Stowaway Hurst, Done in by Yalie, Has Trial Today

John W. Hurst '56, who successfully reached England as a stowaway this summer, will go on trial in New York City this morning for violating the Federal Stowaway Act. He is subject to a maximum sentence of a $1,000 fine and a year's imprisonment.

Hurst's case gained national prominence this summer because he succeeded in getting to England, and was only captured when a Yale undergraduate reported him to London police.

Although he had already been granted three adjournments, Hurst said his attorney, Gregory Halley, would ask for another postponement today. His case will come up before Judge Sugarman of the Southern District Court.

The tall Lowell House senior hid himself on the Queen Elizabeth the night of June 15 as it departed from New York. From then, until it docked in Southhampton four days later, Hurst subsisted on food purchased at snack bars.

After the ship docked, he managed to sneak off, and for the next five weeks he toured the British Isles. But upon returning to London, he met the Yale student who reported him. They had agreed to meet for a luncheon date, but instead of the student, Hurst was met by police.

He was imprisoned for 15 days, a period in which he claims to have lost 15 pounds, until finally he was allowed to return to the United States, this time paying his fare.