The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-15
THE Goss-ALLEN PRIZE FIG Hr
The Articles Signed by Goss and Allen I'll
Locked Up.
nom the cYncinnan Gazette. nav Is.


In room in the rear OF the Empire sa-
loon, to which mono we're admitted but the prln-
ciDals, their immediate friends and hackers. and
reporters for the morning papers. the articles
were drawn up and signed by Goss aud Allen as
follows:
The undersigned. Thomas Allen and Joseph Goss,
the presence OF the witnesses names ached,
e% rse Of Se 9 aS , 9@ 1 osn sn nC
thousand dollars tf5oooj OF whica Two thousand i've
hundred dollars /. to be saked by Jos PHI Goss
and two tnousI i've hundred dollars $1,000 by
Ihomas Allen N pursuance Of this. &c said Thomas
alien has placed I've hundred dollars 5000 In the hands
pce nys b msni dna e ,s J9'eBs s. ho
Apd hev sgrSe upon stakeholder in the person Of
ana ana ,evs,ay we sum q one thogslnd dollars ., oQo
transferred the Of I'VE hundred dol t5OOJ eacn
irT 9 AIlen ana Cos above mentioned.
E,nl 1874 they win meet at point TO be selected BY
81 Cincinnati each principal to The SRreeent i to- haye
from sad Holland ten DAYS notice OF the place
Of six and ten A. NJ, on Thursday, Sept. I, 1870
Rsy % @sss Win AS s ld fSrs
hnal .takeho der the nna deposit Of one thousand dol
sIcy agree that either one Of the principal. who
mint sha forfeit the money he may have placed IN the
han is OF the stakehoder.
grounds selected tnSy shall fa Sfier nsi an hours
s sefer:e si hen 'n ,he ring MAI ,hs e aeee upon
sna name the referee, and tne nght shall 10 unoer
In case Of Interference by authorities that may pre-.
vent me battle a. me place AID time .esienate tho
Tow ALLEN
P.s. GIHoY. witness for Alen JACK brown, wit
CIsoiSSATi. May 12 1870.
A few minutes subsequent TO the signing, a
young attorney made his appearance In the sa-
loon, not knowing why he had heen sent for.
He was soon IN conversation with Mr. Eph HOl-
land, and surrounded by crowd eager to know
what was In the wind. Soon the Duglistc uarty
and the LAWYER took a carriage and drove TO
nj 4 "a .aFpr-
tanned that their object was to forestall any ar
rest the police authorities might De disposed to
John Brown, VINO signs his name to the articles
as witness Ter Goss, " Jack brown" made the
arrest OF Allen and GOss.
Before me. Jonn Anthony. one Of the Justices Of
the Pea e. &c. personally came John Brown, Who, be-
e. oelleve and does believe that Joseph Goss and
peace In the state Of ono 0y nghine each other con.
trary 70 me statute Ia sucn Case made and provided,
thereof f''' '"' ''''' '"' 's"'' VI '"' ""'O''n''
The AFFIDAVIT having been read to Mr.. Brown,
that gentleman became righteously Indignant
that an Onense was about to be comm ttted
against the peace and dignity Of the Inhabitants
OF ohio. Mr. Brown could Of nd almost any
other uffense, and dashed his ewes, being a citi-
zen OF another State. II he wasn't doing the IN
habitan's OF ohio u good turn, and was firm In
his belief that Allen and Goss should be ar
rested. iThereupon constable took them IN
charge. and temp. rdrilv locked them In the
loun0lne room OF Ziesler's beer saloon. a con
venient entrance to which leads from the back
door Of Squire Anthony's Office. Here tho
pugilistic party INDUCED In beer and friendly
gossip until bondsmHn was found, and the
prisoners were discharged. Ihus ended a sham
arrest, which II Is supposed will put a stop to
any further proceedings In that direction.
Both Allen and Goss seem iu dead earnest
about TINS 1ght ana anxious To meet each
other Both insisted on having the forfeiture
clause Inserted in the articles, and both were
prompt 20 put up the additional 1900 IN Mr..
Edwardss HANGS, as soon - the articles were
signed. Goss leaves to iOin tue circus, win
which he Is engaged. to-day. His engagement
Will end In five weeks, when he Will return, and
90 into training IN this vicinity Allen will PROB
ably train in ST. Louis untu within week OF
two Of the battle, aud finish the course here.