The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-07
GOING TO SUE THE HAzERS.
LAWYER HUTCHINSON NOR DONE HTTH
THE sWzRTHMORE KU-KLUI.

F-crc.s. 60 r-ss..s No, oni- Aa-,..t ~.
| Five Students who's sc Had Arrested
| Rst Against An wss Nsahsueiss HIp
John W. Hutchinson. Jr.. the young lawys,
who was assaulted by crowd Of students At
swarthmore. Pa. on sunday evening an.
nouneed yesterday that he would begin A
civil suit for damages against the men who
were concerned in what he terms the outrage
upon his person. He has not yet decided for
what sum he will sue, ss he has only Just
opened communication with firm OF phlla.
delphia lawyers. but he thinks that $4,000
will about cover the dam ages he received at
the hands Of his asssilsnts.
Mr. Hutchinson was graduated from swarth.
more College in 1901. and IL now in the Law
office Of Elihu Root. He has n sister at swarth.
more College. which is twelve miles from
Philadelphia, and he went to visit her last
Saturday Another reason for his going to
the college town was to be present at the In.
itiation ceremonies Of the Delta Epsilon ira.
ternity. OF which he IL member. These cers-
monies we're held on Saturday night
Hutchinson decided to leave town on thssO7
train Sunday evening. and started from the
college campus for the railr cad station shortly
before that hour On the road he was seized
BY o band OF some twenty freshmen. who blind.
folded him and hustled him of toward the
woods Hutchinson resisted at first. but h.
allowed himself to be led by his cabtoTs. lie
says that he was not dragged by the heels. as
tion Of the woods one Of the freshmen took out
pair OF scissors and clipped of one side OF
preparing to do more hazine when farmer
came aiong the read ard tho freshmen
his eyes and followed them. recognizing sew.
eraL They finally disappeared in one Of the
de Garmo 8 house. where he entered a com.
plant. The President. advised him to have -.
young lawyer went to Media the county seat
and consulted the district Attorney.
rest OF ,. Happier. + Andrews. Il. Mnney,
Hodge. and Webb. These men were nrtested
arrests Of course created much excitement
and two seniors came to Hutchinson and asked
q 'f not Want ei to e DO iSs said Mr. Hut
crimson yesterday. because It wouli have
ls n q,s 5 DSssOn The O99H w9
events. which occurred during my own coiIrGs
a 4assl RRe snSs and ;S IL.
CURED TO me that We aid make money We
s PIT up AIR fence .ronnd, n, track and
Of the managers o. the association to rutup
this fence. but l had TO Collect all the
price amounted to some $500 q. or f'H StoG.
one OF the managers contributed 500 Il
so that when lett the fascination m" Still o%sd
some 5000 on the fence; No meeting was held
college bow had eIpended tho moneys GGs c s
lected The debt was passed OH to IT, a succeed
ing classes but IL has since been paid OH By
the receipts obtained Mt the gate.
have been up to Swarthmore many times
since was graduated. but never heard that
there was any talk concerning me- or that
there was any question concerning my i'm
teRrity with regard to the money collected By
however. that those rumors were the cause OF
my being assaulted. When the two seniors
came to me ana told me this. said would
withdraw the charges against the live fresh
m on III the seniors would see that these reports
about me were contradicted. They promised
In that this would Ice done.
A mass meeting was called for Monday
night addressed the students and ex planned
matters as best | could. | invited them to
make definite charges against me. so that
could meet them and disprove them. They
that the affair had ended In tho withdrawal OF
my charges against tho freshmen. see By
the Philadelphia papers, however. that many
OF the students doubt nv integrity. This
has led me. therefore to Institute civil proceed
inga against my assailants In order that the
whole af1air may come out In court. don't
know who my attorneys will be. ! am now in
with several Philadelphia
Trims. will not only sus the hve m en- who
were arrested. but all those who were In the
crowd that assaulted me.
Mr.. Hutchinson denied that the spIts evil
henced against him was due to any fraternity
troubles. although he said most Of his assail.
anita were members of the Theta M Epsilon
Society. Nevertheless. in his conversation he
spoke several times OF the faction" that was
Dpposed to him, and qualified the two seniors
who interposed In behalf OF the arrested fresh-
men as being members OF the same faction