The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-18
coovlcted of Manslaughter
and Sentenced to Prison
for Four Months Each
PARENTS WILL HIRE THEM
close Of sensational Trial of Uni
yer,ity Ex-Students at Or
ange Go. Court
rs, ;. Il. WINTERS.)

tB, ;. II. WlNTElsS.)
1nil.Doro, March 15.-The twelve
ourge county farmers sitting in
,,dgrncnt upon the case Of the State
ag,inst Ralph W. oldham, of Raleigh;
william j.. Merriman, of Wilmington.
and Aubrey e. Hatch. Of Mount Olive,
-. precedent in the criminal pro-
~..edings Vi North Carolina today and
yav. ,he practice OF haZing a stunning
LloS when. at 3.10 o'clock this after
mon they returned a verdict Of "man-
slaughter against the three SOphO-
mor,s AT The bar Of justice Of UillsborO
court u answer for the death of Isaac
William Hand in a haZing escapade on
fhc morning of Friday. September Is,
t"ls
Dclibcratcl Three Hours.
The announcement OF the verdict
l., the foreman of the jurv came at
,hr end ot three hours deliberations,
and he decision arrived at by the
twrlv, mon who had sat patiently on
the ease since Thursday did not cause
much surprise.
The fathers OF the boys had dis
played nervous anxiety ove the well
far Of their sons after Judge PEBBLES
charge ~ the jury II 1875 in the
morning, aud IN. loving father of one
Of The sonS who had watched every
step in the progress of the trial,
evincod extreme nervousness during
The morning session and broke down
III tears ~ the noon recess Of court.
\ IcnA. Moment.
Nu less anxious was some or the
co1rt-room spectators in the an.
noluc-lncnt Of the verdict, who feared
tn worst for the three boys at the
bar. and when the jury flied into the
room. Signifying heir readiness &c
pronounce their decision. intense 81
lcncc hung over the little courtroom
with it. ancient bearings. on the Al
nounccmcnt Of the verdict. attorney;
Tor the defense and the parents =
th, boys retired in an adjoining room
Tor consultations.
sentenced ny Judge PEBBLES.
lrdge X. +. PEBBLES. then without
an undue ceremony. passed scntenc
u"i 1hc three young . whicI
WIS The minimum penalty c,acted ]
va ease al manslaughter. "A, i'fC
W'UNted sentence in these terms.
nat each of the defendants Sh:l'
= imprisoned in The county Jail j
'l'l 2. Tor four months, beSinnin
W" eighth day "f April. 1918. ]
~" meantime each defendant sha
t't 4 bond in the sun of 500 for hi
appearance before the sheriff {
rang" county, at l~iillsboro. y. G.. 1
10y the order Of the county commi:
~Slheis, who shall. in their discretion
'f' them out To whomsoever the
pleas. in this state. The defcndan'
-, to be taxed with the costs of tn
au"n."
ne authority to hire out the Il,
u'hiS viii save them from Jail 60,
"',Hl'hl, aS their parents ~ al
W. MT them under n law.
u behalf 81 the defendants Al
,"''r parents, Victor :. bryant,
IMAM. arose and in Il few wor,
''hhtd the Judge for the huma.
"'"'9dc which he had assumed Z
riu' IN" pronounced guilty Your
hopes It's Last of Hazing.
''"@" PEBBLES replied to the c
y >Sleh oi thanks from the attOrn
ne defendants in these words:
- tllS viii he the last case of la
IN any college or university
i'l carolina. It is incomprehe
~ /" me that boys brought up
'S, h"SS should go to Il poor fires
az room and take him out of !
IN" p"ur hiacking ON him, a
~ llh ut his expense. / am 81
~ "ppertunity to show these YOU
non mat ! have no inclination to
- ! only want to make an {
''p'' 81 This case. l undcrsta
~" ah"ther boy has been blacked
University since this Ease beg:
ndu the boys that did that n.
gltaihiy would put them on I
PARENTS Can Hire Them"
~m,u"ush the conviction of ms
d"shV'r carries with il a stigma q
~, iaeS = man of citizenship, the a
IA, ru"lSninent meted out to Oldha
,"'rh and Mcrriman bv The court
neW. The payment of the costs i'm
vas 'hd the hiring Of the BOYS 10 IN