Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-15
A SPICY SCANDAL,
Involving a University President ard
Pretty Teacher.

VINCENNEs, IND, June 13-The old post
has been shaken from center 10 circumference
by the development of a horrible scanda in
volving Prof. Edwin A. Haight, president of
the Vincennes University, and Miss Adams,
teacher in the primary department of the
same institution. The facts in the case were
known to the trustees of the university Fri
day night, but were not divulged by them to
the public until this morning. The circum-
stances are as follows: Prof. Haight and
Miss Adams left Vincennes for Chicago on
the noon train Friday. They took the par
lor car and were alone. George G. Rams
dell, superintendent of the Vincennes gas
works, and leader of Vincennes society,
chanced to be in another car of the same
train, and in looking about accidentally de-
tected the lady and gentleman named en-
bracing each other most affectionately and
passionately. He was much shocked, but said
aud did nothing. When the train arrived at
Terre Haute, Prof. Haight and Miss Adams
went to the Terre Hsute House, registered as
'E. II. Albert and lady, Chicago and were
assigned to room IL, which they occu pied un-
til IL o'clock at night, when they took the
Chicago express, and proceeded on their way
northward, occupying the same state-room
on the sleeper. When Mr.. Ramsdell saw the
way things were geing, he at once telegraphed
the trustees of the university, who called
meeting, and they decided to send S. N.
Chambers, one of their number, up to Terre
Haute TO prosecute further Investigations.
He arrived in time TO see the couple take the
train as described, and he then went to the
hotel and confirm the worst suspicion OF
the pairs conduct. The clerk of the hotel
said that Miss Adams acted as if she were
exceedingly nervous, and the actions of both
people were SO odd that suspicion was ex-
cited at once, and they were watched more
closely than they would have been under
other circumstances. The university trus-
tees bad another meeting Saturday, and
the immediate resignation of Prof. Haight
was called fJr and forwarded to him
at Chicago, where he was seen by an ennis
sary of the trustees Saturday morning Prof.
Haight is married, and has his W ife, his
father-in law and sister-in-law residing with
him in neat little cottage which he built
only last year. His father-in law is the Rev.
Mr.. Patterson, temporary pastor of the Bap-
tist church of this city. Miss Adams came
here only year or two ago, about the time
Prof. Hight came. The latter came hither
from Alton, Ill. where he had been principal
OF the public schools for a number of years.
His religious pretensioDs have been great,
and but few people ever suspected him capa-
BILE OF SO great departure from the paths of
virtue Miss Adams is a rather fne-looking
young woman, who has been galIanted
about with great display by our tony young
men. The blow TO the university is sad one,
and society in general feels the terrible shock
1t was only tine night before the adventure OF
the iudiscreet pair that the reception to the
graduating class of the university was given,
at which Prof. Haight was honored, and at
which he certainly gained friends that he
had not possessed before"