The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-25

The Night Before the combat-It Wasn't Com
bat-The Woes Of tbs wawapex-'The Cops!
the Copsv'-The Scatter, the Escape,
tho Rout-Two Rounds OF Ora
tory and No Blows

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On Tuesday evening, HERALD reporter having
placed himself IN communication with those con-
sdered among tho fancy to DO
THE "KSowING oNgs,r
trip 60 the pier at the foot OF Twenty-seventh
street, East river, was the result. AT four T. NJ.
exactly the steamer Setn Low came along
side. The trip up the Sound was delicious.
Billy Edwards was on board and seemed,
rs far as his face would indicate, to have gone
through course OF starvation for some time back.
There was little TO diversity the voyage up. The
party landed at Cold Spring Harbor AS soon as the
steamer had made the landing certain long pack.
ages done up innocenty IN mating were thrown
ashore, and the "Iancy' followed them. These
packages We're
THE ROPES AND STAKES
so necessary 10 set.to. Everything now looked
lovely and cry OF eXultation arose individually
as the half hundred braves walked up the gravelled
path to where the Wawapex House stood, halfway
up the HILL uncovered in green aanthus trees.
The Eruption OF such peculiarly got up assembly
through the doors OF quiet country hotel naturally
caused q sensation among the proprietors and In.
ma,es. Here 1t was found that Tim Collins and his
select gang we're already in possession, and the
atfectionate nature OF the greetings on botn sides
would touch . sensitive mini.
After supper various parties Went out for quiet
walks III ,he woods, anu = core or SO OF tie ia,
high land at the back OF the thckly wooded bluIfs to
LOOK OUT FoR FIGHTING GROUND.
About half mile our q perfectly level meadow on
the farm OF q Mr.. Jones was selected.
The buffers and eX-bufers wandered about IN a
by frequent visits the hotel bar. The PRINCIPALS,
after walk and liant supper. before and after
which they were very anxions TO weigh themselves.
went TO bed on the upper uoor 10
DREAM or BLACK EYES
ana bloody noses. defeat ana victory. 1t had come
to the ears OF the landlord that another boat was
coming, and as It's living cargo was referred 10 i'll
generally deprecatory terms. the landlord gave forth
the terrible mandate that when the other boat
arrived the bar should be closed. About nine O'Clock
the ring was pitched Parties came dropping In
from all points, Heaven knows how, up TO midnight,
when IN Railways. on sofas, on and under tables,
anywhere that a Frenchman'5 ingenuity could stow
man,
slept the sleep OF innocence II rad been remarked
during the evening that there were three colored
servant girls around the house, but an expected
sensation, In the shape OF "a coored police officer
from Washington, carried them or on a charge OF
theft committed IN the national capital. This added
10 tho landlords uneasness.
The first streak Of dawn was barely visible in the
east when the unwonted inmates Of the Wawapex
Hotel were aroused by the cry,
''THE BOATS IN; GET UPr'
On gaining the grounds 1t was visible that about
four hundred choice rouglis anu rowdcs were III the
act OF dlsembarkIng nom the swift tngbOat Seth
Low. which had left Hunters Point al haIl-past
twelve. They soon made their way To the hotel and
Harry Hill made his way aown, ana discovered to
his disgust that Bill Clarke one or Collins hackers.
had been left behind AZ Hunters Point IL was
nevertheless urged That the light shSad proceed al
once. - - WI
For" said Harry 10 the HERALD reporter in his
peculiar style OF philosophy .the sooner tins crowd
Is out OF evcrybouys and its own way the better
for itself and everybody else. Provisions
right here ana nuner, rough goes Tor q larder or
ON ,he news Of The arrya, me noe was quickly
49,
gan counting his profits. The beds, 81 'sshako3i-
downs" were obviously paid Tor, on account oil the
difficulty OF counting heads. On the side VI loss
first glance discovered the abstraction OF
SET OF ToRroisEsnELL nANpt;ED RAzoRs
there offered for sale on the hotel groundsl,
a $500 case Of surgical instruments. two gallons OF
brandy, aud everything edible IN the house. The
'scaed,o Billy being 1884 pounds and Tim exactly
l23. This was cheering, the stipulated weight being
immediate SET to on the part OF Collins
because Bill Clarke was not present, and the
aeeSs n %e ss
were wandering about the woods, cry was raised
wcn acted On the Sn ne Of s
THIS cry IN ali Its naked terror was
TUE COPS, by CD; THE COPS"
er Whatever vii express 10 Cover
grouGd in any direction, followed. and Ike The lor-
Ientous shadow OF thunderstorm ovcr a
TO the number OF 100. spread themselves oyer the
picture OF arcadian felicity In ptiess manner. The
motel was SURROUNDED Dy aUouL MY, WINE the Osner
moiety scattered through the woous ana started
dead rabbits' OF every step. Upon open county
they discovered the ring ready pitched. and on the
unresisting stakes and ropes wreaked their desp-
cable vengeance.
THE POETRY OF PUGILrsx
did not awaken one throb IN their bowels OF COM
passion. The hotel presented . scene from The
franco-Prussian war. The police nhlans were about
TO search for contraband OF war, and the viruous,
inonensive peasantIy from the Fourth ward. find
ing they were not "wanfcd.n gazed on In stOiid
wonder. The municipal mlnions were under the
command OF Inspector waIIing and captain
Todd, OF the River Police, for 1t was In the
latter's white panied craft the Seneca, that the
uhlans mad been waited 10 Cold Spring Hurbor IN
pursui; OF the seth Low.
Landlord"
'.Saref
1--WE want Collins and Edwards"
do not know. Misther Coleens hal tshrug Of the
shouldersJ DO not know Also
"Wel, we're gong through the house,
"Vefy well, sare. Come aong."
Inspector Walling, win Sergeant James and four
other accomplices, now entered The dOmlcie and
went through It, but did not discover either Billy or
TIM, winch did not astonish the landlord. who had
begun TO believe that New York humanity could
pack itself into saidne box or pre howl nj Will.
The hint may not be thrown away on the phfDllnd
police ii 1t is limited that, next time, they
LOOK UNDER THE BEDS.
II they did not md lin, they dropped on his
drawers, his spiked shoes ana his trainer, Jem
Smith, the pedestrian.
THESE THREE ARTICLES
they put safely on board the Seneca. Dooney Tlar-
rs, Edwards trainer-a man whose face has sin.
gulariy compressed appearance-was squeezed on
board aso Things remained in THIS position for
ABOUT four hours. In the meantime Bin Clarke
had arrived, having travelled oil night III q
wagon to be late In the morning.. AT
length both sides wesried. and the rougns crowded
on board the Seth Low, which steamed OF. when
the police got on board The seneca and steamed
after her. About one hundred inconigibles re-
NAMED. and as soon as the police boat was out Of
afp,s 10Th Gtntn hal l<.ftr