New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-22
OPEN RIOT AT PRINCETON.
WHAT HAZING HAS LIE d TO.

posed that tho serious results OF Monday nights snoo
ing ARRAY would frghtcu the students into quiet sub
mission to tho laws Of tho college they vastly mis-
TAKEN There was, indeed, lull during tho delbera-
tons Of the Faculty. but the announcement Of its con-
illusions was the signal for serious riot than has
for many years disgraced an American college. Dr.
NIcCosh said Tuesday evening. that he possessed
evidence which would lead to the discovery OF the men
who were engaged In the previous nighrs outrageous
performances but neither be the students expected
such prompt disclosure and such summary punishment
as was yesterday inflicted The investigating commit
tee OF the Faculty, composed OF President Mccosh Ors
Atwater aud Packard, and Professors CORNWALL ana
oane sat with closed doors during Tuesday evening
and heard the testimony OF fourteen students snm~
rnoned before them. No conclusion was reached ana
the students who were anxIously waiting TO know
whether or their college course was TO be abruptly
terminated were left in suspense Considerable iooIsh
talk has since found its way into print about the occur
rcnces Of Tuesday night As matter OF course IN the
midst OF much excitement the students SAT up late 10
discuss the one subject and doubtless gathered in groups
about the Campus but the story that picket line was
formed that no one could without giving the
eountersgn that the college grounds rcsounded win
psol Shots and that the hotel walters dared not show
their heads on the Campus is ridiculously untrue.
The following morning the Faculty Committee met
again and about noen It was announced that Jacob Der.
dine Carter Of Moutcair, Sophomore, and the room
mate of Atterbury who shot on Monday night had
been summary dismissed and that the following
Freshmen had been indefinitely suspended: From
the Academic Department b. Bradford
of Dover, Deli Francis Loney OF Baltimore,
Md and Horace McDermont, OF Dayton, ONO;
from the Scientific schoo-Powel NJ. Bradley,
OF Washington ID. C.. Warren j. Flick. of wikesbarre.
Penn Richard IL. Hutchins, of Wyoming, Penn; I'd
ward f. Matthews OF Cincinnati Ohio and his brother,
Henry K Matthews; Henry MeAlpine, ill., OF Savannah,
Ga aud John j. NJ. Shaw, Of PIttsburg, Penn. These
combined in their own persons goOd zeal Oh te
muscle OF their class and will be missed In the athletic
sports of the college than III the recitation rooms
Bradford and McDermout unusually strong men, ana
the former is an excellent football player Loney fine
baseball player To the announcement OF the SUSPENSION
Of the Freshmen was added the direc ion to leave
Princeton at once and five OF the men prepared 10 go
by the $50 train. In view OF their departure at that
hour college prayers held daily at o'clock lost all In
erest Tor classmates, and most OF the Freshmen
arranged TO bid them goodbye at the station Not to be
outdonc this regard by their interiors about seventy
five sophomcres determined TO assist in the ceremony
OF farewell II was their intention TO /" rush" the
Freshmen, aud 10 torment them in various other
ways which deyiltry might suggest. But the
five suspended men, anticipating trouble without wait
ing for the tPan started to walk across the fields 20 the
Junction, with Matthew GOdie the stalwart college
proctor "A man OF eommendabe courage withal. as
body-g1lard The Sophomore, finding themselves de-
lued started pursuit Al the eaOal, short distance
from the town, the train overlook them; they
forthwith boarded il, and Ia few moments
were at the Junction, which the Freshmen had
already reached The various events OF the past few
days at college have been somewhat exaggerated in
common report but without doubt the occurrences at
the Junction the last degree rotous and disgrace
fui aud II Mr. Golde, the proctor, had not shown
rare courage and discretion would have ended
IN ID jodshed The Sophomores on stepping from
the train made rush for the Freshmen.
but they were mot aud repulsed by Godic who stood
:, Al, a fbe lq1ip
had placed his charge. He held heavy club In his hand
aud lie threatened 10 brain the nrst man who at
stood 10 be sregnred When the train arrived the tram
men formed sort OF a e nd WIN 1o 1 ihe s
hands rushed through the crowd and got into the trai
few tonrs and pieces Of coal thrown, aud Gcdie
and one Of the freshmen, struck and slightly III
urcd II the SOphOmOes had made any open attack On
ihe ulatlorm the freshmen VINO were greatly excited
and almost desperate. would have used their pistols
probably with fatal eject
This morning the Faculty. WHO hsd supposed that
their xtra labors about ended. met again To DIS
euss this latest outrage aud one after another nearly
all members vi The sophomore class, were sum |
moned T. testify to their share In IT, The result was
that thirty members OF the class, upon their own |
frank concession suspended and ordered to leave
Princeton Twenty other members OF the class
learning the fate OF their fellows during the afternoon
handed IN petition that they might DC suecied 10
like punishment, but no acton was taken upon their re-
quest This act of discipline accomplished It only re-
manned 10 discover The men mio I" weeh ago were en-
gagged in the bazIng OF Freshman Long ~beh was the
%as not Si Man se'oeHt convict the
offenders, aud this evening the following Sopho-
: Johns ST. Charles No; John Stanley Megs, Chicago
Iuiiau t,lendoWer ODDS Princeton IA. Charles Porter,
Townud, Penn: Robert Edwards Amin. Princeton and !
mau by the of Chaplin VINO entered the class TINS
vcar ntier the catalogue was published and whose null
, md address dl,l NOT as,,r taiu the two members
of the freshman class who acted sentinels on
NcnG,v n,ght durin, the ehastIScment OF Car
80 49, attrrhnrv were also discovered and
~. ,."dcd Thcir names are Frank Cedhill OF
Patcrson and prank j. Nycc, OF Cambridge, OHIO At
terury has also been indefinitely suspended. but OF
course he win remain IN his college room until his |
wound heals lie is entirely comfortable 10 day aud IN
unconnIonly good spirits considering his narrow |
escape and disgrace he has brought upon |
himself and his friends. Authority to expei a |
student from Princeton College vested III the trustees
alone but the Faculty have the power 10 suspend IN.