The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-08
CHRISTIAN CASE
NOT GONE into.
5fi3lSix.7-T ~
Appeal is Suspended and Matter
Left in Hands OF the Invcs-
tigating Committee.
NO HEARING LAST NIGHT
Institute Comes Forward With
New Evidence, Which Other
Side Could Not Meet.
NO HEARING LAST NIGHT

As a result of the insistance OF the
faculty OF the Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute upon the introduction OF new and
very important evidence. the expected
sensational argument. OF the Christian
case. SO -cailed before tho House Com
mttee on Schools and Colleges last night
dtd7ppt oeGu5.
AT a recent meeting, seeing that the
entire institute was becoming involved
In the investigation through the Thorn
hill resolution. the cadets, either the en-
tire corps OF one OF the classes, absolved
lts members OF the honorary objection
not TO reval facts known to them coll
corning fellow cadets, and thereby placed
before the school authorities, or, at least
first time, to use certain additional evil
dence already in it's possession. here
tofore withheld, having an important
hearing upon the cases of the four ca
diets who were denied material action.
During yesterday, tho Virginia Poly
technic Institute Board. insisted upon in
Producing this new evidence at the hear
ing which was to he held last night.
Several cadets had been brought to Rich
mond as witnesses and there were a
number OF affldavits.
Judge Christian and Senator Daniel
held that the matter should be heard upon
the record in the recent trial OF the
cadets and which the appeal was based.
With reference to the new evidence of
the nature OF which they were informed,
they stated that they had had no time
to examine 1t and that If new witnesses
were to be introduced, the case could
not he completed before the session OF
the General Assembly ends. confer
nece OF counsels on both sides was held
In the afternoon and it vas then agreed
that The pn,sept hearing SHOULD re
abandoned and that the entire matter
should BIO handled by the Board of In
nuiry. provided for in the Thornhill reso-
luton. t
This board will sit in vacation. The
House Committee on Schools and Col
legcs will drop the affair entirely.
Great Crowd Present.
Perhaps a thousand people were damned
into the corridors of the Capitol MT r.
NJ, among them being many ladies and
well known business and professional men
OF the city. Interest In, the case had
rea ched fever heat. and with the prospect
OF witnessing a battle royal between two
legal giants of the prominence of Scna-
tor Daniel and Mr.. Braxton. the crowd
waited patiently for the opening of the
doors. While the people stood jarnmed
together In the corridors. the Capitol
lights went out several times. adding to
the, confusion. Shortly before $50 o'clock
1t was announced to the-ronsternation of
the patient walters. perhapsS a third Of
whom might have been able TO squeeze
into the r->mmittee room. that there, would
be no heaing. No explanation was vouch-
safed. and many expected for a long time
that the announcement was simply ruse
to dispense the crowd. Itfwas late before
the Inst Of the expec.ant visitors con-
sented to leave.
Mr.. j. Thompson Brown rector OF the
Board OF Visitors OF the Virginia Poly
technic Institute. was in the crowd. with
sheaf of papers in his hand. II am
ready to go on with the case at any
minute he said. tapping the papers with
his other hand.