Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-05
STUDENTS IN DISGRACE.

over Two Hundred Freshmen At
tempt to Run the Cfty-Four of the
Number Arrested VIII Answer 70
Serious Charges This EIornins-Emil |
Adler, Bass vtolfnIst at the New /
Haven Opera House, May Lose His
Eyesight-Eze Was Struck by Tor.
PedOes Thrown by Students-The
Faculty to Investigate the Matter
Suspensions and Expulsions VIII
Probably Follow.
A gang of rowdies, members of the fresh
men class at Yale college, started out Sat-
urday evening with the lsudable intention
of running the town, and before the even
ing was over they had to certain extent
succeeded in carrying out their intentions.
While some of the students have In the
past made themselves disgrscefully con-
spicuous by their eacapadea in theaters
and about the streets of the city, the ex-
hibition of Saturday night was perhaps
the most disgraceful that ever occurred in
the city.
The first point of attack for the 300 COL
lege rufians was the New Haven opera
house. Here the Henry Farce Comedy
| company was playing an engagement, and
during the afternoon the first six rows of
| seats were purchased by the students, all
bent on running the show to suit them
selves. When the performance opened the
house was crowded from pit to dome, and
every box was occupied. Hardly had the
performance commenced when the students
| also opened fire and pandemoniam reigned
| supreme. They amused themselves BY
yelling, giving cat calls and in other un-
gentlemanly ways trying to break up
the performance. Finally the students
became holder, and giant torpedoes were
dropped from one of the upper boxes onto
the stage, exploding with loud reports,
soaring both the women on the stage and
in the audience almost out of their wits,
the students in the front of the house
amusing themselves in the meantime by
| whistling and throwing pennies, etc., on
the stage and keeping time with their feet.
At this juncture the police succeeded in
| eHecting an entrance into the box from
which the torpedoes were thrown and ar
rested the student whom they thought had
thrown them, and at the same time also
placed under arrest another student who
was implicated in the affair. When
they reached police headquarters they
gave their names as Fred W. Hendricks
and Joseph Lentilhon. Lentilhon gave his
right name but it is thought Hendricks lie
not the name of the other Charges of
breach Of the peace and abusive language
to an officer were preferred against them
and they were locked up, but Subsequently
| released on bonds.
In the meantime the students at the
opera house were making Rome howl.
Five pigeons were liberated from some
where near the front of the stage, and az
they scared up toward the roof roar went
up from those students throats that
seemed to shake the building. The pigeons
had little blue ribbons tied upon them.
At this juncture Officer Dippold came in
contact with student who was trying to
pull out post and let the gallery drop
down, and the policeman ran him outside.
Here it was another game of talk and he
was escorted to the police station, where he
gave HE name as Fred Warehouser His
real name is Wirehouser. He too was put
behind the iron door at police headquarters
and the charge of breach of the peace was
entered against him.
Torpedoes were found in his pockets
when he was searched at the police station
The SO called fun at the opera house may
turn out more serious than was anticipated
One of the torpedoes struck Emil Adler
the bass violinist at the opera house, in the
eye and so badly injured that member that
DR.. Skif was called in to attend to his in
juries. Mr.. Adler will appear in court this
morning and prefer charges of a serious
nature against the torpedo throwers.
After the students left the opera house
they marched in body up Chapel stree.
compelling all other pedestrians on the
street, including both ladies and gentlemen
to leave the sidewalk and walk in the
street. They then attempted to run Polls
museum on Church street, but we're un
successful. The rowdies then turned theil
attention to Music hall, where the Grab
bers' association was holding dance
They succeeded in knocking the rail dowr
near the ticket collectors Office. Their
they were quickly pushed out by the male
dancers, who swarmed to the fray like
football players in a scrimmage In thu
struggle one of the students was knocked
down and badly bruised. The students
were about to give another Yale rush wher
they were persuaded to dispense by Ser
geant Cooke and Officer Bowen. For THU
good service they abused the officers, bu
dispersed in short order when told thai
the patrol wagon with a squad of officers
was on the way.
The ringleader of the party then wen
up to the campus and returned to the hal
with reinforeements and engaged in ight
with several young men who were Just
emerging. A disgracefuf street brawl fol
lowed. Word was sent to police head
quarters and two squads of policemen
were dispatched to the scene. The stu
dents scattered and ran at the approach Of
the police.
Officer Williams arrested one wounded
student. At the police station It was
found that he was severely cut on the
head. He said that he had been struck
with shovel in the hands of an unknown
assailant. He gave his name as John M
Lang, but it was subsequently learned that
his name was John M. Longner.
THE FACULTY TO TAKE ACTION.
The members of the faculty of the col.
lege have in their possession the names Of
some forty or fifty of the students en-.
gagged in the brawl of Saturday night, and
1t is expected that explosions and suspen-
sions will be the final outcome of the
racket. A special meeting of the faculty
will be called probably to-day, at which
the matter will be thoroughly invest.
gated. In the meantime there Is anything
but feeling of JOY pervading the fresh
man class.
A GREAT GLOVE SALE AT
MENDEL & FREEDMAN,S.