Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-04-28
From the Manchester Guardian, April6l
HEENAN HELD TO BAIL AND RELEASED
CAPTURE OF THE "BEYEcIA Boy"

tAlTIkE OF HE BENEClA BOY.
Heenan, the "Benecia Boy" who is match
cd to fight Tom Sayers for the champion
ship OF the world" is now in the custody of
MIR. Hilton, Head Constable of Derby. The
details ofhis apprehension are as follows -
On Thursday afternoon last, Clarke, De-
tective Officer Of the Leicestershre cousta.
bulary, arrived in Derby with warrant for
the apprehension of Ueenan, il being under
stood that the celebrated pugilist, with his
trainers, was located OF Trent Locks, which
divide the counties OF Derby and Leicester
The Leicestershire officer got the warrant
backed by Derbyshirs magistrate, and at
10 o'clock on Thursday night Clark, accom-.
panied by Sup. Shaw, Sergeant Lowndes,
! and Police Constable Hnllam, of the Derby
shire forces, proceeded in "trap" to Trent
Locks, where they arrived about one o'clock
yesterday morning. They put up at Dea.
cons publc.house, and renamed there until
five o. m, when they proceeded to the Navi.
cation Inn, kept by Mr.. Rice A Trent
! ierryman let them into the house, and they at
! once planted themselves at the bottom Of the
bedroom stairs, and then asked for the land
lord. The landlord came down. In answer
! to the question whether Heenan was not iu
his house, he replied that he had been there
on the evening previous, but he did not know
that he was sleeping there. Sergeant Lown.
des and POlce-constabe Halam, then pro.
ceeded TO room, the bed of which had evi.
IDENTIFY just been vacated, and by the side of
it were shirt, trouses, and waistcoat. In
the room also we're two of Heenan's hackers,
and ODonnell, his trainer. One of them
was an American, who said he had only arri-
we'd 10 England the day previous. They all
denied any knowledge of Heenan's where
abouts.
After the officers had searched every room
upstairs for about an hour, they descended
again. Directly afterward, man named
Henry Zachson, who keeps the LIGHTHOUSE
on the Trent bank, came into the house with
a note written iu pencil, which he gave TO the
landlord. The police were in plain clothes,
and Superintendent Shaw said to Zachson,
'"What is it ?" He replied that "it was from
Heenan, who was at his "house." The note
was as follows:
81 am waiting for my Shoes at the Lock house o.
| Donneli must bring them to me diTectlyh
The officers then proceeded to the Lock.
| House. Zichison denied all knowledge OF
Heenan, and would not allow them to 60 up
stairs without producing search warrant
Sergeant Lowndes then went to O county
magistrate for q search warrant, aud after he
had been gone about ten minutes Heepau
jumped through Zachison's bedroom window
and leaped over the head of Police Constable
IIallam. lie at oucs took to his heels, fol
lowed by the officers. An exciting chase en-.
sued, but the American, not knowing the
'line OF country" was captured after clearing
q few fields.
Both Heenan and his hackers appeared deeply
mortified l his being taken. This was about
7 O'Clock yesterday morning, and, a trap being
sent for, Heenan was put in and conveyed to
Derby, distance of 10 miles, On the road he
had good deal Of 'chaA" with the officers, and
threatened to smash Sergt. Lownde's nose, bul
the latter replied that no American could do it
Heenan said he had never signed any agreement
to fight Sayers therefore, it was all illegal ap.
prehenson. He also said he could slick any
Englisman, to which Lowndes, with a stretch OF
patriotism, replied that he would be poor Eng.
ishman that could not lick him. Heenan re.
marked, 81 have been removed twice they do
mot attempt to take Sayers, while have been
'hunted about like dog" His arrival at Derby
about 10 a. IN. caused an immense sensation,
and the front of the Town Hall was besieged
during the day by great mob
Heenan was before the magistrate at Derby on
the 9Th, charged with the intention of engaging
in prize fight, thereby causing a breach of the
peace.
Mr. Leech appeared in his behalf and said
Heenan had never broken the peace in England,
and had no intention Of doing So.
The clerk announced that the Bench agreed TO
take Heenan's own recognizance for ESQ, with
two sureiies in f25 each. Loud applause
he added that the authorities had no feeling
beyond the preservation of the peace. It was
stated by the Court that Heenan could not fur.
ther be interfered with anywhere unless he br oke
the peace. The sureties were promptly signed,
and Heenan and his friends left Derby for Lon.
don.