New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-10
Arrest of Hyer-Bi. Examination oeio'e
Judge ParSon--,iarkets, &c.
C0rrespOndcnce 81 lie Iri1 mo
PHILADELPHIA Friday, Feb, 2

pHuIAnELFHlA Frid-y' rec -
Sullivan. the prize-fghter. arrived 90 this city
Is, night, and slept Al Of the hotels 10 Markets.
police ocer visited the hotel for he purpose Of ar
resting hin bu, be bad disappeared.
liver Va, arrested this morning on bench warrant.
from the Criminal Court The following Is an account
Of the hearing Of Mr. Hyer this morning
Last evening the Prosecuting Attorney WIN !. Aeeo;
received teegraph.r dispatch from Attorney 'reners
Rirhartson Of Maryland requesting the arrest Of
Tso,,,s. liver who was known u Be IN Philadelphia
Nr Reed waited upcn Judge Parsons H. relation 70 me
matter ard - hs suggestion the Judge ssaeu oeuS-
warrant for his arrest which was paced In the hahos
Of one Of the Mayors officers snd esfy tns morning
Tbruns. liver Vas arrested and taken - the Mayer
Office where be was <ept until about ns past p 0-eA
AZ hist hour be vas taken ni0 the Court OF Sas.er
sessions where hc hsd = hearing before Judge fN
sons VIM B. Reed. Esq. appearing Tor me NoiAln0H
wealth and M Hszehurst Tor lhomss dyer.
He vas Willing al oncs % surrender himself 10 me
authorities of MARY and and would place hnsa M unief
the charge Of the officers OF the Court or any oincF per
-. spToip,ed for that purpose 20 be conveyed %
MARYLAND by the first convey Ance he "oud give sse
ri,y 10 any amount % faithfully perform tne'e e.ldl
;iors he had 10 wish 70 escape the responhoAiiy Oh
hs late act hu. willing % answer 70 tne avs OF
MARYLAND He had been followed from city 10 city oy
sullivan tor the purpose Of provoking AAsnt ms"
upon insult had been hesped upon aim as FANNY $50
been 10 ured by that man, snd even us o'u no'Ie4 ~
suited and abused BY him, and the privacy OF MS mouse
invaded His acts had been those Of tdeience ae,
enssed insults and iniure. lie ssked 10 be admitted
= bail as be had his family with him here.
The crowd that surrounded the Court House ~ss
dense In the extreme and the rush into the room ceu
Cd such confusion that time elapsed before ofde,
could be had snd 10 was not until the Judge ordered
the officers 20 every person dsiugong the DIST
mes. Of the Court, that quiet was restored nOmAs
liver VS., then ordered Stand up, which be DID, ana
the warrant Of arrest. charging him win aNoehi IS
saul, and battery upon one James SULLIVAN greatly en-
daprerng the lite of said sullivan was resi 70 MN
-. sH..s beth h. IVA No 10 r.1U
- charged 10 which be INTERESTINGLY replied IN the
Affirmative His counsel was then asked i he hsd any
thing 70 say IN relation 70 the matter NJ
arose and stated u the Court that he had teen IN
.tructed By Mr HyertO deny no part OF the truth.
VIM B Reed Eco. opposed the admission 70 ball -
He thought the only thing the Court could DO would
be TO cornm, him to prison Tor ssie
could be kept Tor reasonable time TO await the requ
.,on Of the Governor Of Maryland upon the Executive
Of this state. a. 49,.
Mr. Haziehur.t replied and urged the case Of fsett
upon the notice OF the Court
Judge Parsons stated that the ease OF faeiu was
uhoIy di.simar case sud If they were TO take bail Il
would be Illegal Beside, Mr Heyer might apply imme-
diaey another Judge fora writ OF hsbeas corpus DE-
fore be lett this city sud &c, discharge from MS jail
or on his passage 10 Maryland, thc same Application
could be- made in Delaware with Ike effect
The manly admissions OF Hyer aud the statements
ha had made N extenuston of his conduct IN engaging
in this hghi had certainly altered hsopnon OF me case
very much and he had no doubt the same impression
bad been made upon the minds OF those present.
While Court would be compelled 10 punish such 'io-
latiops of law Yet the accompanying circumstances
would materially abate the punishment - be meed out
lie could do nothing more than order him into the
custody of the Keeper Of the Prison Tor sale keeping
until Monday morning, while the Prosecuting Attorney
in the mean time should inform the Attorney General
of Maryland by telegraph OF the disposition that ha'
been made OF him. l.,
time and no requsitiOn should be sent on oy MONDAY
he would then discharge him. HE condition Al the
prison should not be- that Of convict but twas mercy
| a precautionary measure 70 secure MS person tue
| Governor of Maryland should demand him
The Judge informed that sullivan was "lthln
the reach OF the process this Court but as no per
soA could inform him of his wheresbout, no warrant
| has as yet been issued tor his arrest
liver was conducted through the state House ara
| 10 hack in waiting when the crowd rushed into the
street and made the welkin ring with their repeated
| huzzas for Hyer The excitement In the nor was IN
tense; but no attempt a, rescue was made, as hyef
was as cool a. a could be- and would not have per
| mitted H. He then driven to prison
Holders OF Flour hrm, but the export inquiry Is
limited at S. and only about 800 bols sold Corn Meal
a small sale was made at - OF Rye Flour no sales
Wheat dull a sale of Southern red was made At 100 cts
| Corn Is hrmer and Southern yellow brings - cb
Oats a cargo OF Southern sold at 81 cts Cotton re-
mains quiet and prices eebly supported. groceries
steady in prices and limited sales Provisions go bb'
CITY Mess Beet sold si3 80, and 200 bbs FORK Al
sl2 81. tor Prime, Mes. Is worth el3 30 eli LARD
dull Al II for bbls and s-t cts Tor Kegs Low
pieces Of bulk sold At y cts Tor Hams ana u
| hr shoulders Seeds-Cloyer Is wanted at a. for
| prime lots 1000 boxes Oranges and Lemons brought
| g l23 81 %. OF Lead, 1900 pigs sold at - 81
cash Iron Is duh. freights Inactive Whsky-bois
move on NJ "a cts.
sALEs or STOCKS First B0ard-50 Girsrd Bank, 2,
l Mechanics Bank 26f $1,000 Z s. Loan o. %, 10y
5000 Whining ton RR. 6s 90 $500 state o. 'is oOVV
do IA 1900 DO o. 90; 500 City o. 70, 70 ~ ursfd
Bank 30 50 Morris Canal q.
Second B0ard-Sl,00O Cincinnati Bonds, %, ", u
~ Farm and Mech Bk SCI Pennsy lganis hR, ia
20 Morris Canal S7s state s., So III $1,000 VII
mipgton RR IS, g: sll3 County -. 80, st s2fis
Camden and Amboy RR Bonds, % 80 Bank, 81
81 900 Texas Bonds, Jos, -.