New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-14
RIOT IN A COLLEGE TOWN.
A FRESHMAN KILLED AT MICHIGAN UNI
VERSITY.
CONFLICT BETWEEN STUDENTS AND SMALL
BODY OF MuLITIA-sEvERAL MEN
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BODY OF MlLITIA-sEvERAL MEN
BADLY HURT.
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Ann Arbor, Mich, Nov. 13.-The most disgrace
full college fight in the history of Western nstitu-
tions took place last night between about 1000
students and a squad of the State militia. 1t
resulted in the killing of one student and the
serious injury of a dozen Others. The bitter feel
ing against the authorities resulting from the
riot at the postOffice of the night before was
largely the cause of the trouble last night
rumor spread about the campus that the rush at
the postofce was to be repeated last evening, and
consequently hundreds of students were upon the
scene when the evening mail arrived They were
orderly, but it generally understood that,
should an officer interfere with the crowd, he
would be severely handled.
There was, however, no trouble until about
80 o'clock. Then the central portion of the city
was surprised to hear the reports of number of
guns Immediately every student came to the
clusion that serious conflict with the author
tiles had begun. Within five minutes after the first
report there were at least 900 students col
lected at the place where the guns had been fired
The occasion was an informal charivari by the
members of the local military company to one of
their number whose wedding had just occurred
The commander of the company was one of the
guests inside the house. Coming out he saw
that serious disturbance might he the result
if the firing was continued. He ordered the men
back to the armory and they started to obey his
command
The students Immediately fell in behind in an
irregular but compact body Some of them
cried out Rush, but no movement of the kind
was made. Quartermaster Granger, who had COM
mand of the soldiers, ordered charge, and i'm
mediately the students fled for short distance,
but quickly returned when they saw the COM
pany moving down toward the armory. At Liberty
and Division sts the students had closed up be-
hind again, and more the order to charge
was given. Then followed one Of the worst hand
to-hand fights witnessed in this city.
The first man hurt was Quar'ermaster
Granger, who was struck in the forehead by
a brick. He fell and was carried away. The
company without bayonets. but used IFS rifles
to good advantage as clubs, while the students
were armed with fence pickets and stones The
fight must have lasted ten minutes. Everybody
who took prominent part was more or less
hurt One of the most outrageous acts was
that committed upon /. j. Dennison, freshman
from Toledo He was knocked down near the
fence. but this did not seem to satisfy his assai[
ant who struck him again and again. In an
unconscious state he was removed to the hospital,
where he died this morning from fracture OF
the skull. Granger rs very badly cut In the
forehead. and will probably die. lie is a nom
commissioned officer Of the militia and has right
TO command the members of the company.
In all the rows that the students have had In
this university, this is the first that has resulted
fatally. Intense excitement prevails throughout
the city, and the unfortunate termination OF last
nights row is the one reigning topic Of converse
ton. 1t is expected that the charge Of man
slaughter will be made against the man who
clubbed Dennison to death.