American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-09-09

and soon the head of The wretcliei
lIrgllist began To resemble any thing
but il human beings. Gradually
his eyes were closed, and his des
perate blows went harmless into the
air.
Completely helpless to guard
against the punishment which
Weeden heaped upon hin, Walker
was at length. i'll the seventy sixth
rOumd, Knocked senselcss and bleed
lug into his own corner. Every eff
tort to arouse him from his stupOr
failed, and Colyer was at length
to throw up the sponge.
The cry Of 'tto the boat |" dispersed
tho crowd in twinkling. The
bruised and bloated body of Walker
was left to the sole protection OF his
second. Colyer employed a wagon,
however, aud took the sense!ess
body aboard one of the boats that
lay in waiting.
When the mob arrived at the
main wharf, where was tastered
the creedmore cutter, upon which
majority of the roughs had found
passage to the fight, the Sheriff Of
the county was found to be in pos
session. He had assumed IL posi-
ton OH the gansway, and was
backed and surrounded by posse.
A rush was made for the Sheriff,
and in less time than it takes to
write il, both he and his posse were
jagged from the cutterand hustled
from the wharf.
The crowd rushed board the boat
and indulged in Il free fight among
themselves, while efforts were being
made to disenga9e the craft from
the chains and hawsrrs with which
the authorities had bound it to the
Jersey shore. AT the prospect Of
the entire party eating each other
up, the portly sheriff returned to
the wharf and iudulged III immoder-
ate laughter. A melon thrown
from the boat struck him, and, ex-
asperated, he drew his revolver and
fired into the boat.
His assistants came to his rescue
and fred too, and soon the air was
cleaning with pistol barrels. The
fire was returned from the boat and
from the number of Jerseymen who
.imped away the craftsmanship of
the latter must have been deadly.
The boat, however, was towed out
of range of the shore, and then the
roughs turned their attention to ono
another and fought like bulldogs
all the way up the river.
That many were dangerously ill.,
iured, the array of broken heads
that arrived at Arch street wharf
in the evening bore sufficient evil
dence.
The Sheriff: .telegraphed to Chief
of Police Jones to arrest the princi-
pals in the fight. Accordingly the
lieutenant of the police tug was .di-
recied to DO OH the lookout for
them, and officers were stationed
along the river front to await their
landing. The tug came across the
boat containing the roughs who had
Witnessed the fight, and the officers
searched the same, but were unable
to fud the principals. 1t seems
that after the gang had left Penn's
Grove they had seized two small
boats and put the principals aboard.
Weeden, it is said, has landed at
Chester, and escaped. Early this
morning the dead body of Walker
was found at the salt wharf at
Greenwich Point. The news WAS
conveyed to Police Headquarters,
and an investigs ton disclosed the
fact that a batteau containing three
men was seen about the wharf, and
it is supposed that the parties in it
placed the body ashore. Weedan,
wherever he is, is said to be badly
cut up. The dead body Of Walker
was removed to his fathers resi-
dence on South Second street. 1t
presented a horrible sight. The face
and neck being battered and swollen
out of all proportion.
Walker died of his injuries, the
severest of which were sustained in
the last round.
The greatest excitement prevails
throughout the city, and especially
i'll sporting circles, not only on ac-
count of the immediate result of
the fight, but because of an order
which has been issued to the police
the arrest of all persons
with the affair, either as
seconds, bottle-holders, referees, or
spectators. Among the latter were
several prominent politicians and
lawyers. Coroner
who was privately inform
ed OF the catastrophe, and from
whom, for some unexplained reason,
the police kept all intelligence OF
the affair, paid a visit to the house
of Walkers parents, in the south
eastern section of the city. He
found the corpse in the second
story, encased in an ice box, and,
after examination of the wounds
upon the head and face came to the
that death was caused
by congestion of tho brain. the re-
suit of q blow or fall. The boys
father says that his son would
never have entered the prize ring
but for Arthur Chambers, who was
lrging him continually to fight.
1t is said that before the fight,
Walker, whose real name is Kosta,
predicted that if he lost he would
be killed, &pd expressed his de-
to die in the ring
-ather than surrender the fight
Sam Colyer, his second, for whom a
has been issued, is believed |
N hoya loft tho CITY WppIpn WAS |