New-York tribune., 1868-05-30
THE MeCOoLE.COBURN PRIzE-RIGHE


GATHERING OF THE THIEVES AND MURDEkEhs
OF THE EAST AND THE WEsl' n.
One of the lowest, most debaSlng, anu uls-
graceful that polluted the la lace ~ avT
nSht ave 6eeh WsncS9S e. nccyrbon County in our neigh
boring state OF Indiana About 0ne iie hLon COlu @
NE s5nonted rendezvous where the cream and quint-
esence OF all that is corrupt III sooiSty, ~
m1nty were TO hold nigh carnival and witness scenes OF
Orofany and bloodshed. Thanks TO the lawandorder-
v"g nSopIe of DeerbOrn, the schemes Of the foul
semhly were, TO certain extent, frustrated. me
biackguard, the sneak thief the eracksnan' the
burglar, the confidence man, the gambler, ana
likely enough the murderer, were all there.
As early as O'Clock, yesterday morning a
policemen drawn across the front Of the ticket Office
aud the few regular passengers VINO hsd baggage 10
train made up was too small. SO other cars we're
added. The train got of behind time aud the depot was
cleared while the special dollar train, 1t was
c0mputed on e train was about 900 After leaving the
depot sped on and stopped at station until IT. reached
1880 a. NIT reached Iawrencebnrg Ind. The whole
populace were ont 10 see the show McCOole got on the
tram at this place. and was received Win 1
cheers from the already half drunken thrOas OF the mob
who had been drinking from TASKS aud bottles ever
since had left the city. AT li'4V VIZ 49, ,h
sounded down brakes" heads popped out through ee
windows for all were expecting thai we were now near
our destination on the side Of hill, about nlie away
"a thick mass OF individuals was discovered as We 1P
proacLed nearer wells and shouts and cat calls broke
orh from the kindred mObs and IN few minutes our
train was empty and the whole immense crowd, i mum
herring betgee 600 1900 started across the country
for me rng They spread out the right and lett ana
looked like the advance OF great army oOoI % Iney J
centrated again into solid column, ana maicod MAJ d
ihrOugh Kind Of byroad then over PowHu& & md nSd dawn @
then through grass field ana so on UP nI M I s, ~
fer about mle when another cIOWu was uIsoo.Ci ] ~
the distance WIN hea'y seusoS W. ssed ioroTnd the
driven INTO the ground, rope was passeu ~ ,ln
posts but the preparations hardly completed wne
the mob made dash and upset the whole concern
Great confusion then commenced, when aItIacteu @ ee
attention of the outward straggerS Country men llea
time began to arrive by and threes ON hOrseDack
and after another hall hour or SO thele was q'o m -
body of horsemen Some few old family hacks, wagons
and buggiss also arrived. All Of this time ferocons SCI
Ui men, armed with clupS tieu 70 press .o "a ~
but fast as they would get them DacK AT one sc O
the ring they would make new rush rom from
another point thus every time contracting 1t 10
smaller limits. Loud talk and swearing were 70
be heard all sides. Others WORKED lhdustrl-
OUsly aud with perseverance in removing the renee
rails and mprOvisng all styles OF platform a
by the original posessor - where you could stand
Tie buyers IN sold out when they got tied out
three at least ana In some instances single horse had four
brutes his back Now and again large branch OF aee
began 10 hang heavy and Just it began TO leak out
that the great fight would not take place. although at TINS
time It Surnise caused, no doubt by the de
lay SOOn however it asoertained that COburn had
been arrested at farmhouse in the immediate Nlenly
IL said that when the officers arrived ne ran Tor the
woods, but was overtaken clapped into buggy, ana
driven OF Tins was bad news FOR the rougs; theS grew
frantic and with loud Oaths that some one should
get killed. shortly after all this became known, a
party went around soliciting subscriptions OF s.,
promising 10 refund the donors in he dd not get
up hight. All he wanted was $500, ana III snort ulhe
he Tit Preparations were then made and soon COM
peted, and fight arranged, the principals Delng
Patsy sheppard and Mike COburn The ring was getting
mOmentary smaller the two fighters commenced 10
square other, and after a few moments scene
of confusion eusued that baefS and dees all description
The whole TOared, nmped showed, swayed TO ana
fro Hats knocked Off coats torn, aud over twenty
persons knocked down. The rng-keepers, with
their cHbs laid the heads of those nearest them
One was Knocked down and kicked badly, almost 10
death. Horses frightened and at one time
the whole gave way aud rushed IN one dlree-
tiOn, when away, pell nell, went the whole
crowd toward the convenient woods, falling over
each other as they The whole crowd seemed for the
time TO be turned into wild beasts. They yelled Ike
bySBas they every oath in the swearers calendar
This all done with design the thieves now robbed
every that had any thing TO be robbed Of They stole
the gamblers watch aud the trfmans pOcketbOOk For
about minutes they kept the wild fury up TO the
highest pitch, during which time they piled their business
ihdustrOusly In the mean time il was said that the
fighters had fought four rounds and that the battle
drawn After this decision became known, things settled
down little but at o'clock another Of ex-
ccment broke out, occasiOned by the arrival, In a
country vehicle, Of the great Mogul McCoOle.
Cheers and yells welcomed the boxer, and
with some eXertiOn they got him crammed
into the middle or the most Misunderstanding crowd of
wdenOsed, swefaced, ShOTthaired, thick bullnecked.
dOglOOkug mastiffaced individuals that eye be-
held. A-man with gray mustaehe mounted barrel
aud yelled TO the mob that COburn did not 10
time, and his friend, Mr. McCOOle hand he
claimed for his friend McCOOe the battle money" Ee
regretted that his friends disappointed there
would be no fight. Immediately after this announce
ment, the immense thrOng scattered itself.
Cincinnati Gazette Thursday.