New Britain herald., 1918-05-21
YALE MEN IN RIOT;
 JEER FITZGERALD
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 howl and gave a somewhat ragged cheer, being mostly freshmen, as they saw five policemen slowly emerging from the gateway oppo- site the Yale station, and some resist ed the patrolnlen's efforts to crowd them from the thoroughfare. The mayor had meanwhile arrived at the scene with several citizens and had given orders to the officers to clear the way for traffic.
 When the crowd got wind that the mayor of the town was in their midst, they yelled for speech from him, and crowded around the mayor, who stood on the curb. encircled by bluecoats. Humorous remarks were silenced by sounds of Ssh, sh, let the mayor speak" Curious as to what would be said the students grew quiet but ready to cheer the first word wildly. The mayor was speak ing in converse tional tone to the men near him. advising them to disperse and be sensible, when the crowd shouted Speak louder; we can't hear you.''
 Then the mayor spoke audibly with the crowd attentive. He told them that they were wearing a uni form that meant much. that at this minute New Haven boys were dying ir that uniform in France and that their honor should forbid them to GETTY on in so ruthless a manner in these serious times. Then James Emery Mitchell freshman in uni form is said to have laughed in the mayors face, according to the lat ter's account. and then the mayor, angered by the disrespect to the New Haven soldiers abroad, said to the nearest policeman Arrest that man.
 The bluecoats seized the offender and the officers started down towards headquarters. A tall student then turned and hoarsely shouted Don't let the cops get him. Fight em.'
 Policemen Fire Into Air.
 A howl went up. and near Elm and College streets those behind pushed those in front on to the policemen, who turned and took those whom they thought were attacking them But the students showed fight, and some of them drew Tevolvers and fired into the air, upon which the policemen drew their guns, and for a moment red flashes famed up under the dark shade of the elms on the upper green. Clubs had to be used and finally the students realized that five New Haven cops are a hard proposition for Yale freshmen to tackle.
 Near the central precinct on court street the senseless ones in the now angry crowd, yelled to the others to fight the policemen and surround the station to prevent the policemen from taking in the two who had been ar rested. Some saner minds pressed them back and reminded them of the trouble and disgrace they were caus- ing, but they pressed on and again a scrap ensued in front of the station steps.
 The two arrested students, sad ap- partitions in their uniforms, were hustled up the steps and the crowd was about to surge after them in m effort to prevent their being locked up. They were prevented by the station force and stood outside, later attack ing some policemen. and again two or three were pulled in, and some of them, with shirts torn off. were showed through the steel door that leads to the cells.
 Back to the campus" then some cried, while others yelled .IRush the station" and attempted to sway the crowd. Finally a Mir. Llewelyn per suaded them to leave, telling them that the men taken would be released if they went. Slowly they moved to- ward the college buildings and Desk Sergeant Stephen McGann was just relaxing in his chair at the desk of the headquarters precinct when a man rushed in out Of breath and red of face and shouted: Sergeant, send some of your men to the center of the green, they've got some of the policemen Sergeant McGann calmly told his men to go out and disperse them. The patrolmen ran to Temple street, in front of the Center church. and there the crowd had stopped and attacked the "cops."
 As the students saw the reserve pa trolmen appear they rushed them but then the click of revolver triggers drawn was heard, and the crowd scat tered from the immediate vicinity of the bluecoats like hens when the shadow of a hawk appears in the barnyard, some ducking behind the bandstand. Again the policemen made arrests and the students, though yell- ing and still full of pep, realized that New Haven policemen are not to be fooled with retreated up to the campus.
 Though some of them took the thing seriously afterwards and regretted having taken part in the affair. the majority considered it a huge joke a comeback of Town and Gown times, and good fun. Those arrested are not the ringleaders, according to the stu dents themselves, but merely those who happened to be nearest the police