Show STUDENT KillED IN r 0 QUARREl OVER OVERS S WHISKY t Illinois Boy in Custody for H Slaying One of His FI 1 f 1 Comrades 1 HANOVER HANOVER HANOVER N. N H H. June 17 A A student student stu stu- d dent nt quarrel quarrel over whisky early Wednesday resulted In the killing kUling of i Henry nry E. E Maroney of Medford ass a Senior at Dartmouth college and the arrest of Robert T. T Meads of La Grange Ill a junior charged with the murder Meads fled lIed after the shooting which occurred at Maroney's rooms in the Th Theta ta Delta Chi fraternity house While r I a posse posse of ot students was searching searching for for him he walked twelve miles to Mascoma Mascoma Mas- Mas coma station and boarded a a. train for Boston He was captured ed on oti the train by Sheriff Claude M. M Murray who took from him an automatic pistol and Sob Sob- ob obtained a confession in which Meads claimed he fired in self defense When arraigned here ere before Judge Harry E. E Burton Meads waived ex ex- and was held without bail ball I Ifor for the September grand jury He was was was' token taken to the county Jail at He announced that his defense would be directed ted by his father A A. H. H Meads of ot Chicago who is an attorney I Meads Beads claim that ho acted in defense of ol his life was not supported by details det given by others I WITNESSES STORY I Harold W. W Mass Marone Maroney's s 's roommate told County County County Coun Coun- ty Solicitor John John H. H Newton that he head and ad Maroney went Meads to room In hi hii North Massachusetts hall to purchase e I a quart of ot whisky Meads agreed to sell them a a. pint and had gone to get It Whittaker said when Maroney picked up a partly filled quart bottle passed It to Whittaker and told him lm tb take it away Whittaker j jumped from the window to the ground g twelve feet below and as Maroney followed ed Meads fire three shots after them Neither of ot the men was hit and they thought it was was was' an attempt to frighten them Maroney and Whittaker then went to their rooms at the fraternity house and prepared to go to bed They had hadnot hadnot hadnot not touched the liquor he said ald Shortly after arter Meads entered their rooms Maroney was in he he bathroom Meads sat down at Maroney's 1 desk When Maroney came out of ot the bathroom bath bath- room according to Whit akers aker's story he approached Meads M Meads ads reached across the desk pressed his pistol against Maroney's side and fired DEFENDANTS DEFENDANT'S ACCOUNT No w word rd was was exchanged d be between the themen men Whittaker said Maroney died al almost almost al- al most instantly shot through the heart I Meads ordered Whittaker the latter told the officials to get out of here I or Ill I'll do the same s same me to you As Whittaker Whit Whit- taker started to leave by by one one door I Meads backed out of ot another coverIng covering covering cover cover- I ing his retreat with his pistol Two other students aroused by the shot rushed out of ot their rooms but not in time to catch Meads Meads told the sheriff that several students among them Maroney had gone to his rooms overpowered him and stolen a a. quart bottle of whisky I He fought them to recover r recover cover his liquor he said and In ina a quarrel fired in what he considered self defense |