The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-02
YOUNG NIXON HELD
FOR DEADLY ASSAULT
Shipbuilder's Son Accused of
Attacking Man at Night
In Street.
ADMITS GUILT, SAY POLICE
Victim. Who Was Knocked
Senseless, Is Chief Engineer
Of Phone Company.

NEW HAVEN Conn. April 1.--Stanhope
w Nixon OF New York city junior In
the Sheffield Scientific School and mem
Der of the Society Berzelius. was arrested
here tonight by Capt. Henry J. Donnelly,
chief of the New Haven detective bureau.
and Sergt. John McAvoy. charged with a
murderous assault on y. H. Everit Of
st. Roman Terrace last october. Young
Nixon is the son Of Lewis Nixon. the New
York shipbullder.
Mr.. Everit, who is chief engineer for
the Southern New England Telephone
Company. was returning to his home from
a trip out of town considerably after mid
night on october 90 lasr. While passing
along whitney avenue about block north
OF the home OF President Hadle;. he was
str,cl by an iron bolt over the head and
knocked unconscious. His assailant APP
parently was In hiding behind low stone
wall when the blow was struck. For sew
eral days Mr.. Ever!t was in a serious con-
d.tion.
That same night residents complained
TO the police that windows were broken
by balls and other missiles thrown from
the streets There was considerable eX-
citcrnent. as occupants in severa! OF The
houses narrowly escaped being struck. No
clue to the identity Of the assailant OF Mr..
Ever!t or to the person responsible for the
window breaking could be found.
This afternoon young Nixon. who is a
candidate for the Yale crew and who
had been out for the daily practice with
the crew squad. was arrested on his re-
turn to his fraternity home. II Hillhousc
avenue. charged with the assault
After a talk with Detective Donnelly
he admitted that he committed the as
sault In A search instituted By Detec-
tive Donneily OF Nixon's room he found
an iron bolt about ten inches long. with
which II Is believed the attack was
made This was concealed behind some
pictures in 2 closet opening out OF the
young mans room.
According to the police, young Nixon
on the night in question was out VITA
several other students. On that same
night Gertrude Hoffman, appeared at a
local theatre and afterward she went 10
the Hote, Taft, where there was n big
demonstration by the Yale men. Nixon
and his friends being in the party. From
the Taft they started for their society
house. a quarter OF a mile away.
On their way there they passed the
corner of Wall and College streets, whore
new Shelf society house ls being built.
The workmen had left dozen or more
iron bolts. which they used In fast, ming
iron Orders. on the ground and
| these the Yale men took with them. II
was one OF these bolts that capt. Don
nelly found in Nixons room,
In his confession to the police Nixon
exonerated the other students who were
with him on that night and said they
had no part whatever In the attack Oh
Everit
| Nixon was taken to police headQuar-
ters, where he was released on bonds
of $1,000 furnished by "A local constable
As coon as he was released On bail h,
telegraphed his father VINO is expected
to arrive here late tonight
Several OF the most prominent citizens
| OF the city who live in the vicinity wher,
| the assault on Everit occurred were
among those who complained OF window
breaking. Windows were sma. Led in III
| Webster house, occupied By Cortlandt ii
Trow bridge This is the house in which
! Noah Webster wrote his famous die
| tiouarv.