The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-20
COLTISH CoLLEGIANS.
Mem From Harvard, Yale and Johns
Hopkins Try to Do Up Rocky Point.
A GENERAL FIGHT ENSUES.
Three OF the Collegians. Giving Their
Names as Albert IL. Wheeler. william
IL. Ray and Thomas q. Fletcher, Were
Arrested and Fined.

A party OF collegians attempted to run
Rocky Point yesterday afternoon. They
failed signally, and three Of their number
were arrested and fined.
They are Harvard, Yale and John Hop
kins men and they came from jamestown
on the steamer Spy There were twenty
of them. The trouble began Immediately
on their landing. With whoop and a
yell they dashed up the wharf OF the
merry-go-round where they rode on the
horses and then refused payment.
They pursued similar course at the
toboggan. Leaving that they went TO the
photograph gallery and had pictures
taken To the amount OF Sl2. While the
photographer WAS finishing the negati yes
In the dark room the students overturned
things In the main room. The work they
had ordered done, they subsequently paid
for.
The Casino was the next place visited.
There they took front seats, insulted the
tie actors and the patrons. knocked down
waiter and assaulted Constable George
L. Kettle. and caused almost a panic.
Serious trouble then commenced with
their interference with an attendant
whom they knocked down with chair,
after slight tussle was had. On his call
for help Officer Kettle rushed In. He was
overpowered and forcibly sat and jumped
upon.
He received black eye aud a cut un-
der IL. Then it was that some OF the
patrons of the casino took a hand in the
row, aud one man knocked student
nearly senseless. laying his scalp open.
This student was secured and placed in
the lock up on the grounds.
While the row was going on women
and girls were scrambling over the stage
screaming, and women with children
cringed into dark corners crying don't
shoot. 1t was nearly panic, and such
attaches as were not In the row were
doing their utmost to quiet the frightened
ones
The performance of course was stepped.
Many of the students after Officer Kettle
was dealt with went outside boastin y
that they would do up the Point.
When they learned OF the capture OF
their comrade. they became subdued and
fastened to their steamer for safety. Az
ter them went Officers Kettle and Gorton
and many attaches TO capture Two VINO
had been in the fight.
They were seized on the wharf, and
then there was another melee during
which Officer Kettles billy was taken aud
thrown into the sea, and Ohcer Gorton
was struck on the head.
the affair and offered Roodly sum OF
money. This was refused and all ad-
vances made subsequently to Mr.. Har-
rngton met with no favor.
The three men were taken to East Green
witch Jail IN the evening, ands soon after
were given a hearing on u ch arge OF AS
sault OF officers. Eacn plead guilty and
each was fined $50 and costs amounting
to $26 So
The arrested men gave their names as
Albert l.. Wheeler, william X. Ray and
Thomas C.. Fletcher. Many Of the as
saulting party were large athletic fell
lows, aud one Of them is said TO be catcher
of Harvard's ball team.
The seriousness OF the affair may be
realized when it Is known that nearly all
of the excursionists came near taking a
hand in the row in the theatre and only
desisted on the frequent appeal of the Off
GERS. The arrested men and the officers
were covered with blood and dirt aud
were sight to behold.
Officer Kettle this morning complains
OF severe pain under his right shoulder.
Officer Gorton also received heavy blow
on the head. The arrest OF the offenders
gave satisfaction to the eexcursionists, and
restored their peace Of mind and conf.
dence in Rocky Point as a place intended
to be law-abidlng.
The row lasted perhaps fifteen minutes,
and after the trouble had ceased the play
In the theatre resumed and all went
smoothly as before.