New-York tribune., 1919-05-28
Two Men Shot
As 5000 Mob
Yale Students
Led by Discharged Soldiers,
Classmen Are Beaten and
Campus Stormed Over AL
legged Insult to Army Band

NEW HAVEN, May 27.-Two mem
bers of mob that stormed the Yale
campus tonight were shot, three Yale
students were badly beaten and win
dows in Welch and Farnham halls were
shattered by volleys of stones flung by
soldiers and civilians who had been en-
tagged by reports that Yale men had
hisaed the 102d Regiment Band, now
playing at Polls Palace Theatre.
Locked gates and heavy guard of
undergraduates standing behind them
alone prevented the mob of 5000 cit-
zens and 300 returned soldiers from
breaking into and overrunning the col
lege grounds.
On their march toward the univer-
sity grounds, the mob passed close to
Vanderbilt Hall. dormitory. Two
shots were fired at them, apparently
from the direction of the hall. Ernest
Fuesco, eighteen, dropped with bullet
in his groin and Tony Pallabetti, eigh-
teen, was shot through the shoulder
Both are in critical condition in New
Haven General Hospital
The men beaten were Harvey Childs,
1919, of Pittsburgh, who was cut above
the left eye; James Payson and George
Wilson, both 1928 and from New York
City, were cut about the head.
The university authorities we're
warned in time and locked all Of the
gates leading into the campus The
mob milled about the fence for q time,
bawling threats and after launching a
volley Of stones, which shattered win
dows in Welch and Farnam Halls, re-
tired and made later attempt to raid
theatres in the city in search for Yale
students.
No one knows where the rumor that
Yale men had hissed the band started.
The Mayor to-days when he learned
that trouble was in the air, issued a
statement calling upon all returned
soldiers to obey the law and asserting
that the report Of Kissing was untrue
This did not affect the men in olive
drab, who gathered in New Haven
Green carly-this evening and, followed
by crowd that continually grew
larger. marched toward the university
Dean Frederic Jones, of Yale, had
heard of the advancing mob By his
order all gates leading into the campus
we're closed and unde rgraduates stood
guard behind them with instructions
TO keep their mouths shut, but to fight
II the university grounds actually were
invaded.
After failing to enter the campus the
mob set out for the theatres. The
Bijou was entered and the show was
held up while the soldiers searched
vainly for Yale students. Police out
side Polls Palace prevented the mob
getting in there, and it. resumed it's
march through the principal streets of
the town to wait until the theatres
closed. 1t was hoped, ringlcadcrs ex-
planned, that when the crowds came out
other hatless Yale students might be
found.
Later, the 102d Regiment Band, hav-
ing ended it's performance at the Pal
ace Theatre, came out and marched ut
the head Of the procession in the hone
OF cooling off the ardor Of the mob.
Most Of its members followed the
band, and we're finally addressed by
James Bradcn, captain Of the Yale
track team, who saw service az an off,
Ger overseas. He explained to the sol
d'ers that there had been some mistake
ana insisted that no Yale man had
nieScd the band The mob checred
MN and then broke up.