The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-28

once ran there TO recapture them. Twenty
aud spent the day digging over Stone Hill,
wherever they thought the GROUND locked as u
IL had been freshly disturbed. Whether they
really did dia up a dead horse or not, Is an open
question between them ana the freshmen, but
AZ all events their deviug brought forth no hats.
house Jared better, for they found in ono OF his
closets the half dozen hats which the freshmen
had given him. Mrs. Iieebe, until they we're
found, Houed God would strike her dead II
there was hat In the house" and seemed much
astonished when thev were brought to light. but
the sophs gave her and her husband credit for
knowing all about their property, and took out
a search warrant, 10y right of which they made
thorough examination Of the premises, without
men declare that there was bagful of hats
secreted under the floor tho searchors walked
over. several more search warrants were taken
out and other houses in the vicinity Of lieebe's
were ransacked, hut no more Of the lost hats
were brought to lght. Then the sophs stationed
seniries all about Stone I'M, and spont the night
watching for the freshmen. who they expected
would come to take away tue hats from the now
Notwithstanding all their vigilance. tho fresh
men did manage to get away from ieebe's house
the baRful Of hats, and 1t was carried by Rec
be's son, 1t Is believed, over the mountain.
through the woods, aud seCreted In some safe
place They also got from the townes sew
enteen or eighteen Of the hats which they had
stolen nnd sent them down to South Williams
town, nvs miles away, for safe keeping. Tue
having stolen goods in his posses sion and his
examination was set down by Justice Buckley
EXCITEMENT AT FEVER HEAT.
On Tuesday the general excitement, instead Of
diminishing, was increasing. The tOwuies, who
had stolen tho hats ffom Beebe's. becoming
alarmed over their share in the an ir, fled across
the border to New York state, only four or i've
miles away. i1he bagful OF hats taken over the
mountain was sent To North Adams, ana the
freshmen, At meeting, resolved that not only
would they not give up the hats, but that they
would see Boebe safely through the scrape they
had got him into, bail him out Of jail II neces-
n.
sOphs meanwhile were rushing all over the sur
rounding country, following up every supposed
clue they could get concerning the whereabouts
VI their mats.
That evening two of the freshmen drove out
TO Dcebes house to inform him OF the reassur-
ing resolution of their class. While they wers
standing at his door, talking with him, Walter
Geer, sophomore, who had pursued them with
a horse aud buggy. drove up and charged them
with having stolen property In their possession.
One OF them hicked whip At the face Of Gers
horse, and while he was engaged In controlling
the frightened animal the other freshman
snatched up a bag which lay near threw IL into
their wagon, and the two freshmen, leaping In,
drove away AT full speed toward South Williams
town. Oeer pursued them, callilg upon them
to stop, threatening TO shoot them II they did
not, aud finally 1red pist oil In the air with the
hope OF frightening them into compliance with
his demand. They did not stop, however and
the chase continued to South Wiliamstown
As they dashed up to the door OF the hotel
there, almost at the same moment, Gcer shouted
who happened to be In the hotel, made his ap-
pearance, Geer charged that the freshmen had
stolen property ia their wagon, and demanded
that II should he searched. The sheriff dragged
out the bag, opened 1t, and found 1t full Of
straw, and nothing else. The cunning fresh
men had played another cruel trick upon their
adversaries.
Ia some mysterious way II was known at tho
college, almost as quickly As the chase began,
with n bag Of hats to South Williamstown, and
scarcely had the sheriff dragged the straw to
iisst ere MY young men Of both classes, who
cred, breathless, painting, and excited, about tho
principal actors ia the scene. A shout Of doris
ION went up from the freshmen as the joke cul-
minated, and then they seized the excellent
opportunity which Geer's rash action had given
them. and demanded his arrest for firing pistol
al Them. Ine Sherlf refused to make the arrest
without warrant and the freshmen returned
To MiIliamstown, declaring their intenuon TO
Things began to look very serious, when 50 i'm
puriant charge as tlis was threatened, ana the
seuiors now deemed It hign time to interfere.
SETTLING DOWN.
Geer went 20 President Claiborne, toll him
what lie mad done, related al the cirrunst lnces,
ana assured hlin tn.t tfc shot lll ueen uied IN
w alf' WITHOUT any Intent 10 harm either y tao
freshmen. in view OF the Circumstance. how
ever, the Pres advised him, temporarily 1t
last To- return to his hoiue - hOOsilA lNls,
Wliru he dil hN the heNt train. Tie stiior's
influence 10 mediation between the Antaa faistic
cit-ses prVgeI suIlc.snt 10 procurs the appoint
uteuttf % l.ltcDnmittce- rlrsl.fln. Of N.-.rs
Prait and Mills from the SOPHOMORE, sIl Jew
ell and iIeld from tue freshmeu--to sgrce upon
ah aiicdbie Understanding ami cessation q
men wuuid not prose 'ut- Gcer n tIa 4urru-
mure- voAld VITA draw their suit AGAINST B-ebs ;
That tnsre should ue nu more Legal proceedings
matter u the horns aud the hat, the game
-''o 40 ne i'lou tNtu' hnH'fs e.-f' 40 giving
~ 'guipu or Oh eitAtr side, and uo n.ls rv-
pr.-al- Made.
Tine faculty. we're about proceeding 20 the ap-
plltail 10 Stern meh- ures % check tho rXctto-
!nent, uut Upua assurances tenn given IS both
~ itH f,rt' lus has lern etu. aud that
aIl was over, llr. 'hrduourus was very willilg 20
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