Pupil Beats Teacher

The teacher did live. The student appears to have avoided legal consequences by leaving the area. January 9, 1905 in the Urbana Courier-Herald.


Fisher Excited Over Attack on E. Knott by Claude Hinton.

Prof. Hickman, principal of Fisher schools, J.L. Hinton, W. W. Vance and many others from Fisher were before the grand jury to tell what they knew of an alleged attack by Claude Hinton upon a grammar room teacher, E. Knott, which occurred on the street of Fisher last Wednesday evening.

According to the story told some difference arose in the school and young Hinton took his books and leaving the school room threatened the teacher. As the latter came from school in the evening. Hinton, he said, made good his threat, with high school boys and residents as witnesses, but none interfered to stop what may yet prove serious, for the teacher has been unconscious a good part ot the time with his head packed in ice. When he was knocked down Hinton, it is alleged, kicked his head and beat him so shamefully he may die. Mr. Knott is spoken of as an excellent Instructor, but rather too mild and gentle for brutal pupils.