The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-16
THE ROW AT PRINCETON.
Four Juniors Held to Bail TO Appear
Before the Grand Jury.
ANTAGONIST BETWEEN SISTER INSTITUTIONS.
Scenes in Court-Thc Arm Of The Law En-
circling RebelliOus Students

Tn. .r.rc.tic action of the civil authorities mt
Princeion In making midnight arrests on wednesday
evening and hauling five students out OF 'heir oeds
sfer tneir "logc spree was supplemented yesterday
BY four colegians being held TO ball 10 acon
or IN. Mercer county Grand Jury. The excitement
was not IN the least ailayed "nen Ea"a'u H.
rrotter. a Junior, from Philadelphia Tor whom
the marshal had looking throughout tho previous
day. suddenly appeared before Mayor Robinson and
surrendered himself This completed tho number for
whom warrants had issued at the nstigation oil
The seminary authorities, who, appears have acted
cn,irely upon their responsibility, without taking
counsel with President McCosh. Marshal Kenny
stated yesterday that ho was sent Tor by Mr.
Niepuhr, treasurer Of the seminary, aud upon war
rants issued by the Mayor at once proceeded to tho
various rooms made the required arrests. 1t was
two O'Clock in the morning when court was Temporal
rily opened Proctor Godies room, where the young
gentlemen were required TO furnish ball. which wasat
once rendered by Mr. William Libby OF tho senior
mariner IN the house OF A. 7. Stewart
Co. AT the testimony given in court on
Wednesday neither Mr. Green Mr.. Findly
could identity tho parties who made the assault, and
yesterday several officers OF the college and also many
students openly stated that the parties arrested and
under bail not the guilty ones, though they may
havo ''assisted" at tho demonstration. WINE me
whole Princeton eagerly canvassing the possible
result Of tho magisterai investigation yesterday lore
noou one Of tho theologians found within hundred
isscn place a heavy hickory club Several students
pied to possess themselves OF this iormaaoio
weapon, but the determined theologan succeeded IN
carrying Il OF in triumph 10 be used as evidence
before the Grand Jury.
THE SCENE IN COURT
Al TWO O'Clock the court room where Mayor Robin
son presides was crowded TO sunocation by towns
people, students, theologans and strong array Of
counsel An assistant marshal had TO be placed a.
the front entrance to keep crowd OF students
anxious to be present at the judicial pro-
csedings; but the roosa could hold no more
fad
the Information furnished them from time 10 time by
those had succeeded IN obtaining entrance TO the
hours blocking up the sidewalk aud awaiting the re-
suit with intense anxiety The prisoners, Her
S eIs a. Pnnay Of Morristown, and John L. Anaor
son, OF Bernardsvle, were received with tremendous
cheers by their numerous friends and accompanied
by counsel, at once entered the court room. Their
counsel John j. McCook, OF the law firm OF Alex
ander Green, Of this city John Hageman, ST., Of
Princeton; Judge johnson, OF Newark, and Townsend
Percy John +. Hageman, Jr, represented the pco-
pie The case OF Trotter was first disposed Of; no
waived an examination and was held In 5000
bail Mr. Hageman, ST., then moved for the discharge
OF Smith Anderson and Pitney on The ground that at
the testimony taken on the previous DAY nothing
mitted that outrage had been committed but none
OF tho theological brethren (iaughter wore able TO
eminent honorable institutions twin sisters fact, and
nobody in Princeton College would snecr or laugh at
Tor making an attack on the Seminary that would be
Y different matter but they could not be held on tho
charge Of assault and battery Tor really these young
gentlemen sbhorred the idea of attacking u
theological student tGreat laughter by the stu
dents in courL) These men should not DO
sent TO jail as criminals, because they might
have COMMITTED an assault Let the really guilty
ones be found, they would not ask TO have them
discharged Il was one OF those moonlight excur-
sions IN which young iuli OF hiurily and iul OF
spirits (great laughter) would indulge occasionally
But had not been proven that these men were guilty
AS vol might HIS Honor pick out the first Tour mon
election row. because they happened 10 DO pres
snt and confined Them In jail: Mr. Townsend Percy
C<.r hahu ha nrtaA
and claimed discharge on the ground that Find
10y had not identified them as tho assallants.
TIM CASE THE PEOPLE.
Mr.. John II. Hageman, Jr, Public Prosecutor for
the borough OF Princeton, stated that this new out
rage had excited tho entire country(derisve shouts
by the sudents-in fact, wherever their parents re-
sided following so close upon the trouble OF low
weeks ago, the time had come at last that the
country should know whether the College OF New
Jersey should any longer sustain men who made
wanton assaults upon private citzens. Counsel Tor
the defence admitted that outrages had been
mitted. After the outrage these students lett the
seminary tor their homes as guilty, rotous crowd,
with their hats drawn over their eyes, 80 that nobody
should recognize them. They committed assaults for
which men punished every day, and the question
now decide whether the College OF New Jersey
gong to tram men 10 batter down private Cit
liens Ii So they ght well abolish their courts
and abandon all law, and Princeton College should DO
called pugilisc school,
decorum would not be establishe cd by holding in
noccnt men as guilty criminals. NO prma iacie case
bad been made out by tho State. II was an outrage
committed by sister institution upon tho othcr,
but nobody really know who committed the offence.
Mayor Robinson denied tho motion to discharge
them and held each OF the prisoners to bail In $780,
THIS furnished by Treasurer Harris and
Mr.. Libby.
Last evening fresh rumors wore afoat that the col
legians fneditated an assault upon the University
HOTEL Mr.. Nieouhr the manager, being tho nstigator
OF the recently made but ample preparations
made 10 give them q warm reception should
they make q nocturnal visit
President McCosh, upon being asked now he liked
lhs decision Of the Mayor 81 shall answer such
, question when asked in court OF Law. am not
disposed 10 discuss opinions"
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