Evening star., 1923-05-13
SEEK Al IN COLLEGE
!. WHEN MOUNT DIED
States Attorney Orders Hunt
for Men Who Left After
Class Rush.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. May 12.-Investigation OF
the death Of leighton Mount, student
at Northwestern University, who dis
appeared in the 1921 class RUSH
turned today to a hunt for forty-one
former students who left the uni.
versity shortly after Mount disap-
peared. Subpoena servers from
States Attorney Groves Office are
| conducting the search The grand
jury Investigating the case is in
recess until Monday.
Mr.. Grove declared today that the
Investigation is far from ended. and
expressed the opinion that some. one
have not been made known" he said
IF the guilty parties believe they
are safe, they have only been fooling
themselves"
A committee Of physicians appoint-
ed to examine the skeleton found hid
den in an Evanston pier two weeks
ago, and which has been identified as
Mount, reported they had been unable
to determine the cause Of death
There were no signs Of fractures, the
doctors said. and the substance at first
believed to have been lime turned OUT
to be a natural product Of decompo'
sition.
wealthy Evanston and Detroit lumber
! man, whose daughter recently eloped
with Fred Scott. nephew Of President
Scott Of the university, might shed
some light on the events connected
with Mounts death was shattered to-
day when he was questioned by as
sistants from Groves office.
Threat of Father.
Mr.. Lonngquist, who brought his
I daughter back from Detroit and is
suing to annul her marriage, was re
ported TO have said that if he told all
he knew it would rock Evanston"
That is not just what I said" Mr..
Lonngquist told the states attorneys.
What l did say was that If 1 told
| what 1 knew it would rock the
| thrones of the kings of Evanston.
mean the SCOTS and others"
What do you mean by that"' he
| was asked.
II mean liquor parties, JOY rides
| and decollete parties" Mr.. Lonngquist
| replied.
He said that Audrey Lonngquis.
Scott, his daughter, had told him John
Scott. son of President Scott, and cou-
sin Of her husband, suffered black
eye in the clash rush. John Scott tes-
titled last week he had not partici-
pated.
Mr.. Lonngquist promised to send
his daughter Monday TO tell about
telephone conversation with Fred
Scott week ago.
Fred Scott called my home in CON
nection with the Mount case" Mr.
LonngQuist told the states attorney
He asked for me, but did not wish
to speak to him. Audrey answered
the telephone. He told her to tell me
to keep my mouth shut and not talk
about the SCOTS nor the Mount
case"
VIII Examine Skull.
DR. Clarence Neymann, former head
of the psychopathic hospital. was
directed today by Mr.. Grove to ex-
anime the skull to determine whether
the boy was psychopathic case. Mr..
Grove has received reports that
Mounts mental condition might have
caused him to commit suicide.
Mr.. Grove also announced he had
ordered the university registrar TO
explain his reluctance to turn over
the student records to an assistant
states attorney.
Mr.. Grove ordered an investigation
of an anonymous letter received this
afternoon from a taxicab driver, who
claimed to have witnessed the class
rush and seen boys ducked in the
lake. One, whom. he said, others
called Lei" showed fight and was
loaded into an automobile TO be taken
to the country fcr further haziRg
Roscoe Conkl.r Fitch. roommate ct
Mounts. while being questioned in
Mr.. Groves Off" this afternoon. be-
which at first WIS thought TO relate
to the death Of Mount. Later he ex-
planned that he was talking about
Louis Aubere. student who was
killed in an automobile accident dur
ling a class scrap three weeks ago.
The boy at one time said Aubere's
death was not due 10 an accident
but that he was killed during haZ-
ing episode and students sworn to
secrecy. George w. German. assist
ant states attorney, said the boy de-
clared President Scott had issued a
statement after Aubere's death which
did not conform to facts.
University officials conferred i'm
mediately after the fatal clash. the
boy declared. and orders were subse
Quently issued 10 students to refer
all inquiries to fraternity presidents
The states attorney, it was learned
tonight, has ordered Lawrence Hor-
ton. president of the junior class at
Northwestern and wrestling and
foot ball star. arrested and brought
to his office for questioning.
Horton is believed to be wanted in
the inquiry into the Aubere death.