The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-18
COBURN'S LATEST SPREE.
THE PROSECUTION FTGrRING UP A
TWENTY YEARS SENTENCE,
How the Pugiiist Expects to Have TITS Trial
Put or Hts Complaints Against Beins
RaiIroaded"-Thc Barroom Locked Up.

How the Puuiiist Expects 70 Have Iu,s Tr,n,
Put or III. Compin,n,. Asn,n., ne,n.
.R.,Iro.ardn-Th,W W.r,oo, 80. -. ~
' -'"e~e" oP'
The head Of Joe Coburn, the pugilist, was
nearV coVerea WIN oanuases anu wet towels
Yesterday. as he sat on cot In cell Al In MUIR
oerers, o,h, M now o, the CITY Prison; His face was
hushcu "s ne SLOWLY ana carefully read the re-
por's In inc morning newspapers concerning
His companion Jomca Pood ,ho vita n,,,os
wos was nd,n"ran, ] .Ud Udrs rs,a r.ooa ue % wl,e Killer
0 coSarn Ssao dD@ do DS d dd nSs @
visitors that he was unable to retain I'M ANYTHING r
in his stomach. II can't even hold glass Of
water he said, but he did not mention what
became Of the liquor which was prescribed for
him. Among those who called upon him were
MS brothers James and Michael. the lnttcr bet
tor known rs Mickey" Ccburn Johnny saun-
' uoi9' '"o piiNo nsn'"r' b'iiy Dors'' tho horso-
man ,r1l ana several otner sporting men.
was victim ~ noIIcc brn,aii,, and ,rol,,,an,i,,
ra,ar.a, =, AZ -, ~ u, " , "''u ~,
referred TO the subject OF railroading." He
S~ ,bo, the ps,rt a,nrro urr no Is no 'a'ken
49,. -. -. ~. ~. 80, s'' "o' oo III 'ov
worse all the time" he said, and | won't be
n nnn,o ~ kv 10 uht on Mohuay, thtI u l.pt; 1
nc c5iSsSa t. dss,hp q friend. u0,o or,rr ,.,.
the haste displayed in The District hit"rney's
phcps' but the pisrit A,tSrnssv 70 onnaS,raj S, MI
morrow, md declined tn accent bsii Ih.n
Mickey " cc2hurn mqdo a frantic rpsh Tor
defend JoS Mr' Chpmsu srnri ,bp, ",hep sp
counsel should be associated With him. ani the
OF Maycr A. % oaEey m y9 Ia Sr bn, NJ ' Is 5aTys G
Sis,ed Sfss TnSp and Mr. william anna Br.ch n
ed for John Wckeon's rcsr,e ,m m'9 NJ shPs
man. followed by "Micksy" tnh,,rnn t"n nr' AM MI
yr@wl 81 hlers Started Il h9t hqstc after the
defend coburn is as yet un Known. The aSht,
Tbny oro :" d,rn9n S,nu wnnI Mr, VI neon shld;
not Se tried nowef"r ,nt zoe shail
gently Agrees , with them that it would not he
frontsd by Ju'lg. AMI inry ~ w 'O nu''iou'' CON
Cobnrn was eertainly Tain roc;nob,v bord,od nv ,ho
sI y, ,iS bnea aneth Is long gash 2n the irlt
Of his fdreheea am nV,er g gesn n no h ine & cepTs
rett az Th a,iu Isl ,p , u. III we .ne l2pe ol nls
sIculIer hIain arH "a n,arts W. s'e upon His rEiiV
baton on his bnck and Imbs ps IDennn an,
10 or2er tha, 20 &C. atorhsy ineps
him and ne nresent Pnnet"1s sh2Sd eSnmln.
a,,n,H ,av =, ~ 10 pn,sl.ian wnv5e uuy u n 70
aniinain,' NJ 'uo pi,,n III 'no iohUs' anu 'he
ans ""' b,.rs,r, Arronsr,,. o,rr,
CIR, ~ , o,,s,s ~, ~ ". |
To J,s, oyt-, w,-i-r o''' AM 00S" 0' NJ" '0Hs'
ss The cas-. of joseph coeurn has been .ctfor
@ t ~ ~ n2nass nes, Claimed y n's eoup~l that
re sd hai IN. M an a, WIN h .s s.a u,i naNs
him to determine thst fact 10 this nave n" oh,eeuhn
Yours. truly Ban x rmrIrs ava
Fra H. 1877 per ho-csP Clark
This was defeat for Coburn's friends and
they looked upon il as such They d.tirad 10
present the certificates OF Interested phi hyscians.
DR.. Brckes. OF the, prison stan. examined Co.
dition 20 be put upon trial. but added " II ia
impossl lble for me to tell what might happen
on Monday. and he may not"
In the event OF his being tried upon both in
dictments-that is for a felonious assault upon
two persons-and then convicted. IL il possible
that he may b. sentenced 10 State prison for
twenty years. The prosecution intend to pro-
duce upon his tr rlal the record Of his conviction
in 1859: Then he pleaded guilty to an assault
upon Police Onicer Davidson, and WAS sem
fenced by Justice Henry +. Davies 10 three