Evening journal., 1894-02-27
THE CORNELL MYSTERY.
The University VIII Pay For the
Services of a Detective.
STUDENTS HOLD A MASS MEETING.

Resolutions rasaod Condemning All Sort.
OF Disorderly Conduct and Expressing
Regret For the Tragedy - Guilty STU
dents Must Soon Be Apprehended.
ITHACA, y. Y. Feb. e7.-The conviction
is rapidly gaining ground here that the
authors OF the chlorine gas tragedy nt the
Cornell freshmen's annual banquet last
Tuesday cannot much longer be shielded
from Justice
That their names are we'll known not
only 10 many OF their classmates, but TO
few outside the university. cannot be
doubted, hut at last influences are at work
that cannot fail TO effect their detection be.
fore many days have passed. Their i'm
munity hitherto has been due primarily Go
the blundering OF the city authorities az
the very outset Of the investigation, and
also 20 strong feeling among large pOr
tion Of the townspeo a e that on sentimental
and business cousid,. atious 10 would be as
well to let the matter drop.
AS matters now stand, all the evidence
points to the theory chat a strong effort Is
being made 10y the meu concerned and
their friends to postpone further investi-
| cation, while influences are set In motion
with view to some sort OF a settlement
Interest continues TO center In the where
ahouts Of Carl L. Dingens who is said TO
have fed the town the morning after tie
tragedy. Rumors have been started daily
that he was about TO return, aud his room
mate, Taylor, is said to have announced
that he would arrive last night
A meeting Of the faculty was postponed
for some unknown reason, at which Il WAS
said that orders were 20 have been issued
TO all the professors TO ascertain what
members Of their classes were missing aud
the reason Of their absence 10 Is expected
that the roll will be called, but 10 Is said
that the names Of all the absentees cannot
be learned for two or three days
The only city official who has so fai
shown full determination to probe th,
matter 20 the bottom at whatever cost 8.
District Attorney Jessum Jennings Mr.
Jennings WIS 40 dissatisfied with the pre-
cipitate manner ia which the coroner's in
quest was conducted that he withdrew
from the proceedings and instituted a dis
tinct line of investigation, which he hope'
will yield important results. A serious
mistake, Mr.. Jennings says, was made IL
holding a public inquiry aud examining
the citizens not only la the presence Of onI
another but OF a body of about 900 stu
dents, many Of whom, he thinks, were ia
terasted In suppressing the inquiry.
II am going ahead quickly" said Mr.
Jennings, "and ] already have securei
much valuable evidence. II had been per
mitted TO examine the witnesses prvatel
and separately, have no doubt that coull
have cleared up this unfortunate affair Il
one day. When 1 saw how matters wer
going, l simply Withdrew, but when tn
grand jury meets ON March II / shall hav
some solid evidence for it to consider ] q
not propose to release the jury until al
sources of evidence have been exhausted.
Students Pass Resolutions.
The biggest students meeting that th
university has ever seen was held iu th
J basement OF the library In response TO
call OF the four class presidents-A.
Webber senior; John Witherson, n iuI
Tor. +. a. Bennett, a sophomore, aud
L. Aldrich, a freshman.
Resolutions were passed expressive Of r.
gret and disavowal of the act as inspir,
y 10y any particular class or hy the college
whole, but objection was made 90 a res
q luton that the students would aid the al
= thorides in detecting aud convicting q
guilty, and it was finally passed in a mod
fled form.
. ] A ieaululoh lhAt the freshman uanqu
be discontinued met with vehement OPP
sition, and a substitute was finally passe
that in future the banquet be held und,
the protection OF tine three classes.
spite OF this the faculty IS said 10 be dete
= mined to place its interdiot on the banque
The fate Of "rushes" and similar rotor
4. proceedings was sealed by the passage Of
\ resolution forbidding irregular and in
- urnnar contests az all Kinda and fln nf
y, letic council was empowered 10 estahli.
athletic contests by which the supremal
Of the sophomore and freshman class
:. might be officially determined witho
N peril 20 life.
- Tho coroners inquest will be continu
u on Thursday. The trustees Of the az
a versity passed a resolution authorizing 81
A. coroner to draw upon them for 500 for Il
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