The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-10-03

yesterday within nine miles Of washington, be
tween Mullen and Dillon, was BY mo awarded 10
tho former, the latter failing to DO In the ring
within the time specified In the article Of ngree.
ment, viz between 9 and 10 a. m. Oyster
Jack, selected BY the Dillon party, pitched the
ring about four miles on the other side Of Long
Bridge, at place called Hunters Farm. Mui.
len appeared In the ring at 9.45 q. m, and aftef
waiting some time, his hacker came 10 me show.
ing me his watch, which then marked 10 o'clock,
and claimed the fight I told him to wait q few
minutes, as the crowd was then crying out that
Dillon was coming over the hill In tho mean.
time went to three different parties around the
ring whom I noticed had watches and asked
them to soc tho time, which was then about 5
minutes 10 10, some Of the watches varying from
q half to one and half minutes. Mullen's hacker
then came to me again, showing me his watch,
which corresponded In time with the others I
had seen, and for the second time claimed the
eight, which I allowed him. Mullen then left
the ring, but before l could get away Dillon and
his handlers appeared, and wanted me TO let the
fight 90 on.
II was told BY different parties that II I did
not lot them fight my life was In danger. told
them that the fight should take place at o clock.
l245 train for Philadelphia. There were . great
number Of persons present, at least Eve hundred,
who oiamored for the fight to 20 on. noticed
among the crowd ono or two persons who wero
said to DO part hackers Of Dillon. may here
state took ono Of the watches that had looked
at at the ring side to Washington and compared
1t with regulator in the presence Of six differ
emit persons, thcro being but one and q half min.
utes difference 10 the time between them, which
would leave tho time that Dillon appeared in the
ring at about Ave minutes after ten"
"0yster Jack, !" the party appointed to set the
ring on tho other hand makes tho following
statement:
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the pubic that l have been wronged In the
match between Dillon and Mullen. Dillon's
hackers say that sold out TO Mullen's party on
Sunday Butt Riley Billy Beard and myself
met on the corner Of Fourth and Master streets
at 10 o'clock, when Billy Beard, ono Of Dillou's
hackers, gave me a piece Of paper reading this
Ways miles on the Leesburg pike" Then
Arthur Mullen made II . mileS-he made the
8 into 40. I left here on the 9Th with the
ropes and stakes, and when got to Washington
I hired q wagon and got half way to the AleIan-
dria ferry. know these Mullens were tricky
and turned the wagon back to Washington, and
thought would stick to tho man that picked
out the ground, to be sure Of 1t, for knew who
l had to deal with. II | bad gone to the 0.milo
stone, they would have put up ring on Ben.
nett's farm, for II has been proved since that
they had set of ropes and stakes at the farm
house, and Butt Riley offered to bet S25 on II
with one Of Mullen's friend,, at Johnny o. Brien's
place, in Washington, on that very night.
Dillon was in the ring at 2 minutes to 10 a. m I,
by Washington time, aud there were disinter-
ested men In good standing, who l never saw
before, offered to bet 81, 100 against 500 that
1t was not 10 o'clock and Barney Mullen was In
tho ring then; so was Dillon, ut minutes to 10,
and everybody calling out for the men to fight
but Arthur Mullen said he should not fght, and
pushed his brother out OF the ring Then they
brought tho stakeholder, Clark, and he, In the
Irtn hafnr . hat ha ~
and bring Mullen back, and there would be a
fight lie asked Butt Riley how long be would
give. Butt told him no would give him TIL II
o'clock he said II ho would give him I'LL l
o'clock he would have him In the ring and II he
did not come in, he would give tho money to
Dillon. So Dillon went out Of the ring, and at
minutes to l o'clock Dillon came into the ring,
took of his clothes, aud made the scratch, and
Dillon came to H. and waited till 10 minutes
past l o'clock, but no Mullen came there. Dill
lon, Butt Riley. Young Carroll, Of Baltimore,
and the re't of DillOn's hackers missed the place
10 the morning, aud went 80 miles out Of the
way,
When half. past nine came I sent Joe Keysei
Of on q horse to hunt them, and they got there
two minutes before ten. This Is exactly how
the affair was
or the Haniil House, Philadelphia.
MULLEN's CHALLENGE.
PnILADELPnIA, Sept. 81, Bernard Mullen,
do hereby offer to fight Daniel Dillon for $500
| ,,ainst pothinu, and am willinpNo mt said $500
ID snv ra.nopSibio man, hands that he NAV
nams, aid 6obt 10 take nlaos aceordIpg 10 m,
na. ru,ss or t6s Iondon nriye ring nv reason,
far doing his are to STOP tho talk now poinI
. ronnd tbat was nfrnid 10 avbt said Dan Dillon
WYNN '''' BsnsARp MuLIFs
7, ,,ot.d that thu Bvbt will take pIaoo M
Unrtsr,s farm in few days.
DIsoRpEALY CAsEs-James Bryan ant
vero arrested by officers Of the Fourth precinct
, and 6ued by Justice Chaplin 81 each.
John Frecker, Joseph 0Tutt, James r. Brown
, and George Burnside were taken In charge b.
ofBeers Of the Fifth precinct, for being disor
derly, and fined in various sums by Justic,
CHAPLIN.
: Joseph offutt, for carrying concealed weapons
wa, further fined $40.
Walker Chamberlain and Samuel Campbell
were arrested BY officers Of the Fifth precinct,
, for disorderiy conduct, and fined by Justice.
Bates and Harper In various sums.
r F. W. sanuer, Moses Whitaker, Jane Murphy,
Catherine Noonan, and Martin Murphy were all
SarionsI, mulctsd for tho benefit of tho CORPORA.
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