Evening journal., 1894-01-27

cd with Flaxseed to Make IL Thick.
New BRUNSWICK, n. j., Jan 27.-There
Is trouble in store for some frolicsome Rut-
gers college students who kidnapped G. NJ.
Ridgway of Trenton. president Of the soph-
omore class, while he was on his way to
one Of the fraternity houses. Several
freshmen took him to the bank Of the canal,
where his clothing was removed and his
body covered with green paint.
Rdgway was compelled to suffer this In
dignity on account Of the actions OF the
sophomores the night before. The fresh
men had their annual dinner and had half
finished IL before the sophomores, who
make practice Of stealing the feast, had
learned that the event was to take place
The outwitted sophomores attempted TO
get square by routing out Of bed several
freshmen Ia Winant's dormitory who had
not attended the feast and painting them
green.
When the banqueters returned, there
was lively time in the dormitory. which
the senate, the controlling body OF the hall,
finally quelled.
Planned For Revenge.
Then the freshmen decided to be reveng-
ed. Many plans were discussed. II was no
'ANAhAAl AtNtukN Aihl Autl Whuitu. 1nty
finally decided that the leader OF the of
Tending sophomores should have a coat OF
green paint, which should be thicker and
be harder to remove than those their own
classmates had received.
Ridgway, president Of the sophomore
class, was the man they wanted Some of
the freshmen lay in wait for him that night.
A close watch was kept by freshmen scouts,
who knew he would probably visit one OF
the fraternity houses during the night
IL was dark and cold, and the wind was
high, but the freshmen did not seem to re-
alize IL. They were willing 20 endure great
er hardships than those which confronted
them 80 long as there was "A prospect for
finding kidgway. The victim was late ia
appearing, but he appeared at last. As he
passed the waiting freshmen they sur
rounded him, and before he realized his
danger they had overpowered him and were
hustling him of toward the canal.
In "a dark and lonely spot on the bluif
near the seminary buildings, overlooking
the canal, the procession halted. A pot
filled with green paint was produced, and
the work of removing Ridgway's clothing
was begun. The high night wind chilled
young Rldgway as the freshmen disrobed
him.
Gioated Over His Agony.
The freshmen were ohdurate. The in
suit Of the night before must be avenged,
they said. A half dozen fickering Ian
terms lent weird aspect TO the midnight
spectacle The keen and nipping air tossed
| kidgeway's hair into tangle. The poor
boy shrank frcm the paint brush, but IL
was no use. When the freshmen got
through with him, he was covered with
green paint.
To make the paint stick they added lib
eral handfuls Of haxseed. Then they al
lowed Ridgeway to put on his clothes.
That was adding injury to insult His
torturers gloated over his agony.
IL would have been only half the fun
with an ordinary sophomore, but Ridgway
was the president Of the class Finally he
was led back to Winants dormitory TO
/ spend the rest Of the night trying to scrub
of the paint aud naxseed. In the morning
Ridgway looked as though he had lost 10
| pounds during the night.
The sOphOmores are now determined that
they shall get square, but there is a fair
prospect Of mysterious faculty meetings
and detective work among the professors
to locate the leading offenders. President
Austin Scott has ordered a thorough in
vestigatiOn,