Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-24

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Amherst. Mass, tJsr. 1sosrl' " vas Sii''sss''
n, Friday evening. the 10th, three boys
IN. .i,l.gs Eldridge Cook, Edward Spear
"a T;mo,h nv Deadly and three students Of
49,. az rricultural College, Charles Rowland,
f,emae! Hall and George Graves, made ?
most dastardly attack at the Agricultural
COLLEGE dormitory, upon Clarence r. browns
both member and janitor Of the instilu-
ton. Ii appears that Cook was member
Of the college for about three weeks, when
he was removed by the faculty for general
inefiiciency. For an unfounded reason,
Cook suspected Brown had reported MIN TO
to.the President, and on this accou0t, when
under The influence Of liquse, bad made &c.
we're threats against Brown. The object Of
the attack was certainly TO ffightsn Brown,
IL not horsewhip him, - two saw-hidss
we're found in the debris amer The unsuc-
cessful attack. The plan waa 10 induce
Brown to open his door, when the whole
party were TO rush in and administer the
punishment.
To this end the whole party went quietly
up the stairs, end one Of them knocked at
Browns door, under the pretence offinding
some one in the building. Very soon he
owe heard whispering outside, and then sus-
pected q party Of drunken rowdics. They
then went into the bar-room, and, gaining
access 10 his bed room vsntilator, broke all
he glass, bot left it when they were unable
TO open it. After this they again kicked
and knocked at the door, but he again re-
fused them admission, and ordered them to
leave. Then, by skeleton key, his own was
forced inside and the door thrown OPEN
81 this Brown stepped to the door and
threw at the crowd (who were disguised IN
old clothes, moustaches and cork-b'acking)
stove-wrench or handle, and closed the
door on them, when the whole party were
driven into an adjoining room. This action
only increased their attack, as they now Eel,
sure he had no pistol, which they feared he
fore The 4, or was now kicked open agair
and broken, when Brown threw his stove
: poker at the party, and stepped out OF TIT
door to dispense the crowd, at which he Wal
struck and seized BY three on one side Q
him, and one on the other, who soon brough
. him to the floor a. the bottom of the pile
u The only weapon he had was small cabin
7 ct makers chiscl, one quarter OF an incl
i side, with which he slashed with nervou
! violence right and left until he stabb. ID How
J. land four times, Hall three times, Cool
0 once, Deadly once, and Graves once. I'M
}. dispersed the party the second time. and a
g Graves was turning TO 60 down stairs. te
b feet from where he was stabbed, he slippe
q and brought his head TO the floor with sue
. violence that he has been in an unconsciou
y state nearly oil the time since, and now lie
in critical condition The other partis
q are al doing we'll.
= Young Brown is a student Of exceler
l. character, rom Florence, (Northamp ton
n and no blame il attached to him for bis col
70 duet in this affair BY President Clarke, ,
y any Of the citizens of Amherst. II ougl
y also be stated that sometime in the mele
Brown declared to any Of the party, that
M they crossed his threshold they we're des
y men, and also that, according to the best
70 his recollection, most OF his stabs wei
re made when down upon the floor, and
"a choked that no could neither speak n
10 breathe. How much Influence liquor hi
n to Go with the matter is yet uncertain, SAL
q. that one Of the party showed evidence
- having used it within short time.