The evening times., 1895-10-31
COLLEGE CANNON FIRED
Desperate Attempts of Students to
Haze Two Freshmen.
Tried to Drag Them From Their
Boarding Place, But Are Driven
Off With Shotguns.

Bellefunte, Pa. Oct. 31.-Two students
have been expelled from the State College,
and fourteen Indefinitely suspended for
haZing. And, in addition, most of them,
or maybe all OF them, may yet get into
the criminal courts before the arfair is
entirely at an end.
As is usual at the opening OF each col
lege year, the higher men undertook to
initiate the freshmen (and there were a
great many of them this year, in the usual
way by giving each one a good haZiny.
For several weeks all went along without
Jar, the old students We're having their
tun at the expense OF the new men and
though the college authorities attempled
to suppress ii, they were never able to
IND out who the participants we're.
among the freshmen were two brothers
who had taken room and board in the
family of Daniel Shivcry, in the village
near the college. Try as they might, tine
students We're unable 10 catch these two
TO give them the proper initiation And
thus matters stood for some time. uuiiI
one night recently large crowd of the
higher class men got together and sur
rounded the house OF Mr.. Shivery and de-
p nanded the surrender into their hands OF
the two young men.
The demand was refused, whereupon
the crowd opened fire with one of the
coiIege cannons they had surreptitiously
taken with them, and which had been
loaded for the occasion with stones. Old
tomato cans, and most all kinds of dirt
right at the house. Window We're broken
furniture inside of the house was ba.lIy
demolished, and the outside of The house
was SO besmirched that IL was almost i'm
possible TO tell It's original color.
Two shots We're fired, by which fine all
the inmates OF the house were pretty badly
frightened, except Mr.. Shivery and one
pf the students. They were equal TO the
emergency Each OF them hastily seized
a double -barrelled shotgun and sailed
forth into the crowd. demanding their i'm
mediate withdrawal under threats of being
rired into II they refused.
Acting with discretion, the crowd began
10 Withdraw: attempting to take with them
the cannon, but the owner of the prOnertv
ordered them to leave that, and they mad
no other recourse. The cannon Mr. Shiyery
held as a ransom until b is loss and llama oe
may be made good
The names of most of the students tak king
part IN this nights work were known and
reported To the faculty. They were at
once taken in hand bv the college authori-
ties. and two of the number. the ring
leaders. expelled. and under such q cloud
that they Will be unable to enter any of
the colleges in the United States. and
)tely. When this was done it was thought
that il might be the end of IL. but il seems
that it Is not to he.
Mr.. Shiverv not vet being reimbursed
for the damage To his property. came to
Bellefonte and consulted an attorney, with
very strong case against the Young men
In the criminal courts. He decided. how
ever. to give them. one chance to settle.
and the participants have been notified
that if they will nav all costs accumulated
60 far. repair the damage to the house.
and in the aggregate nav fine of LOCO.
the matter will be allowed tn drop: If they
fail to do this. thev will likely all be ar
rested and tried at the coming term OF
November court in this place.