The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-15
Held to Answer Before q United
States Grand Jury.
a Terrific Melee Expected Among the
Partisan Roughs.
THE BOATS STOPPED.
The Police Called Out to Main
tain Order.

ana OBaldwin greatly augmented last evening
ana this morning, and some excitement was
caused by the second arrest OF the men an ad-
Aitional charge made by Deputy United States At
torney Frederick Pinkney, who swOre before MI.
Carr, the Deputy Clerk Of the Criminal Court, and
Judge Gilmore, that the said James Mace, Joseph
Coburn and Edward O'Baldwln, and other persons,
20 him unknown have unlawfully. wilfury and
maliciously combined conspired and confederated
and agreed together to make arrangements for
and In furtherance of a certain prize fight In the
State OF Virginia, such arrangements being con-
trary to the laws Of the Commonwealth. Under
this warrant each was arrested ana held to bail
IN the sum Of $4,000 to appear before the Grand
Jury ct the next term. Friends in the city came
forward and the men were liberated.
Mr. PINKNEY's IDEAS.
Before leaving the Clerks ONCE, about ten
O'Clock this morning, sought the Deputy United
States Attorney, and after due directions were
given me found him at his offices st. Paul street.
. thoroughfare devoted almost exclusively, 1t
seemed, to gentlemen Of the legal profession. Mr..
Pinkney has seen seventy or more winters, and,
though all have not been passed In my Maryland"
they have whitened his beard and hair, and he
looks an old gentleman who has passed his life in
devotion to his profession, and perhaps, not with
that reward due to the honest hard worker In
response to the results Of his action he said that
the principal idea to secure these puglists for
the Jurisdiction of the State OF Virginia.
1T is an ndictable offence" said he, warming
up, and his full gray eye becoming animated "tO
conspire In Maryland to engage in prize fight in
Virginia.,
Suppose they fight and won't appear when you
want them, Mr. Ptnkney 9,' asked
1--WE will get Virginia to lodge complaint at the
proper tribunal" he answered. sand q requistion
win bring them. There is no disposition nova
days to encourage prize fighters In Maryland.
Why, when Hyer and Yankee Sullivan fought here
y4We were going to ADOPT means to stop them, but
the sentiment was SO great that they wanted old
Tom to win and we let them alone;" and here the
white haired veteran went back in the room, and.
with spectacles thrown back, put mp his hands in
true scientific style, assuming better attitude foE
giving and taking punishment than many Of the
would-be buffers" Of this day. The HERALD rep
resentative wanted to laugh, but, with hands
down and bowed head, the old gentleman cut him
short by adding to his love OF the ring IN saying
sHyer was good boxer, but he couldn't hit hard"
HEARTY EXPRESSIONS ON PRIZE FIGHTING.
Journeying to the Clerks office to see the indict
OF M ae mn aG ma a to M
.'The Grand Jury can indct BY common report.
even If our police 90 not have witness on hand,'
= TnE CLERK-wel, if many go on the boats they
have chartered, it's odds they will al go to the
Mr. f,NKxEY-wer, then the good state Of
MARYLAND like cat with her neas combed OF, will
be rid Of tormentors," and no doubt the old gentle
man wishes the boats and all on board may sink.
ont the Of town All Ssy anS With
seconds rode out to Druid Park this afternoon.
d Ss
either side and II there be not battle Of extreme
brutality the signs OF the day fail
We all dined early at the various hotels in this
pretty town, that is all the men who had journeyed
n n&.%. Nau VArl nlnlio NnrfA md
Charleston in order to witness the great prize fight
heartily in order to be prepared for night with an
TIP before the en ground arranged
cnnld he reached Then white shirts were changed
vtth n fraternity hut seldom seen in this roodly
ctfv The nrize fcht was in everyhodya mouth
rom the beardiess novice in rowdysm to the fully
developed rough Lett be said that many respect.
sought Barnum's Hotel and invaded places OF lesser
note to be sure that they should not be left behind
and many to Caroline street, where the boats en-
ragged to push their way to the mouth Of the Poto-
time.
ANOTHER TERRIBLE DISAPPOINTMENT.
But alas for prize lighters, calculations TN. the
stopped the boats from leaving. Never was q
crowd Of sparring and skylarking incnations more
Ooburn onicially announced it more than one
gentleman, together with a thousand who
were In good readiness to break glasses
and decanters over each other, hOwed at
the unseeming interference in such pleasant
snort. The proclamation was correct. The con-
sttuted agents OF the law had put their hands upon
the boats and the captains weakened, "bankedn
their fres and retired quietly to their domicies
n the bouncing crowd who meant to be carly
HAD CAUGHT THOSE LuCKLEss OFFICERS
they would never have again sailed down the
pleasant Patapsco River on watermelon voyages,
a ia their daily occupation for the swearing black.
1uards might have been inclined TO rouge and bite
Gany would not believe that such a dire
result had occurred. From Barnum's, the
nesdqua1teFEs OF Mace they surged to John Eng,
atOppinQ, to learn the truth. Here there was a
0reafer muddle The oIrish Ciants,, friends did
eot Enov ANYTHING Of the matter or nretcnded 90.
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bouncing Assyrians from moving down the ladies