Richmond planet., 1920-06-19
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Hanover. \. H.. June l6.-A student
quarrel over whiSkcy early today re-
suited in the killing Of Henry T.. MAJ
roney, of Mcdford. Mass. Il senior at
Dartmouth College. and the arrest OF
Robert II. McadS. Of La Grange. H..
Il junior. charged with his murder.
Mcads fed after the shooting, which
occurred at Maroncy's rooms in the The
tn Delta Chi fraternity house. While
a posse Of students was searching for
him he walked twelve miles to Mas
coma station and boarded IL train for
Boston. He was captured on the train
by High Sheriff Claude NJ. Murray, who
took from him an automatic pistol and
obtained a confession in which Meads
claimed he fired in self defense
Says Father VIII Defend Him.
When arraigned here before Judge
Harry f.. Burton on the murder
charge, Meads waived examination and
was held without bail for the Scptcm-
Der grand jury. He was taken to the
county Jail at Woodsville. He an
nounccd that his defense would be di-
rectcd by his father, \. II. Mcads, of
Chicago, who is an attorney.
Out of the conflicting reports Of the
affair the college authorities and coun-
ty officials found it difficult for Il time
to determine the facts. McadS' claim
,hat he acted in defense Of his life was
not supported by details given by
others. Early statements to the col
F lege authorities that Il visit to Meads'
room early this morning by Maroney
and other students had no connection
with liquor were disputed by subsc-
qucnt statements.
The story told to County Solicitor
John IL. Newton. by Harold w Whit
takcr, of Somrrvillc. Mass, Maroncy's
roommate WAS regarded as the most
direct account OF what happened.
Fired Three Shu;%. he Say.
Whitaker and Maroncy went to
Mcads' room in North Massachusetts
Hall to purchase Il quart Of whiSkcy,
he said. They offered him IS. Finally
he agreed to sell them Il pins for
that price ANA had gone to get it,
Whitaker said. when Maronoy picked
up partly Iillci quar-, bo,tlr. passed
il To Whitaker and tolI him to take
il away.
Whitaker jumped from the window
to the ground. twelve feet below and
rs Maroncy followed, Mcads fired three
shots after them. Neither of the men
tempt TO fri%htcn them.
Maroncy and Whitaker then went
to their rooms at The fraternity house
and prepared to 80 10 bed. Thcy had
not touched the liquor, he said.
Fired Without Il Word, II i~ Said.
Shortly attrrWard McadS entered
their rooms. Marunry was in tn" bath
room. McadS sat down Il, Maroney'S
desk. When MUomcy came ont OF the
bathroom. according 10 Whiuakcr'S
story. he approached Mcads Mrads
reached across the desk, pressed his
pistol against Muroncy5 side and fired
No word WAS c> hanged between the
men. Whitaker said. Maroncy died
almost instantly, shot through the
heart.
Mcads ordered Whitaker, the latter
told the officials. to get on; OF here.
or I'll do the same to you" As Whit
n takcr started to leave by one door,
" Meade backed out OF another, covering
his retreat with his pistol. Two other
students, James {. Chilcutt, OF Bangor,
Maine. and Clifford +. Hart. Of Brook
lyn, \. y, aroused by the shot, rushed
out OF their rooms, but not in time to
catch Mcads.
Thought II Il Trivial Scr:,pc.
In his flight, Mcads was Joined by
Erwin II. Wcis, OF Hull, Ala, who.
when questioned later, said he knew
\ there had been Il shooting, but did not
know the nature Of it. and sought only
to aid his claSSmatc in what he thought
= was trivial Scrape. They walked to
Mascoma, where Mcads boarded to
Boston-bound train. WciS returned to
Hanover and was detained for a time,
bat was released later.
Sheriff Murray boarded the train at
Canaan, having received Il telegram to
be on the watch for the fugitive When
he accostcd Mcads, the latter admitted
his identity. Asked if he was armed.
the student surrendered his pistol. He
said he was going to Boston to get in
touch with his father, in order to have
him help in his defense.
Says lie Was Overpowercd.
Nlcads told the sheriff that several
students, among them Maroncy, had
gone to his rooms, overpowered him
and stolen the quart bottle of whiskcy,
lie fought them to recover his liquor,
he said, and. in a quarrel, fired in what
he considered self-defense.
Both Maroney and Meads were en-
: signs in the navy during the war, ,
MarOnoy in the transport service, and
Meads as a flicr at Pensacola Ma
rOney was president of the Dartmouth
Dramatic Society and was popular at
college. He was suspended last year
because Of a drinking row, but was al |
lowed to return on a pledge that he
would abstain from liquor until he
= Mas graduated.
President Ernest AZ. HOPKINS ex"