The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-28
McCooIe = Cob1rQ Affair.
5000 Persons Present.
Arrest and Relesse of Me-
Coole on Bail.
Catch u eight Fight and
General Row for
Pasum9.
Arrest cf CCburn oy the
Sheriff. and Failure
of the Fight.
EU8ER0US INDEPENDENT FIGHTS
AND A GENERAL DISGUST.

AND A GEN ESAA DlSGUST.
CoLD SPRINGS, Ind, May 27.-The
first excursion train arrived at half
past nine o'clock, and found at least
a thousand people, representing Ken
lucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
Missouri on the ground. Before the
start from Cincinnati, there was an
immense crowd around the Ohio and
Mississippi depot, but the number
that entered the cars was much small
er than was expected. The accom-
modatiOns were, b. no means, first
class The train was made up of cat
tie, hog and grain cars, with rough
wooden benches. At a point eighteen
miles this side Of the city, 1.-THE train
was stopped and the conductor went
around and examined the tickets and
several persons were put off but just
as the signal was given to start they
leaped aboard again, so that the con
ductor was completely batHed.
The arrest Of MeCoole at Law
rencebu~g was anuOuDced, and ere
ated intense excitement Many were
the curses heaped on the Sheriff IF
Dearborn County, and many mo-e
upon the Judge because he could not
be found TO accept bail In a mo-
ment, however, we left, and IA Q brief
interval were at this point, without
further incident. The region around
the Springs is desolate. 1t IS a soil
of hard clay, and looks as if it would
no, raise enough 10 the acre to sup
port mouse with respectable tamI-
/ ~ Of meetings.
The place chosen is nearly mile
north of the station, on the lands Of
a p Cady. an old citizen. He pro-
tests that he knew nothing Of the
arrangements, and the pioneers of the
fight had taken possession Of the
ground against his will, and that be
/ was powerless to prevent them. The
exact spot is a level meadow of about
/ four acres, with titled corn and wheat
I fields on the sides, except on the east,
where there is but little corn and
wheat TO be seen. On the east is a
rolling wood, very thick and very
/ bushy, and at an early hour in the
morning, all the trees commanding q
view of the battle ground were filed
with men and boys, who appeared de-
termined TO sit it out on that line if
it took all day.
The arrest of McCoole took place
between l and 2 o clock this morning,
at the residence of Henry Marshall,
near the ground. Il was made By
Sheriff Arnold In person. The mana
gers had drove the stakes, and had
the ring ready BY daylight IN the
morning, but as soon as It was known
that McCoole was arrested they were
taken away.
C0burn succeeded ia dodging ad-
mirably. He went from place 10
place and thus escaped arrest, al
I though large lotof officers were on
his track all the morning.
The ground this morning was mod
erately soft, but not So much as 20 be
+ disagreeable but at this hour Ola
a NJ there IS a good prospect OF rain,
and there has been some sprinkiing
The news of the release OF
McCo3le. on 1000 bond, and that he
was on his way to fight or forfeit the
same. created great sensation and
/ general rejoicing McC0oie VII be
here n a few minutes, and he has not
much time to spare.
SECOND DISPATCH.
COLD SPRINGS, May 27-1l:43 A II
The second excursion train which
let Cincinnati at 9 O'Clock, contain
ing II cars, with about l,00Q passen-
gers, has just arrived. The crowd
was very orderly in embarking and
moving Of the train, and was OBJ
served with interest and curiosity by
the country people along the route
About ten miles down the river, We
/ overlook the. steamer Champion, vel
loaded with passengers, bound for The
fight
At a station q few miles below the
train stopped for water. Numbers OF
the boys got of and oesieged a house
fer a drink of water The women OIL
the house fastened to supply then
with the beverage In . wooden pail
Ii was novel drink to many Of them
Another party took possession Of Z
well, and took theirs Out Of the OlC
Oaken bucket straight. There il
great depression among the excur
sionists since the news l0f McCooie
arrest became known. and fears tina
the fight would not come of were ex
pressed.
. We arrived at Lawrenceburg a
haif-past ten. There was big crow,
at the depot to receive McCoole, VII