Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-13
YOUNG SEAMAN'a TEMPER.

IL Loads him to Draw u revolver Upon tho
President OF tho Chicago Universlty.
The Chicago university was the scene of
a sensational affair On Monday, the princi-
pal actors being the Rev. DR.. Gulusha
Anderson, the venerable president, and a
young man named Allen B. Seaman, a
member of tho senior class. The latter
having had difficulty with another stu
dent whom he struck in tho face, the pre-.
sident called him into his private Office,
and took him to task for what appeared to
be ungentlemanly conduct. DR.. Anderson
thus describes the occurrence:
"When we were seated asked him
whether he had struck the student refer
red to, young man named Thomas Bay.
ard collins. Yes, did, he replied. It
was the only thing I could do under the
circumstances. What would you have
done if you had been called liar? I re-
piled that I should have passed it by {;
that if a character was not strong enough
to stand an attask, fighting would not i'm
prove it. He replied: I can't do that; !;
I'm not made up that way He then be-
gan to make q statement, but I soon had
to stop him, as he was very disrespect-
full, and even insulting. l said to
him Stop right there, and
there's the door; you can 60 now.
I won't do it., he said. then laid my
hand on his shoulder and again told him
to 60, whereupon he flow into a violent
rage, and turning upon me, said Don't
you put your hands on me- l then laid
my hand on his shoulder again in the
same manner and besought him to
60. In an instant ho snatched out a re-
volver, and holding it to my head
said !: Pm blow your brains out I
grabbed the pistol, put him over the
6ack of chair, and wrenched it from
him. 1 then turned the muzzlo toward
him, and ordered him again to 90. Ho
went, but stopped to demand the return of
his pistol. The demand was rather lu.
dicrOus and when refused to surrender
it he said he would take the proper steps
to get it. think he ought to be prosecut-
ed. Iguess he would be sent to the
penitentiary, but as yet do not know
what I shall do.'
Prof. Louis Stuart and James DOwd,
the latter great friend of Seaman, were
present. The president continued "Sea-
man was talented, but decidedly vicious.
He had been here four years, and though
I have had trouble with him quite often,
hoped to carry him through. He would
have graduated next year,
Seaman is only 20 years old, but is six
feet ono inch IN height, and has been
looked upon as the college bully. This
affair is tho elimination of troubles that
have long been brewing. The Chicago
university is represented in the Illinois
state olatorical association. At recent
election held to select delegates from
the Chicago university to attend the an
nual meeting there was hot contest, and
the disappointed candidates determined to
claim a seat in tho meeting which was
held in Jacksonville last Saturday. Sea-
man and George Walsho were the
defeated candidates who attended the
meeting and claimed the seats
to which S. r. King and A. A. Griffiths,
jr., had been elected. Having no creden-
tials, their demands were refused by
vote of IA to /. While returning to Chi
cago Seaman swore vengeance upon his
rivals. He is alleged to have threatened
the life of one or both of them, and upon
arriving at the university in tho evening
it is said that he organized a party of his
to assail the successful dole.
gates and their friends.