The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-18
THE CHAUTAUQUA LAKE FIASCO.
MAyyILLE DEsERTED-THE oARsMEN LEAVE
FOR THEIR HoNEs-BRIsTER AND COURTNEY
AT LoGGERHEADs.

FOR THEIR HoNEs-BRIsTER AND COURTNEY
AT LoGGERHEADs.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
MAYvILLE, N. ". Oct. II. 1879.
The early trains this morning carried away the
few remaining hundred strangers. and the village
depot was almost deserted. At noon the only indi-
cations that anything unusual had occurred were dis
mantled refreshment and gambling booths and the
usual debris of torn placards and broken bottles
The Hanlan party. consisting of Hanlan, Ward
Davis and Coulson. started for Rochester by the
eleven o'clock train carrying with them Mr. Blaikes
order on the bank for the purse money. Mr. Soule
who still here. insists that the referees draft VIII
not be honored by the bank. SO there will probably
be lawsuit. which will form curious appendix to
the remarkable events OF yesterday.
COURTNEY HoMEwARD BOUND.
Mr. Brister started for his home this morning
quite alone and informed your correspondent that
he cut loose entirely from Courtney and that he
intended to have nothing moro to do with him.
There has evidently been quarrel in the Courtney
camp, and the oarsman might as well finish
the destruction of his boats. as there seems very
little chance hereafter for him to win or decline
matches or purses He packed up early this morning
and started for home by the steamer TO James
town. accompanied by Bob Lennon. 'Frenchy'
johnson, James Lowry, A. M. doaglunu ana
Burt Brown, Courtney evidently seeking 10 avert
public observation. The feeling here is very bitter
against Courtney and his party ana the reiusal OF
Courtney to come forward face to face with ward.
Davis and Coulson last night ana relterate MS
charges of attempted bribery on their part
made o bad impression. This fact coupled
with the statement OF Brister In which he
contradcted some Courtneys allegations. deepens
the feeling that the crookedness and mutilation OF
the boats was simply a dodge to avoid rowing the
race and losing it, I think this is the opinion OF
everybody who came here and 1t may De taken as an
indication of the public feeling throughout the coun
try. or this decision or Judgment may be
an unjust one but in the face OF the facts and all
the circumstances and incidents there can be only
one opinion, and that is that Charles Courtney was
afraid Edward Hanlan. The truth about the boats
will come out in time.
MYSTERIOUS SAW.
Agent Leman to-day says that on tho afternoon
train east there went trunk which the
number TX. 2.793.' checked for Rochester; that it
came from Courtneys quarters; that he saw
it opened and in 1t was a small and
rather fine saw; that the Rochester Chief
Police has been here for several days. and left
this afternoon. by way of jamestown. at the other
end Of the lake. via the Atlantic and Great Western
road to reach Rochester ahead and intercept this
very trunk which goes north by Brockton and Buff
falo. The saw which was fshed up out OF the mud
in Courtney's boathouse was u cross-cut saw, about
two feet long, and having seven teeth to the inch
1t was marked in black, as II with stencil.
with the letters &c. c." and old MIR. Cornell.
with whom Courtney was quartered said it belonged
to his son. There also in the boat house buck
saw and q stout broad axe, which seemed to belong
there II the idea was to throw the scent, by losing
this Cornell handsaw in the water, leaving the
impression that had done the iendsh business it
to tell whether the cutting was done with large or
small and this IL the trunk story is correct,
may help to throw light on this mysterious JOB.
COURTNEY.
Mr.. Irwin, the livery man here. told Mr.. Warren
G. Hunt and his partner, Mr.. Hallett, of Oil City,
that at several different times since Courtney has
been here there has come up the trains from New
York, due here at eight O'Clock at night. sporting
characters. who were driven in some of his teams
directly Courtneys quarters, two miles down the
lake. and who left tor New York by the early morning
train. That it known they were going to New
York from the ticket they bought and from W hat
they said ut the ticket office.
.Hanlan just before leaving for Rochester stated.
in conversation that his method i'll rowing Is not to
kick his stretcher with sharp dash and snap, but
to push rather slowly with his legs and as soidly
and firmly possible. getting all the power on in
this way that he possibly can. He also said that
the reason he stopped rowing so often was because
It paid owing to the rest it brought him and the
new aud suddenly returning strength and wind.
NAIL OVER THE HOOK.
BY the way, the nail over the hook which fastened
the outer door of Courtney's boathouse so
broken off that piece OF its smaller end was left
Embedded deep in the wood. The hole itself before
you reached the nail was quarter of an inch
deep. Now, II this hook was forced up from the
outside would it break OF nail driven in i. OF
only beud IL? Naturally the latter. Then. in Bona
ing 1t would dent the wood in the direction the nail
wont. either above below but there little evi
dence. at tho examination yesterday, OF any such
denting.