The New York herald., 1873-12-26
ANOTHER PRIZE FIGHT.

Jim Turner, OF Brooklyn, and John
Gallagher, Of Now York, Meet In .
Room Near Fort tHamilton-They Fight
for Purse OF S5O-Gallagher With
draws At tho Twentieth R0und-rhe
Police Looking After the Principals.
Brooklyn seems to be the haven Of the demoral.
lied rough nowadays, rather it Is the place
from which such miserable specimens OF men
sprung that within the past few weeks broke
the peace and outrageousy violated the laws OF the
community around about US. Or, in other Words
the boasted quiet City OF Churches, despite it's
vaunted police, has among Its residents certain
dsreputable people VINO, having neither the fear OF
the law nor the clubs or Folks officers in their
minds conceived and carried into execution
two prize fights within 10 days past. True, the
fighting was poor and the men Of no account, but
that Is OF little consequence in lessening the guilt
Of the parties or shielding the detective character
OF Brooklyn's Police Department. The last brutal
exhibition came Off yesterday morning about
three O'Clock, at a point ON Long Island near Fort
Hamilton, easily reached by carriage, ana by which
conveyance all the parties lett Brooklyn for the
rendezvous. The principals were John Gallagher,
OF the Fourth ward OF New York, and Jim Turner,
OF Brooklyn. The former Is but 81 years OF age !;
is an .'od man." and win tip the scales at ITO
pounds 1t was Gallagher's first appearance
that it is not best TO put ones trust In what
the men who conceive these exhibitions say Two
pals oil water were brought into the room selected
for the fight, the men took their places, and with
their seconds-whose names. with the referees.
are purposely withheld-began the work OF pre-
paration. In q moment "timen was called and
they advanced to the centre Of the room, shook
hands, and began the work OF smashing each
others faces.
The character of the fight and it's abrupt termi-
nation does not call for an extended report OF the
rounds. Gallagher was the taller Of the two, and
IN the better condition. yet the betting was In favor
oi Turner. Gallagher went TO work in earnest, and
from the commencement had the best OF 1t. In the
third round ne skinned Turner's nose and drew
blood, the first OF the evening. The rounds were
short but quite stubborn, and on the twelfth Tur-
ner's head began to swell and from this time CAL
lagher's lew friends looked upon him as sure win
ner. Turner's friends now began 80 be noisy, and
bets were offered ed Of 80 to on "the ola mani"
weaken Gallaghers confidence in himself In the
fifteenth sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth and
punishment, and on the twentieth and last Gala
CHER went up to Turner, and. smashing him
exchange, with the punishment equally divided,
when TO the ast0nshment OF all present, Gallagher
would no longer fight. The only reason he attri-
lty Of the party was against him. and even If he did
whip his man there was no show OF his getting the
decision in his favor or OF obtaining cent oil the
little purse, believed to be about $50. The party
then adjourned to the bar, where there was
fighting lasted 27 minutes.
shortly after four O'Clock the crowd left for
Brooklyn, and on the way to the Fulton ferry one
and one OF the principals was stopped by
squad OF police, who, with drawn revovers,
detained It fully half an hour, 'Just
until the Sergeant comes up from below,n said
they. This Official had gone on inspecting tour,
but was late, or, In the Intelligent language OF one
OF the company, he "was not In time for Lanigan's
ball.n The carriage was at last allowed to pro-
ceed, and the Sergeant and his men thereby let
slip chance perhaps, OF performing a creditable
duty. The charge tnat Gallagher is Cooking
glass fghter'' may or may not be true, but before
his Fourth and Sixth ward friends condemn him
he should have another chance, where, with good
hackers, he may know there would be iar play all