New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-07
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SKETCH BY ANOTHER REPORTER.
From Ia Es<~sss Poet Ed s.
Ever since Mouissey snd Bill Poole battered each
others fac 90 10 piece and tore each others eyes,
at the foot Of ANS et, in July last, the fancy men
have been trying in vain to get up another fight to
settle some Of the doubts about wind. pluck and
science, with which this class Of sporting always
.sem to be disturbed After many Intellectual A.
tenpts resulting In some foul work with pistols, and
one or two law suits. they have at last made mp
match which is to be fought to day for $500 side
The combstants are one John Lesse, Of this City,
ard james Mcintyre, Of Philadelphia, both proies-
sionai pugsts. Leese is about 30 yesrs Of age, and
has signed his int nton to fight under he American
flag: McIn'yre i. known as one Of the KILLERS ia
the Shamrock. We presume therefore, that there 10
something Of Know Nothing feeling mixed up with
the match. MsIntyre is about As years OF age
An last evening, and up to . late hour this morn
ing this match was the subject of general converse
ton in sporting circles. Large amounts Of money
we understand, have already been put ap, and num-
bers of people have come on from Boeion, New
Haven, Philadelphia and Baltimore, Ia witness the
fight which to take place early this forenoon, at
Riker Island, lying in front of Flushing Bay IN Long
Island Sound. Tickets were issued for . stesmbost
excursion signed by George Leese the brother OF one
Of the combatants and proprietor Of adrnkins ss,on
in West Broadway, to take passengers from the City
this n orning, between and clock.
All their eport no .ever was Destined 70 meet with
an abrupt and mortiyng check IS we learn from the
following story of the proceedings Of this morning,
detailed by our reporter
This morning Il rier de Of the pugilists assembled
at the place appointed for the rendezvous IN great
numbers. Leeses friends chartered the steam tug
Jackson to convey his friend, to the ground the boat
was TO be at the foot Of Spring Ct, ct o'clock, but
on account Of the immense quantity OF ice in the
North River, unable to got near enough LOT ine@
10 get on board.
Word was sent TO the Gro I'd to 60 TO Pier No. |.
In prompt compliance with the suggestion, the Leese
company fell into line two bS two and marched to
Pier No. l, and embarked on board me s'tsm..ns
which was TO bear them TO the field Of battle Mean
while the friends Of Mcintyre had gathered a'.the
Continental House, in Houstonst, whence thsy we're
to proceed to a sloop which was to receive toem q
the foot Of Houston ct.
But IL go happened, unfortunately for the sport
which was articpste that all these arrangements
were as well known 10 the Chief OF Police as TO The
men that made them, and q strong guard OF police
men were on the watch near al the suspected points
ready to pouhce upon the trsnsgressors Of the ia.
the moment they appeared. Hence IL happened that
when the carriages came up with the Mcintyre CO.
hort to the Continental House, they were qu'esy
waited upon by Mr.. Mstsells sabalterns, and the
/ greater part Of Them taken into custody.
In their carriages were found the ropee, ssakes,
&C. with which they intended to make the ring, and
which will contribute important circnmsssnu1 ev,'
dence of the purpose of their gathering. Toe fol-
lowing persons were arrested from this gang lacy
are ne arly ell PhiladeIpbiars: John 0rndaI, Wm.
Doyle, Charles WILSON, William Roy. Thomn NJ
Tiernsy Thomas Jones, Thomas Haynes, Charies
Morris Charles Marshall, John Monkles.
Tnforturatsly the principal, McIatyre, vas no. "a
ken; and ss discovered that the police were
on their track rush was made, With partial success,
10 escape.
While the Police were finishing of this duty, otiosrs
Ford Lay snd Cooley, we're on the watch for Leese,
whom they succeeded In srestlng jast e be VI"
about to start with two Of his friends fron Johnny
Walkers porter-h0use, In Walkerst, where be re-
manned till last night He was taken By officer Wilson,
Of the 22d District Police. before the Msyor, who
comm tilted him m defsult Of 900 snds TO keep the
peace.
and will no doubt be kept out of the way Of the po-
lice. The boat however proceeded with lie passeD-
gers, about four hundred, to Rikers Ishnd, where
the fight was to come of. We understand thst .
the Island and there Is no doubt that large ssubsr
Of those who were to participate In the Asst will be
arrested.
Leese says be Is determined to fight and 10 s probs
bty as soon a. his bondsuen are forthcoming, they
will 20 somewhere and have it out.
We understand that the sloop was subsequently,
seized and the bottle holders and bottles and al ne
apparatus of the enlightenment, and are DOW 10 the
Mayors custody.
fhs Var L1eye rss Taken Mayor Wood has
been on the track Of the rowdes for week past md
has used every mssns 10 By p0Ts. "Issm 'ss
dressed in dssuiss. they managed their patt sdroy
and mixed In the sssemblsges ofS9e rowdiss without
suspicion. In this manner tney learned ~ inc ~
creis rslaiiye to the proposed ssn.. a., a. s.h,
,houId take place at Rikers Island, the police Pre-
pared for capture Of the rnglesders between three
and four o'clock this morning detachment OF the
police proceeded to public house ~ WskS,s'. -,
their number who appeared IN the costume Of fight
ing character went inside The police remained out
side under tie impression that the rowdes wosld Of
fer resistance Sergeant Ford went into the bar room,
in q sw aggering manner, and desired 70 see Leese.
Those in the room, supposing him to be ore Of The
Philadelphia killers, directed hi n up StAirs.
Entering the upper room be saw Leese md several
others No one for the moment recognised hin - an
officer. Ford immediately said. Johnny, Jon are
nv prisonerr The singular garb Of the man who
Addressed him startled Johnny and hn eompasious-
All replied that be could nottske johnny The oieer
told them that resistance was uselese, nd That be
must 20 Wito bin.
One Of the men then stepped u2 TO the smsef, ana
recognizing him, raid There Is 70 use IN sesisng
"nis Sergeant Ford" Leese was then taken and
locked up at tie Chiefs Office, In the CITY HALL
MAYOR Mood to-day fixed his bsi ct u, 800. He's
still in Confinement. The police are 10 paf'on OF
Mcintyre.
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The men arrested 10 Colunbisst. were taken ."
fore Ju,tce wssi x.crdsy forenoon, snd there DO
ing no conpIdsf IL uGke al sfndsvit sgsinss th>as
they were disstE L ID, aod, probably, are nov il
Philadelphia, where ell but one belosgod) IL 10
said the KILLERS and their gang while Ia the css en-
route for this City, on Monday night behaved In the
mcst dsorceriy and rusply manner 70 TIE other pas
per.-sous Of whom they violeatiy sssaulsed and
even threatened to eject from the cars Trey remon-
strated. Besides this, they filed the can WIN Oh
.eene language and tobacco sGske, In direct VOLS
ten Of the publshed ruIes, and much 70 ~ s1ney
ance Of both ladies and gentleman VigiaDf search