The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-04
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,,,. p,op.r Course Of the oueials In
the Goss.Ryan Fight Matter.


I'm. Proper Course Of the Omeials In
the Goss.Ryan Fight Matter.
Nearly all the States in the Union have
yery severe laws for the punishment Of
prize tiEhting, and nearlyall Of them take
The proper precautions for the prevention
Of these unmanly aud british exhibitions,
but every. now and then a party Of roughsi
blacklegs, blackguardS and rOwdles drop
in upon some unirequented corner Of q
State, and a mill takes place before the
law can b. invoked or any measures Of
prevention taken. Such 1t Is claimed was
The case last Tuesday, when Co.'S, Ryan
and their followers dropped In upon. this
State. and, before anything could DO done,
stood up for nearly one hour and haii
and made beasts Of themselves ior the ed
ilcatlon OF vulgar mob.
Sheriff Curtis, through his apologi9t,
Prosecutor TAR, says, without doubt
truly, that II was beyond bis power, TO
control the happenings Of that Tuesday
morning; that an insufficient number o.
deputies were with him; that he could
not prOcuIo uutci Auu ~ sHS ,f.t-
Of hundreds Of a hooting mob, his author
ity was hardly nominal. His information,
also, Of the projected advent Of these
worthless In his county, was received very
late, and as soon as he could he nonhed
Governor Mathews oil Ills inability to act
In he matter, and, therefore, taking Al
the untoWard circumstances into consiu'
GRAFTON, be did the best he could BY per-
sopally warning the principals and back
an that they were violating the laws
and would DO amenable for said violation.
Allthese thugs were set before the
public Yesterday morning In the card Of
PROSECUTOR Tarr, Of Brooke County, which
appeared In the Regiitr. Governor Math.
ews, however, appears 70 think that there
il an insInuatlon In this card, that he did
not cooperate with Sheriff Curtis when
tho latter invoked the aid oithe military
TO prevent the fight This Governor said
10 an ISTILLIGENcKa reporter who was OF
the Capitol yesterday:
"AtllP.N. Monday ] received telG'
gram from Sheriff Curtis stating that he
| had reason 10 believe something in the
nature OF . fight was contemplated in his
county, and asking for assistance TO pre-.
vent IbG EoIuluk uA' ~ " 10 iuph buL lAAU
at night, aud the trains had ceased run
ming on both aides OF the river, and In
short II was practically impossible TO do
anything. The next morning nj O'Clock
Lreceived another telegram HON Mr.. Cur
It's saying q company OF military was
necessary 10 pfsgont the fight, but ascar'
tanned that the fight was tluG oyeF and the
men gone, 30 could do nothing. 1t seems
very strange to me, however, that q
sheriff cannot summon a posse to
bis assistance sufficiently large fol
the protection Of any county from
enCroaChments OF this kind. SLerill
! Tlnyls could In this county, or Major
Sweeney could In the city, and am sure II
could:be done in my county but that aside,
the Brooka county authorities, though
the fight Is over, Gao yet do much. Let u
warrant be sworn out for persona they
want, and then ask me for a requisluon
and ! will get them for them aud bring
them home Tor trial. That is their proper
step, and II they want 70 DO anything, do
this, and 1t will have tendency To reisrd
any further demonstrations In this State,
and will probably stop them altogether