The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-21
COLLEGE BRAWLS.
Disgraceiul Row ut Princeton
Heads shaved and Pistols
EIred.

Disgraceiui Row at Princeton
Heads shaved and Pistols
Fired.
NEW YORK, February ia special
to the World from Princeton, New Jersey,
says: "a few days ago several sopho.
mores here wrote q fintitious invitation to
4 Freshman, inviting him to reception.
They signed the invitation with the name
OF a we'll known Freshman, thus convey
ing the idea that the reception was to be
a Freshman affair. The recipient Of the
invitation, suspecting nothing, responded
in person, when he found himself betrayed
into q company OF hostile Sophomores,
who straightway put him through an uu.
mercitul hazing. The Freshman failed
TO take the matter in good part, and gath.
ering a number Of his companions, fifteen
altogether, visited two Sophomores, Al.
terburg and Carter, whom he believed
to be the ring. LEADERS in the attack upon
himself, and who occupied q room to.
gether. The rioting squad found the two
sophomores up and expecting them, with
loaded pistols, ready to repel an assault.
This was last night, shortly before twelve
O'Clock. Although the Sophomores were
armed, the Freshmen came upon them SO
suddenly that they were oyerpowered
before they could move to offer any re-
sislance. The two were seized, tied in
chairs and shaved close 10 the skull by
the raiders, all Of whom were masked
and unacceptable. When in the esti.
nation Of the Freshmen their wrongs
had been sufficiently avenged, the inyad-
ing party retired, leaving the two sopho-
mores bound in their chairs.
No sooner was the door closed than
Alterhurg and Carter managed 10 free
themselves, and catching up their pistols,
fred at the retiring squad OF Freshmen
through the window. Such was their
haste that they not even wait to throw
the window open, but sent the bullets
through the glass. As soon as two shots
had thus been fred without effect the
Sophomores ran from the room and pur-
sued the Freshmen, sending another vol
ley at them as they came up. The Fresh.
men at once halted. and facing about re-
turned the fire. The opposing parties at
the time were not more than fifteen feet
apart. Two shots were fred by the
Freshmen. or these one whistled close
by Alterburg's ears, and the second struck
him in the leg, Just below the groin, miss
ing the bone and passing clean through
the flesh.
What followed is only known in SO far
as those Immediately concerned are
willing 10 tell, The Freshmen all es-
capped. Alterburg was taken to his room.
His wound Ia not dangerous and he Is
doing well.
There has been no more trouble to-day.
Nothing has yet transpired to show that
the Freshmen who fred the shots are
known to the Faculty. Alterburg and
Carter, II they know who the Freshmen
are, refuse to say anything, and the sopho.
mores gay that Il Is because they wish TO
take the punishment Of the Freshmen into
their own hands before the Faculty dis
covers who they are and expels them.
The Faculty held meeting this even.
ing, which lasted three hours. DR.. Nc
Gosh says most OF the men concerned 10 the
firing have made full confessions, and that
all will confess. The pistol or pistols
used by the Sophomores were not 10 AIDED
with bullets, but simply with powder,
the muzzles being covered with soap. The
intention OF the men in firing was TO
frighten, and nothing more. DR.. McCosh
says that all who came before the Faculty
tonight told the truth implicitly. As
to the hazing, be says two cases Of il are
all that have occurred in long time,
and this transaction will finally quash it.