The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-14
THE BUFFERS BACK.
What the Bruisers and Their
Backers Have to Say.


Outgeneralled at His Own Game-"Another
Joe Goss Affair"-Joe, Jim and Harry
Interviewed-NoF Fight in Prospect.
On all the important points OF history, where con.
nicting clements have ragged tho contempOraneous
historian has always found difficulty IN deciding
fairly on the merits OF question: 1t has remained
for after generations to measure the matter in the
balance Of truth SO IN relation TO the late battle
between the two pugiliss no excited the public to
ephemeral interest in prIze1ghtng, the most I'M
reliable versions as to who was to blame in spelling
the public expectation come from those who wit
messed .t
',N WHAT WAS NOT A "MrLL."
Prom tine moment 1t was announced In this city
that Mace had declined 10 night Coburn IN the lat
ters corner the apologsts Of both parties COM
menced their oracular declarations Of the pluck and
resolution OF their favorites Yesterday morning the
deiectahle crowd who stood around the ''ring"
arrived this city and spread themselves over the
barrooms Of the city with their oneslded stories
gushing from their soaking lips. 1t was teegraphed
| from afar of that
TaE GANGS WERE COMING,
and without pausing TO think how much the public
would care II they depleted the population to the
extent Of their number, the Jersey police assembled
in force by orders OF their chief McWilliams In the
Jersey City depot, to conduct the ncwsful 'gentle
men" to the ferry. On the New York side, Superin-
| tendent Kelso had number OF his brawny satellites
| to that the fifteen hundred roughs disembarked
| without any injury to themselves. 1t has been
limited that the news from the front to the effect
that an unsophisticatcd Canadian Sheriff had lost
his gold watch at the hands OF of these gentry
HAD weight with our welghtv superintendent to
send down his men in the interest Of any other loose
sroans oose the uepos na onoos
collection OF the genus rai1lan greeted
their returning comrades ana conducted them, as
before observed TO the homes OF rotgut all over our
| proud metropolis.
| The question as to which or the fighters was TO
| blame Tor
| NOT HAVING POUNDED TIE OTHER
or not being pounded himself was still open ono,
and accordingly HERALD reporter set about the
nnenvlabe task OF probing the heart OF the pro-
found mystery Where 70 begin was the am Guilty.
| away respectabc.looking man, with long sandy
goatee who had gone to see the "nght.n 1t was his
first experience in this sort OF thing he said, and
| his ideas were somewhat mudded. lie appeared to
| remember but one fact-namey, that he had good
shoulders, and showing signs Of decay at the CT
| bows he remembers, also, running away when
the soldiers came in sight, and having to telegraph
| for his fare home. How many IDIOTS this man,
! WHO HAD NOT SEEN THE BURLEsQUE,
story, however, should not be thrown away on
| decent men with sentimental leanings towards the
Chabes street. nes S This Ts 9 oobnyn ho"se and the
proprietor was in the act OF giving long disquison
on the late zze when the HERALD reporter entered
| There was q motley crowd present-all COburn
! men-who naturally listened to McDermott as
though an evangelist were speaking.
| "lOu see, 1t was a twenty-fO foot ring. The
| agreement between 'em was to fight IN That ring.
and II Mace wanted to lick Joe didn't he have lots o.
| room 10 do II inf'
"Tnat's square talk" echoed the admirers.
This fellow comes over here, an like the
| pickp0ckct, he's
| THE FIRST TO CRY THIEF
| when theresa cop round. Mace thought he had
IN this city. ana that's what's the trouble with him.
| Joe knew his business" responded the crowd.
let's give MN host," SAID an individual with
ton to drink the party joined IN an effort to drink
live fingers deep to their champion.
| In Houston street tpe reporter found Harry Hill,
| looking fresh, with the announcement on his lips
That he had Just had shampoo piece of mtelii-
| gence which The public VIII be glad to learn, W hile
| plying the barber.
"NeSer had sucn time; didn't nave square
meal or straight sleep since lett."
| "wHAT ABOUT THE FIGHTf
Never see such a thing: was right there IN the
| ring. Come inside and lll talk TO you.'
ON entering his liquor store thi" but select al
Tendance Of Tngn celebrities was d,,nly visible ,,
| ana when this business was got through without
THE STORY OF THE STAND UP
leaked ont from what was decidedly the Mace point
| OF view. The Dersonages involved in the elucida-
| ton. besides Mr.. Hun ana the reporter were clean
| faced, clean built man named Murphy tproDably had
/ shampoo Also the important entity VINO mad
| "pitcled the rings youthful Individual namecss,
| and swell, with light overcoat THIS is laid down
IN order to avoid any difficulty following the COIL
| yersa,ion which succeeded
| SwELL-Well. Hawwy, my boy what 'appened
when You got ashoawy
HrLie-Wel we went mp the country, and Murphy
| there pitched the stakes.
/ MURruy--Ies and tue crowd broke through the
| outside ring an never got i silver. s'elp me-
! Did THIS fellah Coburn run away all the time
| HtI.L-Now. III Jest tell you.
1 YOUrH--Coburn's a dunghIll.
/ SwgLL-My young friend, won't You let Ilawwy
\ tell the stowyi
| HIiI--Mace come up 10 the scratch and Joe
/ come up. an then Joe backed to his corner.
| SwELL-Hadnit he "A right to 80 to his corner2
| HILL-Tlere's the scratch (here he drew a line on
the sawdust with his loot; THAT'S the place for u
! man to fight. Now, here was the trouble; lem
| didn't want 10 follow CoDurn INTO his corner, for
CROWD or DIRTY sSoozERs
| there that were laying ior Jem and Jcm knew IT.
Why he looks over into the crowd an says. "Come
out mere an III ight You. amt gong TO fight
MI thar crowd;n bnt Joe wouldn't come.
REPoRTER- How many were round Columns cor
HlLL-oh, about sixty were three 10 one win
them hut II was our agreement not to give the first
offence. Jena didn't want 10 run any risks ana Joe
lay over 10 his corner tempting nm.
SwEiL--What was he AFRAID Of Those fcllahs
were outside the wing
Iin.I-You don't know tnat crowd they had
pepper 70 snroT n 4co ms eyes ori ana vi
no risks. Tncy'd do ANYTHING Tor nothing and
they'd cst ~ soon stab him or shoot him rs let IL
alone, and nobody "a know VINO did II. Jem would
stani at the scratch anu then he'd 70 towards Joe,
and Joe would back 20 ms corner Joe would stand
win his arms across this way illustrating Tor ten
minutes AZ n time. say, Murphy, now you be Mace,
an
I'll BE CoBURN,
an viii show that slluiilc wnen Mace male the
double -step.
here INC Two worthless put themselves into atti
tuie. Murphy made sort OF reint IN Iil's direc-
non. when The latter reireated about fifteen teet
performing q sort of Indian dance
what could You DO with man like THAR At last
the sheriff came, and they took his watch.
Nourutie come IN through Columns corner
they let bi hin.
MuRpnY-No he didn't; you're roo fast young
fellow. TINS was accompanied by wink, rs much
DON'T FILE lr ON roo srRoSa)
MURPHy--1ney lifted the snerfrs ''Icaiher,r too. \
HILL How much was Ia ~