The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-22
STUDENT N||NS0N
APPEAL. |. TO ALUMNI |. | ]
Young West virginiantl Charged
With Cheating il Examination "a, l1i1rla
Is Hor9rably Acquitted.
DEMANDED PUBLIC TRlt
Being Convicted by Honor Com
mittec, He Appealed to Alumni
I Committee.
lspecla1 to The times. . Iypatcl,.l.

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i III I,LOTTEsvlLL1S VA, March 81.
sss-Cnbell Hall at the University Of
Virginia. was flied last night with |
students, drawn there by tho trial OF
young West Virginia student, q mem
{ Der OF the engineering class, accused
VI cheating in I'm cxamirat ton on mails
ematics on Thursday OF last week.
The young man was suspected, and
Immediately after the examination was
tried by tho honor COMMITTEES OF tho
university, composed OF the presidents
4 Of the various classcs--nameNy, John j.
Luck, or Roanoke, va.,4of the Academic
Department; Charles s. Nlcveigh, Of
IL Richmond, Va, OF the Law. SCHOOL,
!, Robert e. Parish, Jr., or Columbus,
e Ga, or the Engineering School, and II
Il Wistar White, of Danville, Va, OF the
4 Medical School. The decision Of this
committee was adverse to the accused.
md he promptly appealed, and was
8 granted nEpublic7 trial before a com e
mittee OF five alumni The members OF
his Jury were Judge r. 4. w. Duke,
n Charles w. Allen and w. Allen Per-
u kins Of the Albcma sS bar; Or. y.
neinhold Rogers, principal Of the JEFF
fcrson School for Boys, and Mr.. John
Van Horne.go Of the university.
.ss{ The engineering class was represent
ed as council by its president. Mr..
III r. ~. Parish, and the prisoners coun-
Il sci was Mr.. Robert r. Carrnan, OF Tag
III Tor, Nd. The evidence, altogether cir.
# cumstantlal and inferentinl. wan
y promptly introduced, the witnesses
being the members of the honor COM
mittce already named. and Mr.. w. IA
n liepner. OF Gettysburg. PA. The last
ias named gentleman was the etlicf &c
6 cuser.3 s&g
Verdict Of Not Guilty.
The Jury or alumni retired and con-
sg}5 sldered the case very fully, as IA &c
Duke reported 4. and with an earnest
/ deslr to " protect and maintain the
int IS r r OF the honor system which
SSss was dearerH to the alumni, n fS possible
55sss than to the students. He commended
3gs#s IL eBz zeal sof the honor committee in5lts
%5sE ORIGINAL examination Isl pproYcd thei,
GO 1lrse u n taking up he matter wher
3SSS there we're only slight grounds OF
suspi cion. but announced that the opin:
3st3S lon Of the Jury was unanimous; tina
i2fs the young gentleman was innocen & O.
tn the charge. This statement was greet
Slss ed by longnd applause BY the stud
aa9s en- " evidently met practicall,
isSg9 nnan fmous approval. The discussfon
n Eroups d urlnE the n bscnce OF 56t In
III IL Jury seemed to be all ono sided In tn
481S belief that tho man was not only in
3 3 noccnt. but there was srnall groun
81 any suspicion @ a
s3lSg I'd &c = uke said further that It wa
q tcrribleyS accusation to bring befor
ss3 q ny man; that he would rat her see &
child Of his dead 7S3at 4 his feet tina
convicted Of this charge. He coun
y 5IS cd liz bsolute and hearty acce piano
81 tho result OF this careful ana thor
MI sugh- going investigation. the reinstate
mon 1'' OF the young man In the enttr
n nfidence and esteem of the studet
an ~, MS #detcn Sc again any suspicio
4 ss58 arisin & out of tho recent unpleasar
si tn. tom IIe held 1t to be their dut
~ give him their hand and 10 suppo,
IN. When he trial was thus con r
pl etc ttely$ closed the members & OF I'll
2 onor committee came a forward an