New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-21
FRESHMEN TAKEN PRISONERS
SOME LIVELY sKIRMIsHEs OF COLUMBIA
COLLEGE MEN.
SEVERAL OF THE CLASS OF 80 ESCAPED FROM
THEIR CAPTORS. BUT THEIR TREASURER,
WITH THE FUNDS FOR THEIR DIN
NER WAS LOCKED Up IN

Yesterday afternoon the Columbia sophomores got
wind Of the fact that the freshmen to have their
college dinner last night. 1t has always been Co
lumbia custom for the freshmen to nave their uih-
ner shortly before the Christmas holidays, and any
deviation from the rule would be considered as
credit to the class accordingly, the sop"s
thought they would interfere. About six OF them'
from the Schools Of Arts and Mines both, at noon
saw two freshmen entering the luncheon room OPP
posite the college, and Immediately tackled 'hem
The two captives fought hard. but the sophomores
managed to get them up Park-ave as tar as rhty-
6rst-st where they bound the hands or one OF theH
Hackett with a rope, after which they hurried MN
through the street toward Fifth-ave. In the Hieah
time large number of men from both classes began
to gather and before the sophs could enectuay ge.
off with their prisoner, they were hotly a'tacheu
by n crowd OF furious freshmen whose efforts TOT
a time seemed unavailing.
One Of the freshmen at this crisis called in the as
sistance of a couple OF policemen, who happened 10
be around With this addition to their force they
managed to free their classmates, and get Off This
fight had hardly ended when some '9S men discovered
another innocent-looking freshman, who had been
watching the battle. but had not yet found out its
cause Two or three OF them got hold OF him. and'
before he knew where he was they hustled him into
coupe. which had been hired for the purpose The
freshmen's blood was up. and they stopped the
horse and dragged their cassmate from the cap IN
spite Of the vigorous opposition OF the sophomores
The 80 men now started down Flfty-second-st, with
their rescued companion. and at Fifth-ave got MIN
into a cab. Before the unfortunate man could es-
cape. however, the sophs were down on MN AGAIN.
and dragged him from the cab after nara
struggle. 800, ,- .o.o .,s
The hottest fight % the day took place here. ana
two or three OF the badly hurt IN the tussie
Some Of the Mines freshmen managed TO release
their cassmae, and ran up Fifth-aye With him and
through Fftyfourthst.. before the sophomores real
lied what had happened. When the sophs got "
pursuit again II late, for at SiXth-aVe ana
Fifty-fouTth-st the freshman got into a cab again
and made good his escape. While the y, men were
shrewder sophomores separated from the crowd
and got hold of Fowler the 99 class treasurer VINO
had The funds for the dinner. They secretly carried
him to fiat in Fifty fourth,st; which haa oe cen
hired for the OCCASION and locked him up there Sc
curely IIp TO a late hour in the afternoon the
freshmen had not discovered their loss ,on
The first trouble scarcely quoted, WheH
another attempt to kdnap a freshman occurred IN
Fortynnthst. The sophomores did not get very bag
far with their this time, as the freshmen hau
secured the aid OF too many policemen lhere
was no further disturbance in the afternoon