New-York tribune., 1897-12-11
THIRTEEN FRESHMEN CAPTURED.
sopHoMoREs KIDSAP MEMBERS OF 'oi TO PRE-
VENT THEIR ATTENDING CLASS DINNER
,rrrvpTS TO RESCUE THEM

ooruouoprs KIDNAP MEMBERS OF oI TO PRE-
VENT THEIR ATTENDING A CLASS DINNER
ATTEMPTS 10 RESCUE THEM
Tho sophomores Of the Columbia schools OF Mines
and Arts took revenge yesterday upon the tIesh-
men for their defeats in football. cane spree ana
tuc-of-war. Several weeks ago the sophomoses 10
,srmincd that their laures could be regalned only
49,, h-eakIn9 up the freshman class dinner. Ac-
cordingly committees were appointed TO ma out
when and where the feast was 10 be held. IL WAS
reported that the function would bs celebrated ~
the Holland House last night meeting OF tho
class Immediately called and the entire
charge OF tho kidnapping was intrusted 10 COM
mittee OF three The plan was to capture tho
leaders early in the day: and as there is statute
ct Columbia demanding the expulsion OF any STU
dent who aids In any way In preventing Ahothor
from attending any lecture or examination. abso-
lu,e secrecy was demanded from the entire class
Tho men most desired were Russell Grace son
OF ex-Mayor Grace. president OF tho freshman
class; Give e. Mapes. vicepresdent OF the class.
and Charles +. WiiliamA chairman OF tho Dinner
Committee Seven sophomores we're detailed 10
capture each man They were to take them IN
cabs to tho large livery stable OF Nichols Gray.
In Onc.hundred- and third-st.. near Firs,-ave.
Grace. whose brother. Walter IL In tho sophomore
class apparently did not leave his house all day.
Mapos l!yos at No 60 West Fortieth-st. opposite
. rsk near Ar hs S house sns snS Son a. h
out he WAS pouDcei upon and put INTO
cab. which WAS driven 10 tDe pIaCo rei'c'co i"' 4"
Williams who lives In Riverdals. had just got on
tho train tho One-hundr ed a nd twenty -nfth 81
station o. tho Harlem road when he saw the sopho-
morer and he jumped aboard tho moving tram
and was carried 20 Forty-second-st. The sopho-
mores however. waited for him A. the foot or the
One hundr ed nd slxteenth-st station steps, capt,
urcd him after brief hght. and took him and
Jones, another freshman TO the stable ,
Finding that the other freshmen had heard OF tho
Whereabouts Of their classmates. II was deter
mined 10 take them to tho stable OF ex-Msyor
Grace. in Seventy y-nfth-st Hero they were put In
tho loft but after Jones had attemptad 10 Jump
from tho window they were removed 10 thc poh
stalls la the cellar. .
freshman. by bribing a cab-driyer. found out
where the prisoners had been removed TO. and the
eighty went 10 release their classmates They
tried 10 break down tho door Roundsman Kane,
OF tho East sixty -sevcrth-st station. fearing a
riot sent AN order for ten reserves. who forced
the students from the door. but the latter went
for a supply OF eggs. with which they pelted the
sophomores whenever they appeared. Tho police
men CHARGED them. and few OF The more daring
freshmen who yentured too near the stable were
mado prisoners The freshmen besiegcd the stable
Tor over an hour tryitg 10 enter from adjoining
roofs and through the skyl!ght They then went
back 10 lectures. $780,, -.
Al o'clock three sophomores caught Golden a.
ne-hundred- and sixtecnth-st and Eighth-ave.,
and took him into a cable-car. He continued to
rght ALI tho way downtown. and II was only after
being hit tho head that he consented TO go
along one OF the prize captures was Esscr, VINO
was found behind ice-box in a store In Seventy
nfth-st lie put In a stall and forced to make
Al 7 D M after piedging themselves that they
would rot attend any class dinner last night the
following were released: Abbott Cregier Cornelius
Follows, C. +. ,Wilam. GiIvss s Mares Louis
Appiegate j. r. Esser Thomas Shimper william
Jones and Joseph Brown.