The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-16
Viii Hear Report of General
Nichols on Alleged flazing
of Cadet Sweet
GRAND JURY MAY
PROBE WHOLE MATTER
Delegate Hugh White and
Commonwealth s Attorney
Elect Ruff n Close Touch
With Situation

SeEerat IT, W, NICHOLS. Supsrinten
dent of Virginia Military Institute 1,
conducting n thorough Investment into
the case OF Thurber Sweet. He Will
prepare report. which will be ready
for the board of visitors Monday MOI IL =
Ing Mt 10 o'clock. This report will
be inspected by the members Of the
board of visitors and, probah bly,, after
another more Sitting inspection. a re.
port will he made 10 the pubiie Ahou,
tho whole thing"
Colonel dos ga Button, member al
the Board 81 FFttocs 10 Virginia Mil.
itary Institute MADE this statement to
the Richmoud ,ireiaian EAST night
Colonel Button said he had just taiked
over Ions distance telephone ~ith Hon
II. 4, James Of Danvtlie, Who rs pres
odeni Of the board of visitors Nr
James Notified Colonel Button that a
meetn~ Of the board Of visitor. aoulo
be hel4 in Lexington al the V, Al /
building, 20 consider the sweet case
and asked him 10 tell the otter Riril-
mond me abers ~ the meetins Nj
James viii telegraph TO the other
n1efshvt& u tbe board NJ vs%iters tt
he en h#nA Monday morning e hear
tia fatott ta ne made hy t;eaeIa, z
w. Niaaols
na,.e-su of board.
The 0,stli,cCs 81 tbs board OF : sitorf
are ~ fellows
General Charles J. Anderson. George
N stevens. president Of tue chesa-
psats ana Ohio Railroad. Genera w
W Sole, aafui5srt general e. 4
stvate.s ~upeftates4dymE o. publtc IN
atfae8ite it, Virginia, ana Colonel Jos
eph l{tsit9is, 81 Richmond VI ii ay
ass3 ss ID norfolk. re1onel FFfHess l.
sstfstsss. af Alexandria; captain Thomas
!. Aat. nf fuiasA4. Hon, e is"f sc l.
Bruw'3.a- II oranse iion. + A
.sams 20 tsanvisie president, ~ cap
fa,n ii - corse OF LeAlnsa3ti.
T3'e 1.tsnlHcf3 Of tme Richmond DELE
Gation w'A i"axe here sunday after
neon {nF Lexington.
From Lexington Yesterday came IN
teeu'a san taai 4. r. ituh teii-n' On
w1a}ta's attorney elect. % Roc ktsfidgs
ConHt is keeping himself pcSt@1 OF
deF eIf'Rtu~nfs II tNo case ~ N@hhA
Sweei p &eat1 with - Ft"" g. aesstelA
piacfHs tae matter before TAG s*an'
jury for iaSestigatien after ne as
snuies toe duties g. hts oHiee Iah'
wary MI fua Is quoted "a n'AF "is
deciafsd yesterday Ehal II zee '*arh'
Sweets death was due 10 h@z;H< tha'
he VIII ask tho grana jury l" pfoe'
the cate II the allegation Is SFee M
Run viii endeavor ta punish ths
guilty. parties anu II II is not trN'
then. fe believes. the authorities ahe
cadets of Y. NJ l. should he FindiSated
Mr. White Investigates
Or, w. H. SCOTT yesterday tufEishee
10 Hugh A. White. n4enlber Of thu
House Of Delegates, Mo called upof
him a AZ acme near ''eN'i'si W.
abatement cf the cpndiuon 81 'aoe'
Sweet Aat Wfate - 'hV"staN at'as .n'
story NJ ne y sa'o 10 pe :" laNo.
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think. a. eh.% tune 'nht ne cass .
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any ha%'he i''ot 'i'.e fa' So nr4{eaa
tneht o. any enafa.'e, 10 ~ So y. =,
! kho" th", VOC ~ $50. 80,
Aoree ny 80 So 49,. sn,n.
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sip'e 1900. IN, w.,
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