The evening times., 1896-06-11

Boston. June 1.-THE thgee Harvard stu
dents who were arrested in Cambridge
last night during the riotous demonstra-
ton attending the celebration of Haf
wards victory over Princeton yesterday
afternoon, were arraigned in the Cam
bridge police court this morning.
Clay Stone Briggs, a special student who
belongs in Galveston, srex., was charged
with firing off farevolveF, "a nd was fined $15,
Arthur c. Pilling, of Washington, d. c.,
and G. II. Dorr, Of Ora pge N; j., who were
charged with assaulthg policemen, were
fined $50 each E5
The fines of the THEE boys were paid
by their fellow students.
PoLICEROUGHLYH HANDLED.
A riot took place in Harvard square last
light and as a result several Harvard stu
dents are severely bruised and several
Cambridge policemen are nursing wounds.
1t all happened as a result of the students,
cXuberance over the victory the Harvard
ball club secured at Princeton. Three
students were locked up and one WAS SO
badly cut about the head that physician
was called to the police station. Twelve
stitches were taken in the wound. He is
Arthur L. Pilling, sophomore. The other
students are GOIdthwaite II. Dorr, i junior,
and Clay Briggs, a special student.
Patrolmen Corcoran, Murray, McElroy
and Dinan were roughly handled, and the
coat of the first named was stripped from
his back. The others We're struck in the
face with fists and stones. This all oc-
cured after the officers had attempted to
arrest Briggs ON the charge of dschargng &
firear in the street
Early in ;he evening the news was re-
ceived of Princetons defeat. and hundreds
of students were standing around the Grim
son office awaiting the tidings Immedi-
ately upon the receipt wild cheer arose
and the students threw their hats in the
air and gave many college yells.
POLICE NOT HEEDED.
Chief Cleris had policemen on duty in
Harvard Square and vicinity. Shortly be-
fore s O'Clock it appeared as if every stu
dunt OF the $500 i'll college was in til.
square. which number was augmented by
hundreds of people who came TO see the
fun. Fireworks were exploded but there
appeared no concerted actiCn agreed upon
until one student mounted the roof of q
night lunch cart and shouted that there
would be parade.
Chief Clers cried for the students to en-
ter the college yard. He said they would
not be allowed to discharge firearms in the
street. No heed was paid to him, and by
| sheer force of numbers the parade was
formed, and the men began the walk down
Massachusetts avenue TO Putnam square.
Fifty abreast they marched, and there
were fully 1000 of them, headed by stu
dents pla ying on horns, comets and drums
Constantly the noise of firearms could be
heard, hut the police were unable TO detec,
who had the reyolvers. Some of the re-
volvcrs did no, carry blank cartridges
either, the police claim.
The patroifneps were, jeercd again and
again. and frequently cries would 20 W
to .mob the police"
The students returned to Harvard Square
without incident, where the yelling was
continued Then the parade started again,
but in an instant all was uproar. Police.
Clay Briggs dscharSfng a revolver. and
they made n rush for himsat once. 1t ap.
peared as IT no force Gould withstand their
rush, and individuals, who were follow.
ing up the band of policemen with Briggs
were thrust aside. Officers Stevens and
Corcoran had hold OF Briggs by either arm.
while Officers hcElroy and Murray were
in advance, attempting to open path, and
the other officers were acting as a body
guard.
CROWD BECAME FRENZIED.
When in Brattle Square, Dorr, with his
clnnchei fist sfru,t pafrnlp,p Ntor1-o,