New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-07
RAID ON THE HARVARD CLUB
WHAT THE POLICE FOUND IN THE ALPHA
DELTA PHI ROOMS.
THEY SAY THEY HAVE RECEIVED MANY COM
PLANTS OF THE COLLEGE CLUBS. AND
NONE AT ALL AGAINST CAM
pprncr CITIZENS CLUBS.
BRIDGE CITIZENS CLUBS.
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BRIDGE CITIZENS CLUBS.
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po.,o, luna q THE tonic of the hour in Cambridge
e tho nrnishnent melted out TO about thirty Harvaru
students for violation of the aDtinquor law OIL ua'
Mace Cambridge having voted " no ncehse a0 ,
last election. The police raided the Alpha DeiOA ~
Club this week, seized what liquors were III On9
and arrested about thirty students "ehly NV -
whom were sentenced 10 pay fine OF 500 each'
svmpatbizers with the students here dehouhco Uo
conduct of the police and say that social CLUBS Oh
Harvard students have become special OOJecuo VI
enmitv TO the police. But the hitherto un"rl'"cn
facts nut a different cOlorng on the situation
CAPTAIN Thomas H. Lucy, of the First DISTRICT
notice A general favorite with both cltizehs anu
students thus explains the raids we Hi'o III
sroci,I enmity toward the Harvard clubs, any more
than we have toward any other viostor Oh ei'e "a"
The great trouble with the students is that wheh tney
cot nnder the influence Of Liquor they are liable TO- anu
do hecome source of public disturbance Complaints
innumerable are received here, week alIer "coAoV'
TO be sure from students, but from cltlLens l'e - o
neighborhood of their club rooms. Vi late VIC na'0
had several complaints about the DolsUrous n"in''
e., which the Alpha Delta Phi members have been
conducting themselves at their club rOom alu "
ston II set a watch about the premises From the
pncarance Of things it became evident at once thSt
honor was being dispensed them rather TOO freely
lint whether legtimatey otherwise. personal III
specton alone could determine. The cluD-houSo wac
raided and as you know, about S4oO worm Vi i'io
louors were seized. Did we convict theh Oh '"'o
OH no: We go. our evidence in the club ROOM III
the first place, the liquor was kept III anu uPCn
number Of sideboards, over which stewart preiuou
This was established beyond doubt by the discovery
of the club score kept by the steward upon 'iNS
were charges varying In amount, against d i"ie'
percentage Of the members" O.,
For instance to Captain Dean was charged 30 ;
IN somebody else "A; etc.-all for Liquors. lhS was
nroof nositive of sale. Besides, we secured large
800 i -, ds rnon which addresses had been given
oDd signed nv members Of the club. I'D AS 10 private
lockers in the rooms, must say that saw nome
don,t think there is club in Harvard that mas lochers
M all the Greek letter or other associations connected
with the college, 1 think that known as tne "a ~
Climb comes nearest 10 the sense of the law"
How about the Zeta Psi, which was ra1ded yes
to-day did Won find lockers there n asked the reporter
.yo answered. the captain, "nOt lockers. but
nrice ust We also secured the score and NUMBER Oh
cards upon which orders had ben gwen we raAueu
them for the same reason that we raided the Alpha
Delta Phi-reported disturbances and uhseemngy
noise" ,.,,-
How can the clubs have liquors and stu be within
the iawi' ,,-.- ,,ro.
~6imply by the individuals having the liquor billed
% themselves as personal property. In other words
LEI each member Of the club Or clubs have ana Keep
nter key private locker
How about the other clubs, those composed OF ctd-
zens n -. Ida, orsrvored tho ran.
,oir is because we have no evidence of wrongdoEng
Ne are constantly receiving complaints against the
Harvard clubs but not against those OF citllensD
Mayor Ager said THE students were no more an
object of ennity than Is any other person VINO DREAMS
he lav They say that other clubs are lust as lie
Say concerned in the nquOr business as the Harvard
boX. IL NAV he So but say that sucil state Of
,niS,,s cannot I've known 10 the police Complaints
AGAINST the students have even reached TINS once bu
not since have been In public Office have ! heard
clnbs OF Cambridge Why should a Harvard student
be allowed TO carry on Illegal liquor traffic, and
moor woman. possibly a widow, with several small
rbildren dependent upon her for support be made to
suffer- Harvard students cannot register so as to
vote on the liquor question next fall' no matter II
Guardians having a dOmclle In another town.