The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-20
BALTIMORE, Feb. l6, lS49.

BALTIMORE, Feb. l6, lS49
The Ernmiwatiom and Batiirg of Thomas Hyer'
on the Charge of Participating ~ Prize Fight
rifh Yankee SuLltcan.
Seeing il announced that Thomas Hyer was to
be brought before the County Court this morning
or writ of habeos corpus, for the purpose of an
inquiry into the of his detention, and, If
tanned, the amount of bail required that might be
named, dropped In, with the view of furnishing
the Herald sketch of the proceedings.
Before ten o'clock--the hour set for the hearing
Of the writ OF habsas corpus in the County Court
room, before Judges Purvance and LIE Grande-
immense concourse of spe ctators not only filled
up the court room and the halls and passages lead
ing to 1t, but large crowd had assembled on the
walls and in the streets In the vicinity, to obtain
glimpse Of Hyer as he passed from the carriage In
which he was conveyed from the Jail into the
court house. When he arrived he was greeted
with cheers, but he moved hastily to escape the
pressure OF The crowd, without acknowledging the
compliment; and being accompanied by number
OF officers, he soon made his way into the cOur.
house, followed by an immense number OF persons,
filing The hall, passage and stairway with an I'M
movable MISS OF wople. The crowd was scarcely
less excessive inside of the bar, Is every one
that could obtain admission seemed TO have availed
himself of the privilege crowdlng up even be-
hind the seats of the judges. Indeed, so large
an attendance has never been witnessed in a court
house in Baltimore before. Hyer took his seat be-
Hon. Robert Mel Lane, and looked as cool aud
compose as II he were an idle spectator of the
scene around him; whilst IN his rear stood a num-
eeT Of TRENDS VINO were ,t ,eady and and
qulred: He looked well, and bore scarcely per-
ceivable mark OF the punishment which 1t was said
he bad received from his opponent. On the outer
end of the brow OF his right eye there is slight
a lv iva 40 vUh ~
his lett is all right with the exception OF being
slightly blOodshot His face otherwise bears no
bruises or cuts and If 1t were not for the cropped
oondiion OF his hair, lie would lock as well as he
evsr did,
Tie case opened by T. Collins Lee, Esq, who
stated to the Court that the object Of the present
show what charge the accused had been arrested
and TO produce the testimony on which the Attorney
General de'iItd his commitment. The speaker then
proceeded to speak for nearly half hours duration
r,ocolipe the Efforts made by the Stats the arrest
tf the parties Mr. Richardson replied and sent his
arguments ITO the ropes with much facility thar
Dyer put Sullivan in the fame position.
Mr.. McLsne followed, en- the side Of Hyer.
Several witnesses were then called. Capt. Clifford
gave faithful account OF the attack Pools
Island the catastrophe to the the frozen an
b,r gin to the city of O'Dopns and Thomp.on, the
two trsner who are still confined in JAIL the tro-
pbies OF the eS petition.
frem ue cu.tody Of the court in Philadelphia, and
bavir brought him to Baltimore. He also testified
otb.is, as we'll as to tho court in PhiIadslphia
admitted that he had fought Is charged with Sui
livsn, and had whipped him He a!se had hssrd him
assert that be had been peHeecuted for nearly
YEARS by sullivan, who had insulted him and his aged
mother causing her on one occasion to faint in his
Efforts to provoke him to this fight; and that he had
fought him from the desire punish him for his
repeated outrsges, thar from any other motive.
duced BY the State signed by two men named Reeves
and Shay, taid to be sporting characters, asserting
that they had witnessed the fight betwse, Sullivan
AV.A ANGr pnnA tn nrfu
which, with The CT nfsssios Of Hyer to Mr. Cook the
Attorn General asked the Court that he be held
bail 10 sntwer before the Kent county court.
An irregular, running, and di,jointed debate was
then continued about two hours longer by tho coun-
MIR Richardson finally closed the case very briefly,
Remaining that the counsel for ths accused had sd.
ni'ted all he sshtd and that be would ask the Court
to place the bell 1t such an amount would insure
the attendance Of the patty to answer the charge
bret ght sga,nst him.
After few minutes consultation, Judge Purvianos
delivered the oscson Of HE Court, which was to the
effect that the testimony sucient to require the
party to be held to bail that he would be REQUIRED
to give security for So 0OO for 1000 Of VII oh
Iecoepizsnce would be taken and for the remaining
81 600 two good securities In the of $500 each
would be rquirtd. At least dozen fubsts initial
inne dately stepped forward to bonds In his be-
fs from she he selected bis fre nds wm Price aud
charged and with dficuty could male his way to .
carriage In waiting, there being lot less than two
thousand pesons outside If the court house, waiip.
to catch sight Of the lion, who greeted him with
three cheers as he reached the steps, and In
the very hall Of the court bouse.
Hae the Gaze been before j1ry the services ef his
coepeel would have Gene him good; but bel nR be-
fore the Court they judged the its alone
and put the hail as low could have been desired by
Hyer himself must, however. give them credit for
bsvipg by the writ Of babtss corpus moved the
out Of the jur 6ctioB of the city court. who
the habit OF demanding whs:ever bail the Attorney
General may require, and would bwve in this case
made nothing shoIt Of 100; as they have already
mitted the two friends Of the pArties o. Don ns
spd Thomp,op who were aIre.sd before the axht took
place In osfsut of bail to the amount Of 81 5UO on
the charge Ct "intepdipg to participate la
plate breach Of thu peace" ZENO