The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-05
REPORT MADE IN
THE HAZ|NC CASE
Committee of One Recommends
That the Faculty Take a
Lenient Course.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
A Number OF Prisoners Received
at the Pcnitcntiary--Several
New Charters.
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RALEIGH, N. c., March Mr. b. G.
Beckwith. as the committee of one
from the state Boerd OF Internal I'm
proyements. directed by Governor Glenn
to investigate and report to him on the
recent hazing outrage at the Agrlcul-
tural and Mechanical College, has COM
pleted his report and submitted 1t to
the Governor. In brief, 1t is that the
college hae severe regulations against
hazing, and that they are being en-
forced by the faculty. three students
having been expelled for a former haz-
ing and two for the recent one. The
senior class has joined hands with the
faculty, demonstrating that brutal haz-
ing will not be tolerated. He recon-
mends that none of the students be
required to testify under oath as to
their Knowledge OF the hazers, but that
there be a distinct understanding that
II there is repetition of the hazing,
then students will be required to tes
tify under oath and the most rigid
punishment be meted out to any who
refuse to testify and those who are
found guilty OF participation in haz-
ings. 1t is understood that this course
will be taken and that this will be the
end of the matter, so far as the recent
hazing Is concerned.
Thomas Dixon's THE Clansman'
played Its third engagement in Ra
leigh Saturday night TO an immense
audience.
Sheriff P. II. A1arshburn, OF mellow
ell county. was here to-day with four
prisoners TO be delivered to the peni-
Tertiary to serve an aggregate of
ninety-hve years. They were Tom
Young and James Ray. thirty years
each for murder. and LESSEE Hurd,
twenty-five years for murder. all col
ored. and Gudger Finley, white, to
serve ten years for murder.
Sheriff j. NJ. Worley. of Jackson
county. was also here with prisoners
for the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Crown, to
serve two years for murder and j. c..
Wilkes, three years for burglary.
New Charters.
Tho Pembroke Mercantile Company.
of Robson county, receives a charter
for u general mercantile business
$4,000 capital authorized and $500 sub
scribed, BIZ Alexander Thayard. John
o. Bine and A. a. Thayard.
Another charter Is to the Liberty
Piedmont Institute Company. of WALL
burg. Davidson county: capital. $4,000
authorized and 5000 subscribed, By G.
H., C. NJ. and $. W. Wall.
The Hunt Medicine Company, of Lex
ington; capital. $4,000. by George Z.
Hunt. j. G. walser and j. j. Hedrick
The business is to be drugs and also
printing and binding.
An amendment to the charter of the
HELEN Hotel Company. OF Oak Hall.
Polk county. changes the name to Oak
Hall Hotel Company.
The Citizens Loan and Trust Com
pany, Of North Wilkes boro. amends its
charter, changing the capital stock
from $4,000 to $4,000. r. W. Gwynn
is the president of the corporation.
The report of the Southern Railway
Company, OF North Carolina business
for the quarter ending December 81,
1907, has just been filed with the Cor
poration Commission. and shows a
grand total of earnings for the months
of the duarter--October,s 81 ,317. 422.S2; No
vember. s1,031.17s0s; December. $685.
Ss9.43. Of the sum total of the above,
s9ST262.51 was intra-state earnings.
Supreme Court Decisions.
Opinions were delivered this evening
in sixteen appeals by the Supreme
Court, as follows:
Manning VS. Fountain Edgecombe.
error; Sherrod VS.. Newsons, Edge
combe, affirmed; Clothing Company VS..
Lumber Company Craven. affirmed
Caho VS.. n. and S. Railroad, Pamlico,
affirmed; Gilikin vs. Canal Company,
Carteret. affirmed Sutton VS.. Jenkins,
Pitt, new trial: Whitehurst vs. Allan
tic Coast Line Railroad. affirmed; Ge-
roch VS.. Telegraph Company. BERTHE.
affirmed; Young VS.. Lumber Company
Halifax. new trial; Canal Company VS..
Burnham. Camden. reversed: Cars Will
Case, New Hanover. dismissed under
rule II; Ellis vs. Harrison, Wilson, dis
missed for failure to print; Chance VS..
Atlantic Coast Line. Martin. per curiam
affirmed; Daughtrldge VS.. Bachelor
Nash. action abates; Furniture Com
pany vs.. Mercer New Hanover, dis
missed at appellants costs.