Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-25
THE ARREST OF HEENaN

Tor copy OF Bells Life in London, of Anril q
containing the following particulars of the ar.
rest of Heenan:
In our hrst edition we stated that Heenan
had been arrested at Trent Lock. near Derby
ana conveyed to the lookup in that town
"neIe ne remains In the custody of the super
intendent Of police In our remarks unon the
SUBJECT we stated that if any persons were IN
blame for the arrest they must be Heenan him.
sell, Macdonald, and Mr.. Falkland After that
SdIu0n nae gone to press We learned that Mr..
Falkland had been with Heenan for a fort.
night, and shortly afterwards we had A visit
from that gentleman himself who was "a mnch
concerned as ourselves at the calamity which
nau oeial!en his prOtege. II is clear there
fcre, that be could not have advised the Beni
cia BOY to take his sudden journey into Derby
SHIRE; and II is equally clear to us that 1.-The
Boy himself cannot be censured for the Sc
lection OF his quarters, as be must have been
mainly dependent npOn his attendants in this
matter, and moreover, cannot havs any init
mate knowledge of the country. Jack Mac
donald has since called upon us; he saws he lef,
Oeroy on Friday night, and travelled all night
70 set himself right with US and the public
lie declares he selected Trent Lock as being
on the borders of three counties Nottingham,
Derby, and Leicester; and within easy access
OF any OF them. lie and Jacks friend had
taken such precautions as they thought would
render everything perfectly safe, and had en-
Ployed fellow named Cook, tailor, to sound
the pollce, and ascertain what was the feeling
and whether anything had been done or was
intended to be done. The scoundrel. whose
expenses were paid, and who had received all
sorts OF presents, declared positively that all
was right; and it now turns out he had PLAYED
1nto the hands of the police, and it was through
hIm alone that the officers obtained informa-
tion a to Heenan s whereabouts Trent Lock
it seems, Is the place where Dick Hall and
Gtner Nottingham men, including the Bold
bendlgo, had repeatedly trained, and it is
therefore not at all singular that it should
nave peer selected We are glad, for the
sake of all parties, that this matter is cleared
up and we are pleased at being able to ex-
Press our opinion that neither of the men. nor
'heIr trends, has had any hand in the bust
ness FROM the following report, received
inns morning from Derby, it will be seen that
tne warrant was originally issued in Leicester
shlre. Who 1T Is that has SO pertinaciously
1'iiowed up and prosecuted Heenan we hope
VIII be found out, in order that he NAV he
held up to the obloquy he deserves
we have great pleasure in gratifying re-
quest OIL MI Falkland in stating that the ru-
NOR as 10 freeman s arrest having been caused
by Tom Sayers, or his friends, did not emanate
from him or from any of Heenan's party, all
"f whom have the highest opinion of Tom Saw
erS, and believe him utterly incapable of such
conduct ~
Mr., Falkland on leaving our Office on Fri
HnyVn
friend to put in bail for Heenan, and we
trust to be able shortly to announce his free
DON.
Our Derby correspondent writes as follows
heenan was apprehended Ton Good Friday)
at Trent Lock, ten miles from Derby. The
io.loWlng are the particulars On Thursday
afternoon last detective officer of the Leices
tershlre constabulary, named Clarke arrived
IN Derby, armed with warrant for the appre-
hension of Heenan; but as the pugilist WAS
,fuartered' In Derbyshire, it was necessary
that the warrant should be backed by Der
pyshlre magistrate Consequently, the sigma
ture OF DIR. Heygate of Derby was quickly oh
tanned, and at ten o'clock ON Thursday even
ing, the Leicestershire off GER ACCOMPANIED by
superintendent Shaw, of the Derby division.
Sergeant Lowndes, and police constable Hal
lam, started from Derby in tran and MO-
ceeded to Trent Lock, which divides the conn.
ties of Leicestershire and Derbyshire, where
they arrived about one clock on Good Friday
morning. They put up at Deacon's public
house, and remained until a. H., when they
proceeded to the Navigation Inn, Trent Lock,
which is kept by Mr.. Rice. A Trent ferryman
let them into the house and they imlnedi ateiy
planted themselves at the foot of the bed room
stairs and asked for the landlord He came.
mud they asked if Heenan was not in the house
The landlord replied that he had been there
on the evening previous, but he could not saw
that he was sleeping in the house Sergeant
went up stairs, and entered q bed room. The
bed was empty, but by the side of it was a
snlrt, troWsers, and waiStcOat In the room
however, was Macdonald, Mr.. Hughes. and an
other friend of Heenans. They said they did
not know where he was. The officers searched
every room up stairs for about an bour. and
then returned down stairs Directly after
wards, man named Henry Jackson, who
keeps the lock house on the Trent bank, came
INTO the house, bringing with him note writ
ten In pencil, which he handed to the land
lord The police were in plain clothes. and
superintendent Shaw said to jackson. who is
1t from and he replied, 'Heenan' The note
was as follows: Il am waiting at the lock house
for my shoes; Macdonald must bring them
d. city The police at once proceeded to the
lock mousse which they besieged. The occupant
however, would not admit ia EN- I'D stairs. and
denied that Heenan was in the house II was
lhcn agreed that Sergeant Lowndes should 90
10 MI sultan OF Stardlow, magistrate living
near, and get search warrant in order that
tney might go up stairs. About ten minutes
after be had been dispatched on this errapd.
Heenan jumped through the bedroom window
and made clear leap over the head of Police
Constable Hallam. He took to his heels, and
was pursued by the officers A regular steeple
chase ensued, but the Zine of country being
new to the American, and his bare feet being
cut oy the stones, he was compelled to stop,
after going two or three fields Both he and
his friends seemed mortified ut the capture.
trap was soon in attendance, and he was con-
veyed to Derby, distance Of ten miles On
the road he had a little chat with the police.
tie said he had not signed an agreement to
tight Sayers, and therefore his apprehension
was illegal. He also said, Il have been removed
twice; why don't they take Sayers2 1 have
been hunted about like dog His arrival at
Derby about 10 a. IN on Good Friday caused
great sensation, and large mob congregated
In front Of the Town Hall, to which he was
taken: He was at once put in the lock up, and
directly afterwards was visited by Mr. H. F.
Glsoorne, Derby magistrate, who ordered him
TO be placed in better quarters. Mr.. Hilton.
head constable of the borough, kindly took
him to his own house, adjoining the Town Hall,
where for the present he is comfortably quar-
tered: During the day Macdonald arrived,
and DIR. Heygate having been seen by Mr.. S.
Leech (from the Office of Mr. Gamble, solicitor)
who appeared for Heenan, agreed to take re-
spsctsble bail for his appearance"
Inc following telegram reached US at o'clock:
'Heenan, the Benicia Boy, has just been
bound over, himself in ESQ, and two gentlemen