Vanvactor v. State

During the month of February, 1887, and for some time afterwards, the appellant, Tyner Vanvactor, was a teacher in, and as such had charge of, one of the public schools of Marshall county. He was at the time only eighteen years of age. Edward Patrick, a boy then nearly sixteen years old, was one of his pupils. On a Friday afternoon during that month, while the school was in session, Vanvactor directed Patrick to bring in some wood and put it in the stove which warmed the school-room. Patrick did as directed, but while engaged about the stove, and while VanvactoFs face was turned in another…