The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-23
4 DETECTIVE At COLLEGE.
Tho nov. Made Hl- sojourn Pun OF Ad-
,enturo While Ii Lasted.

II sec that William and Robert
pinkerton are ia town. remarked q
gentleman in a corridor IN one OF ST.
Pauls hotels the other day TO "A re-
porter
Yes. remarked a bystander they
have a great detective agency, but.
can tell you Of one of their men who
wasn't so clever, and whose case was
worked up for him before lac could
find out anything about II.
We'll. lets hear the story
"An right But don't care to use
names. for some Of the boys are in
pulpits now. and they might feel hurt
to call up one of their shady pranks,
bat here's the story:
Down in the little city of Mead
vile. Pa. is Allegheny college, which
is practically Methodist institution,
but which has had some Of the bright
est and widest sets Of students ever
got together At or just before com
mencemcnt for number OF years
prior to. Jet us say Is, a paper regu-
larly made It's appearance IN the most
mysterious manner
1T was a little four page sheet,
printed no one outside of half dozen
knew where. while the contributors
were known 20 equally as few. To
sag that it was racy gives faint idea OF
the contents Of its columns. 1t calico
a spade a spade. and bit right and left
At students and townspeople alike. Ii
charged its uame annually, aud was
called ON different occasions The
Scorpion. The Hornet and other SINH
lar suggestive titles. 1t usually made
IT'S appearance in the night a hundred
Or so copies being scattered IN the
street. Bnt once. remember, IN the
middle of an Grafton at commence
mont. student found one under the
cushion Of his seat lie waved It aloit,
and in a twinkllng, TO the horror of
the professors. half the cushions IN the
church had been turned u unearth The
Wasp The paper had been handed
Down from generation To generation
mong wild but close mouthed college
men When The Hornet was issued
however. II contained charges against
leading lawyer. which caused the
college authorities 10 set about un
.arthing the editors IN WAY they had
never done before, and since then no
paper has appeared
with the opening of the next term
after the many sharp sings OF The
Hornet. there appeared new student
at Allegheny who gave the name Of
Kennedy. lie was a short, thick set
fellow of % or % a blonde and quite
good looking He had little TO say OF
himself and when sized up by the
different fraternity men none of them
wanted him Ii was soon discovered
that he didn't know the fist thiag
about Latin. or few other studies, tor
that matter. that the professor knew
it. and that there was some nOcus
pocus between them. Why lac wasn't
suspended at the end Of the fist week
was Il mystery To all bat The ltonet
mon They were on guard, and
thought they were in danger. The
mnu Kennedy got more than one stu
dent upioarioUsly full, and when
neither showed mp for Rotations Tor a
day or two not question was asked.
Some had a greater capacity than
Kennedy. however, and would get
him drunk. When be was oil on one
of the cmousals the trunk at his col
lcge boarding house was opened. by
whom! Don Task too many questions.
As say. the trunk was opened and
there were found his instructions from
Tie Pinkcrton agency He was full
hedgcd detective after The Hornet
men.
The life that Kennedy lived the
next two weeks must always live IN
his memory. Those who knew his
occupation didn't give it away at
once. but had their revenge all to
themselves. Kennedy went over TO
the county fair, and was most soundly
thrashcd by some one unknown. lie
went with a party to- lake eight miles
out. aud had 10 foot it home Money
was no object TO him, and more than
ono banquet ho set up. The boys bled
him. abused him, and then, making
public who he was, Kennedy skipped
by the light of the moon Editors Of
The Hornet viii know one Pinkerton
detective anywhere, if the man known
at Allegheny college as Kennedy Is
still on their force.
"What became Of The Hornet
editors"
They were unearthed subsequently,
One Of Them squealed one who stood
trial was acquitted OF libel and the
matter was dropped But some Of them
are prominent and wealthy men now. u
ST. Paul Pioneer Press.