The New York herald., 1870-04-29
THE PRIZE RING.
second FiZzlc of the Kcrrigan-
TOuhey Fight.
Sandy Hook Stormsd by tho Rcughs-Tho
Police on Hand ia Strcngth-Kerrigan
on tho Ground and In the Ring, but
Touhcy not to be Found Capture
and Speedy Discharge Of In.
tended Spectators.

anu speedy D1ecn0rgo Oi lhs
tended Spectators.
II is teyond cavil thata fight rerwecn the pugN
ists. James Kerrlgan haii ing from the Fourth wara
New York. and lward J. Touher, OF WILLIAMSBURG
L. l., win never take place. Bad luck attends one
the other or Tie prnclpass wherever they wander
professionally ana the authorities OF the respective
dstr1c;s whcrea tney desire 10 meet In tn squared
c,rcler have twice tnterfered with their little amse-
mcnt by pouncag upon them 'just before the bat
te" FIRST came the lamentable nzze OF the 18TH OF
April in Connecticut, and secondly, there was 1ts
counterpart in New York narbor yesterday although
1t lacked the gathering bayonet and the ride loaded
to the muzzic and the picturesque handcuT af.er
arrtst.
HOW THE MATCH ORIGINATED.
II wiM he remembered that the rafting mill be-
tween Billy Edwards and Sam Collyer stirred anew
the blood OF Kerrlgan and Touhey regarding thdr
ngnuag abilities, ana hence the original agrtemtn mt
to aght at 1s2 pounds weight for $1,000. That the
battle did not take place as agreed upon. and that
sme thirty poor unfortunate are now in the Jail at
New Haven, rcerettng their ardor on the occasion,
Is too fresh upon the minds OF ali TO need repetition
DEMANDING THE STAKES.
Soon after Kerrigaa was released from custody In
New Haven, he calel uron tho stlkeho der ana
quietly demanded he money up, inasmuch as he
he was IN the ring on Charles lsand at the hour
namel and in the absen OF Tounay, thought he
was emitted 10 H. The hackers OF the latter had,
howcver, been to him piev ousy aud pro vested
ain his giving The stakes to KerrGan, as the ter
ilc storm on the Sound the MS ht OF the 1lih inst
hal prevented his icaoniny the ground befoe inter-
ierod with by III, autho,it es OF Connectcut. Alter
two or three meet ms. du Ing which the prlncipa
ffrov had ItSp
si0ns, TIE stakeholder O dered that
THEY MUST FIGHT
His reasons for th a. els on were log CAL and
based upon n thorough fer e t. the rules OF the
ring asrevlsed IN England four years ago. That no
aiyanta.e could be cia ned bv either party, an
n r cement W IS entered into tw CT the boxers that
Lley should Il sht Mt carch welg 10, within ten days
for the or ginal amount ana the man not on the
ground the DIV ana hour named, whether STOPPED
by the auC nOrities not should for cit the staks.
Tn was the frst chapter or the Kerrlgan-To iey
match 1ttng companion TO the 8 cond ana last,
pidty the pars Of the leaders OF these mediocre
gladillOrs
the tlrcary waste of sand and cellars at the mouth
of the h b)r was selected for the fight, and yesier-
day and time. Water str CT and toe Batry knew
4 aad the roughs and thieves of both c!tes-New
Yok and Brooklyn to attend II. Ore ,t OF
gang from this city is tie rsdeemed Kit Barn. the
apostle Of Water street. hut III. failed as he sequel
viii show. Touheg's friends inten led, as did his
opponents partisans to contract Tor atugooat, to
steal It's way down the bay a thai time OF Thursday
mo ming when the April stars were one by one
taAing iCaye IKE srcns battlions. SIX II, sloop ard
schooner wee impressed INTO service along iha
waters edg, Of the city and on Staten Isand, and n
shore t9warl me by, and when cur ~
lis broad eXpln;e OF water, cared naurht
how oud were the'r yoic or the spn s cf Ihe oars.
In The cary gray Of the morning. tA.y al or neary
all landed Oh tIe beach near the lighthouse. The
pla,c was a lifting one for the obecr TIE hoasse
music OF tae ocean eating en- the shorn, the iashng
OF tic beacon lgnis nom TIE towers welcome
sanaiions TO the marin +, the boats an the rough
looking men etrchlig fer TIE iignt, lnade picture
worm renemb ring.
kerrgan va, lound to b, on tho ground, having
come ON Staten l. and with his second Wednesday
afternoon. In a BATH NJ house II slept contente w
| tnoagh the acc,nmo iaion, wer, very poor ana
the surroundings drcars enough IN one wlo hoii. NJ
he wo Il fight soon after the dawn OF day. To hey
hal not arrived, had any OF his n nds an ali
the innlels aad dock rats SHOOK tleIr heads
| ominou-ly. sudienly cry iron the attend nt
down foi the Hoos do was seen the
POLICE boat MErR0PoLiTAN.
and While The lrowd CT rsGd Cagtain Todd and the
one hundrel officers aboari they rs ed lor the r
boats and som were IN sing "a or ben ling thelr
adcs o. ash, 10 escape me aSt fam arity OF the
ofiic rs. In this ey succe died. with but two *.
e ptions, but merry time was II ale IN that charge
along tie beach at Sandy Hook. The OH trs
tamped at llv ly lat in and knee dc ;p. and GOV
AMI In n seated tle shelving giLley. nmg,d w.ti
cedar and -pt erel into places well aiapted for the
Kprr,gan was awakened from his slnmbcrs. ana
when haf a mile away from tie officers was SAFE Y
| pu on board sloop. which IN moment 81 Cd 1way
| seen even yeg; and hooking ut over e. was rs OF
tie bay here was Dotiing see OF roHb at or sail
boat tnat looked as n contained him. Soon ktrr.-
| cans boat stoCd IN again toward shore. and n G
I OF TWO boats la ched from her dc, X he pil ed
| tuicgly ashore and seppel on tn beach. WITH q
pager parcel upNer his arm. II conta ned his light
| ING shoes In q moment lie was pone-burled IN tic
tlicx groves Of cedars, waege Thousand POI cemen
| COZ d not have oGnn him. Soon TWO, three, loul
| and more II ends followed him. ard aitNe hour OF
eight o'c ock was fest arriving they ycni red asan
TO the grounds selected for The OCCASION and gu cSly
| forming temporary ring Kerriaan Tor ne second
time, owing TO the ausence OF his opponent, Canned
| the stakes OF $1,000.
Tired and weary Of tn job, AID wax'ny warm IN
their indignation be ause OF such poor luck, the
roii boat TOOK in her mes anu moved slowly away
Wnen but & lite dsa ance rom the dock Captain
| Tod espled sloop approaching tho beach with q
| number oil men on board. With bit two prisoners
1t would look rather lngOrious to Ietun anu In tie
| absence OF ii1h5 compel ed he vessel 10 heaye &c
and took ne passenleis ptl4oners inen 'he Nero
poitan, craplike, bowcd noaI Iner e ily away
The face OF roice out OF sight, Keriran, about ten
O'Clock together With his iiiends lett rne HCo IN
small boat and before noon was in place - sa ETY.
| Az tina time. more tnan TWO nous after the supt
aie tine agreed to pc IN Che ring, Toun had no
peen heard rom. and thus ended the Sc oni chaptc
! Oh q bunging, miseraby arranged prize dght.
THE ARRESTED PARTIES
All those arreste !, 9oth by Captain Kennedy, Q
the SIKH precinct, on STORE. anu by Captain Iudtl
OF harbor police in the bay, were taken before Ju;
tice Dowisag aud with solemn warning tnat II tle
were ever dltiilR hSSisi
ing In the disgraceful practice OF PRIZE lighting The
would hlve meted out TO them the sevcreSt penalt
OF the law, they were sent nome rejoicing. Thei
names are as follows: -Caps ain Kennedy's prison
| ers-Heury simpson, Thomas Carter, Joseph T. on
Stephen NJ Hale, James Barley John Moore. SD
ney PomerOy. Henry Stanton, John so2ers JONI
Woods. Wm. Craig, Peter Conner, Ge orge Hamilton
sam Sheehan, ParrIck 0'Bnen. Captain Todd's VIC
tims-Patrlck Laney, Ed. Sweeney, Thomas Mckar
land, John Murphy, George Morrlsy, Patrick Ga
munsky, James Cnl;ln, Charles Cummiu ys Tim0tn.
Bowie. John Hendredisln penis Manoin. Patric
OBrlen, Jonn Burns, Charles Burns Lawrence Nc
Manor. John Connor, Mchaei Mackey.
TOuhey was not arrested some very known
CUES who we're arres c last III ght asserted. Having
the fear Of Judge Beiiord's warrant ne is undoub
edly following kerrlGan's plan, and ''Kecping ver
scarce"
SiCHEM Jfn JuBEES.