The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-09-28
The Prize Fight Between Barney Mullen and
Dan Dillon.

The Washington star gives luIl report.
slowing that This fight did not come oil. Null
len was on the ground early. Dillon got there
late Mullen wouldn't fight. Dillon claimed
and we believe, received the stakes. The
Ground was in Virginia, next 10 the Potomac
river, about opposite the Halfway Tree on
he Maryland shore.
The crowd was a motley one, embracing all
rlass"s-onc or two OK generals, several CLERKS,
a member Of the Eichings troupe, sporting
men and others. There We're present repre-.
srn,ativ"s OF the New York Gjpper, NenoS, and
Rarli Philadelphia SUndny Mercury, and re
pr,>rutatiycS of the Washington papers.
Mullen was backed by his brother Arthur,
and The stakes Of ! 900 aside were held by Mr.
james Smith, Of Philadelphia.
The men are both plastcrcrs by trade, both
about twenty five years old, one five feet six
inches high, the other five feet five.
The parties remained i'll the ring till near lt
o'clock and questions were asked as 10 how II
happened that Dillon was not OH the ground
The time wore on, and some one said 4 half
minute of the time which was answered by
YOU r" It liar, your watch runs on wheels. "
Cries of - here he comes ~ Hurry up
worm BE- in time Mullen and his friends
here made preparations TO leave. and some OF
Them said Come on, we claim the money "
and with that they stepped from the ring amid
cries Of hurry up, you're in time " ito Dil-
Ion and his friends, who, 4 moment after, en-
tcrcd the ring. Here there was the widest
.y,frrupnr: cries of too latcr' You re q
GrIuhia time :" etc. Oyster Jack - looked
rs /. he didn't know what TO do, and Butt .
E!l-y one Of billions seconds, walked up 10
INN. asking: What i'll HI did you fool us
for" at the same time punching hiln IN the
head joe Edwards pulling out pistol, en-
claimed I'm 20 in, too" but his friends
Gathered around, and fair order was restored.
Cr,, wrre raised "Clear the ring" Bring
Mullen back" You put MS on the wrong
road ,' etc ; and Aaron exclaimed: " we
4 ia. 1,nt | n
u ont Oh their merits Cheers. Let the
fight go on" The stakeholder was now
brought into the ring amid cries OF hight
20 ON - Il bet fifty dollars that he was IN
,wo minutes before time - e." that's right, old
fellow.
Riley" We have as much right to the
stakes rs they. They won the choice, ana sent
is word that the place was nine miles from
Washington, on the LecsburS pike. We've
been all over the country looking for the place,
and did not know that this was the place until
- cayalryman told MS, we were sitting AT
bary's Cross Roads waiting for 10 o clock 10
claim the fight, that the ring had been pitched,
ana We came on rs soon as possible. we VIII
claim the fight II the parties do not HSnt IL
ont. # TCheers The stakeholder gave notice
that ;hcv should fight for The Ike, and Al
- a messenger was sent for Mullen, but
nothing was heard of him but Aaron again
declared that they ought 10 tight II out
The parties remained about the ring, anu
s.u. themselves III various ways, and ut l0:4j,
on the stakeholder being again appealed 20, he
said that II Mullen did not appear In the ring
bv ! O'Clock Dillon could claim the stakes
aud with this announcement the spectators
separated III small groups about the ground TO
walt III" time.
The crowd got beautifully small, and par
lies lett The ground gradually until scarcely
IupcrSOus we're left, and those who remained
seemed 10 have given up all notion OF seeing Il
fight, yet determined TO see the end OF II. AS
Nowaud then 4 carriage arrived from WASH
nsiOn IL was beseged by persons anxious 10
learn The news from Washington; whether
anything had been seen of Mullen? ana II
there was any possibility of his coming back
a.. One vehicle brought word that old John
Roony had gone 10 Georgetown 10 huht MN
up, which increased the hopes OF some, put
They were doomed 10 disappointment. Twelve
o'clock came and passedsand no Mullen ap.
peared, and his seconds Barney Aaron and
booncy llarrisj made up their minds that II
was no use for them 10 remain, anu lett tne
grounds, saving that they could Ego to hell
Al o'clock Dillon, with his friend, again
appeared in the ring-haring left the ring
about II j. and awaited until o'clock-when,
no combat appearing, his friends told him TO
Wal, i've minutes longcr-which he dld-so rs
10 claim the stakes.
Dillon i, that lime commenced TO strip, and
10 few moments stepped into the centre OF
'ArT!ng with his seconds, presenting L Well
developed form, wearing green sash ABOUT
MS waist. And thus closed the first tight be
'"een Mullen and Dillon, in which no blows
We're struck excepting few by outsiders.
mullen, II is stated, left here III the Il 10
Train for Philadelphia, rs also the stakeholder