The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-08-15
THE PRIZE RING.
Mace and O'BaIdwin Arre~ted and
Held TO Bail by the United states
Authorities.

Mace and O'BaIdwin ArreSted and
Held 10 Bail by the United States
Authorities.
BALTIMORE, August 1.-THE United
States authorities have just caused the
arrest of Ned Baldwin, the prize
fighter, and he is now under confne
ment. None of the parties have gone to
Virginia, and the fght, in all probable
ity, will not come off at present, as the
Government officials are determined to
preserve the peace. His arrest created
considerable excitement in the city.
Shortly after the arrest oi o Baldwin,
the authorities also arrested Mace, and
in addition to the bonds required by the
State of Maryland, the Unied States
authorities required each Of them to
furnish bonds in 5000 each not to fight
10 the State of Virginia. The required
bail was soon furnished, and the two
pugilsts were liberated. The action of
the United States authorities is said
here to be unconstitutional.
1t is now rumored that some other
spot will be selected, and that the prin :
cipals in the affair intend maintaining
great secrecy as to where the fight will
take place. The United States officials
are determined. however, to stop the
fight at all hazards.
LATER.-The boats engaged by Mace,
Coburn, OBaldwin and English, for the
purpose of carrying the prize fighters
and their friends to the fighting ground,
have been prevented from leaving by
the police authorities. They were ad-
vertised TO start at 4 P. NJ.
LATER-Msce left this city this morn
ing and kept out OF reach OF the author
tiles. He arrived back at the hotel at
tour o'clock this AFTERNOON, when ar
rangements were made for him to leave
for the fighting ground. Jim Coburn
sold tickets ct Bsrnum's Ho.el up to
half past four o clock, when Mr.. Pinck-
ney and the authorities threatened to
seize the boats if they left the dock.
The news spread like wildfre, and in
ten minutes about five hundred persons
had assembled at Barnums, the head
uusrters of Mace. the state of affairs
was telegraphed to McMullen, the
stakeholder, at Philadelphia. A meet
ing was held at the o OBaldwin head
quarters, Billy Clark and Owney Geo
ghaghen representing Mace and
Johnny Dwyer and Tom Kelly repre-
sentins O. Baldwin. Every effort Mace's
representatives would make o Baldwin
would not agree TO. Finally they agreed
to leave TO Alderman McMullen the
time and place Of fighting. There is
about two thousand roughs here who
came from all parts OF the different
States. 1t is rumored that the men will
light in the morning. Mace is under
two bonds of two thou srnd dollars each.
Ii O'Baldwin leaves Baltimore, his
bondsmen, who went bis bail for two
thousand dollars this afternoon, will
surrender his bail. Mace is in good
condition and eager to fight, while
o Baldwin is out of condition and does
not want to fight, if he can helpit.
fLATRR.-At 10 o'clock the hackers OF
Mace and o Baldwin again met, and it
was decided that Mace and o Baldwin
and their seconds would leave here for
Philadelphia on the IL P. NJ. train,
where McMullen is to meet them in the
morning and arrangements will be made
TO bring of the fight where Coll yer and
Kelley fought, on the line between
Drlawa are and Pennsylvania All those
who have knowledge of this fact are
making arrangements to 60 on. The
roughs are confident there will be q
fight.
LATER o Baldwin and Mace ard
their seconds, with ropes and stakes.
left here at P. NJ. More will leave in
the morning.