The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-09
YOUNG NIXON, FACING
ARREST, SURRENDERS
Appears in Federal Court With
Father and Gives Bail
in $4,000 Suit.

S;anhope Wood Nixon. former member
OF the Junior class of the Sheffield Scien-
tifc School. who was fined 5000 recently
for beating T.. II. Evert over the head
with twelve inch iron bolt in New Haven,
Conn, surrendered himself to the juris
diction Of the Federal District Court here
Yesterday in $4,000 damage suit
brought against him by the victim of the
assault. Young Nixon gave a $4,000
bond before Judge Hand to insure his ap-
pearance at the trial OF the suit A bond
OF $1,000 also was given by the plaintiff
10 cover the costs OF the trial
On the application OF Everit. who
sought TO prevent Nixon from leaving the
Jurisdiction OF the court. Judge Hand
earlier in the day issued civil order
OF arrest for the young man. His father.
Lewis Nixon. the shipbuilder. learning
OF this. visited United States Marshal
Henkel and arranged for the production
OF MS son. who came down TO the court
at J O'Clock In the afternoon and went
directly to the marshals office. The pres
entation before the Judge was done in
manner obviously designed TO avoid at
tention.
The complaint in Everits SUIT was
filed by william II. Button. an attorney.
OF Rector street. IL was accompanied
by an affidavit made by Capt Henry ]
Donnelly. chief of the New Haven de-
tective bureau, who says that young
Nixon admitted having struck Eyerit over
the head with the bolt three times because
the latter resented the fact that Nixon
had xnnrlxeH 10 b.,
Life Huns In Balance.
Ererit Is the chief engineer for the
Southern New England Telephone Com
pany. Al the time of the attack. which
occurred at o'clock on the morning of
October %, he was returning from a trim
to New York He was In the hospitaJ
some time, he says, and for time his
life hung in the balance
On the night OF October a. several
hours before the attack, young Nixon and
some OF his Yale friends attended a DER
Torrance given by Gertrude HOFFMAN, AT
a local theatre. After the play many OF
the Yale men repaired to the Hotel Taft,
where they gave demonstrate for the
actress.
sNlAon says tndl ne 40 nor 90 70 the
Hotel Taft. but with his compa mons
started for a chop suey restaurant on
the corner OF Wall and College streets he
picked up one OF the Iron bolts left py
workmen who were constructing a new
fraternity house and improvised a slug
shot by twisting bit OF wire around the
end OF the bolt. In his confession to
Capt. Donnelly he says that he and his
companions met Everit on their way 10
the restaurant and asked him for "A match.
Thinking that the young men were drunk
Everit says he refused the request. Nixon
says he knocked Everit's hat off with the
bolt and that the latter, dropping his suit
case and umbrella. chased after the
students
Admits striking Him Three Times.
II thought he was naughty about Il and
got vexed at him" SAYS Nixon In his
confession TO Capt. Donnelly. II followed
him along Whitney avenue until we got
to the place where / assaulted him. l hit
him three times and knocked him down
and when ! heard him yelling for help
stopped running and thought ! would 60
back to help him, hut finally thought
had better not, a. ! would be apt TO get
into trouble"