The sun., 1894-11-24
SIX SCHOOLBOYS ACCUSED.
ATTEMPT TO BtAcKMAfL JUDGE
DWTGHT,s WIDOW AT CLINTON

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nts,riet Attorney Nfef-tyre ef rats CITY.
Assistant District Attorney Mcintyre vent TO
Clinton, N. v, yesterday 10 investigate charges
~ a,tempted Matchmaking made against his
seventeen. year-old son, Daniel, who Is special
student at Hamilton College. The boy was one
Of sig arrested on Thursday. -Four, who pro
tested their innocence. were discharged. NC
Iutyre refused 10 plead until he had consulted
his father, and his case was adjourned uhti
Yesterday. rhe other, Peter Kelley, who was
already under arrest on another charge had
confessed to the blackmailing. and u was on
his confession duplicating Mcintyre, lawrence
Fitzpatrick, Bert Jones, Calvin Barber, ana
Clarence Kellogg that the others were arrested.
some day. ago Mrs Mary Dwight, widow Of
Judge Theodore W. Dwight, received an anony-
NOUS letter. saying that unless she placed u 600
near a post at her home In College street on
Nov. 20 her property In Clinton. which is con-
siderable would he set on fire. The letter threat
ened her with death IL she endeavored to learn
the identity Of the persons making the demand.
Mrs. Dwight gave the letter 10 her brother,
Dwight Olmstead Of this city, who put detec-
tive on the case. The ofiicer found Peter kelley
a student at the Clinton Union School. under
arrest at clinton for obtaining goods under false
pretences. and. suspecting he might be connect
ed with the scheme 10 extort money from Mrs
Dwight, cross questioned him In private and
ELECTED con fession from him.
OF Mcintyre little was known at Clinton, a. he
bad been there only since the oegRnIhs ss oy sps
ds tes term The oshss 9SS Esr srrs.
prised Clinton. II Is said at Hamilton Jollege
that Mcintyre was backward IN his studies aha no
Nth the SSs rather frsnaa sSss
several prizes At Seton Hall College in
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opinion that II there was anything In the BLACK.
mailing story II must be that the boys had gone
into II as prank not rearn na ing tsnIpV anY
'l Il { said that when Young McIntSrs failed to
was admitted as q special student through the
influence OF Judge Charles Truax OF this city,
w" Mr., Z oimstsad was at Clinton yesterday TO at
tend TO the prosecution of the case for bis sister
the West Presbyterian Church, made this state
msp yesterday in regard e the s sic, uam
ton College has any responsibility. or the six
boys arrested only one was student IN college.
regular student, but a special. having been un-
able to pass the. regular examinations for en-
high recomme atoms he was admitted TO the
college on condition that he should maintain a
certain average Of work. From the beginning
he showed no inclination to go with the
other college students He Joined no
fraternity. His affiliations would naturally
be with the freshmen, but no had little to do
with them, not even Joining in their pranks,
such as the general celebration on Halloween.
Instead OF rooming in the college buildings on
the hill he lived In the village, mile and half
distant. As far as his college department went
Il was good, though his standing was hardly up
to the mark. He had. however. become fnti-
mate with q group Of village boys, as have
since ascertained, of questionable character,
and spent much OF his time with them. Young
Kelley was one of this crowd and presume that
he was the leader. He was already under
charge OF obtaining money under false pretences.
Now, l wish to state most emphnticauy that
the faculty OF Hamilton College would never
interfere between the courts and student
charged with felony. Nor is It right that the
college should be held in any way responsible
for such an outbreak that alleged against
young Mcintyre. He is In no way typical
Hamilton College student. On the contrary, he
showed no desire to affiliate with his fellow stu
dents. do not wish TO be understood as pre-
judging his case. He may be innocent. At any
rate, his guilt yet remains TO be proved. But IL
the charges are proved true 10 any degree. Nc
Intyre VIII be expelled at once. am informed
by man who is in n position to know that
when the young man was arrested he ex-
claimed:
Has that damned scoundrel Kelley given me
awayf III kill him for this"