New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
THE SEMINARY TO INQUIRE
LECTURER HELD ON A CHARGE OF
ASSA%LTING \ STUDENT.
WOMAN REPORTED TO BE THE CAUSE OF
THE TROUBLE SAID TO HAVE LEFT
CITY BECAUSE OF ILLNEss-LAND-
LADY ALSO ILL

Paul S. Howe. lecturer for the Department Of
Education and former divinity student was ar
raiGned before Magistrate Cornell in the Jefferson
Market court yesterday morning a charge Of
felonous assault made by William a. Atkinson a
student in the General Theological Seminary Both
men We're arraigned prisoners but after listen
ing 10 the stories OF both that of a witness for
Atkinson Magistrate Cornell discharged Atkinson
and held Howe for examna- on. Fhilip Cook tC'a
the magistrate that he had been summoned to
Atkinsons room. the fifth floor of the seminary
building. about Il 80 o'clock on Saturday night by
the noise of "A fight He had found Howe and At
kinson clinched. Both men greatly excited
and Atkinson had heavy iron furnace shaker in
his hand, which he said he had taken AWAY from
Howe Howe admitted that he had been drinking
before the fight, but denied that he was intoxi-
Gated.
Atkinson said that it was absolutely untrue that
he had insulted any woman acquaintance of Howe
No 223 West Fourteenrh-st.. where Howe lives is
a fashionable boarding house. 1t is conducted
by a Mrs. Koeher When a reporter called there
yesterday afternoon young woman who answered
the bell said that Mrs Koeher was so ill that she
was not expected live.
At the Fourteenth-st. house last night it was
said that the married woman said TO be in the
case had left the city. because the deveopments
had made her ILL.,
Dean Hoffman of the General Theological Semi
nary was asked last night whether the trouble he
tween Atkinson and Howe had been reported to
him
1T has not" he said so far as | know. the
superintendent the institution does not know OF
the affair officially All | know is what appeared in
the papers this morning"
''W the authorities have a report and act on
the case?" asked
Il should say l expect that a report will he
made within day two. Rest assured that the
authorities will investigate the matter thoroughly
Mr. Atkinson is a senior in the seminary. He
comes from the western part of the State. He
o m
proper conduct have ever been made against him
He is an exemplary young man and excellent
student.
Howe was at one time a student here. but he
ago No there were never any complaints against
Why was he asked to go?'
We'll. ne remained here for over year. and he
board bill We allowed him to go as t far pas as e We
could and then we asked him to leave.
tlejohn; The Bishop wrote to me and asked for in
went out to see the Bishop He told Bishop Little
john that he wished to be ordained. He said that
he had straightened out ali his affairs with us and
ment he wished 70 have the Bishop ordain him.
back word that Howe had not been TO the General
Seminary since he left and that | knew nothing of
Recently Howe came back here and said he
said however that he was unable settle his old
score, and that he had no money. He would
"One day last week Atkinson came to me and
e4G sforee me omt bm He asked me wba b hg haS
do. l told him he had best not pay any attention
TO the alleged ISLANDERS. Atkinson told me al the
time that he had met Howe in the street day or
two previous, and that Howe had threatened TO
shoot him on sight. Atkinson worried about
the matter, and wanted to have Howe put under
bonds to keep the peace
Opinion as to the merits of the case was divided
in the big boarding house. Everybody in the house
willing to hint at a scandal but they would
not give names details. They said that both
Howe and Atkinson had been attentive to a certain
woman who lived No 223 A day two ago the
woman had moved into No 227. which is run also
by Mrs. Koehler.
Several of Mr.. Atkinsons friends denied emphat-
ically last night that the trouble between Mr. At
kinson and Mr. Howe arose over a woman. One of
them said that Mr.. Atkinson had recommended
Mr. Howe 20 a congregation wanting minister
on Long Island, but that he had later Withdrawn
his Recommendation when he had learned that
Howe drank to excess. That caused all the trouble
according TO Atkinson's friends.
The following statement was given out last night
by Dean Hoffman,
You may say any one that the faculty of the
seminary and / have entire confidence in w. A.
Atkinson and any statement he may make. He
has been studying with us for three years, and has
uniformly woa by his conduct our confidence and