New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-30
MACE AND SLADE ARRESTED
NO EXHIBITION AT THE GARDEN.
A WARRANT ISSUED BY JUSTICE GARDNER-rh
PUGIIIsTs PROMPTLY BAILED.

two men were arrested early in the
evening Although they were almost
Immediately liberated on bail the exhibition was
prohibited. Large crowds assembled to witness the
performance. bat the police guarded the building
and warned everybody that there would be no eA-
! hibition There was disturbance
The interference of the authorities was brought
about in this way: On Saturday, Mayor Il son,
acting on tho communication of Henry Bergh,
vroe the following letter to President French, Of
| the Board of Police:
DE.RsIR: am informed that exhibition, or prac-
tIcay przedg IS contemplated by tl,se men a %do
and othersj and that it is likely take place early In the
coming week. Referring YOU TO the opinion " tne Col
sci 20 the CorpDration published I'm The CiB Record
August g. 1882 believe that in order TO prevent the
taking place OF such exhibition or contest IL Is Only
necessary that should call your attention to the mat
| Mr. French read the letter to Commissioners Ma
son and and Matthews yesterday and they voted
with him 10 INSTRUCT Superintendent Walling to
prevent any violation of the law. Mr.. French also
sent to Mayor Edison the following reply
MY DEAR SIR; Answering YOUR letter of the 9th In,
slant which reached me late SATURDAY evening, |
have to coy that the Board OF Police Commissioners had
tbe oynston. dated August :, 1882 to which yOu
fer taken to prevent any violation OF the aW
p pHoS5sed o. he viii cali you
! personally to-day upon That subject
| The Commissioners afterward consulted Win MT
| Walling and he requested to take every legal
step possible 10 stou the proposed exhibition, or, If
the police could not legally prevent it, to have the
performance watched closely. After an interview
| with Mayor Edson Mr.. Walling sent for Inspector
Thone. and told him TO apply for a warrant at the
| Jefferson Market Police Court Mr. ThOme made an
affidavit stating on information and belief tina;
Mace and Slade were to give sparring exhibition
| tending to a breach Of the peace aud of the law.
Justice Gardner issued the warrant for the arrest OF
| the men and gave it to Captain Williams, of the
Twenty ninth Precinct
The clock had Just turned when Captain Will
lam. Detective Schmt berger aud TRIBUNE re-
| porter entered the elevator at the Metro
po!Itan Hot and asking for Room $3.50.
were put of at tho third floor a
chambernaId was of the opinion that the occupants
of No. $50 were at dinner, but after knocking
gently at the door Captain Williams pushed it open,
and the three entered. Mace who was living on the
bed in his trowsers and shirt. started up In sur
prise.
Hello. Jim said tho Captain. Its a
very long time since saw you, AMI l guess you've
forgotten My name is Williams. OF the TWEEN
ty-nnth Pre'inct.'
"Ah, Captain. how dye do T. said Mace; " / was
inst taxing bit of rest. Glad to see you
Where's Slade said the Captain, and when
Mace rephed that he WAS lying down IN The next
room a. added: " Well I'll just 90 and fetch him.
Meanwhile put on your things. jim, aud Do ready
to 30 along with me. You arc my pr 'oner'
Mace looked from one 10 the other in amazemeni,
and when ca tain Williams returned win the
Maori lac asked
but, Captain. what does this meant You're
| Joking. surely "
no, PIn in earnest. I've a warrant for your
rest issued by in ice Gardncr iufOrma ion that
your proposed exhibition tsnds 10 breach of the
peace"
Why. this is a pretty state OF affairs Slade and
| were merely going tO have a friendly sparling
| match-no knocking out but merely an exhibition.
| II hat cen be stopped shall have TO change my
mind about setting In Thu country"
Slade stretched out sofa, with an
| expression half of amer and half of amaze
III nj, ejdcuat ng, as he thrust his hands INTO his
poe Sets Well, MS tho first time in my hf'.' Al
most Instantly recovering his good nature how,
| ever he added with laugh: " wish you al
told us hefOr@. Captain 80 that might ave treated
| myself To b0H-OuJ Of oysters"
| As the party moved down stairs and passed ont Of
the no c the pug ais were the centre OF ob,eTvd-
ton but rs the officers were MOI IN uniform lew
pcrsons suspected that the men were under arrest.
harry nil, however. who wa present, uasped
the situation at once 81 Can bail 'em out, Cap
tam sad he.
CERTAINLY was the reply. you'll find us at
the lbiTj,cin Street station"
The officers with their prisoners then entered a
carriage. the reporter mounted the box. and orders
were gwen 10 dive TO the station. The prisoners
were standing at the bar answering the questions
of .he sergeant IN charge, when Harry Hill APP
peaIed.
Williams; " because, having made the arrest,
can't AXE bail"
All llylit. SIR" sall AIR. libl: III ne bark Win
one IN a low minutes jest you cit down, jim.
It be all right During his absence the reporter
talked with Mace ana Slade " can't understand
II nj al, SAID Mace. "Slade ana | were TO give
n friendly exhibition Of scientific sparring. There
was 10 be no knocking out and no fighting; we
not matched for money and there Is 10 Ill feel
ing between u. We were simply To spar with the
gloves. lt Is absurd 10 talk of our cOJduct being
calculated 10 bring abouta breach Of the peace.
Why, whit proposed 10 10 Is done at pyInnaSi-
ums all over the woild every day. IL is puzZie to
me, the whole thing There was no interference
with a similar performance yb Sullivan aud Cohurn
the other day. Whose interfering now Ana un-
der what laN ~
sade agrce with his friend and wondered at
the arbitrary acS OF the polio" By
accompanied bv Justice Gardner and while the
necessary papers were beng filled, general CONVEX
sation WIS carried on. Then It tranSpired that the
hcrnsc for th' Garden hfd expired 90 January 20
Mr.. Iil wss that Justice Gardner would Oe
ss glad as any body to see the two men spar, and
suggested thai when the bail was accepted the
exhibition might go II the difficulty about the
license coud be gotten over justice Gaidner
drily remarked: " Captain Williams knows ms
duty and he will do il. He Ia the best-natured
man In tho world but when you touch him on "a
point OF duty good nature will not stand in the way
OF his doing ~
There viii he no exhibition tonight" said the
Captain. BAL was then accepted ~ the sum OF
1000 for each man. Harry" iiill became the
bondsman. fIe said that his place was worth
$50, 900 "lou must appear at the Jefferson Market
Police Court at 10 O'clock Tomorrow sadJ astIce
Gardner IL would have made il o'clock,
his place is worth $4,000. Harry has an exag-
gerated idea of the vaue OF his property
IL was then about half pass z, and the papers
having been signed the party drove oil. Mean
while Captain Williams bad sent squad Of fifty
officers 10 the Garden, with orders to turn out the
lights and to prevent people from entering. Ohcers
were sent from other precincts, aud altogether |
there must have been on duty at the Garden more !
than u hundred men. Tickets had been sold during |
the afternoon, and about o'clock the crowd began
TO collect 1t increased rapidly and when the officers
appeared 1t had reached formidable groporilond. |
The persons present Mt that time were principally
of the better class, hut later there was great |
gathering of sporting" men and rufllans. AS the |
police parolled the tour siGes OF the ouiuing they
made the announcement that there would be no |
performance. ID received with mingled OK |
pressions of disbelief and indignation. What |