The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-21
A STUDENTS sLEIGHING PARTY.
HOW THE TRENTON POLICE GoDELED UP THE
PRINCETON STUDENTS.

HOW THE TRENTON POLICE GoDELED UP THE
PRINCETON STUDENTS.
PRINCETON. n. j.. Jan. 20. 1879.
The ominous quiet which always succeeds great
event in the college of New Jersey reigns among
the students of Princeton and IL is only with the ut
most caution that any of the boys be induced to
speak of the sleighng party to Trenton Saturday
night. Just now the roads are covered with spen-
did bed of snow and the sleighng is superb Sleigh
ing parties the rage among the students. and
Trenton generally the objective point with these
parties. On Friday night number OF freshmen
hired sleigh and went to Trenton. where they en-
hvened the inhabitants with their college songs and
considerable profanity. When demonstrated with by
policeman they responded in language more Wig
than polite. and informed him that they were
coming back Saturday. when they would make it
warm for him. Thus forewarned. the Trenton police
were on the lookout for the Princeton lads. and
when the Saturday night party drove into
the capital brimful Of animal and other spirits
and singing as is their wont Officer Stout was
Oh the watch and ready to expostulate The party
sisted twenty-four students in two sleighs round
dozen to each, and the policeman's remonstrances
answered with jeers and he was told to go to a
place Of which Colonel Ingerso denies the existence
but which. according to Princeton theology. is a
much warmer country than New Jersey in winter
After this the students forgot all about the police
man and proceeded to enjoy themselves. 1--WE
drank little, as the boys generally do
on such occasions." said of them to a
HERALD reporter to-day. "and smoked and chatted
and sang till we got tired and then started for home
We had not done anything to disturb anybody but rs
We were crossing bridge six or eight policemen
gobblod US up. and we were locked up in the Gala
boose.''
CAPTURING THE STUDENTS.
There is doubt that the Trenton police had made
up their minds to capture this party and mako an ex-
ample of them, for no sooner had Ohcer Stout re-
ported the treatment he had received ut the hands of
the students than two other policemen were
detailed to watch them, and eight men, an.
der Aid Stackhouse, were ordered to arrest
them when they should attempt to leave the city.
These orders carried out and us usual in such
cases. there two versions OF the in which the
arrests made. The officers allege that when
they ordered the students to stop the latter whipped
up. their horses and attempted to dash ahead and
Officer Yard says that when he seized the reins Of
the boys threw empty bottle at him.. All this is
denied by the students Il was in the first sleigh.
said the HERALD mans informant land ii any thing
of the kind had happened would have seen it..
When we were ordered to stop we stopped, and not
one OF us supposed anything more serious would
locked up in the cells, twelve OF the boys
being put into one and the other twelve into two
If OF had not had acquaintance il Trenton.
The cells were cold, and they wouldn't even let us
stay in the room where there was stove
A MIDNIGHT COURT.
At the intercession of Mr.. Green. Trenton law
yer Marshal Brown consented to send for Police
Justice Swing, who opened court at two O'Clock on
Sunday morning and fined each of the Princeton boys
So 49, the fines for the party aggregatng $50 49, When
arragned each Of the students gave fictitious name,
of them calling himself Harry HILL and another,
improving upon that popular appeation. and an
nouncng himself Harry W. Hill The list is worth
studying il only to show how matter of fact Prince
ton students are where humor and the Imagination
both might have play 1t is follows Charles Eede,
George Dilsnor II. s. Farnham. J. Swift j. X. Col
ville George Wyndham, William Mathews. L. Harold
Foster, William Johnston, ]. G. Thairs, d.
b. Bixby Henry Foote. James Handell william
French, Henry Thompson, John Carey, James
Miller, H. W. Hin, Charles johnson, Harry
Hill, George Alderman Philip Dallas, George
Daniels and William Stone. 1--WE gave 1cti-
tious names, of course said one of the party to an
acquaintance this afternoon, and, although they got
the best OF at last had it pretty much own
way the beginning and ut least of the police
men will have reason to remember u.s.
Finding the student so communicative with his
friend the HERALD man thought it a good opportu-
nifty and introduced himself. 'Tell all about the
fun OF it, said the reporter, but the only he
got was, There was no fun IN It,.
WILL THE FACULTY ACT?
So far the faculty has taken no notice of the
escapade, and Monday morning passed OH without
reprinand the students believe that notice will
be taken Of it. 'Could the faculty ascertain the
names of the party?" asked the HERALD reporter OF
one of them. Easily enough il the names are
wanted" the answer. The party consisted OF
students of every grade, number OF seniors being
among them. They all feel very bitter toward the
Trenton authorities, and they particularly oveJ
reported threat OF Police Justice Swing that the
time any of them arrested he will send them
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