The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-17

~ IN either of the wounded officers Cant Will
li.lus appeared as prosecutor. and Rounisman
! 81 back luudcd blow from the fist II the ath-
lei" rul,lisi testified ~ 20 tho arrest.
tuhufn when asked to plead. said tina, he
iJu'iod he had got the worst of IT, IL com
planned that me- could not get fair plny. the
oill''iS having things pretty much us they
burn. OF 100 West Thir'y-sroni street forty
two yc9rs vi age native OF New York. keeper
oil a saloon at .4S6 Rrrudwnv
Have YOU anything ios,y in relation to the
9tlhersrs preferred against yout' asked Justice
" am not guilty" replied Cohurn. Il have
no'ninE cso toSay deny ,!rrSthing. deny
Tat feed u pistol AZ all t.uy shooting Ut
~" officers. or at any one. aud don't know why
inrN max" inns chaig" against me-
Justice Hammer ,o"imitt. Il the prisoner,
without nali. 10 await the Hcton ut the Gland
Jury, and the hand sufls having been r. placed
On h,S wrsts. he was taken To the City Prison
AM lui-cd In cell II.
Columns ease was takcn 60 the Grand Jury
nniorv noon. and th'y promptly inflicted MIN.
! nr dO'"n, iis were 40 ON sem 10 The General
Sos ions. and Cohurn WIS. curly in The afigr-
was m sad plight His head was wound
"touud with white cloth. 80 that he seemed to
be- wearing ~ turban. HIS face was blouted. and
his eyes were hlo1dshot. H. trcmhlcd violently,
Ike man Threatened with drlrium trrmcns
iind WIS 50 weak tina, he had 90 be- supported Us
ho wni1"d He was led tothr bar, and in his
h'nli Lawyer Shiymau asked that hc be- per-
miit' To 49, II" drorprd into q chair. chang
M ns manuer from ''bl" clort AZ swag-scr-
lN- lulb ~ llNililUSH inUnl ~. tie ptt his hands
iu MS hca!. and seemed not To- H. wholly com
s'i.us. His lawyer said that the indictment
and arraignmcnt had been unprcccdcntcdy
Why not'" judge Sutherland inquired.
The lawyer dtd not reply, hut instead he
moved That Cuhurn To- released ON bail Assist
ant District Attorney Rollins opposcd the mo-
ton. an said that ho was ready Tor u speedy
ifIll. m judge reserved bis decision. and
tulurn WIS returned to the city Pf SON
IhC two udietmcnts accuse Cohurm uf assault
wan int nj T." NIL Thcr' are two odd indict-
n'nis against HIM. ON whleh he has not been
tii'd, IN" cohpiuinhuls having been .iaegtHd
One + Tor iIs-nulting Thomas Flowers ia 1874
amt me other for a--nulting Michael VI Der
mott In 1876. Cohurn is To bc tried on the new
indictments ON Monday next
Cohurn. in sporting purlanoe. is stale now. his
Trainings Tor prlze fights having impaired his
vitality and supplcu,ss. A. a young man he
was rated as ono of the most -kiliu boxers in
th9 world; AMI was ranked ~ ilrst-class
Armagh Ireland. in 1885 IT, is feet inches
IN height. OF symmctrcal build and his fight
ins weight was 81 pounds. HIS first ring llsht
ala. lh'y fought for $500 u side. and Gribb"n
was d,i' iied ~ twcniy-one rounds. This light
i n,ado ounufn iainonS ior Gr,.h,n was csie.m,,d
iricc Was believed To hc the only man able Ia
contest this doubtful supremacy thus gained.
met in the ring at Still Pond Mass. May / 1856.
AMI. aiicr terrific fight lasting through lol
rounds. the stake money was drawn.
Coburn then aspircd to heavyweight honors
and matched himself against Nike McCool.
who's" chef re'ommrndntIo ON ~ "A fighter WAS
hcrculcan strength. 1hcy met in Charlostown,
Md. md Coburn won the battle in sixty seven
This victory left Coburn with no laurcls worthy
INC contest e WIN IN this country. Hence he
returned 10 England. accompanied hy jim Gu
SICK a~ trainer and manager. and matched him
- asAinat Jcm Mace. VIII had earned the
.u' 81 Champion OF England. They were to
nave fought in Prlnrctown. Tlpperury county.
irti"nd Inc STAKE money. cl.Ovu, was up. and
the ring was made. but Mare would not agree
70 any referee that was acceptable Ia tuburn
and the stake money wis drawn. C1burn did
not gct match in Great Britain. hu; on his re-
tufn To tho United Stnto- he found Mct oule
again spelling for ilLht. Arrangements were
nude for contest for - .uuO at Cold Surinr Sta
ton. Ind, MAY ~. 1868. hut M.Conie wis ar
rested CA the 2uth. aud toburn ON th' 9th and
hoin were sent need 10 lrrty days imprisOn-
M M IN iAwrenccburs, Ind The stakes were
Mao came 10 this country looking for profess
-lonal engagements in 1870. He and Cohurn
= ecmcd tn have cntn rtaincd hearty mutual r,-
spect for each other. At all EVENT. they could
not la induced To make a match unit one even
ing C2hurn went into Macc's saloon drunk and
quarrel IN the ring for $1,000 Il side. The men
met at Port R.sley. Canada. May II. 1871. All
prrliininari = Mrrr settle,l-not, however, with
out such hi.kcring rs showed clearly that tho
men Were afraid ~ each other They stood in
the ring an hour and a half without exchanging
g blow. aud al ,he end Of that time a com pany Of
British troops dispersed the crowd at the ring
SIDE. and no indu"ment proved sufficient Ia
BRING tn" men iaee To face again.
Cohurn has had u criminal record az we'll A.
having served two and a half years Of 4 live
years sentence for irloniou- assault.
Cohurn ~ ia cell Al in Murdcrors Row in the
! ny ifi-on. james Flood. who Killed his wife
IN crosby street. j. his eompanion. Last even
ing ihc prison physician. Or. BrckoS. dressed
tohurn Scared head. and soon aiterward CO.
burn stepped from his cell in confused way
ana leaned AGAINST the railing The top of his
mud his face was flushed a. though from liquor.
! L. wa- very weak. One OF the nti,n lunts said:
BE careful, ,t9hurn; you.l hurt your head
tak much, my boy To hurt my mad now. that's
a fn"t The prisoners shirt front and tn lap
pei 81 his coat wero stained with blood, and hc
walked unsteadily TO the bridge OF the tier.
Their" he seated himself by the reporter 4 side
ana i9id d. story substantially as follows:
VII n polio man looks n and saws Ia "A young
fellow there. Come out here and say what you
said - me- the other night and, II show you
went ont - the place 10 coax the policeman 10
60 AWAY. had 40 hat ON, bui ! walked down
iobn or Iohias. was aRoing 70 leaye the po-
Il eemnqn NJ I9irty-third street, when he SAYS To
me-, Lyu IN dirty sucker IT. meant The
{9nnT man wh1t was IA my place whom h. said
i"u can Afford 90 light him Tnrn he hits
me 2n tir hrnd, HnQ'l"r oiirr comes ~ and
he hits me on the head. | struck back. on
.ourse. struck ha .. wpulln' allow no man
"a mt me, hnd not 4" q one back again. When
.ncS VII ,"Nins ne lhrnnSh Ihlf'i'ti street 10
ne on the head. | sHii llri.ht Young fellows
! CA y" Lpt me- now whore you wants me, aud
IN hits M again. In tho station was lean
lng an against the railing aud two policemen
was holding me- when Capt Williams comes
in. and he nit mo with his nst slIInrn in thc
fn'e Tlrn they all hits me aud Kicked me all
tn way To- the cell. After awhile They takes me
out 81 the coli SHY ing that they wanted 10 dress
my hand Then they all hits me again. The
doctor nNcd my hand alter this. and This morn
lng thry Al IL me- again when was taken ont
Of the cell BY =, II hadn't such hard nut
they would have killed me-
Well. what about IN shooting %
What shooting - Cobuln injured
Lidh' YOU shoot two Of the Officers -
don't know nothing about any -hooting"
replied N" prisoner
Didn't Tie trout originate about a hack
man at your plUcef'
~ sleh thing. i don't have no hacks in
lfmRl 81 ny place. don't allow them there,
on iiidn I shoot AZ anybody
Ron know nothing about any shooting
why dIdthe police officers beat you, thon 2"
don't know. Because thoy hal u good
chance, Probably, TEy cut my head open
here pointing 10 the LETT sid, Of his headl and
they. cut me here pointing to Do TOP 81 his
hra,ll. and they beat ~ black and blue all over