The New York herald., 1869-03-10

ACTION OF ASSESSOR
Immediately after the termination Of the investi-
CATION Assessor Webster directed an assessment 70
be made forthwith on Messrs Clarke Dodge Co.,
81, 100000, which was the acxnowlsdesd capitai oi
the nrm In the month Of November, 1893.
PRIZE FIGHT BETWEEN WOMEN.
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An Event Characteristic or Massachusctts-
Brutal Prize Fight Between TIVE Abandoned
Womcn-saIly Chapman Whips Mary Ann
Jones--Twenty.one Rounds Fought.
Boston. March g. 1859.
The masculine brutes OF creation can no longer
claim that they are the exclusive patrons Of the
prize ring The women Of the country, or, at least
some Of those resident in this vicinity where 0Bad.
win and Wormald had Q brief encounter, have gone
boldly into the arena IN spite OF the stringent laws
OF Massachusetts, and the examples which the courts
have made OF the Irish and English bruisers before
alluded to.
Last Saturday evening TWO women OF questionable
repute belonging In Portland street. In this city, one
named Sarah Chapman and the other Mary Ann
Jones, INDUCED in brief commentary upon the re-
specve physical endurance Of each other the result
Of which was q match OF TWENTY-FIVE dollars side
and the petticoat championship Of America
The funds to make up the round purse Of nfty dol
lara were supplied by the hackers OF the respective
feminine giadiators, and It was arranged that the
contest should come on at an earlv hour yesterday
morning at hotel in. North Somervnle some six or
seven miles distant from the city.
The intelligence that Q match had been actually
made was quietly but extensively promulgated
among the roughs and lower class Of sporting men,
and at about midnight the horse cars running between
Boston and somerville were freghted with those
characters which are the terror OF all peaceable
citizens.
the point designated for the "min" was In the well
known Blackley's Exchange, IN Somerville and In
the immediate vicinity Of the Boston and Lowell
Railroad
The competitors, Sally and Molly, as they were
familiarly termed. did not arrive until about half
past two Sunday morning, bat the spectaton Of the
dred were on hand two hours earlier, with
plentiful supply OF genuine benzine and imitation
Their desires were that the n9nt should commence
az soon a. the principals arrived.
police upon Wormald and O'Baldwm caused the
proprietor OF the hotel to have scouts set out 70
report having been made preparations were 1t once
commenced.
drinking saloon on Portland street performed the
duties q second to Molly, No . and Boston hickman
Tse place selected for the tight was large dance
hall In the third story Of the building and ring WAS
sa Der Of rough 81 benches and tables.
During the preparations the crowd, which con-
sisted Of q number OF abandoned women, - wen
as men, pcrtook freely OF LIQUOR, and the result
was that there were one or Two OUTSIDE Knock
AZ about three O'Clock In the morning the bloated
proprietor OF the house, announced ina shat the bar
wofu "e and nascmnate rush Of both sexes
| IN the direction Of the upper hall:
| The contestants had gone before them ana were
ing simply Of pair Of ordinary drawers, stockings
| and women's gaiters.
1 peared to be about 120 pounds in weight, and pr
| haps twenty or twenty-five years OF age
Molly who was about the same aye, appeared 20
be the heavier OF the two. and particularly
| spicuous on account OF generous abundance Of
Physically speaking, both were remarkably well
developed but the bets which were generally cou-
Molly. The reason Of this was probably on account
OF her confident boasts that sne would make short
work q her @ ns a'sea ~ G 20 pe
suit Of the contest In which she was about to Gu
gage. 49,, ,,.,ors had ,..neraa .rorrd rho na,
r,er OF benches and tables that separated them from
the feminine pugilists the proprietor Of the place
| have and what he wouldn't have In about the fo-
81 tell YER what ,tis fellows this ere gnt is going
to be fought IN prize light STYLE The dosh "
all up, and the that don't come 70 time is going
and al ns os naye aS got oss - DC Se uss
ring and interferes he'll get his head punched aud
II everybody Will mind their business we WIN have
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crowd that Molly gets the hight"
After this ineiegant but rather forcibe speech
atimeu was called and the contestants, who had
evidently been instructed, came forward and slook
hands in the regular prize ring style
The scene was one OF excitement rs wei as OF
The red-headed Molly was full Of whiskey ana
eager for blood whe b net ws
with the most blasphemous OF oauis, she man4ved,
however, to come to the S scratch ana N I'M met the brave
There was no preliminary sparnng or any other
evidence OF training In the semidignhed art OF self
the proboscs OF the umid SARAH but the latter
lodged the blow and. screaming for nep. jumped
over one OF the benches among the spectators.
The rebukes OF her friends overcame her fear, how
ever: for In an instant she was back again In the
arena and before the resoiate molly nad ceased nes
| first round she was the recipient OF says couple
ments in the shape OF telling olow un er ne risnt
| and mingled with her moans and cries was prolu-
SION OF encouraging oaths from the friends oi tie
Aiter this bctn stood motonIess for few seconds
| when, as II simultaneously started by electricity,
| lowed n most repusive spectacle OF poondilg,
| scratching biting and hairpuiiin2. This lasted,
| perhaps half minute when Molly managed 70 trip
her antagonist out the fall she came underneath
and groaned loudly as her opponentieIl heavily upon
The two were then gathered up by their respective
seconds and carried u, the corners In styie that
would have been worthy OF Morrssey or sullivan ,
strictly to the rules generally enforced IN the ring
but the conbatants were allowed to rest until they
were ready TO renew the contest
They took about three minutes after the first
round, during which time there great excite
ment and considerable small betting among the
crowd Of spectators.
The FIRST round was, however the principal one
and the only one Of any length. Notwithstanding
nineteen others followed. occupying altogether up
wards Of an hour and quarter.
On the fourth round blood was drawn from the
nasal organs OF both. and upon the thirteenth molly
got the worst Of In the loss VI several auburn locks
| and painful bite upon one Of her arms
Sally, who all along had been tmld, seemed 70
warm IN a. the fight progressed, and through the
last ave or six rounds she gave her rival terrible
punishment but IN the course OF this sne mad one OF
| clothing torn on. ,...nu.s ~au.,.. !.
/ was apparent that Molly, confident and forrnd-
allie al frst would the worst OF II at the end, and