Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-07-29
High HYer and Heenan.


On Saturday night quarrel occurred at the Dey.
tor House. in Broomo street, between two noted
| pugilists John Heenan and Thomas liver, which
| FOR an instant threatened serious conseq qaences
The quarrel grew out of the resent coyardly nj
tack on Mr.. heenan in Boston in this wise. and
we are obliged to give a sketch Of tho causes
OF that Bostonian attempt at MURDER in order to
explain the mOre recent afiray in thiscity. Thus,
| II was:
few weeks since, Boston rowdy, named
James MeCuthceon, came TO this city. This man
IS said to have once escaped a conviction here for
burglary by the skin of his teeth and common re-
port asserts that he Is at this ,ine the husband Of
a notorious house OF prostitution in tho "hub of
! the universe the modern Athens, Boston The
object Of his visit here seemed to be to have high
old drunk, in the course of which recreation be On
countered HeeDan, whom he grossly insuIted, and
got quietly knocked down for his pains. Tom Hy-
or, who Is said to be particular and intimate
friend OF MeCutcheon, is charged with having told
that pink Of Boston proprety that If he didut "get
even" with Ileenan he was a condemned masculine
offspring of female Of the canine family Itisal-
legged that in consequence Of this advice Of Me-
Hyers, the estimable MeCutchson mustered the
crowd OF Boston roughs who attempted to beat
Hesnan's brains out his yisi. recent to that me-
tropolis. The report of Flyers interference had
come to Heenap's ears and made him naturally
somewhat wrathy, On Saturday last Heenap and
Hyer met at the Dexter House aforesaid, the lat
and abusive. Heenan being sober, and withaI a
peacabls man whenever his "musele" puts no mon.
ey IN his purse, bor8 with Hyers insults for some
time, but at last vas pToToksd 10 say that liver
had put up tbs Boston beauty, McCutcheon, 10
head gang Of rowdes against him for the pur-
pose of clicking" him.
To this statement Hyer responded to the effect
that If Hetnan or any other man said that, he was
add liar Heenan tken spoke 10 this effect,
"Tom. you're an old man; don't want to strike
youi don't want to have anything to do with you
on that account, but II auy other man told me that
l should bit him" Hyer at this became yery in
sulting, aud deelered that he could "whp Heennn
or any other man for $2Q,OO0" Heenan remark
cd he hal not got $40 600, but would dght him for
$4,000. To this Hyer agreed, and parties pres
ent were proceeding To draw up articles To that et
feet when HySr reiterated that he would not fight
for less than $4,000, IIeenan then told him that
he would hght for $40, ,OOg and articles were
drawn up between John II Heenan and Thomas Hy-
or 70 eight fair Sight in a roped arena, according
to the new rules Of the London Ring In nine
months from the 9th day VI July, 1859, for $50,
0l0 The articles we're signed By Hoenap, wh5
deposited hElfa dollar with the stakeholder to bind
the bargain. Hyer also put up the half dollar,
but declined to sign the paper until tho next day,
remarking, however that he would 20 out ON the
sidewalk aud hght him for theh half dollar. Hean-
an instantly aceoded to this proposition, laid OF his
coat and walked out on the sidewalk in front Of
the Dexter House. Hysr followed him, but in
stead Of putting Vp bis hands TO fight, instantly
drew pistol from his pocket and presented II at
Heenan his arm wRs caught by man standing
5y, and the crowd nty closed in and pre-
vented any fight or assassination, Fbe Ericles
to fight were destroyed, aud probsbly no further
trouble will come Of the ARRAY, 1t seems an to
have originated from the abusive course of Hyer
when In liquor, aud all the spectators of the soene
uuiie In the declaration that llsonan was sober and
conducted himself With moderation, evineinga de-
sire to avoid all trouble until II was positively
forced upon hin.-Nf n fbHns, 20tA.