Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-05-27
HOW THE. PRIZE FIGHT WAS
STOPPED.

we nnd an Interesting sketch OF the
Mace oburn prize light, which was to
have come off In Canada, but didn't,
because the authorities put a stop to
1t. At II o'clock precisely the fighters
entered the ring, and for an hour and
a quarter they kept "playlng" and
sparring, neither of them having re-
ceived a blow:
At nine minutes past one they were
still standing apart, when suddenly n
cry of "Police !" was raised, but was
not believed. At ten minutes past n
Coburn advanced and both waited. In
the mean time the crowd were handy
ing all sorts Of taunts at each other
and encouragement to their favorite.
Most of their expressions would be
unfit for ears polite. Somebody called
upon Joe for a speech. Mace laughed
and repeated the call, and Coburn
laughed, too. In answer to a cry for
Coburn to draw Mace into his corner,
Joe said, smiling, whats the use ;
he won't come" A little man in the
west corner offered 800 to $50 that
Coburn wouldn't lose the fight. He
was taken twice, but called.
A BEAUTIFUL SPOT FOR A JUDGE.
Again q cry Of police was raised,
and the outer edge of the crowd scat
tered In all directions. This qulckened
Coburn, and at 1t they went again, as
If In earnest. Backward and forward
they were sparrlng, no blows being
struck, when q scared-looklng old man
in q brown coat tumbled into the ring,
and announcing himself as Judge Will
son, of Norfolk county, ordered them
to dispense. He said;
"The authorities here have heard Of
| the prize fight, and are determined to
stop 1t. | have brought with NE a
military force, who are now up the
road, and / warn you that If another
blow be struck / will order them to
fire upon you, and your blood be upon
your heads"
Another old fellow in black, with n
swallow-tail coat, n black three-cor-
nered hat aud q sword, turred up ut
this moment, and the Justice said to
him :
"Sherif' Edward Deed, read the
proclamation" He added: ooh! my
gold watch, worth thirty-fve pounds;
somebody's stole 1t. Gentlemen, won't
some of you assist me to recover my,
watch?"
HOW THE QUEEN STOPPED TIE FIGHT.
Sheriff Deed couldn't make himself
heard for II few minutes. Cries Of
"Chuck him out Of the ring!" go
OH, Joe don't put your clothes on!'
When order was partly restored he
read US follows:
"Our sovereign lady. the Queen,
chargeth and commandeth all persons
being assembled to depart to their hab-
itations or to their lawful businesses.
upon the pains contained In the act
relating to high treason, to tumults
and riotoiis assemblies, and to other
offenses. God save the Queen!
The soldiers were plainly visible In
the road above-thirty volunteers Of
the Thirty-linth Norfolk Rifles, under
command of Colonel Tisdale. They
were dressed in black, with red facings,
and wore black woolly hats. The gang
ut once dispersed and took to the boats.
1t was nearly Z o'clock when they
started down to Eric, the referee hay
ing decided to have a meeting in the
Reed House In the morning at 10
O'Clock. Joe sent n delegation, con-
sisting Of Aleck Mason, O'Donnell,
Costello and Jim Coburn, to Mace, to
offer to run down to Long Point or
Port Albino and fight 1t out. Mace
refused, saying that the charter OF his
boat ran out. The Captain of the New
York then offered to take the whole
gang on board, let the Mace boat 60.
and run down to the Point. Mace said
that he had nothing to say until the
referees decision.
AN EXCITING MEETING.
Coburn upon his arrival went at once
to the Morton House, and Mace put up
ut the Reed House. At 10 O'Clock this
morning Joe and his friends drove up
In carriages to the latter place to listen
to the referees decision. He had no
sooner entered than he was told that
Hollingwood intended to order a fight
near Kansas City, Missouri, on this
day three weeks. He went immedi-
ately up to Mace's room and found
him sitting In a chair.
"Wlat do you mean," he said, "hy
dragging me off where my friends can-
not come? Do you want to murder
me? You got the choice of ground,
and you wouldn't fight anywhere but
In Canada. Now l want you to fight
in Canda. You have no right to change
the ground to tho United States"
~ have nothing to do with It," an
swered Mace. "You'll have to 60.
See the referee"
"You lie." returned Coburn "you
have put up another job on ne. | can
lick you anywhere. l al lick you
here now. Get up and let us have 1t
out"
THE DECISION o. A BIASED REFEREE.
Mace would not consent to fight, and
Coburn was with difficulty taken out
of the room by his trainer and hackers.
Down stairs he met Hollingwood, and
told him that he (tlie referse) had been
bought over, having travelled on Mace's
boat. Dick said that If they attempted
to fight in Canada again they would
all be shot down, and that In Kansas
City they would not be molested.
Coburn answered that he would not 20
to Kansas City, and left in a huff.
The greater part Of both gangs left
for New York OIL the 11:30 train, and
Coburn followed In a special car.
Mace Is going straight from here to
Kansas City this evening.
"ONcE," said a reverend narrator,
fhn cunerintendent asked me- In take