The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-06-21
A HOOSIER HOLIDAY.
Alleged Franks of a Couple of Vim
cennes Instructors, Of OppO-
site Sex.
A Suspicious Registration "A Buggy-Ride
and n Subsequent Private Sc
ance in the Darb.
A vincennes, Indiana, special of the 18th

n NlnCcuue>, 1nulauor special OF Inc l0in
says:
The parties whose names are involved are Pro-
lessor Edwin A. Haght, President ri the faculty of
the University. and Miss Geitrnde Adams. a
teacher in the same Institution. The University
closed Thursday night with All elegant banquet
given by the alumni to the graduating class. The
next day the faculty left the city for their sum
mer vacation. The Professor and Miss Adams
started on the Evansville and Terre Haute Rail-
I road at 5 a. N. for Chicago. This road, which
forms the southern part of the Chicago and East
ern Illinois, runs but one through train per day
20 Chicago, and that leaves this city at D. H.,
ping off at Terre Haute, nothing was
thought of his taking local which
terminated at that place. On the Journey north,
however an incident developed That led subse-
quently to a close scrutiny over the couple. On
| the same tram was a gentleman from this CITY
| who was acquainted with both parties. ard who,
By accident, discovered. as he afirms, Miss Adams
reclining in the Professors arms, they being the
sole occupants Of the ladies car at the time.
When they arrived at their destination, having
inquired OF a train man the name OF the best
/ hotel, they took the omnibus for the Terre Haute
House. Upon their registering as Z. II. Albert and
| lady. Chicago the clerk, Mr.. Hamilton, mentally
resolved that all was not right and that he would
watch the pair. They were consigned 10 room
No. 10. and he states. Immediately entered il and
! remained there until noon, when they came
down to dinner, after which they took drive
| through the city. Mr.. George G. Ramsdell, SUI
perintendent OF the Nincennes Gas Company,
| happened to arrivein Teire Haute on business.
about O'Clock. and had half an hour in the city
| between trains before returning home, during
which ne was approached by Two irlends, who
| related the above occurrences, and one OF them
| also affirmed that he was the person who had OBJ
served the actions spoken of in the car. Being a
patron of the University snd personal acquein-
lance aBd friend of both the parties involved, Mr..
| Ramsdell deemed il his duty. for the welfare of
the parties as well as for the good name OF the in
he had heard that a proper person might
at once viit Terre Hauie and investigate
the whole affair, and either confirm
arrival at Vincennes he sought DR.. J. H Rabb,
| President of the First National nix, and Hon.
| Smiley n. Chambers attorney at law, both Trus-
tees aud the latter probably the Professors closest
| friend among the Trustees. After considering
| the matter carefully, Mr. Chambers concluded, as
friend OF Heights, to at once go TO Terre Haute.
He took the 9p. m. train, and at quarter before
IL arrived al TerTe Haute, and unObseryed saw
the pair embark the same train Tor Chicago.
He had instructed the conductor to watch them
and telegraph him results the neat DAY from Cnl
cago. Chambers then repaired TO the hotel,
| where the clerk Mr.. Hamilton, corroborated the
above statements. and also re ated their subse
Quent actions, as follows: Upon returning from
their drive they prepared for and took tea,
after which, about p. m, they entered
light, until about 10 O'Clock. lie also stated
TO Mr.. Chambers that during the afternoon
he had called in former resident of Vincennes
who identified the couple. and he showed him
his memorandum in his cash book. giving the
names Professor HaighI and Miss Adams after the
name II. Albert and lady. Mr.. Chambers, who
1 Il
said ne would not believe word Of IL unles.
this proved genuine, was fully convinced the
entry on the register was the Professors penman
snip. Having reluctantly become satihed, Cham
hers returned or a morning train 10 this city and
decided to reveal the matter TO the three Trus
tees constituting the Committee on Education o.
the University, which he did. meeting wa
held and ii was decided to write to Haight, stat
ing that his conduct was fully known, and re
questing the immediate resignation OF himsel
and Miss Adams. All parties have been pledged
to eternal secrecy, with a view to avoiding
scandal upon the University. All went well I'm
til yesterday, when party of over leo excursion
lists returned TO his city from Terre Haute, ard a
may OF them were guests while there at th
, Terre Haute House. it became a matter of gossip
and spread like wildfre over this city within hal
an hour of their return. Mrs. Haight, the Pro
fessors wife, was totally ignorant OF the crue
theme of conversation until late hour yesterday
when she was nearly crazed by the intelligence
| which was broken TO her by friend at a lat
hour she telegraphed her husband, who replies
this morning that he would at once return, but
ubsequent dispatch informed her that he lHaighi
was sick and unable to come, and for her to com
Immediately to Chicago, for which place she start
at O'Clock tonight
In an interview with an attache OF a Chicag
paper, Professor Haight entered a strenuou
denial of the allegation OF undue intimacy wit
/ Miss Adams.