The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-08
The Prtxs Ring.
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HESNAS AND KING, WITH OTHER CBJ383nrtej, r
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The Prize Ring,
HESNAN AND KING, WITH OTHER CEJ sBafT.F5 m
COURT-lOw THY WE'RE srMMOEED
lhrom the Manchester GUARDIAN Dec. &C
as heenaa Tom ayrs. amea MaGs s snd a Gar o'n 10,
London for Wadhurst yesterday. accompanied by so
llc.tor, TO answer charge o. having committed brea.i
the peace connection with the late prize fghi The
surrey Saniyrd gives the following account OF the way
in winch the police succeeded In performing tho hazard
duty OF serving the summonses.-
tho S inuonses sero han1ed oyee 70 Superintendent
Bennett TO and ou the men. and servo each pcrsola.
doa AL solicited ,he assistance OF ooc u tnc uetropo
police. The. vent to the bar OF the pubic hooss
s sge D e eSe ssges Mr.. rsTers aid NJ Trave
no. at home. Mr. Benefits colleague. bowe7er,
knew Iravers, aud. after waiting some t.ms' hssfd
summons He was very cyii, and aaid, 81 thnk 1t >
very hard that should be summoned, as was not
engaged in any way at the fight, only looked on =
They then went Holywell lane to the Old King John
public hoass kept by James Mace whc, was stated,
had gone the country. and il uncertain when he
would return. After gong number OF other places
visited by aghtiog inca. near midnight Mr. Bennett and
his companion pulled IN AT the Pavilion Theatre white
chapel By persuasion and threats they got TO the stage
by a private entrance Ia the boxes they focnd King
Alter reading tue summons him. he vory excited,
anguaye ana said they nj, ought to be ashamed
OF them 10 summon him superintendent Bennett
then served the summons on him.
10 the same was"Boss'' Tyler. On ipes iote1eDt
Bennett reading the summons to him. GO SAID
name il not sss Tyler Sos, aPps sa vas Gn,y
to call me that nams Superintendent Bennett said -
you are knowa By that name and sha Sol ve tho sum.
take the liberty touch with IN give yor some
thing" Mr. Benefits colleague said. .'Bos,, its 40 use
siyag verbal specu men o. rfianism cooled down and
nyited his friends'' 10 drink which they declined.
,ae - an't you SUMMONED Yon was at The fight a,
well "a me" The mea said, "Noussuse, toss, you &noF
Taomas sayers' house. which ia 10 Bee We Cottages
Camden Road Camdcn Town. was found locked m three
days rrnnng and spesintendcn, Bonnet was told he
snecfabie private house q Pimico wnish through a
rendezvous fos The service OF tho summons lie
the Superintendent and his Companions in 3satemanly
manner asked them 70 take 'eass ~ TIE are and ayes
shortly alter 70 his medical attendant saying Eou
may depend win attend 70 the Summons" Aiee 'his
Macdonald There being on the same d1y p',ge nghs
beisee, Ba.r and Co.'S. they cord no; be touua Tue
next dav the east end Of London however tbey found
Macdonald, vho has the appearance and manner OF
spectacle man Mace va: ser yed by leaving toe summons
BRIGHTON and found savers bad ef, town tue u.o
before by London train.
THE INvEsTI0Ar,oy.
MARKS CROSS, NEAR wAoHuFst. Dec q, 1885
Ihis morning the informatons which bad been 10 4
against principals seconds aloers ana abetors and
King and John Carmel Hesnnn. at Withurst, IN the
county or Sussex for hearing before the magi
lhs place Tue justices present Nessrs D. Barclay
chairman, r inssey, u DIXON r. W.smyh W
The defendants, upon beng called answered rs %.
ows:-Thomas King, John Carne. Hecnan, Thoma'
savers James Mace John Calvin Noon alias Jerry Noon
donald, William Richardson and William II eston Id.
ward smith did not answer, aud Inspector Sverton Of
the division OF london police who bad served the Other
srmnouses stated in reply 70 the Bench he
ivered the summons at the place Of business Of the de-
endao, Bcirs Life IN Londcs Office, 40 strand aadbad
been told he would attend in the afternoon.
Mr. Thomas Beard solicitor OF No 10 Basinghal street
city, appeared for all tho dsieudsos except Hceaan.
ssycrs aud Macdonald.
Mr Beard said that, ~ fsr as King concerned, il
was not h, intention to hght any more. and chat hs
III ttie ~
were bound over TO keep the peace The other
would also enter into similar recogn:zances aud az 10 ts
nd accent county OF Kent had been considered sufficient
to adopt SUCH course he hoped the Beoeh ~oaa coa
slider that would be sufficient.
Hcenau also assured the magistrates that, WITH Slysrs
and Macdonald, he would enter into any suIetios con
sdercd necessary and that for his owa part he did not
The Chairman sbser we'd that the ooec, oo much
to punish 10 deter others from doing tbs same thing
and said that the Bench felt they must - Oh with the
The following evidences wa, then taken
,% on Ss0 s G%pon 20 nm sa a
that the dgbt about TO take place, be vent 10 he
wadhuIst railway station where be saw srea, lumber
OF people In hed. He went TO the spot, aud tounds
space enclosed with ropes and stakes, snd w, msn
lighting within tho ring He knew the defendant King 70
be Of them and believed Heenan TO We the othet
He also Tom Sayers who acted 600 OF the seconds
to Heensn: lie thought be saw some O the other De-
endssvored TO get into the ring aud said he va,
magistrate person said, "T.eTs are tc, 'p19yJ
duay S n'" one. g. b., Se Declined aUsher
There several persons prescot who apparently
gentlemen. He did speak to either 81 tho dscndanS
to request them TO dess because DO could not gel noar
enough 70 them.
MI. Christopher Ellis, IN srclseman stationed u Wal.
hurst said ne went TO tue nght and saw Hceu,1 snt
King lighting in the ring Bos Tyler was IN King cor.
Nc also raw Noon and Mace Macdonald and saycrs
we're 10 Heenans corner assisting him He went there
10 discharge Of his duty 10 see whether spirits were SOLD
without lcsuse He did see spirits soil
William Prscs, toll collector at wnhhurst gate, sa!d
that BENG told there aeht close BY hc vent 70
see II. tic saw the two principals, Klos aat Heenas,
lighting
81. bcard-I suppose you wen, merely fson otros ~
Wiiness-Yes, and would 80 TO morrow u tnete vas
llosoer. Who wouldn,
tii one ~ the Sussex consta,ulry. No So said that
sNvsrg heard the asht ne wcut there AM found ,op
~ 600 people assembled he could DOT get tue
rog than the outer rope lie saw King, Heeuan aOi
savers On trying TO get near tho ting two genoNeo
handel witness back every politely" (fa1ehter)
John Alexander Thompson, dcrslty chief constable Of
the Sussex abgary dcposed that he arrived Al the
ring lust tue light had apparently terminated He
Ileeo,n tho ground King wns standing up. witness
coud identity any OF tha other defendants ~ bsug
| present. but bc noticed t1ose two part eulaFly
John Company, aaoaol POI co ofcer 40 accom- psnej
tho last witncs, dcni SEED K'ng being rscscat VII,
saw Savers ana oshc'% assis,ipg jecnen INTO
ana dressing him bso DESCENDANT fyicr WA nc - with