The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-26
.Barril S Pro utors
Are ] Badly Ham pered
by Ruling. 8
PRESIDENT is
AHEAD D IN RAC ACE5
First Days Hearing Of Priddy
Charges Ends in His Favor.
Welfare Committee Unable
to Get Much Of It's Evil
dence Before 81
Board.


Board.
ny ALExANDE, FORWARD,
Staff Correspondent OF The Timess
Dispatch.
BIacksburg, Va, March c5.-Witb
the first days hearing on the Pridry
I charges ended, President Paul n Bar.
ringer is late tonight apparently
little ahead in the race. While Dr.8
Darringcr admits errors in .ome e
his statements made 10 the public re-
EnrdinE conditions at the virginia
4 foiytechnfc Institute, he produces ex.
tensive evidence intended to show TINT
there WINS always honest effort ON his 4
pnrtsto be correct.
The welfare committee, which 10
prose cutting the charges. admits the
these mistakes indicate hi. unntness
to remain the administrative head OF
the school. tG a ~
Not more than one-third OF the.
charges have been disposed Of, ana
most OF to-morrow will be needed to
complete the series. None OF the new
charges has been reached, and the al
iegatious lon and, and replics have 10 far
largely followed the lines OF the AZ
ready prepared md partly printed
state ments. However, some side 8issuea
were discussed and sharp diffcrencca
occurred as to understnndinEss OF facts.
Rulings of the board made before
the investigations was begun undues--
tionably hampered the prosecutors
more than they did the defendant.
This. because to a large extent the
welfare committee OF the Alumni AS:
sociation had its evidence In the form
/ of affldavIts which were barred from:
the proceedings. 3s5
Attorneys In Gloom. q
With several shades OF gloom on lis
brow, Speaker Byrd sits at the hear
/ ing and opens not his mouth. for the
board decided not to allow attorneys
to participate. Neither was Mr.. Har-
man. counsel for Or. Barringer,s atSall
pleased with this decision. Prof Sur
face. aided by Mr.. Priddy. conducts
the prosecution. while DR.. Barringers
defends himself Mr.. Byrd. who had
a carefully prepared case, thinks tbs
public will not be satisfied with this
boards action. President Barringer's
Sfriends 8. are to might much pleased
with the outlook believing that his Il
acquittal is assured unless to-nlor-
rows evidence Is much more damag-
ing than that OF to-day. 1t is not
difficult to- see that AR. Frlddy and
the other member of the elfare com -
mittee are not at all sanguine. but
they say that no matter what tho re-
suit Of the first battle may be the war
Is not ended. sstt Ss.A s.il ls ss
Most Serious Charge.
Perhaps the most serious charge
against the president yet reached is
that Of misn,anagement:o OF he collie cga @
farm. The specification comments on
the large loss Of money at an insti.5
tuition testab blished to teach boys sues
cessful farming In his defense DR..
.Barrnger alleges much unfavorabie
weather. AS to the sale OF yout:s
horses at the beginning of the sp rin Re
work, stated IN the charges to have Ss.
been the real cause Of the loss. the s
president said that he attempted to
show that te made no deal for the cot m
lego without consultation with the
heads OF departments
Plans OF Procedure.
q For nearly two hours this morning
the board of svisit torsawa in executive j
sion. PRESIDE ent L. =. I o hnson.S sof @
the Norfolk and Western. was the only
member. and while waiting
for him the board decided onsits plans.
for procedure. It was determined that
the meeting should be- open to- tho
should be heard, but would be priyi
legged to attend the smeetin s.: that ma t l3
ters which had been previ ously sin- sst
vestiEateds and determined 2fupo n would
not again be gone into !; hat no evi- s
dence would be admitted unless rele- IS
want to the issue. nd hat each charge 8
and answer should be heard separated 8
tInS n n Il, fa5
the refusal to permit attorneys to be sis@
heard, The remaining seven mem hers
voting. aye. l33i 8 Sts \ 5 Ssa$
Ind ignatton fails to express the san.
iment of Speaker Byrd len he hears,
his decision. Hi G a q once sBpropo osetl IN
'ormal protest. which was Ia ter filed.
Ind made a pal of the records m this
lie declared that he did moi t believe tho BIZ
could be- fun . thorough sss
Ind searching. as he had been II. n
0rn ed It woul be. without 4 the as
istanco Of counsel. who ha q CAREFUL " M
the case n SIs5 n w
& In an intcrv!ew Mr.. Byrd said this II
Ion on the part OF tn he board N,
vas most llnfortunat te. and expressed S
he belief that 1t would iminishs the ss
,aluea which the public would place
pom the results, @IIesassertedS Stiat5the %
action OF the major ritys Of the Ssg
'oard W wopld not l1el lpS to clear the sit
atlon. 10 dee ared that ts a. fact
hat an investiga Ion by the Legisla &
ure was aYerted because of the state
nent that the board Wonl Ia ii max q a s
ull,, free, thorough h and sea hing tM-
estigation Into a II the cha 4 ges.
4 Daniel Harmon. o & Charl ottesvilla
opnsal N for N ident Rarringer, ia
smtlcler wa. saXpre sed his dtsa ppailt
lent. le sal II III ans oe $camp pal IN Ss
g ads been mapped on 4, and would nd M l
2 10 a great eStent q isArr an s ed. Alen,g a