The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-06-14
HORRIBLE OUTRAGE.
College Students Capture and
Terrorize a Town.
Two Fellow.Students Tortured n
Shocking Manner.
ETC, ETC, ErC.
Telegram from Syracuse, N. IL

Telegram from Syracuse N. IL
Tho Madison University and tho Baptist
Theological Seminary. where Baptist min
isters are turned out annually, IL located ae
Hamilton, village about twenty miles south
of this city. The institutions have always
been known a. among the moral Hazing
has become a very infrequcnt occurrence,
which makes the cruel and barbarous treat
ment OF two Of the students, last night, al
the more 70 be deprecated.
Larry in the day 1t was decided BY several
OF tho students TO haze two OF their number
belonging to tho Sophomore class About
fifty students were let into the secret, and
full line of procedure was determined on.
Two Young men drove to Earlyill0, village
ok miles distant. and secured Felt Hall, as-
surtng the owner that they were 70 nav0
sosfas h. inlors exercises, common IN coIeso
lie. and would not require any fire OF Hgnta
The keys were therefore rlac In thei!
CHARGE Snppers for fifty were also engaged
ct he hotel. to be served ut . m
After tine two students who were TO %
hazed had retired their rooms were broken
open They were then rus hessly compelled
to dress, and were bound hand and foot and
gagged close carriage was IN waiting,
anl into this they were thrust. and tho
horses heads turned toward Earlville. Inc
larger part Of the participants had gone IN
advance hy carriages
They arrived at their destination about
midnight, and Immediately took charge o.
Felt Hall Two large barrels had previously
been prepared for the occasion. Sharponed
nals had been driven into them from Inc
outside, 50 Tint they Lrotrnded nearly an
placed in 1hese barrels after the gags nao
been removed from their monthA The
barle.s were then headed mp. The noo1 oI
TIE hall WIS We down, and o small nre Dniie
IN the center The barrels were then rolled
4 -, h0n ts,f n -
several times around and over the fire. Ro-
volyers were fred and fre-crackers ex-
n ded. .
The terrible din had aroused several q
the villagers who assembled about the nall.
The cries of the im?risoned young men
conld be heard above al the confusion. A
constable demanded admiss sion - the hall,
but was threatened with violence He un-
gailant'y retseated. The barrels were hnally
rolled down the stairs and into the street.
The leads were knocked In ana the two stu-
dents liberated They were more dead tnan
alive and presented a pitiable sight
When the citizens offered TO lend aid ana
call for = physician the firing OF revolveTs
began a second time, and all were glad 70
retreat. The young mems clotning wa.
nearly torn from their bodies, and the oiood
flowed from tho wounds caused by their
coming in con,a,t with tho fharpened nails
The hayers were indignant over the inter-
fer fence OF the villagers broke every streec.
lamp in town, and destroyed other valuaOie
property
5 II is alleged tha. nearly all Of them were
intoxicated They left the town at = m.
without eating the supper. The young mon
who were SO cruelty tortured wese takeu
with them. Both are very i'll
The faculty will hold thorough inyesti-
gation. They will also settle the damage
done at Eaflville. The whole affair has
caused Just Indignation. The names OK me
students who were hazed are withheld foI
the pre- ent. No such treatment has evel
been heard e in this state Tho high char
ac.er of the institntion makes the nights
work all the more astonishing.