Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-02
WHEEIl
THE INTELLIG ENCER.
A GrnnA Cock FIghl rsroLen up.

AGrRnd Cock FIShi Broken Up.
THE PRINCIPALS ARnEsrED AND THE COCKS PLACED
IN LIMBO.
tFrOm the Boston Herald. Jan 95.l
We copied from New York paper few days
ago, a paragraph which stated that IA main of
cock were to be fought between parties in New
| York and Boston, for $5a0 side in this city, on
the evening of January 25th. The authorities
it seems resolved to make an example of the
principal offenders who chose to engage in this
pastime. which, although it has its devntees in
Spain, France, and among the ariStncracy of
England, as well as n nong our people in various
parts of America, Is altogether nnpuritanical,
and extremely wicked in the eyes of those peO
pie who deem it cruel to allow these ambitious
and pugnaciou> birds to be put to delth in any
other way than by wrngng their necks for the
pot, or torturing them ntocapons for Alderman.
ic stOmachS.
Admirable arrarg.nent had been made for
the match in Tamuany Hall, where pit twen
ty feet in diameter, and elevated about eighteen
inches from the floor, was erected in the ndlle
of the room, and surrounded by seats in ainphi-
theatrical form, where three hundred or more
spectators could be comfortably placed in full
view of the arena Of the combat Some two
hundred persons, consisting Of the lending mem
hers of the sporting fraternity of Boston, and
others, whose wicked curiosity had led them to
Yay an admission fee of one dollar each to
the fun, or to study the natural history of ga
uaceouS birds, were assembled.
About eight O'Clock the first pair of fowls were
Weighed and pittcd against each other. The
Boston fowls on the "main" were the favorites
at from one hundred to sixty to two to one, and
there was little business transacted upon the
single battles at about the same rates.
The first battle resulted in favor of Boston;
the New York cock having been fricassed in the
space OF 4! minutes. The.victim was game to
the last, but unltcky blow FROM the artificial
| sr k.s
| nencemcnt of the fight had put him at as great
disadvantage as Ihat smack of his left fist upon
; stake of the rirg did Mr.. EGeenan in his fight
with MorrisSey. The birds were carried Uf
nnd in about ten minutes, during which the
| crowd quietly smoked their cigars and spccula-
| ted upon the result, the second pair of comha-
tants was brought out. The New York Grower
VAS the most savage creature we ever saw
| While an attempt was being nude to weigh him
he escaped from his handler and pitched into
the front row of spectators with fury that
brought any number of hackers on his battle.
AT it they went and the New Yorker cooked
the Boston bird in four minutes, when the latter
after spirited fight, was CARED olfentrcly dis
ahled, and victory perched upon the banner OF
New York.
For the third battle, two fine looking cocks
were put into the arena Boston was atogeth
er defiant and New York was entirely spteful.
| The Boston fowl, however, at the first flip
Inflicted a wound upon the thrOatofhiS aptaSo-
MIST, who defended himSelf with determined
pluck four minutes aud quarter, and was then
carried off vanquished.
The fourth battle promised to be better one
than either of the preceding ones. Two noble
cocks, of variegated plumage and most ler0cious
Temperament, ere brought out and eXperta-
tiun rose on tiptOe to witness their duel. EX'
pectation, however, suddenly subSided into It's
boots, for, just as the cocks were whetting thtir
beaks to attack each others vItals, The "bcalls"
(cockney for policemen made their appearance
and put an instant stop tn the pr0ceedingS.-
The assembly was struck with aStnnishnent
which paraiyzed their faculties for moment,
aud :EassucceedGd by panic. 1'heyattemPted
u stampedc, but found the doors guarded by the
ineXorable policc-twelVe officers OF the first
station, headed by Deputy Ham, Captain Savage
and Bishop Whitcomb Their cgreSS was pre-
vented until the officers had diyested the prin-
cipals of their cocks, which were lockedsup in
safety. and arrested such as they chose among
the company. saa.I. eel
There we're present some gentlemen from
New York, from New Bedford, from. Providence,
from Manchester, N. H., aud lromvarious enter
prising cities in the suburbs of Boston. por-
lion OF the crowd discovered mode of exit by
a rear door, and the way they tumbed over
each other down stairs to the street waS'a cau-
ton to birds Of any feather known in ornitholo
Icy. The principal cock fighters Obeyed the
summons to stand and deliver, without parley,
and were escorted to the LIST station. They
were eight in number, and gave the following
names: John Saund rs, George Austin,' John
Morrissey, John Lawrence, William Brown,
| Samuel Smith, John Doe and Richard Roc.
On arriving at the station.honse Judge Maine
was sent for to receive their bail, and bonds
swere proInptly. furnished by their friendS,=-.
Four of'them' recognised-in $500 each, and the
lreuainder in $40O each. They arc held for ap.
pearhhte in the Police GourttIiis morning upon
three charges on counts, viz. Giving an enter
tniDmcrt without license hiding and abetting