il
o'clock for them to dry and then went
home. He a so aimed to nave had n
head injured from being thrown into the
water. but said there was no cash maae
nor id L b eed, nor did he have 20
the services OF surgeon.
- He also took a severe tilt at the at
torneys for the deiendants Huskey &
Levers. saying the students took up
collection among themselves and raised
in ali SIS for ch h were 10 be &C.
Tended. This raised laugh in the court
room In which the attorneys for DO Il
sides Joined.
The case was easily the most popu al
attraction that has been bltlod in The
justice court for many day. he
number of the defendants. the fact that
All of them have many friends. aad the
knowledge that Mrs. Barrett was aga II
going to take the stand aud indu Sc IN
the game of thrust and parry with the
tdeTendans- attorneys Il ed the room.
Things finally got TO such pass that
Cons. abe Bill WI son mad 10 st a w
by four scanting and bar out The curl
Gus ones who had gathered to listen to
the famous case.
Mrs. Barrett was agan called to the
stand. Attorneys Huskey and Lewels 8
had offered TO drop the case II $3.50.
which she said was the value of her
son $ clothes. was pad by the students.
They offered me SO over the phoAe,
but I spurned IT," said Mrs. Barrett
with emphasis. She declared that she
had never offered to settle the case Tor
money so far as the crlmlna proceed
ings were concerned.
Mr.. Levers was put on the stand and
essified that he had talked with .lfs.
egarrett over the telephone and that she
had told him that If the money was paid
the who hing wou be drop. ed put
that IL the money were not forthcoming
Sut WOu u nave tHttAi al II Ah[ PVtANN
court.
When Mrs. Barrett was asked II Mr..
Barrett had not with an oath refused
to talk with Mr.. Levers over the
phone. she said that her husband mad
possibly used some strong language his
contempt for the whoe outfit was so
great. She aso said that some OF the
students had used vile words over the
phone.
Are you sure 1t was the students!
asked Mr.. Huskey. Was it possibly
not the students attorney2"
81 am sure of that" said Mrs. Bar
rett. II coud recognize Mr.. huskel
voice. / am musical" And the court
had to rap for order.
students Case Davidovich and "a