The Washington times., 1927-03-22
II Hopkins Students Fined for Riot
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ANNAPOLIS. March 22.-Eleven
Johns Hopkins sophomores were
fined $3.50 each by Judge Lewis
NJ. Hopkins here today on charges
of rioting and disorderly conduct,
which grew out Of an attempt by
the upper classmen to break up
the annual freshman banquet in
the Maryland State armory last
evening.
Nine Of the eleven spent the
evening in the city lookup. The
other two, John Y. Turnbull. of Tow
son, Nd, and Bernard Brack, Of
gency Hospital all night suffering
with sever Commissions Of the scalp.
Although the lower floor Of the
armory is virtually demolished, It
was announced the matter would be
closed when the frosh organization
agreed to pay the damage costs.
Annapolis police announced today
there was but one pistol fired and
that in the air. They also denied
that a request was made to the
authorities at the Naval Academy
for assistance.
Those fined were Joseph A. Rich
ardson, Tulsa, Okla; Gladstone
Beadentops, Baltimore; John K.
Walters, Lutherville; N. B. Corkran,
Lutherville; John Y. Turnbun, Tow
SON.: Jameson Porker, Stuart Huey,
! Walter j. Bennett, john Lickie,
Bernard Brack and Thornton
! ziegler, all of Baltimore.
Sweeping aside the entire An.
| napolis police force, the sophie
mores, more than 200 strong, were
dispersed only after the city fire
department. had been called out and
high-pressure hose applied. literally
washing the Hopkins sophs from
the streets.
Appeals to Governor Rithie to call
out the National Guard were made
by residents Of Annapolis. many of
whom were deputized by the capital
police.
The most severely injured are:
Bernard Brack, Baltimore, severe
decorations of the head.
John Grason Turnbull. Of Towson,
Nd, cuts on the head as result
OF a blow from a policeman's stick.
Gladstone Beadenkopf. Baltimore,
struck behind the ear by a po-
liceman's stick.
Inving K. Gordon, Baltimore, head
and neck injured in fall down stair
way.
Hayward Baldwin Sterrett, Of Bal.
.tfmUre, also suffered a fractured
arm, but broke away from persons
who took him to a drug store for
treatment and attempted to place
him in a hospital.
Police welded nightSticks pro.
miscuously and every head, soph and
frosh alike. that bobbed up near the
impotent police, received a resound-
ing whack.
Fists flew thick and fast, stones
we're hurled as were chairs and
china ware. Mayor Allen b. How
ard, who stepped upon soapbox
to crate upon the peace loving pro-
pensities of Annapolis was silenced
by brick.
Scarcely block down the street
the Maryland legislature paused to
listen.
Across the square thousands of
Annapolis citizens stood, watching
the fight from safe distance, and
half a block away. on the spacious
lawns of the Governors Mansion,
first-year men and sophomoreS
hurled bricks and welded rubber
hose clubs and fists.
1t started when the soph class
learned that the freshmen this year
planned to go to Annapolis to hold
their annual supper.
In three special chartered cars of
the Washington. Baltimore ard
Annapolis Railway more than $50
of them slipped quietly into the
capital. little knowing that part of
more than 200 sophs already lay in
wait.
AS the freshmen approached in
parade formation. headed by two
policemen. the Battle of the Ancient
Eggs" began.
A barrage Of obsolete hen fruit
was let down on the unsuspectingi
freshmen. who scurried to the steps
of the armory. only to be headed off
by the quorum of fortified sophs. ,