New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-21
YOUNG GOULD FIRES SHOTS
VAS PURSUED By HAZERS.
Escapes to d. K. Il. House at Column
bia-LeaUes 1t n Carriage.
ADMIRAL FOURNIER,

kingdom Gould, freshman at Columbia Uni
versity and a son of George J. Gould. drew
a revolver and fired over the heads Of a
crowd Of sophomores yesterday afternoon. when
they attempted to capture him. so that he
might grace their dinner, soon to take place
Gould escaped 10 the Delta Kappa Epsilon
fraternity house. He is a member OF that
fraternity. The affair created much excitement.
Later he went home in "a cauiage
Young Gould has been the object for some
time of the sophomores 1t was decided 10
capture him he was leaving the university
for luncheon. Gould, accompanied 10y another
freshman. Estee, left Library Hall shortly after
12:30 o'clock. As he went down the steps he
was followed by half a dozen sophomores. He
started toward Broadway, the sophomores fol-
lowing him at distance Of about twenty feet.
When the subway station at Observation-Disclosures
sixteenth-st. was reached the sophomores
caught up with Gould and tried 70 talk to nim,
He refused 10 talk, and began to run
The older men started in pursuit at One-hun-
dred-and- -fourteenth-st. Gould that they
were gaining on him. He turned and drew
pistol. Il was plainly seen by the sophornores.
and they stopped Gould said: stop. or III
shoot. I mean i. I'm not joking" They took
the threat joke and when Gould started
again they followed. AT observation-disclosures
thirteenth-st Gould again turned, when he fired
a shot over their heads. He fired about four
times. A. Ageltnger was nearest him of the
second year men. Others in the group were r.
W Cauchois. W J. simpson NJ. Kellar and \.
NJ Finch Whether Goulds revolver was loaded
sith bullets or whether the cartridges We're
blank is not known. The older class men then
turned and walked rapidly IN the opposite direc-
tiOn.
Gould and his friend continued to the fratcr-
nifty house at No. Cos West Northumberland
thirteenth-st He walked inside Estee having
opened the door.
Soon the streets in the neighborhood were
crowded with students. who discussed the
affair. The sophomores met on the campus OF
the university and discussed the incident in
a body. Arrangements were then made TO
secure Gould if possible. a large number of
the second-year men were stationed at one
hundred and -thirteenth-st. and Broadway and
another crowd went to the Amsterdam-ave.
corner. Others were 10 the rear of the "Deke'
house. In the afternoon s0phOmOres made sew
eral efforts to capture freshmen. In chase
through Observation-Disclosures pc
licenan interfered and arrested Bib" Bailey,
a sophomore He taken 10 the West one
hundred-and- d-tEy enty -ftfth-st. station Hobart
McCutchen and his brother two freshmen,
who had been pursued. refused 10 make a conE-
plant against Bailey and he was not held. In
the fight that preceded this arrest one sopho-
more was hurt.
The sophomores remained near the frater-
nitv house all afternoon. but made no attempt
to enter IT. At about six o'clock. a carriage
drove To the house, two men emerged from it,
and entered the house. There was a mono
gram on the carriage which appeared to be
Ike q g. and ii was said ii was George J.
GouId's carriage one man rang the bell and
Immediately the door opened and Kingdom
Could appeared. He entered the carriage and
ME two men followed.
."Tfose men are Pinkerton detectives. We
don't want to tackle them said some of the
eonhomores The carriage driven through
ona-bupdred- nd -thirteenth-st. toward Morn
,neside-aye No attempt made to stop IT,
Wnen Il yyas out OF sight the sophomores dis
nersed Are you Mr.. George j. Gould?" one
as tho sophornores had asked one OF the men In
~ carriage The man had made no reply.
Arterward a number of the sophomores de-
o,orod that they would give Gould the severest
-, that a Columbia freshman ever has re-
oo,,,ed His act. whether done seriously or with
,.,'...ro,,o intent they said. was unwarranted.
n,l,obers Of the fraternity seemed much annoyed
over the incident
T., 1900 a man named Esser, a Southerner,
a, ., reyoIver on some sophomore hazers, At
.ta oe,oe ~ the president Of the university F. p.
r~a,roI the secretary, said that the Gould affair
had not heen called the attention or the presi-
dent as Il had all happened OH the university
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