The New York herald., 1879-02-27
THE DISTURBANCE AT ST. STEPHENS.
BROOKLYN, Feb. 20, 1879.


Seeing article in your paper in regard to a dis
turbance at st. stephens College, and knowing that
you always give every fair chance to state his
case will tell the why and wherefore Of the excite
nient at st. stephens.
First and chiefly. then, some time ago about six
teen gentlemen of the college got permission from
the Warden go sleigh ride. They had supper
wine was ON the table, and q consequence they
maize good deal OF noise. BY some means un-
known to us the Warden heard about the affair, and
was going through a thorough investigation when
Walter j. Wicks came forth and said that he
had written to Mr. Arthur J. Davis telling him the
whole thing in very extravagant style. He also said
that he had told Mr. Davis for the express purpose of
getting 1t to the Warden's ears. His boasting or
course greatly exaspcrated the students to whom he
to punish him. So, at the dinner table. I got
MP, and. after making few remarks,
took Mr.. wirks out aud put him under the
dining hall and heard that a Canadian had struck
one of my party the head with chair. said
nothing; but when 1 had finished my dinner and
going up stairs was told that the Canadian was
waiting for me. When / him / took hold of
him. telling him that the gentleman upon whom he
TO have fair fight with him. Upon this
he began shaking me violently. and. being
forced to defend myself. returned the compliment
and mad fight. As to other gentlemen striking
him. assert without the least hesitation that not
one other man touched him. but that myself was
terribly bruised by outsiders. receiving many kicks
and one blow in the eye majority OF the students
will bear witness 10 this. would ike To say here
that a clergyman present at The tirnc the
Canadian use the chair (which was the only weapon
use during the dsy saw him thrashed and expressed
his hearty approval saying that the coward deserved
more than he got. Now this is just the way the
matter stood when the faculty took II into their
hands. The next morning they saw fit to let the
whole pass by, admonishing those concerned.
But the other party Were not satisfied with this, and.
having assembled, they resolved to threaten the
faculty by saying they would leave unless was
pclcd
After seeing their committee the Warden came to
ton OF receiving diploma at commencement. OF
course as an honorable man. had 10 refuse such
proposition. had u right to stay there till June;
mad done nothing to forfeit that right for had been
punished for the above disturbance, aud my charac-
ter stands without blemish at the college. In the
words Of the faculty, 'No man 10 be expelled
from the college except for gross immortality Cor
crime Of no crime or immortality do | or did
stand accused. As TO my boasting about my shoot
ing affairs, this is too triing to require an answer.
All tho students and professors know that do very
little talking, and have not for three years done
single thing to disturb the peace and quiet OF the
institution.
AS 1 said before, the gentlemen who were on the
opposite side threatened the faculty. Then, after
my friends had heard OF this thirty OF them being
equally concerned in the matter aud unwilling to
me sufer the whole bound themselves
to leave the college II aid. SO 1T s plain that we
acted on the defensive only in such step.
We thirty students very sorry for the whole
matter. and we stand ready to do anything settle
the disturbance but, OF course, cannot compromises
honor at all. We satisfied with the decision
of the faculty; our opponents we're not. We sub
mitted quietly; the other side threatened. They
stand on the offensive. we the defensive can say
no more. This much have written TO uphold
the honor. dignity and reputation OF The college,
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