, 1866-06-15
COLLEGE HILL EXCITEMENT

Ohio Female College Possessed by MILL
tary Force-Cjtlzens Arm fur Its Res.
cue-Comp1fcated Condition OF sho
Proper1y-ExaspeTA Clt1zens De-
clare Heststaace-The1r General
Courage Faila-Tba sheriff on the
GTLund.
From The Cincinnati Gazette, 1alh snst.l
It has been known to the friends Of the Ohio
Female College that the proprietary Interests
IN that establishment have not, tof some time
past, been altogether harmonious. The prop
ertv has been actually vested In the right Of
three PERSONS, Mr. Joseph Brown hRving title
to an undivided half, and Gen. 8. F. Cary and
Mr, Vail each an undivided quarter though
ncmlnally II belongs to q corporation repre-
sented By Board of thirteen Trustees. In
addition to his proprietary interest OF one-
hnli the value OF the property. Mr. Brown has
for como time held q mo1tgnpe on the panre
for SEC, 600. which he bought from parties
that were pressing the Board for their money.
Mr.. Brown has ior some time regarded the
institution as Improbable, and has sought to
could realize the amount Of his Investment,
over $70,0O0- i year ago he made m effort
to dispose oft to the Ohio Military Acad-
cmy, But Was thwarted by majority OF the
Trustees, who have steadily persisted In pre-
serving the Institution sac1ealy for the object
for which It was organized. Failing to con.
troll the management, Sir. Brown Instituted
a suit for partition au6 sale OF the property,
but was non.suited. Next, We believe, he
tried suit for Injunction, with no better
SUCCESS; and on Monday the foreclosure OF
his mor,gaEo WAS pending In court.
PUBLIC OPINION on TIE Hill.
The good people Of College Hill arc very
cially Of this Female College, and we'll they
may be, tor 1t Is beautiful place and useful
Institution, giving respeetabllity aud reputa-
tion to their village. Hence they hare re-
gasded with utmost disfayoE any attempt to
divert from Its nobfu object, and therefore
Mr.. Brown has been looked upon with great
distrust. This will account for their almost
Of his summary proceedings on Monday after
noon. .... ......... ~--.-
now MR. BROWN TooK POSSESSION.
I: WAS reported about the city yesterday
that Mr. Brown went to the College On Mon
day evening, drove out portiora Of the occu.
pants, took possession Of the building, locked
up and nailed up a1l modes Of ingrcss, making
prisoners OF President Anderson and family,
and four young lady pupils, who had not
gone home at the end Of the term last week
that citizens, and especially the boys OF
Farmers College, had assembled, and under
the gallant General 8. T. Cary, were desirous
Of sImDg themselves md daFiag o9t e., the To-
hours there was danger Of collision and
bloody work. -.--,
The proceeding Of Mr. Brown was irregular
and etfanRe enough, without any ex2gggera-
lion, and IS the admission Of bis OWE friends
seems to be about Us follows: According to
statements Of hts counsel, Judge Barley and
Col H. L. Burnet, his mortgage for e90, 600
had become absolute, which eutltled him to
take possession Of the property, BY action Of
eiectment, at any time. during the Last eight
months.
Gen. Cary had made contract with %1::
Brown TO lake possession Of the property and
keep the school running for ono term without
expense to h1m, mud return ptaceablo posses
sion to him on the 7th Of tins month. In.
stead OF doing this, Mr. Browns counsel
repzesent that General Cary violated
the contract In sundry particulars, and when
Mr.. Brown commenced suit To iorncloso
the mortgage few days aimee deeded the
property over 10 the Trustees; that General
Cary had recognized Mr. Browns right, BY
virtue Of bis mortgage. 70 the oIc1usive pos"
sesslon Of the proPoft{, tn renting II Of him