Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-10-08

TBg End OF PuGILIsT-PoIITIcs-Bu
NEW YoRk, Oct. 4th, 1875.

THE IND OF T-PoIITICS-BuS INEss.
NV YoRk, Oct. 4th, 1875.
Editor Of tie free Press ard Times
" The way u the transgreas1r Is hard.
Neyer Wa this text better illustrated than
in this city Thursday morning, in the death
Of Edward O'B,ldwin, the Irish pugilist.
Mr.. Ned o Baldwin was an lrisAman who
was best By nature with frame six feet
seven inches in heighth, and correspondingly
broad. lie would have made magnificent
| ditcher. n superb truckman, or splendid
'longshoreman. Bat Mr.. O'Baldwin being
pugnaeioasly inclined, and having met with
much success in punching heads in private
way, blossoined out into professional, and
followed his countrymen to New York,
where he Developed into most exlspera-
ting nuisance lie was blatherskite,
cowardly, ruffiauly fellow, who became the
centre of gang Of rufians, all as bad as
himself, except in the matter of inches and
pounds lie fought prize-Gghts ; he was
used in elections by the Democracy-in short,
he became bravo Of the same type as those
used BY demagogues in Italy. only he used
fists instead OF the stieIto.
For time NJ. O'Baldwin aourished like
green bag tree. He Wa, the pet OF the
short-haired fraternity, and the dissolute
women of the town lavished their smiles
upon hin, and life was, in feyerish way,
rose-tinted as possible. But the dark days
came The populace tired Of him, and dis
sipation weakened his huge carcass, So that
plenty Of younger men could bang him
about Theu Mr. O'Baldwin, to furnish
bread Tor himself and to get his liquor at
wholesale prices, opened barroom with
another lrishman named Finnell. The
speculation did not pay, for some reason.
Probably Mr.. OBS whiskey was eIcep-
tionally bad, or possibly those who would
otherwise have been customers feared him
when i'll his cups and wisely kept away. Be
it as it may. Mr. 0'Baldwin, Wednesday
night, appeared to Mr.. Finnell and abrupt
ly announced that be should quit the place.
Mr.. Finnell's hot Celtic blood rose at this
summary dissolution, and, rs if determined
that it should be complete, drew his pistol
and planted two balls in 0'Baldwin's body.
As either would have finished the giant,
there was waste of one cartridge, which
| regret, Tor il is a pity that it could not
have missed its aim and killed some one else
in the room. But we can't have everything
TO suit U.s. Mr.. O'Baldwin was carried out,
and after lingering twenty-four hours in
great agony, died. Mr.. Finnell gave him
self up the day after, and as he does not ap-
pear TO have much influence among the De
mocIacy Che had Just started his rum milD.
there i cheerful prospect that he will be
hung. It's rather expensive business, hang
ing theSe fellows, but in the long run 1t
pays.
Aud Speaking OF the last end OF pugiiists,
none Of them have ever died happy or in
comfort Yankee Sullivan cut his throat in
San Francisco to avoid hanging Tom Hyer
died miserable and wretched Of consump-
ton BIZ Poole was shot Geoghegan
keeps miserable rum shop; Tom Allen
ditto-in short, 20 through the list, and
scarcely one can be found who did not die Of
violence, or, if they escaped that, Of ex-
IRENE poverty. John Morrissey, it is true,
is apparently furnishing, but his end is not
yet There viii come turn to him one Of
these days that will bring him to the bottom
OF the cup. Decency, my young friends. Is
as much the best policy as honesty. The
man who lives without labor is not going to
have 4 very long life or very pleasant one.
may put right in here that O'Blld win,
who had good time as any of them,
served Two years in the Massachusetts, Penn
tentilry, and as much more in the Moye
mensing Prison, Philadelphia, to say moth
ing OF innumerable sixty-day terms IN jAils
and prisons in various cities.