The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-04
ADJUSTMENTS OF TINE eoveUSs,ss CLASSES

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ne Contemplated Battle Between jon
Weeds ard George khg-lnyasssa - tss
Island BY Rsashs-The Attack u To r.
Bee General StanpeAe-Larec Nunser
BSatally Beaten-Arrcst Of tho erins'pai
and osAers- Their Hearing Il glushsg,
H., &s., -.
Not Q wSrd had been whispered, up 10 nearly twelve
O'Clock On Friosy night he oeutpuauen Of he Goa
empased bsnls retwetn John Woods and Geo. King, Who
made The fsseo .. Palisades. New Jersey, . few days
sncs, N account Of which pubshsd In TIE HnAID.
Everything was suppsAcd 70 b. IN tho moas Serene and
sarAo orr state tor shs s encounter 70 tags psos with
In few miles Of New Yssx without the slightest inter
rupuen from tho police bu alas tor the suitability Of III
human hopes and particularly NE fond expectations Of
prize nshtsrs End their asnds, the police kasw Of The
anair, nom ons end Of Broadway ths other, bsfore
midnSht How the lttle secret leaked ou was mystery
70 even body bat, nevertheless, the sdhsseas ana
tsans Of each active IN their Efforts 10 secure
conveyancea which would take them V Esse New York,
whsss n IVES veil underwood Ne locality fer the
mill would b named. Accordingly, ~ about two
O'Clock A. H., The vicinity Of The upper part .
BROADWAY might have been sssn quite ass,r, WITH
oosnhes driving htthsr and thishsr, win excited,
eager crowds inside. Directly they all seemed 70 wsnd
one way and each made for Ne Grand street. ferry.
East river. After crsasng here the party started for Tho
fixture mentensd-East New York-as which place thsy
arrived at about half past three Dlsent search vas
now made for the "besks but moi could DO seen,
sh> .hcl~~ ,~x
souls that this long talked of contest would saks
place.
The stakeholder now quietly gave out that the parties
would meet the Centrevue course and with this init
nation the cr,wd scanpered into their carriages again
and made for the track.
arriving there they waited three quarters Of an
hour, when another announcement wAs made that the
men would fight few Rsids below AT this time there
were about thoussad people on the ground and they
al moved In BODY - directed.
GlmmsrDs neas OF . "asn' we're now plainly mani
tested BY the wayeriag, whose minds eye the Palisades
no doubt doomed up In the dtauoe. Al tho place men
toned the motley n,ong again ssood awaiting the coming
Of the Some amused themselves 10 way, some
another trees were clambered, stakes we're driven snd
ruoe ring ives pitched tho rope bsng borrowed from
neishboring yard. Presently Woods observed sm,d
the crowd he immediately became the cynosurs Of
all eyes, while snxiJu inquiries Instituted for King
In the m~sptme m tmprompsu battle was gotten
up, which sss however, sooa broken up BY hs Chief OF
the Brocky police and ha squad, ana she crowd scat
tered In All oecsoas Ono parry moving Oh 10 the north,
atll acted attention Of the Metropolitan
ssa
readiness, still, cautious movement made over
main tunnel which brings the Rdgewood water 70 We
bring on the rghs woods was orssssd in hi
fshDg clothes, and quite ready 10 shy his castor,
Os m ana
shoes. An overture noe made 10 induce Woods 10
take Oh hs spksd shoes and put on bic ordinary oaes,
favorable tbs mill sakils psce Jusa ss me moment,
however, when all ready, the "beaks" again made
Their spPee snoe, sno snosner movensss .M m:as 90.
s ground ed thas hs party should 90 there Ms plaos
Ssd cuns 70 The crowd By sxtrsordassy ~.
hibitpns n pe4ss1iSajsn; and hyy E>.ss :. hang.
ins upon Tho bscks OF carriages, began 70 get
Of ne manly art sun kept On, and, WIN Their jsdsd
horses made sorry spectacle - hsy passsd through
the cheerful villages Of Newsown, Flushing, 40 the
or enc hundred nss, and bssg In perfectly fsu,shsd
state, from their ali I&nts sxsruoas, they we're only
reaoy step q the nrst hotel or ian has they
passed AZ kss0.n N. nr,, P..os .sses: =: gSg'sss
. sszSs q ss,siss, ..a " are sorry . add
ths propr'esOrs and bArkespers seeming 70 think
hey nsa bean nvsdea BY Wolverines besks
C04mpa8no $40 70 o8v0 Oot0 CIIOD0o
cro~d, Who beard of the matter, were much aosussd
that oil hands should hsve bean barrsd QUIZ from par
IL journey WAS nov continued. and Alter long. TO
dous roe the osbrsted spos which hes caused much
sGxkty V specuianvs pontoAns, winse's Point, Vas
nachsa. .sa the .ss W. soea pseesa We csnaos ssy
sAisd hs CASTOR N Inc ring q jasi niss e'saeok.
began 70 s1sSos Tie sssusd nd stakes, sad slsSouss
not much reshre shsr, be sccspsed tbsm - hey we're
woocs, although boxing nssls The wosss for rsossi
frame sso museuia appearance seeming rssdy for any
kint Of work.
Kns zee nov sssn leaving TIE he.sl, and making 70,
The Si6g bus ~ bed tine 70 reach The everlasting
one q sbs most brutal ossiAushu ever perpersssd
ior Johs foulk sssdsd some shlrv men, Who seemed
In perfect frenzy Of exc <meni and revssee insy
Game Opss Ne srousd isry so-sa Win r.ss ssS ne
roSp sscod around the ring. he shouted out SECT
out Of shis, you 49, db-. Men, 90 Va and give EN-
heb"
wild this amiabIs iuvason on the part Of their com
uAIcer the insn needed no osher Incentive; The dance
they had been led sN quite Sufficient, and 81 u
he peace, ssd Commenced as indiscsiminsas a.
tack upon any ana svsryooe whom .nsy could GET
schAnee .. ipnocsns or ~ we're al the sane 70
s loco on On sSsq "a, ssross isii .,sh sI.saiss
sEoIls uneer The Dercs'~ss these gsaiant knighss
10 oisperss, they would soi me fleeing crowd, nd
win hes clubs fei any their resoh, and then,
perhaps three would fail upou tne unfortu
nate prcsfyaie and the mnss and MALICIOUS man
him until he wus covered with gore and unable
TO
John Woods him self s,fesvored 70 ge< away by jump
ing into coach win SONS friends and driving on bat
sbsse vffsnt police, wbo never around 70 dnoover
murderer pubic streets, could NOT see such % n
ESCAPE srniahsssy broke IN the carriage, and -
WOODS jumped ous the osber sre be knocked down
by bloc from club the neck and then beaaen until
be coulo not spek He skui horribly cut, hs fore
arm broken snd The bonos hand novo-
raj pisors.
Jenn Cleveland, vbo billiard keeper ~ Lafayette Hall,
Broadway. nbc VINO sas quits orderly aad well be-
haved oresdfuiy beaiea about the head, ana bad
two fingers brohen- n vas observed BY many that
upon taxing their prisoners " the Asgs omnaoes
IN which shey came pp, The polos would, ehiis walk
ing sotx the q their clubs. ed, WIN epb
strike these whom shsy had In charge IN ths most
cowArdly manner
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