The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-26
Arrests Of Prize Fighters.
CAPTURE or PRIZE PIGHrERs AND THsR ABKrToI
BY T1IE NEW YORK PnI.Irl.

BY TIE NEW YORK POLICE.
The Twenty second precinct police received Information
about one O'Clock on Sunday morning. that prise ngh,
was take place before daylight somewhere In their dis
trct and the North river Inspector Coulter mme-
datsy squads Of police watch the different points
the river but the rasca evsded them by taking boats
and proceeding 70 the foot Of sevenssh street Here the
police arrived and found them Sighting, but soon
scattered the whole gems, consisting On several
including the princpsls Golden and Theodore Mey
arested and taten before Justice
Golden and Meyers locked up, In default 81 600
deaul. Of bail, 70 keep the peace Tho fight was for A
- suit Of clothes and Golden got badly whipped before
the arrival OF The police.
PRIZE FIGHT BROKEN UP BY THE BRooKLYN POLICE
prize fight for $500 has Tor days been In contsm
piaton between Thomas 9ddin and Peter Downcy, boh
well known ABOUT the Fifsh and Eleventh wards The
time for The mill wss axsd for O'Clock yesterday
irg and the place selected was little grove 10 The
Of Lnchneld's mansion, Prospecs Hill. The prn
cpas with thcir seconds and friends, consisting In all Of
absus one hundred persons started 10 carriages from d
fcrent points shortly af,er midnight and aargc number
Of small boys who took even lively interest In Nc
mssser Than the men, followed the carriages 90 co md
kept up with them The police bad Information Of The
Affair." and kep The look out Captain King, Of tho
Second pvecincs stationed In the velocity OF
the CITY Park, opposite sbe Navy Yard, 70 vsscb The pso
ovcuts tuok paft OF citys Nuite SApt
man, Of the Third precinct police, stationed men AZ the
south Ferry end In the neiahborhood OF Phil Cares "a
oon IN South Brooklyn, 70 kcepan eye upon what might
ranepre there Carriages containing the parties bcGAa
70 move from both points and the telegraph having been
put INTO regulation. Captain Shsurman, With detachment
ne .as E
Capt shaurmsn arrived n The spot selected for the light
and awaited The arrival OF The parties The carriages soon
cced prssssd further rhsy sp took the coney blsod
plank road end stopped n an opsn spsoe near The rsl
toll gate where he necessary Arrange mens .ore speedily
perfected, and the combatapts conmeoced operations
The police mp about this umc and he fact becoming
known, The PRINCIPALS seoonds, bottle holders and Wit
dches and ponds Of water me principals being s,rpped
were too 1eet for the police and followed by he seconds
got out az eight and hearing The police took possession
spectators, who brought 10 the city and locked up
10 the station houses for the remainder OF the night The
clothes Of the combsiaSn, baskets conAaing sponses
and drinkabes also seized by the police. Several
az those taken into custody admitted 70 ball yestr
day by Justices Bsckly and VOORHEES, who also s'ued
esode n. .r o. o"npss.Se excite
mont ~ soon a. became generally known, and crowds
visited the station houses 70 10 the welfare OF those
bad been fought aud everything progressing In toe
most satsfectory manner whtn the police made their 40
pssrsnee ane.posd the fun The police say n,s The men
dispersed Dovney and Gidcinrs are the chsnpions OF
two factions in NE Firth and Eleventh wards and TINS
between the parties The origin Of the whole appears 70
have been The Array Gold street LAGER ber sacoa
The 9th Of July last In which belonging 70 ous Of
the parties was shot
me following are the names Of those nov IN custody -
John Calvin, james Bradley, Peter Ma'sdy, M~ard
Rovap, John higgins, James Ncrcsnd, xchael Hselln
Laurence MAXWELL, Thcmss yctsne, Jonn McIsne, Joho
puny Mathew Snth, Patrick Rudden Heory Van Hinkle
John kcpolf, Michael Muisney, James Boyle John ~
ourp, John brown, william Day, James Mccormick
timothy Mcc~rty.
Pbn Clare, one Of Downeys seconds, vas arrested Al
hs hopss " Ccirnha street yesterday ansrucou
prrey vts hers si The time but manssed 70 Saks hia
escape for the second time.
scne II the frienos OF the parties informed The police
Yesterday that the prncipsa snd seconds soud AL
rsrder TO the authorities " morrow (sooay), vthol
causing Them additional trouble
Amops Me spectators were several who hold ofllcia
positions.