Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-12-03
THE RIOT AT ANN ARBOR.

was rather a serious affair. The facts
OF the case are about rs follows: The
principal mails are distributed between
six and seven o'clock in the evening,
an hour when it is most convenien.
for u majority OF the students TO get
their mail. There are fifteen hundred
students attending the University, and
as there is but e9e .postofiice for both
city and University, n large crowd at
the hour named is natural couse.
quence.
On Tuesday, Oct. Goth, the mail be-
ing late, the crowd of students became
larger than usual, aud some of them
INDUCED in jostling each other, where.
upon about half a dozen were arrested
and lodged in jail, where they were
kept all night, Notwithstanding that
their friends made every effort to have
a hearing the same evening. On the
following evening the crowd was still
greater and as the students became
noisy the Mayor called out company
OF the State militia, the signal being
the ringing of the fire. bell, which, Of
course, brought out all the students
and citizens that could conveniently
get there. The militia charged upon
the crowd and icoimded one citizen. On
that evening there were ten or eleven
students arrested, and after being kept
in Jail all night were discharged the
next morning because no one appeared
dgdinStthem. The Ann Arbor Register,
from which the above facts have been
taken, is Of the opinion that the stu
dents have reason TO complain of un.
reasonable treatment by the authori-
ties in the matter Of unjusttfable ar
rests. 1t cites an instance in which
senior law student was arrested when
quietly proceeding homeward, entirely
away from any crowd. 1t states that
the most utterly willful or careless
misrepresentation Of the affair have
been published BY a number of papers,
and that President Angel, DR.. Maclean,
and others, have been credited with
remarks which they never made, and
that these false statements have arous-
cd the indignation, not only of the stu
dents, but Of citizens and city officers,
who have expressed themselves in
strong terms concerning these dis
graceful mirepresentalions of the af-
fair, The same paper states that pa.
pers from other Statsshave copied the
false statements published after having
further colored them.
The students of all the departments
Of the University have held a meeting,
at which the following preamble and
resolutions were unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, The public at large are
liable to be misled by the false &C.
counts that have becn,published of the
late illegal arrest and unjust imprison.
mont, on the part of the town authori-
ties, of several members OF the Univer-
sity; and whereas, we believe such ar.
rest and imprisonment to have been
illegal and in gross violation of our
rights as citizens and students, with.
out any discrimination Us to the guilt
or innocence OF the parties so arrested
and whereas, tho police force of the
city is composed of indiscreet, ignor-
ant and vicious men; and whereas,
the Mayor OF the city of Ann Arbor
instructed said police force ITO arrest
every student found upon the streets, y
without regard to guilt or innocence
instructions manifestly unwisc and
injudiclous and whereas, the act OF
the Mayor in deputizing a body Of
roughs as special policemen and in call
ing out the State militia, who, by their
preconcerted action, attempted to pro-
woke breach of the peace, was un.
warranted, unjustifiable and unconst.
tutional; and whereas, some of the
townspeople, although sustaining par.
asitical relations TO the students, have
not ceased to cast aspertion upon the
character Of those TO whom they owe
their living and whereas, some Of our
most respected classmates have been
unjustly, wrongfully and malciously
imprisoned in the county jail, there
fore be il resolved by the members of
the University of Michigan:
Resoired, 1st, That we proclaim our.
seves in favor Of law, order and good
government, and that we deprccate
every and all attempts at lawlessness
and violence.
Resolved, I'd, That the Mayor Of the
city, by his rash orders and the conn
tenancing Of the violent action of his
officers deserves the censurc Of all law.
abiding citizens. ~
Resoiued, Sd, That tbs scurnlous ar
ticle that appeared in the Ann Arbor
Democrat, and which has been copied
by other papers, detailing the trouble
was libel and a lie, false and mali
cious, and that tho editor in allowing
the same to be published has disgraced
the high profession n Of Journalism.
Resoiped, 4th, That the students Of
the University will patronize none of
the merchants Of the town who are
known to have assisted, counsoled,
aided or abctted the authorities in
their late illegal and outrageous con.
duct and that we instruct the stew
ards of the various clubs to purchase
outside Of Ann Arbor the provisions
necessary to supply their tables.
Resolved, 9th, That the keeping of
our classmates in the county Jail for
twelve hours was violation Of their
liberties as citizens, and that we de-
nounce such arbitraryand high-handed
proceedings as directly opposed to the
principles OF free government and hos
tile TO our constitutional rights.
Resolved, 9th, That the town author
tiles stand self-convicted OF making
illegal arrests. since the Judge 49,
,.h5-., -,-------.ev ,vssv brought for
trial discharged them and publicly rep
rimanded and censnred the officers for
causing the arrest Of persons not
charged with committing any ofIensc.
Resolved, 7th, That joint commit.
tee, TO consist of six members from
each of the departments, be appointed
10 collect evidence, raise money and
retain counsel, and that all who were
concerned in these summary and un.
lawful arrests be prosecuted TO the full