The New York herald., 1878-02-21
PRINCEYONS INSURGENTS.
Decided Action of the Faculty
Against Them.
SUSPENSIONS AND DIsMIssALs.
An Outbreak at the Junction Prevented
by the Proctor.


quiet borough. The energetic action Of tho faculty.
the uninterrupted Investigations tho dismissal
and SUSPENSION OF students, the departure oil
he oisgraced college boys for their homes. the
attempted riot by sophomores at Princeton Junction.,
,he refusal OF the freshmen dsse to attend chapel
md the constant pistol practice on the college ground
constituted catalogue Of events yesterday that might
keep even larger place than Princeton IN state OF
extreme agitation.
II appears that on Tuesday evening the faculty ap
pointed OF investigation to gather all tho
facts bearing not only the shooting OF Atterbury.
nut also on whatever hazing had been practised
during the iall and winter. That committee was
composed of the following gentlemen Rev Dr.
NcCosh, chairman; Dr.. Atwatcr, DR.. Packard,
Professor Cornwall and Professor Sloane. They organ
tied without delay and remained In session for fully
Hve hours during which ime they examined fourteen
students, the testimony bcing exceedingly volu-
rninous The same committee reassemoed yes
terday morning and at noon reported the par
tia result their investigation and urged immediate
action concerning tho events OF Monday night Tho
result was the confirmation OF tic report oy the
facuty, tho dismissal of two sophomorcs and tho
suspension OF ten freshmen. Tho sophomores dis
missed are Jacob Bcrdine Carter, OF Montclair,
n. j.. and Albert II. Atterbury. OF Trenton,
n J. These were tho parties upon whom the
masked freshmen made the attack on Monday
evening In the case O! Atterbury sentence has not
been as 81 Ss Of no re.
men, but the moment no is restored to health he will
have Leave the S0s Dae 10
Lonsy. ol Ba!!'moss: Ma; Mo- hoIsss s MsDsi:
ireshmen the School of Science; Powell NJ. Brad
iey, Of washington, D. c.; Warren J. Flick, OF
mug, ''' Pa; Edward +. Matthews and hairy larry
X Matthews, Of Cincinnati; oho; henry Nc,
P,itsourg, ia. The length OF time tnat these young
will be prevented from attending TO their studies
faculty, who have ordered them TO leave Princeton
1vc more sophomores will be suspended to-day and
two more freshmen dismiss
PREPARING FOR BArTLE
The sweeping decisions Of tho faculty were com
municated tho interested parties about O'CLOCK
many OF them were not long in making
preparations to leave II was about the dinner
ally known throughout Princeton, and all sophomores
as all the freshmen, became moro bitter 10 the
Remuneration of their antagonists than they had been
since the trouble first brokc Out. II was resolved on
tho part OF tho sophomorcs 10 make demonstration
and without delay they gathered on Tho
students to escort the dismissed sophomore
informed that five suspended freshmen were TO leave
for their homes at Gve O'Clock. aud decision
speedily arrived give the enemy parting shot at
the Junction three miles the college grounds. So
determined were they to make an onslaught on the
,hat they proceeded direct 10 the junction without
waiting for the train. Six abreast they
marched along the rack 49,, armed with canes.
into battle, and qu'ckcned their steps as
ono OF their lenders urged them on not to- Iosc
timc. The manner which the poor freshmen
were to have parting hazing was discussed along
the road, until, when in sight of the junction, they
all joined in chorus and sang:-
Hero IL TO good old whiskey, drink 1t down.
ere is 20 good Old whskey
Here is 10 good old whiskey, drink It down.
Tho train from Princeton, howcv or, overlook them
win the five departing reshmen Just near the juno
pointing their canes and pistols, and shouting and
bowling, made noise almost deaiening the
mon, however, were under good guard. An
iicpating trouble at the junction, Matthew
oLie the proctor OF the college, man six feet In his
stockings and weighing about two hundred and lorty
pounds, determined to sec that no harm should beail
The young men who mad already been sufficiently dis.
graced by the action Of the faculty As the tram
rived al the Junction, before the sophonorcs could pos
kbiy get there, proctor Golde put his I've young men,
also provided with canes and pistols, tho
ladies' waiting room OF tho station, aud paced him.
the howi,ng mass Of sophomores came rushing on at
tho double quick, ikc regiment under orders 10
assault an enemys position. They saw the t.l!
aud erect proctor already at distance. Still
they moved and shouted, ''Let us brcak open Tho
doors!" go at boys!" ana on they rushed upon the
station. but halted pistols IN hand, right In front OF
the LADIES' waiting room.
PROCTOR
''The first man that dares TO come IN here drops,''
shouted the proctor, waving his club.
The sophomores kept pushing Oh. but saw at the
for Philadelphia soon came numbering along, and
with one almost herculean effort the tall GoIdie
sophomores and safely placed his charge in the
uain. Tho hve young men, howevor, werc exceed
ingIy cool and colsc,ed they passed through tho
crowd that was kept back by The large outsre,ched
oil The determined Golde, and the sopho-
mores ssw that these young men were
ready 10 return any unprovokcd assault that
should be made upon them. They held games
10 their right hands and within their lett
had their pistols already cooked Tor firing. That
one was shot, even by accident, AT junction where
psssion and party feeling ran exceedingly hisn. was
surprise moi only to Mr. Golde but also The sOpho-
moros themselves Seeing that all their labo. had
been IN vain and that The men they wished 10
attack had been SAFELY landed in tho cars.
they began throwing stones at the tram, to the
great danger oil passengers generally but not many
minutes past before tho train was on lis way to Pn,Ia.
deiphia. shouting, curs,ng, swearing the sophomores
followed the train that TOOK them back TO Princeton,
determined to let other freshmen have taste Of their
prowcss. just about the time that they returned
The college ground the sopnomores noticed i'm.
meDso crowd OF freshmen before tho chapel They
did not iptrude upon them there. however, leaving
whatever dif1culty the latter had with the faculty
their own settlement
REBELLIous FRESHMEN.
Upon inauiriDg OF ore of the freshmen the
oi this new gathering, the HERALD reporter tod
refused to attend chapel owing to the decision OF tho
faculty. who had ordered SO many Of their chums to
leave the college THIS being CONSIDERED an ac. OF
faculty are busy investigating; now let them invests
gate this, also We arc not gong to chapel
After chapel hours the reporter saw President
ncCosh who freely spoke OF the detcrm OF the
iacuty to rid the college OF obnoxious characters
''We ore having judicial investigation and cannot
tell you all said The Professor; but can say tins
that Carter 10 dismissed, not expecd-we don't use
that word--and the other gentleman being sick
cannot enforce action toward him Just now. Other
young men have been told TO go TO their homes for
ift,lo whilc penang further investigations. II will
do ncn good. We have, however, not concluded our
isbors INF regard to this matter and have been
uderably occupied these past two days assure
however that we will go 10 tho bottom Of things
ma dismiss those who are shown TO have been
snrsgcd in the prncticc OF hszing."
DV<,fcE lAun Q0i a Q mi
true that a cloud Is hanging over Princeton
Df tho New York newspapers make out Princeton is
progressing amazingly"
'1n pistol practice Ia u notf" interrupted the re-
porter.
"we cannot help that,' continued the Professor,
'young here from all parts OF tho country.
Yale had the same trouble TWO years ago, and II did
not hurt that university II did not take us long 10
lut fingers on the guilty parties, as you see."
Rev. Imam Harris treasurer OF tho college, sad:
''Tne Board Of Trustees have some ume ago. cspeci-
lAo lacu iad lalaL