Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1912-09-18
KILLED BY AAzERS AT UNIVERSITY.
Boys Under Rond after Coronsr's Jury Re
ported. Gov. Nichin Orders lnvestigalIan

Boys Under Rend After Coroner's Jury Re
ported. Gov. KiIchin Orders lnvssiiga1Ian
Chapel Hill, Sept. 13 The
cornors's jury which investigate d
the death of Freshman Isaac W
Rand of smithfiald, which occur
red about 1 O'Clock this morning
while he was being hazed in the
athletic field by body of soph-
mores, this afternoon made the
following report of its f-ding
1--WE fnd that the deceased can
to death by being Gus, caused b
q fall upon broken bottle and
find fursher that the deceased a
the time IF the fall, was bsing
made to dance upon a barrel by 8
narty of hazsrs of the Univ ersity
Il N rth Carolina, and that sal
party was composed cf W. l.
derriman. A. IL. Styron, R. W
Oldham, A. G. Hatch and Other
parties unknown to the jlry. W.
recommend that said w l.. Mer
imam, A. Fl Styron. R. w. Old
am and A. G. Hatch be held mo-
der bond for this next tsrm Of
c,urt of Orange county for far,
tier investigation into his death y
Th. bond was fixed at $4,000
each. Tho boys are under Gus
dy tonight; bond will be fixed
morrow.
As developed by the testimony
given before the coroner's jury th9-
death of young Raid occurred
.hortly after ~ dl!ighs while he
wss being hsz-d, together will
7s room mate, on the athletic
;sld.
About one O'Clock this morning
ae four sophm ores mentioned
masked themselves and enter. d
ha room of l W. Rand and R..
\ Weilons, two freshmen from
mithfield Without being given
T ne TO dress the two frst-year
men were taken TO the athletic
fsld, distance Of about 900 yards
from the dotmitorv.
| The-a. tsTessA,sas's was fifss placed
upon oman upturned Darrell and
made TO sing and dance. After
performing for few minutes he
slipped down from the barrell
and in doing SO scratched him
self lightly.
Then Raud's turn to mount the
barrel came. and he had just be-
gan 10 perform. when he ap-
parently slipped in the same man
ner a. Wellonz. He fell TO ths
round and laid there. He was
p!cked up and blood was discover
sd be- squirting from large cut
on the left side of his neck. He
had fallen on some plecas of brc-
ken glass.
Assisted by the thoroughly
frightened boys he walked toward
the gymnasium, the nearest ulld-
ing at hand. After going about
100 yards his strength gave COM
pletely out and hs was carried.
When the gymnasium vas
reached he was nearly dead. The
sophmores left going to their
rooms, while Rand WAS left slone
with his roommate, Wellons.
Me,riman tried to phone f,r a
physician but failed. Wellons at
tractei other students by hie
criea for help, ard Dr.. McNider
and President Vnnable we're sum,
moned. When they came how,
ever, Raud was dead.
Governor Orders Investigation.
Raleigh, Sept. Ex-Governor
Kitohin tbis Afternoon forwarded
the following telegram to DR..
Franoi. P. Venable, president Of
the University:
"Am shocked and DISTRESS d
to hear of the death cf young
| Rand. Have same rigldly and
thoroughly investigated and all
=. facts and circumstances connected
therewith made public. Make
full report to executive commits
ses of tbs trustees at a meeting tc
be callsd fer tie purpose. g."