New-York tribune., 1905-11-03
THREATS SENT CORONER.
SIGNED KENYON ALUMNI.
Harmed Not to Investigate Death
of Student Killed by Tram.
1Br Telegraph to The Trlbune.I J

Mount Vernon Ohio, Nov. Coroner Scar
borough and County Prosecutor Stilwell have
received threatening letters warning them TO
cease their Investigation into the death OF
stuart Person the Kenyon College student who
was killed by a train Saturday night One
letter. signed Five Members of the Kenyon
Alumni reads:
do rot & your pc m % vi spfeR
make it warm for you.
This written on the stationery OF the Hotel
Donovan was received from Delaware by Coro-
ner Scarborough to-day. No names were signed,
but no apparent attempt was made to disguise
the handwriting.
After having spent the entire day assisting
Coroner Scarborough in examining witnesses at
the inquest Mr. Stilwel, the prosecuting at
torney. said tonight that far as was dis
closed by the evidence there is nothing that
warrants the finding that the young college
student had been bound to the railroad track
He said however, that the evidence does snow
that Pierson was lying between the rails ana the
bridge, his body close up to the south ran, from
fifteen to twenty feet from the east abutment'
and that the wheels OF the locomotive did not
run over the boys body or limbs
County Prosecutor Stilwen expressed the be-
lief early in the day that the boy was chiofo-
formed saturated cotton having been bound
across his face and that then he was tied across
the tracks as part of his initiation into col
lege fraternity The authorities believe that
the cotton was removed later, and the boy LETT
stupefied-
On these grounds the prosecutor will carry the
case to the grand jury on November ID Prose-
cutor Stilweu stated to-day that several per-
sons are under surveillance in connection with
the case and that they may be taken into Gus
todv before the conclusion of the inquest.
rrbirtaer witnesses before the coroner
today and fully twenty-five more will be called
upon to testify
r,r. Workman, who assisted in preparing Pier
sons body for shipment home, testified that ne
sa marks the body, but that he was OF the
oninion that they caused by the body being
rolled or pushed the ties.
Roth the engineer and fireman of the engine
+haf killed Pierson testified that they saw no
! one at the entrance to the bridge or on the
Pnriad beneath culvert. 200 feet from the
t Tbere Pterson was ground death, the
anthorittes have found three lengths OF Dlood-
stained rope and wad OF absorbent cotton also
saturated with blood
,saa doors Coroner Scarborough states that
- testimony will show that on last saturday
aTnpinp II least one other student "no WIS a =
--frnr- candidate sent 10 the same Drluet ol
TbInh P1arsnn met death He WAS alone one
- - 80 3f1een minutes but not bound IN
liuui t,t - He Was finally blindfolded and led
away 3 -, haor;,g pohert "
-, ~ n..ornav for President Pierce of Kenyon
" nd for certain OF the fraternity there,
ed TO gain admittance TO the courro"iii-
I ,,dn elected and at once left the building
Noi+bar President Pierce nor any Oh lht cohese
-, rasnonded to their subponas. out they a. : :
me- ea.ad later IN the hearing The fatheT OF tae
dap5 nov will be summoned TO tesu1y laieI III
rhe inquest.