The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-25
By EXPRESS.
Trial OF Sullivan, McCIeester, and Kensett.
WHITE PLAINS,
ThurS1av Nov o.

tue copteAt OF the report that followed plainly made
evident They plead not guilty, and so wro it,
think
closed my letter last evening at the termination
OF the direct examination OF Justice Golden. He
was then
Cross-eranled By VIM M PaIcE-I do not re-
member seeing Sullivan at any time during the
tight irsde III fighting or centre ring-always when
man tell, The combatants were taken 10 their own
corners DO not rrrn-m bcr whether asked Sulli-
van if he would protect me /; | had conversation
with sullivan AT Bedford.
PRcE-Dld Sullivan state TO you that you had
called upon him TO p oiect you
WlTNEss-He claimed that he had said some
thing OF The kind 10 the ground | do not re-
collect that h said so | think he said TO me at
Bedford that he had offered to protect me-
An argument here ensued, In which tn, Attorney
General aud Mr. Price took part, relative TO the al
mlsslbility ot evidence showing that sullivan did
not resist the authority OF Justice Golden or defy
hlm IN my manner.
WITNESS continued-Suivan did not offer any
resistance but he did not dlsperse nor did apv of
the multitude do not think that all on tn ground
heard what said; there must have been hundred
| or more who heard me give order to dlsperse
| Simeon Sanford did not go away after gave thu.
| order he went out of the ring with me | think he
stad about the ring and saw the fight there were
number of citizens of Westminster who were prese MT
| and some of them refused to go with me to he
| steamboat there were great many spectators on
| the ground mere lockers on-that is all can say
about 1t do not recolect OF seeing Sullivan leave
the outside ring during the fight; nor did hear him
say any thing about Stopping the fight.
BY GRAHAM-lt was about Is minutes from the
time first saw McCleester until went to the aque-
duct; he was quite as near me Sullivan | did
not hear HIM speak at all; the first time that
him after the fight, was at the Tombs when he was
coming to tordham; nothing was said by McClee-
ster IN my hearing during the whole fight look ed
at hum particularly, on account of his peculiar eye.
ENocH E CAMP sworn for prosecution : reside
IN the city OF New York, and am Reporter by pro-
fession; was at the Prize Fight at Hastings in Sep
tember last 1t took place Tuesday, the 18th of
September; went there in the steamboat Gazelle;
neither Lilly Sullivan or McCleester, were on board
OF that boat there were not than 40 80 per-
sons on board of that boat arri ed at the ground
little after ii O'Clock in the morning. and the tiglt
commenced about minutes before O'Clock the
principals IN the fight were Thomas Mccoy and
christopher Lilly The usual preparations being made
the men entered the ring, shook hands and the fight
commenced. Lilly's seconds were William Ford
and John McCleester The seconds of Mccoy we re
James Sanford and Henry Shanfroid lido not know
who were the bottle holders, have no know
ledge OF any persons who were selected in that capa-
city; The centre ring contained the principals, Sc
conds, bottle holders, with the articles necessary for
their use the fight lasted two hours and forty one
minutes, at half minute time; ''a round" as it is
technically termed, terminates when either of the
comsatant falls by a cnch or blows they then rest
unh the tune expires; persons selected to keep
time, and the person that considered time keeper
was Lewis Halsey the men fought II9 rounds;
Mccoy fell sometimes from blow and sometimes
knee raised when he threw Mccoy, for the pr pose
OF forcing it into his belly; that would be consi-
dered foul plays the party on top generally fe his
antagonist with as much force as possible; Mccoy
was much bruised and beaten towards the last of
the fight, but he was never behind time except in
one or two of the last rounds of the fight The left
side OF his face and neck was very much bruised,
and the LETT eye nearly closed and the right partial
ly so; there were few marks on his breast |
and blood flowed sometimes from his nose during !
IN, hight, and sometimes from his mouth the
bleeding was mostly from his nose; he commenced |
bleeding from the after the first twenty minutes
OF the hight: fifteen minutes elapsed before there
were any visible marks of serious injury on either |
OF the combatants; Lilly drew first blood, which |
blow that Mccoy received was on the nose; that |
started the blood; this about half an hour from
the commencement of the fight; the bridge Of Nc
Coys nose was broken in the fight and blood fol-
lowed almost every blow that he received on it; the
mos; severe blows that he received were on the left
-lde of the neck and lace; towards the middle of
the hight the odds were IN favor of Mccoy. as he
app AIRED 10 possess great endurance, although
as sci ntfc as his opponent The reverse soon took
place, and after the S0th round thought il was of
little for them TO fight any longer; Lily had re-
ceved but few blows that could be perceived but
still thought by McCoy's endurance that he might
ont last him; he could not parry the blows put in at
his face by Lilly, and struck out bad; but when he
came to a clinch, Mccoy would often throw him
with main strengths this he did in the last round but
three, believe; II this evidence of strength In
the early part ct the light that made me think that
w, "A
good blows; it about the Tooth round tina, per
celved his left and right eyes nearly closed;
do not know how his eyes were relieved; saw him
open The lids of his left eye with his fingers; saw
the mark or cut under his right eye after the fight
was over; do not know whether it was cut with
an instrument with knife, with the knuckles
of fist. | Sullivan for the first time comm
down the HILL about halt past ii O'Clock in the NOR
ming.
The Court here adjourned to 9o'clock Thursday
morning.
THURSDAY MORNING, Nov. oath, halt past 9 o.
clock.-The Court met pursuant TO adjournment.
ENocH Z. CAMP recalled by the ATTORNEY GENE.
RAIL saw Sullivan coming down The hill; it was
about twelve o'clock; do not know who was with
hun; this hill is about three hundred leet from the
ring the aqueduct should call it, | saw him com
ing towards the ring; don't know that can recol-
lect any one who was with him; l think saw him
next among the crowd on the south side of The
fighting ring; did not see either of the fighting
men with him. saw Sullivan on Lilly's corner,
on the outside OF the ring; don't know that sa W
HIM do any thing but once and that was to sprinkle
some water on Lilly; that about the middle of
the fight, as should suppose. During the principal
part OF the tight Sullivan was sitting among thu
crowd; recoect very often that Lilly came to the
corner when he was not met by Sullivan he sprink
led this water, think, from sponge, but perhaps
my memory is not perfect; from the time the round
terminated till the next round my mind was occu- |
pied in taking notes. do not know what Sullivan |
did with the sponge, or where he took it from; |
saw no pail OF wafer; saw some bottles, but do not
know who took care OF them: 1t is possible might
have heard Sullivan make some remark, but re |
marks were mad by hundreds; ] heard some cross |
conversation between Sul van and man named
Sprague, but unless he had spoke very loud could
not from my position hear him. ] don't recoect
seeing Sullivan acting but once; saw Sullivan al
no time IN the centre ring; he mostly seated
during the meeting OF the combatants on the south
erly SIDE. not the OF the ring; ten or if
teen feet from the corner; saw Sullivan once or
twice go 10 Lllly's corner of the ring; | saw him
there several times; first saw McCleester on the
northerly side OF the ring; the ring was bounded on
the east, west, north and south; Sullivan was on
the south side McCoys corner was on the north
east, and Llly's on the south west; the ring was
ivy ntyhve feet square; was about forty feet from
Lily's corner-(describes the position by book)
i first saw McCleester in the square ring. This
must have been about half past II OF l
O'Clock; billy was with him: McCIeester was .ress.