Evening star., 1920-06-17
STUDENT IN JAIL;
COMPANION KILLED
Dartmouth Shooting Laid to
Be Result of "Liquor
Smuggling"

| Associated Press).-Robert T. Meads
Of La Grange, ILL.,, the Dartmouth Col
lege student whose alleged liquor
smuggling traffic is said to have led
! to his killing Henry E. Maroney OF
| West Medford Mass, fellow stu
| dent, early yesterday, was a prisoner
at the county Jail at Woodsv1lle to-
! day. awaiting action by the grand
| jury on a crime of murder. His COM
panion in flight from the college,
Grille Nicely Wise of Akron. Ohio. who
returned to Hanover when Meads
boarded the train for Boston. on
which he was captured. was held in
| the local Jail as a material witness.
The college authorities had sup
piled bonds of $1,000 each for three
| other students held as witnesses.
| Howard w. Whitaker of Somerville.
Mass. Maroney's roommate and com
panion in the escapade which cost
him his life: Richard H. Hart of Chi
cago and James c. Chilcott of Bangor,
Me-. who also were with Maroney
prior to the shooting. No offer of
| bonds for Wise was made.
| No Connection With Shooting.
! College authorities today said that
| connection of Erwin T. Weis of Hull.
! Ala. with the case was due to con-
| fusion of names and that Weis had no
| part in the events coupled with Ma
roney's killing or Meads' escape.
| The body of Maroney was sent to
| his home today. accompanied by his
| parents. Mr.. and Mrs. James +, Ma
! roney, who came here from their
home. at West Medford. yesterday. and
| by his brother. Walter Maroney, a
| freshman at the college.
| Instructors said Meads had been act
| ing in an odd manner at classes, and
| from the college offices it was learned
that his habits had been the subject
| of investigation several times during
| the term. especially in connection
with the inquiries regarding the use
| of liquor among the students, but In
each instance he was able to clear
| himself.
! In his freshman year. when room
mate, Norman F. Arnold. was killed
| by Meads through the discharge of a
| rifle, MeadS was exonerated through
an ante-mortem statement, by Arnold,
but suffered partial collapse. which
necessitated long rest from studies:
| Meads' defense. it is expected, will
be prepared under the direction of
his father Albert H. Meads of Chi
| cago, a lawyer. who is due to reach
here tonight or tomorrow morning.
Hallmates of Meads' today discussed
peculiarities of the young man. in
| GLIDING a habit of shooting freely
| found the walls of his room peppered
| by shots.
Fled After Shooting.
! Meads fled after the shooting. which
occurred at Maroney's rooms, in the
| Theta Delta Chi Fraternity house.
While a posse of students was search
| ing for him be walked twelve miles
! to Mascoma station and boarded a
train for Boston He was captured
h, ich horif la a
| NJ Murray, who took from him an
automatic pistol and obtained con-
fession in which Meads claimed he
| fired in se1f-defense.
| When arraigned here before Judge
| Harry E. Burton on the murder
! and was held without bail for the
| September grand jury. He was taken
| to the county jail at Woodsville. He
| announced that his defense would be
| directed by his father. A. H. Meads
| of Chicago, who is an attorney.
| affair. the college authorities and
| county officials found it difficult for a
I time to determine the facts. Meads'
| claim that he acted in defense of his
life was not supported by details
given by others. Early statements to
! the college authorities that visit
! to Meads' room early this morning by
| Maroney and other students had no
| connection with liquor were disputed
| by subsequent statements.
Roommate Relates Story.
The story told to County Solicitor
John H. Newton, by Harold w. Whit
taker Of Somerville. Mass. Maroney' e
roommate, was regarded as the most
direct account of what happened
Whitaker and Maroney went to
Mead's room in North Massachusetts
hall to purchase a quart Of whisky
he said. They offered him So. FL
nally he agreed to sell them a pint for
that price and had gone to get IT.
Whitaker said, when Maroney picked
up a partly filled quart bottle, passed
! it to Whitaker and told him to take
it away.
Whitaker jumped from the window
| to the ground, twelve feet below. and
as Maroney followed Meads fired
| three shots after them. Maroney and
[ Whitaker then went to their rooms
! at the fraternity house and prepared
| to go to bed. They had not touched
| the liquor, he said.
! Shortly afterward Meads entered
their rooms. Maroney was in the bath
room. Meads sat down at Maroney's S
desk. When Maroney came out OF the
| bathroom, according to Whitaker S
story, Meads pressed his pistol against
Maroney's side and fired. Maroney
[ died almost instantly.
Father to Arrange Defense.
! CHICAGO, June 16.-Albert H.
j Meads, father of Robert T. Meads,
| Dartmouth junior. said to have admit
ted killing Henry T. Maroney, a senior,
| last night. left today for the east to
arrange for his sons defense.