The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-01
A VARSITY RESCUE
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Indignant Students sFinally Resent
Repeated Arrests Of Cyclists
Upon the Campus.
To-day's Prisoner Rescued by
Crowd and the Policeman
Shipped ~ Trolley.

The park policeman who has so greatly
exasperated the university students OF
late by trying to prevent them from riding
their bicycles on the walks within the
grounds met his Waterloo this morning.
Bets are being freely wagered. among the
students that he will not have the tenn
Gritty to undertake to fexercise his au-
thority again In the university domain.
When the policeman tried to arrest
student In front of thae medical bulldlng,
the "medics''t formed, "a flying wedge and
cam eatos their comrades assistance, YtheX
were speed lily reinforced by 200 engineers
and academies; just issuing frona chapel. -
9 The officer could5 notde possibly n nave
chosen a more tinopportune moment to
make AN arrest. Theastudents were dls-
pose dto be fair about 1t, and gave him
chance to explain: He declared that the
park board had Jurisdiction over the UNI
versity grounds. That was enough. Iney
would hear no more Satisfied thati MS
position was not well taken, they pro-
ceeded to move him. G&,..r ~ 90.
After he had, been hustled off the cam
pus, having first been forced to release
his prisoner, some one suggested that he
be put aboard a car and sent home. With
out asking his address, he was thrust
aboard an interurban car bound for st.
| Paul., the car gates being broken In the
scramble. He was forced to remain on
| the car until IL was OUT VI SiSAI. 1 AC
students then went quietly to their
classes: ~: s:f%1' ~ ~ ''I' : -. =
/ This is the first ii 'rnein the history OF
I the university 'that an Off cer has actual
ny been forced OFF the grounds. It Is be-
neved that. this fact and the attendant
circumstances viii BE duly :: noted by
President Northrop ati chapel tomorrow
|. supertendent Berry Won't Yield.
Superintendent of Parks w. M. Berry
was highly indignant. esZ ~.
1.-THE officer was acting entirely within
line of his duty" declared Mr.. Berry
| "and- the university students who as
saulted. him have laid themselves open tc
prosecution for resisting an officer.
| cannot say: just now whether the park
board will insist.upo arrests, but we shal
certainly seek satisfaction from the uni
versity. authorities. - e.. .'.......~
1.-THE students may not be aware thai
! the driveway running. through the uni
versity grounds is a part of the Minneap'
| lis park system, and is subject to the care
land protection Of our special police ap'
| pointed for that purpose: = = - e.. h
J. sit is a. violation Of the park ordinance
l,to ride, a. bicycle upon the sidewalk paral-
lellng this. drive, land aifdone~ officer ISM
enough. IKE will adetailo enough mem to. seq
that this ordinance lis PROPERLY enforced
4 The policeman who was pushed off, Of the
campus this morning. will be sentsback to-
morrow with reinforcements. We will
have three officers from now on and il
need be will detaik, the whole force
| there 50 49,. = as<r.ssz 81 i:
A battle royal betwee1rthe students wht
are thoroughly worked UP over, the affair
| regarding it as gross infringement on thei
personal liberty, and "a platoon of parl
police now seems imminent. The weapons
have not been selected tbut 1t will prob
ably be: clubs versus canes. In that even
it will be necessary to- declare the campus
\ under martial law. i1 ir,.i2'-.- D.. go