The New York herald., 1876-10-25
THE INDICTED PUGILISTS.


DER OF WALKER IN A PRIZE RING POST
PoNED-INTERvIEws WITH THE PRISONERS IN
sALEM JAIL COMPLAINTS OF NEW JERSEY
IGNORANCE AND PRRJUpIcE.
SALEx, N. j., Oct -, 1870
This morning the County Court House bell rang
loudly, Its chimes echoing down tho map street OF
Saem and telling all tho inhabitants as well as the
strangers in the old town that court was opened and
the judges were the bench. Then the farmers and
farmers boys and helpers frechoders many thsm
in brown jeans crowded into for the purpose of
having look, as they thought, at the i've prize
lighters who were to be placed trial tor their lives
For fcw moments the court room was densely
packed, every seat being occupied, while thickly
jammed mob stood In the vestbule, Railways and on
the stairs leading to the Grand Jury room. The
shern, a jolly looking little Jerseyman, was in
court promptly, and the clerk who looked like an old
fashioned school MASTER began calling the panel. The
chief judge Alfred Reed took his seat and he seemed
quite young between his two more venerable assoc
ates, Judges Ware and SummcrilL
When Court called IL found that the prison
oners were not in Court and there was stir OF disap
pointment in the audience. They amt gon' to try
em without letting the fighters hear the evidence are
they?
DEFERRED,
was whispered
asked II the State had any business and the prose-
cutting attorney. Albert Hope, stood up, with
Was Loose somewbsre He SAID that the state was mo-,
ready and asked that the of the prize fighters
ndcted for murder should be set down for Tuesday oc
tober 81 Every one was seemingly struck aghast at
this announcement and those nearest the door began
to crowd out into the street to talk horse and turnps
Some Of the crowd limited that the prosecuting ator
ney rather frightened At the array OF counsel
against him. including Messra Scov, Valentine,
Hewitt, HsS5y ASp ha. the Attorney
OF New Jersey, had signiled his determination pr-
vateiy to Albert Hope, his deputy, that he would
duct the prosecution in these murder cases himself,
with tho hope OF conviction or all the prisoners;
but he was not ready himself the prosecution de-
The people who came from all these towns and vii
lagos with the unspeakable names were more than
disappointed, they were disgusted at having to 20
home and without even an anecdote to enlven the
domestic nreside before election.
The Court at once granted the application, and tho
court room was empted in q few moments, the Grand
Jury being discharged
Now came the dfnculty in regard TO seeing the prs
oners The Sherin was willing that should SEQ them.
but tho Prosecuting Attorney not. and tho AID Of
the Judge was invoked to prevent my visit called
at the Jail, TO which is attached an Office in which
sheriff Hines receives visitors. there saw young
lady, daughter OF tho Sheriff, who declared that It
would not be possible fc to visit the prisoners
less her papa gave his permission Finally the Prose-
cutting Attorney, with sage deliheraton alter an
animation OF the statutes Of New Jersey to soc II there
was any law against HERALD reporter being allowed
gave the decisive permission and passed in through
the gate, at which was seated very good -natured
turnkey, wearing a navy blue flannel shirt iine
beard, and behind whom was placed shotgun as
persuader
"Wecaen,n said l, 40 you wish to say anything
about this matter, do you feel tnat you should say
anythng?"
WxEDEs-No, sir; l don't wish to say anything a.
all. don't SEQ what can say. never wished TO in
jure any one
MERRY FIDDLER NRARr
walked TO Fiddler Ncary's cell, few feet distant
Fiddler came the grated cell door In merry mood
took him 10 be an Irish Ceckney by his speech, and
he seems good natured fellow.
swell, Fiddler, how do you feel ?" asked.
"oh, feel well enough in 'ealsn, but it's lawfully
confined in this ere place.
..Did you do anything At the fight but a spec
tator g"'I asked.
..Nos blessed think wotever. lfthey call mo hup
can clear SAM I'm sure. Arthur Chambers won't
him. Maybe they would grab at him hif he came
down. The people down zero amt heddicatcd 10 the
down 10 kick and kill Walker. We DIDN'T havc any.
think against Walker, bless you. Sam Collyer had 10
art disease, but we diant know tha. 'Ow ham hi 10
know man as art dissascY They talk habout art
disease and 'ansin' and murder and such things
This was the substance OF Fiddler Neary g remarks
who formerly played subordinate violin in the or
ches.a OF the Bowery Theatre But the prisoners
..Spring Dick" ALIAS Richard Goodwin, the most
humorous. He is good five pound hghter'' in the
Manchester distrct and there had match and fought
with Arthur Chambers ocne told me, "for twenty
FIVE puno Fiddler has his cell adorned with pictures Of
men shooting and gouging and biting and tearing
|
enclosures with their hands up and their heads bent
down but Spring Dick OF more civilized cut OF INTEL
lcct He has elevated his mind to agricultural and
| landscape woodcuts, and occasional naval pictures
with hero and thore social event. such as the shoot
| ing OF man on Mississippi steamboat by his dts
carded for breach OF PROMISE may be seen the
| tho whtewashcd walls OF his cell
..Sprng, now are yor, old boys" exclaimed young
| man Of his acquain lance from Philadelphia.
"Well |" said Spring Dick, ~ might be ana
might be better. It's an 'ard world They think down
In this place that IL man has another man his
knee in ring as pongn' and a sccondin' Of lin
he assaultin' and baterin' Of i'm Now, that
isn't right as you know. How do like tho country
can't say. haven't seen enough OF It. They have
left in here for eight blessed mortal weeks, and the
luck mixed, bad and good, sometimes think am
not right IN my mind. II they would only let
ior little time to get mouthful OF fresh air l
wouldn't look at tho thing so bad never people
so hignorant In my life about przc nght None Of
did anything but look At the fight, and here are
looked II were beasts agoin TO dcvour tho
whole blessed population Of New Jersey. Not
ever touched Walker but she man as was hghtn him.
That is sura
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