The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-05

The police authorities finding that thu
bonds given by Goss and Allen were Of
no avail, Allen was yesterday
evening arrested at the Glib
son House by Inspector Johnson and
Detective Steve Mead, and taken before
the Police Commits sioners, accompanied
by his attorney, T. &. Campbell. Esq.
After deal OF chin music between
the pugllist and the Commissioners 1t
was finally decided that both Allen
and Goss should appear before Judge
NJ. +. Force in the Court of Common
Pleas, at 10 o'clock to-day, to give good
and sufficient bonds to keep the penre
within the limits of the State oil Oaio.
Accordingly at the time mentioned q
vast crowd OF the curious, who rushed to
get peep at the pugillsts, thronged into
the Courtroom, and by the time men.
toned every available inch in the room
was filed.
Prosecuting Attorney Baker stated to
Judge Force that the men were on their
way to the Courthouse to enter into
the necessary bonds. Their attorney
no admissions as to the
intention of his clients to fight as ah
legged, but would waive all testimony IA
| the matter, and informed the court thai
| by 2 O'Clock to-day his clients would put
| in an appearance and give the required
bonds of 50 900 each.
1t is understood that Col. Eph. HoI-
land, OF the Empire Saloon, will be the
bondsman. The matter thus being SET
tied so far, the reporters rolled
up their white paper, the
people rushed for the door, and the vast
crowd was soon emptied into the street.
70 al III ho ,rt ha hNt
not to be on exhibition tor few hours
any further waiting was useless.
LATER,
About O'Clock the prize fighters, Al
len and Goss, arrived in Room NJ. S OF
the Common Pleas Court, and took
seats before the railing in front OF Judge
FORCES desk.
Tom G. Campbell found a bondsman
in Mike Burns, who, In his Byron-ic
shirt collar and side whiskers, looked
like the poet Shelley. Burns was will
ing to give bond for one of the pugilists,
but not for two, as Campbell wished him
to do, and in fact Burns would not haFa
been able, his tax returns showing thas
he only possessed $500 of real es tate.
The bond for each was fixed at S5 900.
and Mr.. Baker having examined the re-
turns OF Mr.. Burns, accepted him. Mr..
Campbell was then necessltated to hunt
up another hondsman and found him in
the person of Sam. Cooper, foundry
man from the East End.
His re tu rms on the tax list were put at
SIS, 900. He also was accepted without
relnunstrance. Both bondsmen were
sworn, as also Goss and Allen.
The Courtroom long before the arri-
val of the fighters was hlled, even .
number OF women being present, though
OF course they were crowded to toe
rear.
An old man with white hair was 90
anxious to see the pugilists that he fell
on his knees and made his way to tho
front, where some one having pity on
his exhausted condition gave him d
chair.
The officials Of the Courthouse were
present, one and every one, and block
AIDED the way towards the Judges desk.
Goss, while waiting tor the bondsmep.
was asked by Prosecuting Attorney
Baker, il he was afraid of Allen, to which
Goss replied:
'It didn't think could lick Alien
you would not now have me here and
trouble yourself about my bond"
When he was called up to sign his
name to the bond, reporter showed one
of the tables to make a passage way, and
Goss not being able to get through, re.
marked to Mccormick that he Thought
he was about to shit the table to lei
him make an "eye-cut."
AS soon 40 the b0ndsmen were M.
cepted, the crowd rushed out In tho
same noisy manner as it had entered,
and the luss was over.