The New York herald., 1863-10-28
Gallant Fight Between Con,
Orem and Patsey Marley.
Arrest Of the Entire Party by
General SchOepf,
&c., &C.. Go.

battle Their relative mcrts regards superiority OF
puslistic qualities a disputed question among tho
patrons OF the many lrt" aud ultimately culmnatci in
the Of tho match question for Ave hundred
dollars q side, 10 come on at Chsr,estowr. Nd
Ed. Wilson ia . New Yorker by birth, and brass
founder by occupation. He is row In his thirty Gfth
year, and his first essay In the ring With Harry
Gribbn, OF New York, April "a 1890 whon ster game
fight Of nearly two hours declared drawn by the
referee, both being severely punished. This was
bis only battle previous to the record.
His antagonist, Con. Fitzgerald. horn in Albany,
New York November, 1899. and In therefore In his
thirty first year. lie is the same height wlson-Gyc
feet eight nchcs-and abrut Ave pounds heavier HIS
only fight 81 tho regular ring before With Hugh
Kelly, in Ncy"da Territory in the year 1850
whom ne defeated in eighteen rounds and thirty
minutes. Kelly the favore at two 10 one,
but the heavy urishing hitting OF Fitzgerald
enabled him to wn with1u; mark. Since that no
bns remained perfectly quiet until the presen, match FOR
which he trained by John lawrence, Morrssey's Old
trainer, at McComos Dam, finishing on at the Suffolk
Park PHILADELPHIA be last ten days OF his prepara
ton I'd Wilson trained at his house at weekaw
ken. IN Ter N. caro- or Hen. wlnk'c.
SELECTION OF THE BATTLE GROUND.
The p zee o' hghiing originally named at Charles
town. Nd but tho recent lnerfcren the Maryland
horities the Lynch and Toai fight significantly showed
that any pugistic contests would not be allowed In
that section 0f the state In this emergency the opera
n AID assistance ~ wcn known influential spcrting
gentleman OF Philadelphia, Mr. william McMullen. WIS
Sought by both parties and he promised to help Them
their difficulty He guaranteed to take them the
state Of Delaware where the fight could without
Interference and The naeenent Of the affair placed
in his hands Two steamers chartered for the
public and the other for tho principals Seconds and i'm
mediate hackers FOR which the tickets charged Gve
dollars each.
At midnight on Monday all parties embarked who had
secured tickets the boat the Brown street
wharf the other steamer sailing from the foot Of Market
The destination Fort Penn, the State Of
Delaware about sixty.hve miles from Philadepha and
four from Delaware City, and this point reached at
about 20 O'Clock morning.
RAID OF THx Rorous or THE DELAwAREASs.
The irrupton OF many STRANGERS into the cuie ham
let of Fort Penn alarmed the inhabitants,
who imagined that Mosby's Euerillas had maze
q raid into Delaware and certainly the conduct Il
few ro-ghs who invariably manage to bc present
similar pugsiic excursions. justified them drawing
such conclusion. They broke into one two stores
pupdercd them n their contents INSTANCE
robbed the storckccper Of his pocketbook containing
twenty Ave dollars II Is Just the Others
the excursion, to state that they strongly
cHdemnei these awicgs pr ccetagy and raised by
script inn Immediately they heard of the srr. purse
the amsun, q whci b. had been robbed by the
ruiHsns. These proceeds ss, as Will he sub eluenty
seen led the Of large member Or the party
and Is to be hoped the guilt, included among
ihem.
roHsISG rnE RiSG.
The ring speedily and eflaicnty formed ~ ihs
usual g muivsary Boaimsn Torn o, Phfadephla OF .
suitable plcce of turf. about ic RON the village
fitzgerald was the nrst to eoier the ring a, fes tai
nuis before ten ocloc throwing 10 bis cap IN
orthodox lie received with loud cheering
Five mites subssl laenliy FJ Wilson followed and Il
was noticed n bad omon bai the wind when his Gao
thr up into he ring carried 1t outside again
To sIso me, warm welcome. III. seconds were b.
irrucr. Her. wnkle. and Barney aaron ard III oocrs
hsndso me white silk Handkerchief With oplofcd esrls
an over aud blue striped border ri,ygend seconds
we're hS u.iner, John fasrcneo and Tan H8rrs, both
ct lem Morrsseys old uainofs HIS ooprs ~srs
green s'k with white bris eye. Doe c'burn md
Tic,d 90 Alea wilsons aud Cons respective
pres. bui Iona delay eBsreJ foe referee. Sir NcHaln
declined 10 net the sronnd that he mao ialinic
uhh TIE rues = tho ring. NJ John NcKeEen alsP
fused aud ultimately Mr. E June., of ,he chTpy sreei
y cfltiaie fawrcnee the toss Tor chvcp o. rolnd
mr iNserali and Lns ihe most sheltered from
80 biticr Keen wind that prevailed
oi~rs a. bet one hnndre, dollars 70 severity ave 90
Goa met wih rcsrone G. neither dii "a wilson. oser
t. eve hundred against a thousard thai nc Won bls
oPDpncat Offering fyo bn ded " four hundred few
oe were made and s.akrd ., the nr- nausi odds ard
alter the usal sinking bnnds Of the pfincipas std see
on = all round tine vas called for
THF riGaI.
Pot ~ fiRTisthsy tksd raclbq each other s3,rribx
20 opening they appeared g. be pretty evenly matched
bath n height ard weight Ihisersids rosiilos vas
u re p.t,c thn hu ogpoeuts, aud he sptca,ed rnp'y
active inihs mp,ements might an,ic aed
from the advan,sre he pc,.scd IN poia, of youth Thsr
cocfiton was rerfection itseN III. muscles ~ their
s,asans oe, IN eoa ses S.,s.l a. ,ss% ssess
% hsve or'cc sup~rinoas fe-b ard pr.ir et>d
vcr ecn,esiei nsh, wes eooodsnily sn,e'p.si
ny ne spectators. Some time was sreft IN spsr
ri =. 'ou NJ i~oytb had ne on snd 10th oountor
rg iogetbcr on the fsce BresknE fr.sn ground thsy
ard hcsvy beng IN Con.s favor sihoaqh WILSON won
ihc hrs of tn three events Ny drawing hrsi socd by
balance eren by kpock,ns wilson dcun ~ heavy hsf
hi snd ovd cheers firm his party wheb were ~
warmy rc-r'udei " BY wn'cns ff,eak Ga b. en-
r9-sp sr~srBo,h p,errfa 10 The csll sf time %,
grrnh ieidng or b., was vsn sigpp~a. Ne rief g
cr.sic ins toy fher md getting b. ihe face Coo
A. AT tashtr u. roeud by s~ndpg wugon 70 grs~.
- seeis 30 .Fers 70 be- seventy sg'r.t oue hoo
rol W rHuD-Neffber Of ,hem shssei soy m,rks .,
pllihiDent as icy W Cor this round sOns time
doaty fh', Va = 70 ~hich wilson repied "abJ das
~ Imig g. ihs b,,er was s.iss5 % is.i - ~,
fctoiyed 70 NIKE Ftrxrrsd ,ska The ,-ita,we N -
ttrd ess'y ,. wsr noss scccess ai, p. pasied Ls
or % wiiscrs roe, fot~iagf up rilh s'o,ni ssd
hayei By on n. saro p'scs shieh ks1-f ~ isry 81
b. tei. 1nuf rheffiss ~ Fhserad abi gfsrs o. 0ns
hui ircf dollars ~ hfty tbat h. 500
hgt ~ isrnrn -wis,1f sssohts cent hlHi ~ cliu}.
tfey fsh nnd rksr and W lsf grianiY ~ hN cpf9
rent ~ irty 'cct THE scrsisb After me ntis eiaing
On ggi hsne 90 ths chs~s sBi - wiz q rsirrusd ~
ihr toir Ne dev~ved s~rrac fight b.A be nee
wbcn cs,sd The erintrp aid ~ sryai ks sprrst sBi
brc Eng IKE exx,heli va fuiiowss no " sccoyi
sief-hsrnre. hn wfth tho rsh sseer The ssr, ~t,ch
esls.uy cenfnrrd Nrssn snd tsrTnins'sd The nd b.
q third werreodcrs fsr~r whch ncoref hlrn Ike Q shi
wipo4 gvins down ise . ,cr M NJ ovn owner. ~ en-
mf'et.py nprsrGt we're The e5~css Con's bes.y hit
ting m nn wand that hrs1re3 doyssss tsso,y
AgainH Wilson uere 01~red sssAcos ssy tAksrs
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