New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-13
SWINDLED OUT or $4,000.
THE CHARGE OF AN ARIZONA ALDERMAN

THE CHARGE Ot AN AIIIHO-'A
"spoRTryGv NffN ARREsTED-A BOGUS AGREEMENT
FOR A Fight" HARRY" HILLS CARD.
Tho "sporting world" or at least such OF
Il as whirs about the orbit OF Harry" HilPs' was
greatly exercised yesterday morning when "shans
Draper Nike Clcary and William Bennett were a'-
raiucd "a prisoners in the Tombs Police Court The men
were arrested on the charge Of having swinded Thomas
Hughes the president Board OF Aldermen OF Tue
SON Arizona, out OF IS, ,OOO Mr. Hughes came East Il
few days AGO with the intention OF visiting Ireland III
the course Of Oi his peregrnaons about the city nc
say the portrait mix" Cleary IN one OF the WIN
dows of Mike" Clcarys liquor store at No go Bow
cry Mr. Hughes could not resist the temptation 10 see
the original lie entered and became 80 well acquainted
with Clery that the latter took him TO Harry HiLs
where he met Draper and Bennett. Hughes Is great
admrcr OF sullivan, and he said sO He also said tha'
Jen " Mace was an old cheese" Cleary offered 10
bct $40 600 that Mace was tho better OF the two.
Mt Hughes said, with deep regard for Ceary
finances that be didn't want to win his money Ceary
said ;ba ne didn't care that Lie rich and could AFFORD
TO lose $4,000.
In Ccarys store therefore articles o: agreement were
signed Mace and Sullivan we're to. fight four rouDds'
Marquis Of Queensbcrry rules sometime during tho
month. Hughes gave Draper $1,000 az dePosit ana
two days later gave an uddlt ohaL S1Vuu, lIp -
IaipcT OF the $4,000 TO be paid ono week before
the match. CIcary gave Draper check Tor the amount S
OF his btt Bat some days aIler TINS un7iCoh ION a. -.
Hughes began have his eyes opened Hnd ne went 20
sullivan pcIrOudAy lItIt nc
the champion had gone on "a spaTIlug tour ana M
Uughr. was informed that be was being swindled
Mr. Hughes again appeared at CIcary's store ana &c
naudcd tine 900 he hnd deposited with Draper, e
told that ue had forfeited the money because he had
nor covered n with the other $1,000 aud ho then OBJ
famed warrants for their arrest After the charges
were heard against them they tre each held IN 5000
bali for examination and Albert J. Adams OF No. 5OA
Wet Thirty second IT,. became their surety.
Nike CIeary was seen last night by THInrSE re-
porter lie asserted that The match was guuinc ono
1nI that he had handed tho forfeited stakes Oycr 10
lem Mace Harry" Montague. "Jem" Mac, :
agent dcuie that MA principal mad received cent
oY Tie money 2acc refused 20 talk about the matter IN
my way. ,,., =, a..
Harry HI has circulated a document which he i'
plcascd 10 call card III which he sayt; Allow me to
haty contradict the statement appearing In TIE
Uauers OF this date That Mr. HUI lcs, OF AFlLuua
met Draper uUd Mike Ccary.u my hall lt not true Mt
Hughes au old freud u mine patron Tor over ten
ysar. Some time ugO, perhaps nine years, when ne
visited my theatre be- lrft with me- for st'c ousioli
s84 600 Ie always looked on me as his friend hke
thousands OF others who knDw and ny way Of con-
ducting business. Some weeks $40 he .eit with mo
81 .3GO Which he as usual had returned IN him may
add that Mr. Draper has not loen IN ay house Tor SOW
years Mike Ce9ry has not been In since last July
and Mr. Bennett DO lot know"