The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-22
The Prize Ring.

EXCITEMENT AMONG THE NEW YORK SPORTING MEN
ARREST OF MoRRIssEY, HEENAN AND OTHERS BY
THE BUFFALO AUTHORITIEs-THE PRICE AND
KELLY PRIZE FIGHT-sENAToR sTow's RECENT
ACT AGAINST PRIZE FIGHTING PUT INTO OPERA
T1ON-PUGILISTIC CELEBRITIES NOW IN NEW
YORK, ETC., ETC.
The sporting community Of this city were last week
thrown into state Of considerable excement conse.
quence Of the rumored arrest Of John Morssey John c.
Heenan, Tom ODonnel and others, for their completely
in the late prize fight between Ed Price, of Boston, and
James Kelly, Of this city. At FIRST there was little Gre
dence attached TO the report such length of time
had elapsed since the affair took place. II proved how
ever, to be correct Mr. Tyler the Deputy Sheriff Of
Buffalo, arrived in New York Wednesday last for the
purpose Of executing warrants against fifteen parties in
this city for their completely with the above prize ght
which took place the 9th Of October last in Canada,
about twelve miles from Buffalo. These warrants were
issued by the Grand Jury of Buffalo, under the provisions
OF Senator Slows act to prevent prize fghtng and pun
sh parties leaving the State Of New York for that purpose
and which passed last year. Mr. Tyler accompanied
by Of the New York detective force first waited upon
Morrssey aths residence and communicated the nature
Of their business with him Morrissey promptly expressed
his willingness to submit to the law and to accompany
the officer back to Buffalo John G. Keenan, was next
served with warrant he having ociated as enc of the
seconds Of Price In the fight Ho also agreed to yield to
the established authorities, and gave bail the
Of $500 to be in Buffalo the Sd Of next month take
his trial Messrs John Briggs and Tom O'Donnel the
former having been of the umpres the latter the
referee in the fight ID question: were next arrested and
gave the Buffalo officer satisfactory guarantees that they
would be forthcoming at Buffalo to take their trial. KEEL
ly, Of the principals in the affair, who resides In
avenue B. next looked after, but having received
tmation Of the nature Of the business Of his Buffalo visit
ter, he was est inuets when called for and
quenty the warrant against him yet remains unserved
1t ID reported that Kelly Is ruraixng in the adjoining
State Of New Jersey, where he will remain until the de-
parture Of his nquring friend from Buffalo The sixth
warrant against Price, Of Boston the other prin
cpal but we are not aware whether has been yet
cuted. No attempt was made by the Sheriff to execute
the remaining warrants and is not little singular that,
although there hundreds Of well known and promi
nent cins OF Buffalo present at tho ght yet only one
warrant has been issued against single individual Of that
place. The Grand Jury Of Buffalo to DO more anx
ious about the morality of Now York than Of their
city, Among the sporting fraternity here, the whole
affair Is regarded black mailing arrangement, and
they ask If the Buffalo authorities DESTROYS Of pre-
venting prize fights, why they did not carry the law into
effect in the case Of Morrsey and Hecnan is also
matter Of surprise that while the two seconds Of Kelly