Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-02-12
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The Rev. Dr. Bacon-in Che N, Y. LrdPsn-
dsat-gives Yale College "reminiscences that has
peculiar interest just now. of the class that
graduated in 1929 be says;
There was one Of the class whose name cannot
he found on the list OF graduates, or on any
annual catalogue after 1927. He was aud still
is handsome little fellow, looking very email in
his class, who, with few exceptions, were full,
manly growth. This youth hailed from great
State of the chivalrous, sunny South, bright
eyed, dark complexioned and ardent as q South
ern sun could make him. In the early part OF
1928, there was a mysterious trouble In that
class Watches, breastpins seals, pencil cases,
pen knives, jack knives, w0baded knives, four
bladed knives, ETC., etc., and lastly, sundry sums
OF money, lying around loose in students rooms,
disappeared unaccountably. The losers looked
gloomiy at each other and suspiciously at others.
Something must be done They finally consti-
tnted Themselves volunteer detective force,
set their trap--baited with thirty-ive dollars in
good bank notes-and soon caught the thief
He confessed.
On opening his trunk, in his presence, they
found it nearly full of missing Enthusiastically
pocket-Gutery, and horlOgery enough to stock a
Chatham street store. He begged pitifuly not
to be exposed they looked piteOusly at his
handsome young face, and relented OF the thought
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universal favorite, the pet of his class; SO they
agreed not to inform either the city magistrates
or the Faculty OF the University, but ordered
him to 'clear out ut once aud for ever. lie
went instantly to good President Day, obtained o
certificate of honorable dismisson, and vanished
The little thief is now o Senator in Congress
advocating and justifying and threatening til,
robbery OF forts, and the stealing of the miliar,
cutlery and hardware generally of the Fedora
Government, without any more color or SHADOW
of pretext than he had for his like operations oi
his fellow-students just thirty.three years ago
third Of century has not made, and cai
never make any change in such an original.
born rascal.
, Had those early filchings been mere thought
less, boyish escapGde, a momentary yielding t
temptation while in great want, they would no
deserve mention now hut they were systema
tized theft-loug continued, accumulated, an
boarded pferings from trustful bosom friends,
! !, Had the fellow not at length reproduced hi
, private morality in public life, would hav
! ! allowed the secret of his early crimes to renal
4 in the hearts of the few who then knew aud noy
remember it."
1t is of Senator Benjamin of Louisiana tina
> the above story is told. The Nti0 HdueH JOurRt
n contains an inquiry and its own answer upo
a the subject of the identity between the cnlpr
4 and the Senator
Editor Journal; In the Autumn of 1928,
. previous. Rev. Dyer Bull occupied the first frol
y chamber in the old Roger Sernan House. net
South College. Mr.. D. them had with him
e private pupil short, hlack'eyed young maI
r. whom he introduced to the writer as MIR, BENZ
!. min Benjamin soon went out, and the Wrii
N asked Mr.. Bull if that man was member
i. college. "No," said he; "hc has been, bl
h has left the college lie steals 50 that it seen
almost impossible to break him of it-stea
/. from his classmates, and anything that he ha
r pens to fancy, that he can put his hands upon
"a Whether this same young man has not sin
y risen to offices of high financial trust, has n
a. been Senator in Congress- and hns not direct
IN or indirectly heeu cognizaut of the last whOl
ID sale mint robbery at New Orleans may be ",
III n subject of inquiry. VERlTAS.
lie is the same man. lie left college under
IN discovery of theit.-[ En-. ALnAN JOURNAL.