New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-03
MURDER AT PRINCETON.
College HOar That Fooled Large
Number of Students.

Princeton. y. J.. April A supposed manged
corpse. apparently bleeding profusely found lying
across the bed OF a sophomore in University Hall.
the other day. the cause Of perhaps the great
est excitement Princeton University has witnessed
since of suicide in 1880
A young man, who resides on the second floor.
directly above the University Commons, left his
door slightly ajar when he stepped out for dinner
at o'clock, and. upon returning. TO his horror he
informed that the body Of murdered man
had been found I'm his bedroom just n few minutes
before. lie dumfounded at first. and scarce
~ believed st. a glance at the bed, however, re-
vealed TO him most CHASTITY spectacle. There.
stretched out at full length lay man of dark
complexion, with bloody towel around his head
and an agonized expression upon his face. A
stream Of blood. evidently from a knife wound,
trickled down his neck. and had partially filled
basin that was placed tho bed.
Tho occupant Of the turned pale at the
sight. Cant something be done. fellows2' said
he. Cant we get help? Are you tho
is dead?"
He is certainly dead" said 1--WE found
him lying here when we came up to see you
this evening. The back of his head is cut up and
marks Of violence evident upon his abdomen
He looks like one Of the walters downstairs. and
We suppose he dragged up here. The marshal
has been sent for, and should be here any minute.
now"
But before the marshal arrived university OIL
oer connected with the treasury. heard OF the muir
He admitted to the room, and, seeing the
crowd of students standing around. hesitatng what
to do. he stepped forward. Gentlemen. painted he.
IT the only university official here, and feel
that must take charge OF this Give all
the particulars and conceal nothing" When he
was informed as TO the circumstances connected
with the murder, he began TO pace the room
vously, with his hands behind his back. Suddenly
he turned: From the face" said he. Il should
Judge that decomposition had set IN. He a
white man. and had been dead several days. 1t
IS not safe for you fellows to breathe this air.
Will look after the body until the coroner comes.
and you can step out into the hall"
At this juncture, a grave faced young man, who
had been keeping the crowd OF the ROOM took
the official to one side. and, after a brief con-
versation the official elbowed his way to tss hall
door through the large crowd that had begun to
whispered a trembling youth.
The mass surged quietly forward but only q few
admitted at a time to the dimy lighted room
and none were allowed to enter, but only to look
into the chamber where the gashed body lay. Each
came out with a paler countenance, and was at
piled with questions by the agoniZed students
who wanted TO know who It and how it all
happened
The crowd had increased to about fifty when the
marshal arrived in haste. and taken imme-
diately to the bedside He appeared greatly az
fected by the horrible sight. and heard to say
We must send for the once 1t appears
to be a clear of murder. That deep cut at
the base Of ths skull might have been made with