The New York herald., 1870-11-23
GaOWLMG GLAD1AT0RS.
Flow 500" Cobmn Played ''Bluifn While
"JeIn' Mace was Playing Faro. NJ
A New Way Of Making Man migrate That
Little sparring Tour in the south-"Jem''
Talks About walking Away" with
Jo:eph-rho Man with No Superior W
Was Jem Sick or Out Of
Townp-Ten thousand DOL
lars OF. Ten Dollar Note.

herald reporter called upon Joe C0burn yes
teray to learn the particulars OF his recent raid on
Mace. and to otherwise interview blm. Ooburn was
found at a place in the vicinity OF the City Hall !
patronized by the sporting ik and members OF some
decayed political circle. The saloon which cnanced
10 be hss rendezvous was an old-fashioned corner
porter house, wen filed with gentlemen or pugi-
iistic phssognomy, and redolent with line scented
oaths ana the fumes OF Jersey tobacco. In.
quirlcs AT the bar fist brought forth the
statement that doe Coburn was not In.
"But there's Mike, his brother; may be hen do as
wcY' HAT an hour later, however
ttt THE vERIrABIE JOSEPH
| appeared and tie reporter gently waited Lin to
nice scat, when he unwound the following narra-
| tive:-- ...a.
"fou see, Jena Mace's agent sent for me- after the
nrht for the championship. to spar with him. lie
telcgraphed me from Atlanta and said Mace would
pay me $500 ana all expenses Gncludlng railway
fares going and coming, for eight nights sparrng
Mace had been promised $4,000 for the same eiaht
nights We'll, went down there, but when got to
Atlanta there was no show for anything IN the way
OF an exhibition Finally Johnson, the proprietor OF
the United States Hotel. offered Mace aud mysclf
1000 10 go into a circus which happened 10 be
tentng there at the time aud spar tor three even
ings IN succession. 1t dd not pay, and Johnson
gave us 500, which wo divided equally, ana Mace
".
trip, however, fell through, Mace SAYING
u WANT to GO HoME'
We then made an engagement with the circus
preprctsrst perform for three days, 500 per day
We spared two days, received from the gentle
manly and itinerant manager $685. We divided this
| came home to New York. At Atlanta, however and
and before any remuneration my part Of claim for
the $500 promised me, had paid for Mace the sum
OF SlOO for ticket 10 New York for Dooney Harris
A u011 I'M n md mai Il ma
| thus losing not only the $500 promised but ex.
penscs each way and the money loaned. On sainr-
day night last went up to Mace's house to get this
| $lV0, or u part 0l II, and iOund him in
4 PRIVATE. RooNsUP STAIRS,
playing cards. asked him Tor some money, and he
said lie "nadn't any," told him l knew better; 1
| saw him putting checks In As pocket / inen went
stake come back to play tile game. Going up stars
found Mace sitting IN front OF the table, and just
II want 20 know whether you can fight or not.n
s Seeing u, @ me lake onmy coat Mace jumped up and
reach nailed him AZ as hit him
! He RAN AWAY.
Yee % % Ts ms T Wno no sskes
/ at the game tnen said, "Cobnrn you don't want to
| raise q iAuss here ~ SAID l wouldn't, ana went
In regard to Maces card in the HERALD this
msining s wi, wlli say lhls;-Mace casts q
assisted him 10 start a place OF business. /
spared with him witaout charge, and this is my
| conpense. He says Was grossly intoxicated That
| drunk. And tnen he adds-T must acknowledge
! him my SUPERIOR acknowledge .sE71
| NO MAN My SUPERIOR. aMa
In conclusion Coburn said, III have stuck up for
/ Jim Mace more tnan any man in New York: but
when he plays me ior suckeY IT'S time for . man
scrNEs AT rsg "cAprTor.n e
During the evening the HERALD reporter also
VISITED ted me- Capitol" pit " TWentythira street kept
was the scene OF tile recent racas.
"Jem Is abed sick y said q woman. na
"MI; Mage y & gone out Z SAID man, aad alady
mysterious fact thar 'Jem Macon be in the
premises. netwixt you aud |, between now and tn
With as many curious mummeres az the tirst witch
IN .MacDsis,'' the aniiqnaed filbernian damsel de
| Jem bade the writer enter hls august presence.
ON A COUCH
OF sea horses name. or other air recned the great
| hal pushei Of chesnu.s: ana when aoyens OF pre.
pared questions !, had been shot at him throught the
medium OF gull hetMacel arose with dlgnIiy and
| relieved himself OF the following speech:-
MACE's VERSION OF THE STORY.
"Cobnn came here when we were p,aying "a little
game, up stairs and he was fearfuIly ana wonder.
fuiy drunk put some cheeks IN my pocket and
asked me 70 loan him twenty dollars. put my
hand a. IN n.y. my pocxet and drew out nye dollars;
about sharp r' ana walked away e and sirnee 6e
was beasily drunk. Had he not been SO ] wonld
was playing cards with gentleman and suddenly
felt blow from somebody IN the rear turned my
head aud saw 1t was Coburn behind me. I-
E he STRUCK ME- IN THE EYE
! caught chair in my hand ana said, what
40 you meanr CoOurn said, Get up you ID
sucker. mean to fghtf / then said this IS
not proper place to nght am done lighting and it
- no nonOr to light with drunken main., He then |
said You've got to fight me leave the country
answered, III I've got TO fight you must but |
shsnt leave the country; would rather 1gnt than |
do tnat, ! t0dIhin, then, wanted to keep q re- |
spectacle house and Could not bear any quarrcIs or
noise. Mr.. Keyes said to Coburn, Dun'tiInaHe any
M fuss IN this room.' coburD said NO, Will net.' At
1 rwo POLICEMEN ENTERED,
and said to C0bnrn, You had better go; yon win he
locked up. Upon this he lclt.r ~ ~ If.
win view to having little light shed on this oc.
cult ana begercnt case the reporter next ssnter- I
viewed" hnb,tue OF the 'Captop' and obtained the
following versI0n:- n, rss-s. ~ y 0I
Mr.. Coburn came to Maces 'capitel" In a beastly
state ofintOxication When he entered he was &C.
companied BY q hacknan. Instead Of paying the
driver he invested nve dollars In game of chance
ana Iost. lie then went down stairs and asked
Mace TO loan him twenty-five dollars. This was in
the barroom. Mace refused, because he had q
payment TO mako the next day and Leeded oil hls
money. Coburn tnen went away. Afterwards --an
hour ana half later -he returned with Dan Noble,
sitting In conversation with friend he aa4al
-. sTEuCK HIM in a cowARDLy MANNER
MI. Mace placed himself on guard ana prepared
10 accept hostilities, but moment afterwards he
apPeaeu 70 his friends present to decide as to
Wnetner ne should chastse the aggress0r These
irends myself among the number) advised him
not 70 nave any trouble m the house. aud owing to
me intoxicated condition OF Cobnrn Mace evidently
tried MS best TO avoid trouble. Coburn said Mnce |
must ight or leave the country, ana Mace replied TO
this that fet sst ~ ~ N I. It ~, 80 |
.ts. " Hn WOULD FIGHT M. /
Tor 5000 10 $4,000 &c five or ten dollar note
II necessary lie added that he came to the coun.
Iry not TO light but 10 enter into business which
would enfIuc hun 10 The reputation OF all honest
relied by hragaadoctQ to hgpt ne was willing to
ABIDE the consequences.