Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-10
THREE "BOLD, BAD MEN"
CAUGHT ON THEIR WAY
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wise active in alumni affairs All are
Wharton School students.
The three young men had all the ap-
pearance of burglars, both bad and bold,
when they were brought to the police
station, where their clothing was
searched, for they had handouts. n guam
tlty OF rope and some material that the
police said would have been excellent to
use as gag to enforce silence on any
one inclined to make an undesired noise.
The freshes and the sophs are going
to hold bowl fight Wednesday. The
presidents of each class, therefore, are
being guarded closely against kdnappcrs.
Sidney Thayer, who Is the leader of the
freshles,' is said to be missing and MEM
bers of the class say they have no idea
where he is Guy Nevin. sophomore pres
ident, Is likewise on the list of missing
and campus, rumor today had 1t that he
had gone to Atlantic City.
The sophomores took the further pre-
caution of having their vice president
Bill Quigley, keep out of harms and the
freshmen's way, and according to the
same campus rumor he, too is at the
shore, waiting for the pre-bowl fight
ever, neglected the precaution of guarding
their vice president, Elwood Cunningham.
who lives at 2O9 South 42d street. The
sophs knew he was unguarded. That was
what gave Magistrate Harris the oppor-
tunity to show that he was not in SYM
pathy with kldnappers. even when 1t Is
the avocation, and not the profession, of
college boys.
The three sophs delegated to do the
kidnapping chose an unfortunate time.
The people of West Philadelphia are
a bit nervous just now because there
have been some robberles across the
Schuylkill recently. They were espe-
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the neighborhood of Cunningham's home
yesterday afternoon. The police received
a telephone message from 42d and Lo-
Gust streets that three men whose ap-
pearance was none too prepossessing had
been seen In the back yard of house at
ALL Locust street. A detail was sent
to round up these men. When the police
arrived the three had departed.
1t is not known who the three WERE
but the description was sufficient to con-
vince the police that they were suspicious
Characters, Policemen in the nelghbor-
hood were instructed to keep their eyes
open even more sharply than usual
Among those who received instructions to
this effect was Policeman Conlan, who
went on the street at midnight Conlan
found everything peaceful on his beat for
several hours.
Here the episode of the college
students
As Conlan passed an alleyway on Wal
nut street, near 42d street, he spied three
dark figures. They were the burglars,
he reasoned. He examined his revolver.
to see II was in working order. and
marched into the alleyway. The bur
glars surrendered at once and went, with
Conlan and Street Sergeant McMichael
for a ride i'm the patrol wagon. At the
police station they protested agains. be-
ing locked up.
1--WE aren't burglars, they told House
Sergeant Fite. I'VE are"
"You can tell the Judge in the morn
ing" said the house sergeant. Take
'em back" he called to Big Jim II -
bridge, the turnkey. The turnkey pro-
duced a bunch of big keys and soon the
three young men found themselves be-
hind bars They continued to protest.
I'VE aren't burglars" they called to
the turnkey. 1--WE are"
Jaw. tell it to the Judge In the morn
ing said the turnkey, who never went
to college.
They had to take the turkeys advice. |
The Judge was as sympathetic as the |
house sergeants and the turnkey He |
sentenced them to five days, and IL he /
had insisted ON the sentence being car
ried out. 1t would have been the three |
sophs and not Vice President Cunningham |
who would have missed the bowl fight |
'
The kidnapping was to be conducted, the |
would-be kidnappers explained, In accord
ance with the new rules regarding such |
matters. framed last week by the I'm
Committee on the Bowl
Fight. This provided that no hoStilities
could be begun before midnight Sunday
and the sophs lost no time when that hour
arrived.
Three other sophomores and a big auto
mobile figured In the near-kidnappins. 1t
8 believed that Cunningham was TO be
aiken OFF I'm the auto il captured, but the
sophomores have not made public the de-
.ails of the plan to capture the freshies'
Vice president. They have not ''squealed"
1n their pals" either.
The "sophs" said they planned to take
to Ardmore until after the
freshman banquet Wednesday night. The
hree students who were waiting in the
at AID and Locust streets
started the car when they saw the police
md disappeared from the neighborhood.