Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-03
TRY STUDENTS ON CHARGE
Of HAz|NC '. P. |. YOUTH
Four Accused Of Participating in
Assault Resulting in Injury
to John Fox.
RICHMOND BOYS INVOLVED
Young Man, Victim of Attack During
Last School Year, Declared by
Physicians to Have Suffered Per-
mancnt Harm.
RICHMOND BOYS ,INvoL,
Especial to The Times-Dispatch,

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cHRiSTIANsBURG. VA. Oct. .
The bulk OF the evidence for the
Commonwealth in the trial of Benja-
W. Bott. Jr.. and Albert c. Copeland.
OF Richmond, and Robert w. Ware. of
near Richmond. who arc charged with
noke. who is alleged to have been Sc
Hereiy hazed by the four while all
we're cadets at Virginia Polytechnic
institute on May l6 last. was heard
today.
DR.. w. F. Henderson, of Blacksburg;
DR.. Beverley r. Tucker. OF Richmond; !;
DR.. s. S. Gale and DR.. I. ID. .trmis-
tead. of Roanoke. testified to the Sc
as disclosed at the time of the hazing
or Immediately following.
Tell of Large Bones Fracture.
DR.. Gale, head ofA-thc hospital 10
and d.. Tucker, who consulted with
him on the case, both testified that
the large bone at the base of the spine
had been fractured and another por-
. same point detected
! All of the doctors described mar
row red mark across the lower part
Of the back. which they said caused
the chief injury. and Drs. Gale and
Tucker were of the opinion that Fox.
who was in court wearing a plaster
nent injury. The physicians were of
the opinion that it would require a
violent blow to fracture the sacrum
bone.
George F. Parrish. of the cadet ex-
ecutivc committee. and Major John c.
Skuse. commandant of Y. T. l., testi-
fed also to the seriousness of FoXs
injuries.
Tells OF EG.rt to Prnce Blame.
Parrish also told of his efforts to
place the blame for the hazing. which
he described az showing the worst re-
suits of any coming under his obser-
was told on the, evening of May l6
that Fox had been seriously hurt
when hazed during the morning. and
vas, vas in the s, college hospi'al His in.
Major Skuse said he made repea ted
efforts TO learn the identity of the
hazers,. but met with unanimous re-
fusal from cadets questioned to d-
vulge names. He had twice lectured
the cadet corp prior to the fazing.
strongly condemninS the practice each
time.
book, gotten out by the Y. N. G. A.
was introduced by the defense in an
effort to show hazins was sanGtioned
Moffett. presiding. ruled that custom
was not factor in the case. and that
tine jury would be instructed to con-
slider the evidence only in the light of
its bearing on whether the defendants
were guilty of assault under the
meaning OF the law.
End Testimony Today.
The commonwealth will probably
complete its testimony by noon to-
morrow.
John Fox will probably be one OF
the morning witnesses. The defense
has summoned seventy witnesses,
mainly members OF last years sopho-
more class at V. p. I.
The Comm onwcalth is represented
by commemorative Attorney r. I.
Roop, of Christiansburg. and Com
n,onwealths Attorney $. r. Price. of
Roanoke. John l.. Lee, of Lynchburg;
W. II. Colhoun, of ChristiansburS. and
+. l.. Jordan, of Radford, represent
the defendants.
The opening statements were made
by Roop and Colhoun. Twelve Mont
Gomcry County farmers comprise the
jury.