Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-21
THE PRIZE RING.

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The New York Herald, after publishing the |
alleged challenge Of Morrissey ia its T1es=
days issue, and stating q belief of its gem
uineness, observes in w ednesdnyls paperio0 4
Lest evening Mt. iHeenan called at our
Office, and after expressing his surprise at the
haste with which Mr.. Morrissey was pressing
the affair TO an issue, left with us the follow
ing. acceptance .iof the supposed challenge:
tllNKw HoRK, July II, 1901 have noticed
with much satisfction that John Morrissey
declares he wills keep the promise made 20
me before went TO Europe, and give me a
second meeting in che ring. This in itself
pays me- for the time spent iii England, and
1 ati once accept Of all the terms he offers, and
choose for the stakes the highest sum he
names. In proof thereofI will place in any
responsible mans hands the sum of $2,500 as
a preliminary deposit for a macth of $40, ,00Ol6
side, pending the drawing Of the articles and
the selection Of astakeholder. should have
been pleased, after my long stay abroad, to
have had a few weeks of leisure to enioy
among my friends; butas there is no way in
which Il can be gratified 80 much as by being
guaranteed an carly match with Morrissey, |
hope they will excuse me for this new occu-
patton of my time If Mr.. Morrissey will
W
desires to see me for. the arrangement of pre-
liminaries, | will meet him without delay;
and the only further wish now desire to ex-
press is, that, like the stakes, the forfeit may
be large. nslf di. IA
Yours truly JOHN G. HEENAN. Of
At a late hour, however, messenger called
at the Herald Office and left the following note,
inclosed in an envelope bearing the water
mark the Congress Hotel, Saratoga Springs,
and with the Endorsement, "Deliver tonight,
sure :" 'f elTsil l-al '-i - 't'.. buf
SARATooA SPRINGS, July II, ls6O-My at
tention has been called to challenge pur-
porting to come from me to John g. Heenan,
in your issue of this day. | desire to say in
answer, that am not the author of said chal-
lenge, nor have / authorized any person or
persons to issue such challenge in my name.
Moreover, am not training for fight, but
am here for my health, and have business of
more Importance on hand than preparing for
such q contest. Yours, respectfully. A-
q f,a,G tr. lt.-..i JOHN M0RRISSEY.
AT this late hour. it is impossible to ascer-
tain whether this note is or is not in Nor
risseys handwriting, or which, if either, OF
the two letters signed :" John Morrissey," are
| genuine. None OF Mr.. Morrissey's friends
Who might identify the handwriting can be
found, and the reports in regard to Morris
| sey's presence in town are so contradictory
| as to be unreliable. We therefore give the
matter to the public in the shape in which it
| now stands, and await further developments
| in the matter in order to disentangle this
pugilistic imbroglio.
-- SHOOTING ARRAY BETWEEN PUGrLIsTs.
Wednesdays New York papers inform us:
Another episode in the excitement attend
ing the arrival of John G. Heenan, the "Be-
ncia Boy,n occurred last night in the shape
of shooting affray between two puggacious
individuals, which resulted in damaged
finger to one and bullet in the leg of an in
nocent bystander.
70 Between eight and nine o'clock, n party
was gathered in tho Malta Saloon, situated
] on the corner of Thirteenth-street and Broad
way, the headquarters of Heenan, as has beer
usual every day since his arrival, drawn to-
gether by the irrepressible curiosity to see
the hero, which just now pervades the entire
community. In this crowd were two indi.
yiduals named Patrick Mcdonald and Johr
Dugan, q Deputy Marshal, as we are informed
under Captain Rynders, the former being
warm supporter of the "Boy,'' and the latte
friend of Morrissey.
The topic was the challenge of Morrissey
published in the Herald ofyesterday but tn
conversation soon assumed the shape of
serious dispute, and the eparties retired to tn
sidewalk Here, it is said, Mcdonald strucl
Dugaa severS d,meS appPsylmg 70 nm a. a.
coisnSar Duoan in the meanwhile actin,
on the defensive, said he did not desire 1
have a muss, and retreated few steps back
ward, evidently wishing to avoid fight
- Mcdonald, however, followed him up AM
struck him again, when Dugan drew a re
. yolver and rapidly fred four times in sue
cession. Then, taking to his heels, he starteI
off on a lively run, followed by shouting
crowd of men and boys.
Mcdonald, it is said, boldly faced the fire
making every effort to get at his antagonist
but strange to say was hit but once, and tina
, in the little finger of his left hand, the bal
| passing through the second Joint from tn
, inside One Of the bystanders, named Wm
G.. Robinson, who resides at 343 Yves
Twenty-third-street however, was less for
J tunate, and received leaden messenger i
: the flesby part of his thigh, Just below th
, hin, the ball passinp through the frock of hi
coat. which was buttoned around him at th
time. He was not SO severely injured as /
prevent his walking, and both the wounde
proceeded TO Fourteenth-street where the
received the necessary surgical attention
The doctor stated that Mcdonald wa
! likely to lose his finger, and did not succee
, in extracting the ball from the limb of M
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