The New York herald., 1879-03-18
0'Leary's Views on the Contest and
the Money Question. :.
HE WANTS $4,000.
What Messrs. Kelly and Busbey
Have to Say About It.

.fore in any contest of kind have the figures run
nm SO high or has such IN amount accrued to any
ono individual as the plucl little Englishman will
be entitled to carry away with him. There has been
somewhat of delay in the settling mp OF tho ac-
counts but this very readily be explained. II IN
claimed. There haye been rumors freely circulated
intin,ating fra but from all tho HERALD reporter
was able to learn yesterday if there has been any I'M
fairness practiscd it entirely unintenfional so
far As the men, their representatives or the manage
xnent are concerned.
shortly after eleven o'clock yesterday morning Mr.
Walton OF tho ST. James hotel. representing Harri
man: Mr.. Busbey and Mr.. Atkinson. on tho part of
Howell. and Mr. Hatch for Ennis. met in the rooms
Of Manager Kelly No. Is West Twenty Eighth street.
Ennis was also present. not particularly to look
,ftsr his financial intercsts--6or they were being
we'll enough taken care of-but because. as he said
himself he ..{clt good.' and wanted to be
moving about. The general understanding was that
an accounting to DO had. although it"was not
thought possible that final settlement esouh DO
made The receipts estimated in the HERALD on
Sunday. and corroborated by the figures published
yesterday were. will be seen by interviews with
Messrs Kelly and Busbey, in, the main correct
MANAGER KELLYs AccoUSTINa.
Mr. Kelly was quite communicative. After speak
Inc in general terms of the walk. in answer to di
rect question as to the actual amount Of money
taken in he said:-
.The receipts at the door were $5l60O. 1t is true
that there has been dissatisfaction expressed,
but not 80 am aware. by any of the contest
ants or gentlemen connected with the affair.""
"what truth is there in the report that tickets
were sold in immense numbers on tho outside with
out being accounted for at the box office Z!
"Now will tell You all about that That Ques-
Hon camo up at the meeting this morning. The gen.
Srai management of the thing was in my hands. but
Ivou md ayerv
that there had to be a small army OF subordinatcs
Employed. This included trackmen; lap scorers
knowledge through the two private on duty
et the entrance that forged tickets either had been
or were about be issued immediately gave orders
that the business being transacted by the scalpcrs
or ticket spcculutors should be suspended and that
xickets direct from tho box Office. myself q
number of with huge punches OF tickets in their
hands, and Us they only charged the regulation price
Of y they were apparently aoins very 'nifinS
How many of these forged tickets were taken out
Of the boxes when you counted up?'
I'm the neighborhood Of six hundred. The forged
tickets were smaller in size and printed coarser
So tcrets in one sense represent $6oO and that is
one of tho points which will have TO be settled be-
Iore clean balance sheet can be drawn
.sWhat other items there which obstruct the
Nnal settlement
I'VE expect to have everything settled mp by
Wednesday afternoon, but there is trouble in regard
to the bar privilege this as was the case with other
privileges was put up ct auction ana sold to. to the
Mx.
ana to him it was awarded The amount was paid
BY check In advance. but, by the terms OF the con-
ID smcunt Eo h h.d paid-tSat is to say. we really
guaranteed him license; this. although great in
.Auencs was brought to bear. we failed to accom-
'plish."'
''what was the upshot?"
"weli. the upshot was that Mr.. Gallagher was COM
PEELED to take Mr.. Koch into partnership. Mr.. Koch
held license to sell liquor in the Garden for year.
e. iSs nro to e %ch R
will receive we are really liable. but have or
dered Gallagher not only to furnish me o state
mcnt but an affdavit that the figures he
presents are correct Mr.. Koch must also give
.sfhdavit that he has received the amount from Gal
very large the amount to be divided among the
walkers will be proportionately lcssened. We have
been paying bills all day. and advertisement has
been sent to the HERALD requesting OIL parties hav-
ing claims against the International Walk to present
them before Wednesday morning. The doorkeepcrs,
who held positions, will each be paid $50
thc ushers, lap and attendants divided
into gangs and were paid SIS each for the weeks
work: the foremen each received S25. am really
proud of the way this thing has turned out for the
deposited in bank is the greatest ever known
of in an AFFAIR Of this kind The next largest the
Campapa-O' 'Leary walk which also managed, the
amount then being about $40. Co.,
The reporter subsequently made q visit to the
Garden, where a force of men were hard at work
ssid that II can keep my word with Mr. Vanderbilt
condition as It came into my hands"
II hear that OLcary Is dissatisfied with tho - 900,
as is proposed to allow him what truth is there in
cat the meeting to-day oIeary through his barker.
notified the committee that he wanted the $4,000
originally agreed upon that he did not any
70 give him anything; he only wanted what was duo
him. and IL he did not get tnat he would not take
anything At least that the substance OF what was
said"
MR. HAMILTON DusBTY's VERSION.
Mr. Hamilton Busbey, editor OF the Turf Fed and
Farm represents the financial interests OF Rowcll.
Tie corroboratcd in general the statement of facts in
regard to the meeting as given by Mr. Kelly. and
of tbo
inclined to blame me for having given you those
cgurcs published in the HERALD. but the affair
I'll over and I thought IL was just as well that the
public should know the whole truth
: ''Yes some people inclined to doubt their
"Novcr mind that: the figures are Official. for
showed you tho vouchers
what have you got to say about destroying tho
argument that each should draw out 5000
before division Of the profits was made p
THAT document really never was executed.
signed IL for Rowcl and Mr. Hatch for Ennis but the
thing wss all done hastily. and left in my hands
with tho express understanding that If. after
thinking the matter, I concluded II
would operate against Rowclrs interest 1 had
the privilege of destroying it.. / called Mr..
Al tho % 'hG asron, ,ns OF sno snrlsma
tho facts could not be ainsaid All have got to say
lis that IL O'Leary does not conclude to take that
$1,000 lac won't get anything. The trouble about
the bar privileges do not consider of much irupor-
itancc for the amount involved will not change the
extent II o'Ieary does refuse TO take the $1,000
81 will be divided among the three mon on the basis
OF nifty. thirty ana twenty per cent 10 tell you tho
truth, I rather think Ennis would have liked the
onus of refusing that amount to OLcary TO fall
on Rowcl, but advised my man TO bc liberal. asshe
could well afford to be. and not mako any objections
VIC are all to meet sgain Wednesday, and by that
time everything will bc settled and tho figures to
cent will be made public"
o'LEARY's SIDE or THE STONY.
Daniel o1cary was called upon yesterday by .
large circle of friends, who sympathizcd deeply with
him in bis failure To accomplish the great task of
retaining the Ashley belt. Ho Ia rapidly improving
IN conditon. and whilo conccdins tnat Rowcll won
tho bolt fairly and handsomely, regrets that
&c should bc carried across the Atlantic. To the
HERALD reporter he unbosomcd himself freely in
presence OF prominent physician and Judge Of
ono Of the civil courts.
1.-THE match is over now" said OLcary, "and
there is in grumbling but don't want TO bo
cheated altogether"
"In what respcctr
"wcil, you sec IL was understood before started
on this walk that win lose zach man should got
5000. Now, they want 10 put me of with $1,000.
II claim that if am entitled TO anything at all I