The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-23
POUNDING 4 PRIZE FIGHTER.


FOUNDING 4 PRIZE FIGHTER.
Patrick Ryan and hi. Trimmer Attacked by n
Crowd In Brooklyn-Ryan stabbed.
Ryan, the Troy prize fighter, and Joe
Goss with Ryans trainer Jack Turner. were
attacked by n crowd at Henry and Fulton streets
Brooklyn. Inst night and Ryan was stabbed in
the back and severely injured about tho head.
while both Goss and Turner were bruised Ryan.
who is training for the coming prize fight with
Johnny Dwyer of Brooklyn. came to New York
on Friday night 10 fulel an engagement. which
Joo Goss had made with Kenny K Murphy. bill
posters VI Washington street. Brooklyn. for n
sparring exhibition In Brooklyn last night.
Kenny signed n contract with Goss 10 pay him
and Ryan 5000 each for an evenings sparring.
lie expected to have tho exhibition in the
Mozart Garden at Fulton and Smith streets but
Mayor Howell refused to give a permit and
they fixed upon the Prospect Park Fair Grounds.
There they intended to give the exhibition
In the tent. Kenny, TO secure some other attrac-
tlons TO satisfy the throng he expected. came
over to New York yesterday morning with a
wagon. and collected number Of negroes who
are accustomed to sparring exhibitions and
engaged them to go to the Fair Grounds to join
the show. Ho sent the colored men down to the
Fair Grounds in furniture wagon. in the
afternoon. and Goss and Paddy Ryan went
down in a coach.
There was small throng following. and when
Qoss took n survey OF the house. he concluded
that i was q losing speculation for Kenny 4
dred dollars before he began to spar. Kenny
5sssod to pay S% IN and
while Goss and Kenny were discussing
,hs Sn6eGt The dsps,catST. ., for The most part
| show an ugly disposition on hearing that Ryan
and Goss were not to spar and became noisy.
but tho exhibition did not satisfy the spectators.
and after Il was over they left the grounds in a
tber @ reoG. cam {SP m & &rner n anR s2ns o
| Murphy's friends. with the negroes. came NJ in
wagons. few taking tho cars Ryan and Goss
| with Turner. who was carrying Tag Of gloves.
About dozen OF their friends were in advance
| Of them. walking rapidly down the street while
the negroes and Kenny and Murphys friends
| were in n bunch behind.
At Fulton and MJdaeh streets Ryan, Goss,
get some lunch and drinks. RYAN. refused
liquor because he was training, and after Goss
urely along the street. When they reached the
| corner of Henry and Fulton streets they were
nitaccked iGc by about fifteen men who ran np be;
loft Goss threw UP his hands and defended
his head against the blows whiclswere aimed at
| MIN, and escaped with one or two scvcl
bruises on the face BY rctreating into Peck Z
| hat store
|
dous blows in every direction. He scnt two "a
| three men reelin OF. and was about to gain ths
fight Ms II big. bury man ran STOPPING up be-
threw him of his feet. As he struck Tie pave.
menti another man gave him a, kick in the
o%s %as Sa%S anosr XIX in En" & bSE ,S ana w"i roll
Ing over, he got To his feet; Then he ran into Il
neighborng shop. with blood streaming from
| blow on the side Of his head.
The assailants ran down Fulton street. start;
tn RoundsmSanm n IctNrhy heard fstcr TIC cry and
that they had gone through Water street
them there he called other oiii,crs and
took six OF them in custody. They were sid
Of ~ East Houston street. Charles Nelson d
II Watts street. Il. B; Cromwellnt 1877 South Fin
BrooSsiyn. and Beverly Mitchell df @ i05 TRomp 1rE
son street The negroes said that white NOR
had put w the Job Snd that i,hGy were not coins
York street police station but failing to idcntif,
any OF the prisoners they were all discharged
the head, which h. said white pnn hnd giyei
him. Ryan said that he did not know that onl
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nonresident he would be locked UP as a Wit
| ncss.
On returning 10 Johnson's saloon Ryan hat
his lip sewod up by DIR. j. G.. Johpson. He wa
theTn preparing To- oon 70 NeT York 70 retqlriI
hp he said feel as though bad a kicl
here" some ono nut n hand on Ryan's coat
and iolt blood. A closer examination showed
that he had received deep stab wound. DR.
johnson was again sumnloned. and be found
wound on the left side, above tho baeI
| Of the thigh about an inch and
half deep, with an upward tendency
He said that il had been made by a'dirk knife
driven in with an upward thrust. Ryan
mouth forbade his speaking but with all hii
| wounds his face beamed with good nature
Goss almost wept over the loss oi Ryan's thre,
| n
mon ever al"
Ryan Weighs 2l6 pounds, and stands ak foe
and three-qunrtcrs Of an inrh. He was In
splendid trim for night. He and Dwyer wer
70 meet some time next week and pitch Tor
choice Of ground Tor prize fight, and then thu
winner was to give the other ten days notice
80 that he could reach the ground. Tho ilgh
was to be between July Is and July rs.
Inspector Wadly. ON learning that Ryan ha,
| boen stabbed. ordered the rearrest OF all tho no
| ErOcs and ms many men who could be foun,
who were in tho hight. Ryan won't To bed II
JOhuson's lIotcl with his trainer hy his side
His wound + not thought To be dangerous. al
though il will postpone the fght. Cos gavs 4
tho police an accurate description ui tlc Inal
who assaulted him. and officers were sent {