Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-09-18
"HAzERs" KILL THEIR VICTIM.
Freshman Made to Dance Oh Barrel,
Fails to Death.

Chapel Hill. N. c., Sept. 14.-The
coroner's jury which investigated the
death Of Freshman Isaac w. Rand,
Of Smithfield, which occurred about
o'clock yesterday morning while he
was being "nazed" in the athletic
field by body Of sophomores, yester-
day afternoon made the following re-
port OF its findings:
1--WE find that, the deceased came
to his death by being cut, caused by
fall upon a broken bottle, and fur
ther that the deceased, at the time
upon barrel by party OF iiazers
Of the University Of North Carolina,
and that said party was composed Of
w. l.. Merriman, A. H. Styron, r. w.
Oldham, A. C.. Hatch and other par
| ties unknown to the jury. We rec
ommend that said w. L. Merriman,
A. H. Styron. r. w. Oldham aud A.
G. Hatch be held under bond for the
next term Of court Of Orange county
for further investigation into said
DEATH"
The bond was fixed at $1,000
each.
Testimony rs to Death.
AS developed by the testimony
given before the coroner's jury the
death of young Rand occurred short
ly after midnight, while he was be-
ing hazed, together with his room
mate, on the athletic field
about l o'clock yesterday morning
the four sophOmOres mentioned
masked themselves and entered the
room of Rand and Wellons. two
freshmen from Smithfield. Without
hPinP given finn IN
first-year men were taken to the ath-
letic field, distance of about 800
yards from the dormitory. Wellons
was first placed upon an upturned
barrel and made to sing ami dance.
After performing for few minutes
he slipped down from the barrel, and
In doing so scratched himself slightly.
Then Rand's turn to mount the
barrel came, and he had Just begun
to perform, when he apparently
slipped in the same manner as We'll
Ions. He fell to the ground and lay
there. He wasspicked up, and blood
tswasS iscoyereay TO be spurting from
3 fsfs S tSis az
neck. He hadSfallen on Some pieces
OF broken glass.
Assisted by the thoroughly fright
ened boys he walked toward the
SJ hhooiuih, Illc nearest DullQlnG at
hand After going about 100 yards
his strength gave completely out
and he was carried. When the gym
| nasium was reached he was nearly
dead. The sOphomores left, going
TO their rooms, while Rand was left
alone with his room mate.
Merriman tried to phone for a
| physician, but failed. Wellons at
tracted other students by his cries
for help, and DR.. McNider and Presi-
dent Vcnable were summoned. When
they came, however, Rand was dead.
His jugular vein had been severed
and he lived but ten minutes after
the accident
Will Sue Fathers.
Raleigh, N. c., Sept 1G.--The ex-
! ecutive committee of the board of
trustees of tho State University to-
| day received President Venables re-
port regarding the death of Isaac w.
Rand by hazing last Friday. They
| later expressed the belief that all had
been done against haZing that could
be done, but called for renewed war
fare against it.
Governor Kjtchin issued a state
ment tonight calling upon all friends
of the college to oppose hazing.
Rand's father, Oscar Rand, made
pnbEc statement tonight, insisting
that justice be done. 1t Is said he
| Will sue the fathers Of the boys who
! were haZing his SCH when the acct
! dent occurred.