New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-10
STUDENTS SHOT BY A NEGRO.
TWO PRINCETON FRESHMEN RECEIVE
WOUNDS THAT MAY BE FATAL.
THE SHOOTING GROWS OUT OF A STREET QUAR-
REI.-DR. BULL. HURRIES on SPECIAL
TRAIN TO THE COLLEGE AND EH-
TRACTS TWO BUI.TETS-rHE
NEGRO LOCKED UP.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Princeton y I June 9-The most dastardly
crime in the history of Princeton was cornIhtteu
late last night when Garrett Cochran ana freu-
.rick Pearson Ohl Of the class Of 9S. were shot
down seemingly without provocation. by ne
gro John Collins Cochran and Oil lie at the
Infrmary AT the point OF death. and Collins IS
locked up in the Trenton jail. There were rev
witnesses to the tragedy, and from these no
motive can be learned for the shooting. John
Thompson who keeps the largest boarding
house for students in Princeton. is the onls wit
ness who gives an intelligent account Of the
affair. Immediately after the shooting the III
jured men were taken 10 the Isabella McCosh
Innrmary and tecgraphlc request sent To Dr.
Bull. of New-York. to come In a special tram
at the expense OF the college. Or. Bull ana MS
assistant. Dr. Walker, came down Immediately
and arrived at Princeton at ) o'clock this morn
ing An operation was decided upon. and TWO
bullets were taken out Of OH. one from MS
stomach and the other from his wrist. lie IS
resting quietly, although his condition Is very
serious and he may die at any moment. The
bullet in Cochran has not been found. and his
condition is extremely serious
From the account Of the affair as given by
! John Thompson and corroborated In all details
by several witnesses the following seems 10 BE-
true statement o. '"' o.r"'''"'' '','
Cochran were seen by Mr.. Thompson as he sat
on the porch Of his boarding house No. Il
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talking TO two negroes one 81 them 'oi''"' anu
the other "s,ove" Downs on the opposite side
-, Tho s,re., and f., houses lover down
- ' ,, ,ho
They appeared presently 10 be- fighting. and the
first remark which Thompson overheard was:
..vch,. T., ,,o n,a,t.r old m,no ". wer.
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only fooNng with YOU "NldrniY mao "@ ""e
Of the students in an Apologize fashion.
,f,.r . fo,v n,.r. remarks which were not
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You put away that pistol and can Hex YOU.
The negro. Collins. took MS coat Of. and in
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'''' me s''"'''N "'' 'S' '''' S.''' '"'' "''
alley where b. SAID D." would fight them, and
p, ,,.,,l , thu. ,t,..,., ,,.a, f,ir MAY ono
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marked;
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me S'"''n.S '"'n pn''" p'"'sS '',' ', 80
'r renee. ~, h.t''ns no" cI.ss'' ,"r , Sl.'s ,.
ana pdS-,l Hp py MI IhVi"pSu" 10 'i''l"SN'
saloon The students continued then Journey up
- NHssau-si The negroes cam" out ~ Nc
ciosky's saloon after OIL and hiram had
gone by. and wer" met by Thompson. who eN-
p"stulated with then. 10 no purpose. henE m
formed b. Collins that h. would bore hole
through any Individual who bothered him. at
m" same time pulling his pistol Downs then
said
any one of them with my n5t. and do not need
a pistol Don't pun any pistol while You are
oui vim me"
The negroes mo, Ohl and Cochran A. Nassau
and Wl,hnr-u,ou SIS AMI ali four walked down
Nassau-st followed hy Thompson who was
looking for an officer T. arrest the negroes
IN impson was not near enough - hear any -
the conversation which took place a. the four
walk. down Nassau-st. A. they cam" ID the
entrance = Robert j Auderson's East End
House ~ i25 Nassau ST. The negroes VINO had
been "a the ins! !lc went into narrow hallway
about three aul one-half feet wide and forty
five fec, long which leads into the blrNom
II WINS vent IN hrs; and Collins followed After
Cochran and Ohl had walked ny about Ave yards.
collins called ,dt:
"rome In here you white . III fix YOU"
Tn. students camc back and had hardly put
their feet In tn" threshold before Collins began
nring shooting OH In the loft side u the stomach
and IN ia" l"f' wrist and Cochran In IN" mouth
and ,,,loi. and disaprearing near the base of
tb,. brain Three shots were fred OAl AMI
Cochran both called for help and Thompson
started L., ,o in hut WAS held back bv Alexander
Mnre.rum Downs had I'm the meanwhile rushed
through the hallway into IN" saloon and out th"
back va, Mr. Anderson. who heard the shoot
inl sent his cook Elias Prior. oui 10 what the
trouble was thinking that some nrecra kers had
been shot N. Prior who weighs about thrc'-
hundred and ATTY pounds came out and seens
fhre. mon grappllng iu lhc hallway showed the
r,e, irt, th,. str..i and shut the door reporting
tn Nr Anderson that il was only some students
skvla~klng
c,.hr,, grabbed Cnlllns's pistol arm and
yelled: Take his pistol away, lie has shot Us
BOTH
Ohl had fallen to tn sidewalk and as Th"mu-
son ana 60 hiram grappl'i with Collins. IN" h--i'
tried t. shoot Thompson. Cochran kept calling
ont. Arrest this wtn' IL" has shot us o'tn,
william - lH'HiS.' "'",n', 80 '.'''' ~
10 the rescu" and th'N narrh"i t"ll'hS up 'he
street and gave him over 70 Marshal Tyrreii VINO
locked him up.
Ohl was taken - IN" lnirnary IN c't ana
talked nationally all thr way, NStIu'uhS ms
carriers how Io carry MN an! peSs'nF '"'t 'S
folks would not be Informed. as h' "as OILY
slightly injured cochran ~ak'I around 10
several doctors "il'rs p'i'I' ne zen """" ~
hausted ana was ,"h," 10 'n,' lni,' i .''' 81 '
Wright assisted hv Dr. r.. W. Bslknap. 80. Of
syracuse ~ n - t,,,,i .,s ,,lepr,,,h.i
for and came