The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-20
UAZING BY COLLEGE BOYS.
TROrBLE BETuELN STUDENTS ENDING
IN 4 yERY SERIOUS B-fTTIE
u.,< score of shots Fired In - Public street
"A sophomore severely Wounded Fresh
u,e, Aycnuing an Insult TO Frcshmhn-
s,,a.,t. snpued and their Heads shaved.

students Gnpued ana ther hc""S S""N""'
About n week ago two members OF the |
p.i,cetnn College Sophomore class Of so. \. II. /
.ierbury of Trenton and j. II. Carter ot Mont
,oir n j went to the room ot freshman |
oamed Lane. and haacd him most unmerclully. |
No vns stripped and spanked. his hair was cut. |
md he WAS subjected 10 indgni,ics which his |
classmates felt called upon to resent In the most
..'a,r,orv mnuncr The Freshman class. that of |
sI is unusually large. containing upward OF
,nmenb,rs. many OF whom are specially noted |
far strength. The most active members OF the
,,ass b,id a meeting. and deputcd eight OF their
,,,r,her together with two juniors. to wreak
..,,,,,, ,,n,n The offending sophomores. The
.,a;or,, of the freshmen and both tho juniors
,.,o,ged 10 the Alpha Sigma Chi secret
s.a,o,, nm organization that the faculty sup
nossd had been broken up. but which appears
J., have maintained lively and nourishing cx-
istencc. The men selected were among the most
powerful Of their class and numbered several
rhowere distinguished in the athletic exercises
fthe college. Two were from New York. athird
from Illinois. fourth from Missouri. n fiith
from Maryland. aud sixth from the District Of
Columbia.
On Monday evening DIR. +. VI. Otis lectured
on Health" in the college chapel 1t had been
whispered about that the injured freshmen in
tended to resent the insult in signal and terri
bic manner. but the asscmblage dispersed with
out any signs Of tumult. At the close Of the
lecture Carter and Atterbury went TO n saloon
on Nassau street to get some oysters. While
they were gone the "Ku-Klux." as they were
called blacked their faces. armed themselves
with revolvers. ropes. &c.. and mounted eau
tiously to Aucrburys rooms. which are on the
second story of the Mansion House. fronting on
N.aanu ctra.t nnd nparlv oppOeitp the colcge
campus Here they concealed themselves and
waited for their victim.
At about IL o'clock the two sophomores re-
burned. opened the door of the room. and were
instantaneously seized gagged. and beaten.
After being subjected to the usual hazing tor
lures. the gags were removed and the two VIC
tins were asked to sign n humble apology to
the Freshman class for maltreatng one of its
members.
Sign. or it'll be worse for YOU" said the
ringleadcr of the Ku-Klux. tall. athletic fellow
from Missouri. the starboard stroke oar Of the
freshman crew.
I'm be hanged If I'll sign" responded At
terbury.
You can do your damnedest. you cant get
anything out Of me-" replied Carter between
his clenched teeth.
The men were given two minutes by the
watch in which TO make up their minds. but they
refused. Then the freshmen gagged them again
and proceeded to scalp them in the most ap
proved Princeton fashion. Garter was stripped
and spanked with n paddle until he nearly
tainted. Atterbury was served in n similar
fashion. and then the two men were tied to two
chairs and the process of shaving began. Their
hair was cut of until nothing but waving top
knot was left upon each. and not content with
this. their tormentors smeared their closely
cropped heads with mucilagc. Then they
,oursd ,yo,or dov,n ,hair hocks tied ,h.,n harJ
pV"'eu ""'e' ~" - ~ - - ~ " w -
and exhausted their ingenuity In deNlslng new
methods OF scalping. hy which they could sub
due their victims. The two sophomor.s. how
ever, stuck to their word, and the ku-kluN were
forced TO retire leaving the sophomor"s gagged.
but still defiant.
A friendly freshman released them. and hur-
rying on such clothing as they could lay nan Is
on. they sailed out, carrying their revolyers
and breathnG, the, direst vengeanee, on their
prosecutors. In the hallway they discharged
their pistols as a signal 10 the neighborng
sophomores, and then hurried on without wait
ing for entorcements
The hu-hlux had retreated up chambers
street and had crossed again INTO Nassau. Al
the University Hotel Carter and Atlerbury
saught up with them. and lrvelIrng ,iheir re-
volvers, ordered them 10 halt Inc u-hlux
continued their retreat, ana then Aiterbury
pulled trigger on them. quick as ilash me
evoIyers pen retnTped tba re u s''e'"
brisk iusillade followed IN which the WIN
lows nt the astonished ourgh'rs III the NlclhitV
we're ilnng up and several heads IN nlght caps
prOtruded.
,Auerpury called out 10 carter, l m snot!
reoGle began, 70 appear on thr scene, ana me
NJ hluX. realizing tlat a nlEht IN lail might
lolow tnelr sport. put up thtlr weapons anu
scattered. Inree OF theh We're seen running
across the college campus III the direction oi
,l'lr ooarilhg hhiiS; Mnilr s"NriW otheIs were
hurryng through dnerent streetsn W., 49,
Inc wounued man WIS lhkth 10 Ut. MlkoH $,
opposite tne hotel put tnat surgeon. liot caring
70 prnpe ioi the naii ny ghSllehl alloWrd me
patent TO pc taken TO MS room NJ the Mansion
MOUSE. lhere throng oi sympathlz,ng sopho-
Mors collected, ana u was hours before the
wounded man succeeded IN getting any rest
III, IN tne morning the pnysicihh ,nileu nhu hiter
tered the l,it, groin near the irmora artery.
anu IIv'rruru IN sliihlHE, u,rn'uoh lnrouSh
, w sly par' ol M mp hai II zone puhr-
YER %, an men on tltnrI sldr II W9nli nave sew
e','u 'lr lrn"lal hItery anu r's,lluu lhtuS.
,Aueiunry lather anu moth.r were sum
nI1n.d nd by ulestnph IRON Irrhtoh. ana every
Inc matter NJ.
meeting OF the faculty. was held late in the
va,, v az Which br, Me. Dsh prrslash' nr hilrr-
1uhl me iac' that rgid Investigation would be
H',i. m ~ tl'' Eullt nil'S Np"len rom .nlI.E'
IA NuN n reporter VI, ii"l me rooms pl the Two
adaIru s,uIsuls III M mansion House y,ster-
nn5. Alt'lbuIY, a Itll, peasant -lOhklNE lrllpW