The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-23
Dean of Columbia University Lee.
lures Sophomores Who At
tempted liazing.
SAL CLASS MIGHT STRIKE.
Students Think Their Suspension
Might Cause Trouble - Police
Seek Evidence Against
Kingdom Gould.

REFURIIr sTEjTAT.
New York. Dec. 2-At the raqlaat o.
President Butter Of Columbia University
Dean Frederick T. Hutton called into con-
ference this morning several Of the soph-
omorss who participated in thn chase O,
yourg Kingdom Could on Tuesday.
While the deaH Wa suggesting 10 the
accused s~opnomores that th~y might he
suspended. and was warning them that
the university I'D not intend to allow the
kidnapping to! freshmen. If became known
that the Captain IF tho West One Hundred
and Twenty-afth Street Police station
vent this morning to the nous. where
Could found refuge and attempted TO get
evidence as to whether the young man
rally carried a revolver The conference
between Dean Hutton and the sophomores
was Il long one.
When tine DEAN asked the s~ophomores
present Il they wolId take the suspension
in good grace. they replied that hey Gid
not deserve il. He nsked if their class
mates would look upon them ns martyrs.
They said they We're unable TO answer
that. but the general sentiment was that
the class would strike"
The dean id not seek 20 excuse Gould's
pistol play. hut he expressed his opinion
as to the unfairness Of a big crowd a
lacking one man.
After the conference It was announced
that Gould bad been asked 10 appear be
fore the dean. and that the farV.u- would
tomorrow.
MORBID FEAR OF KIDNAPERS
An intimate friend OF Gould gave this eH-
PLANTATION of GouId's using his gCn on the
sophornores:
Some people may think that Kingdom
showed cowardice. out they should con-
slider IL" fact that the young man has
with the idea that he must 20 nowhere
with people whom he does not know in
timate!y. His family probably has told
him again and again that he is in danger
OF being KIDNAPPED. and his only sure way
of always being SAFE IL 10 refuse 70 he
taken anywhere by anyone but his own
friends
He has been accustomed for some time
to carry Il revolver in order TO project
himself in driving about Lakewood In his
automobile. / personally know that on
several occasions he has displayed an I'M
usual degree OF nerve, and / cannot IN
dcrstand why people should think the
shooting episode indicated that he was n
coward. IF I remember correctly. there
was a KIDNAPPING attempt made on young
Gould some years ago.
Someone MAY say that this explanation
does not hold, good. because young Could
knew perfectly we'll that the men who
were trying to capture him were sophO-
.uores and college men. But the kidnap-
ing idea has been drilled into him SO
thoroughly that il has become a morbid
fear and In the excitement Of the chase
he lost his head and acted on instinct. !
saw him Immediately afterwards. and
when the excitement had subsidized he ex-
pressed the deepest regret that he had
committed an act which he himself could
not explain"
Gould again eessnted hirnse!t from his
classes to-day. II was stated at the uni
versity that since Tuesdays chase he had
stopped carrying q pistol. OF the advice OF
his father. George j. Gould.