New-York tribune., 1884-11-16
,JOBy l.. SULLIVAN ARRESTED.
IN COURT WITH GREENFIELD.

FOX AND sHEEDY ALSO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
AROUND JEFFERSON MARKET
The pupilistc world was shaken from centre to
circumference by the order of superintendent Waiing
ON Friday prohibiting glove contests. and yesterday
morning AL the fighters, big and little were making
an xious inquiries to what the result o the ofuer
would be and looking out for the next move Ill the
game They were not kept long waiting Tor shor'y
after 10 o'clock the spread that John L. SniiV"
and Patrick F. Sheedy, his backer had been aries'eu
by Captain Williams and that the CAPTAIN al,o @ ad
warrants for the arrest OF AL, "Io."t @ .tt tho
Richard K Fox, his backer The tact that ,he
examination of the fighters to take place IN the
Jenerson Market Police Court made that ela'Sc
hulIno as attractive as fly paper III the nunie oi
summer and the assemblage OF men III snort pa
;ar baek nonstaches and short hair in front of the
court house all the morning made 1t appear as IL
,,,ize fight vas tu be settled there. - ,
Eatlv Yesterday morning Inspector Ihorne wen
before Justice Patterson and made a,ldavi ihai ne
iol not reason o believe that one John H. Suliitan
aud nnp Aif' Greenfield we're about to light ing
nr riie heht within the city li'nits "n h9nniAi
Notembet I aud that one Pa'tirk Hmus ,,.,;ma a.a
n,p bieha,ti x tUS vtie nUw engaged ~ ihstiea,ns
.id Gsb, H. ,bpieGnp PRAYED That sai1 john ~
Sullivan u a nas b. arrested and dtalt ~ as te
law I,p,s." Uh tts affidavit Justcp ia'iefsuh
lsspd Warrant hf The arrest ~ te it'suns nt,i
,nnpi, and u Nas given " 'a'a!h Wi,hnp's w wstl,n
shppdt and t0s Wtie hietnial 'ia' VIZ W,,"inmI ,I
hai h,pR issNei aHh y i'hl'u nelts shttnf a s,U
sullivan Wel captain Williams ~ iA'laep' aiih
leDlh si. aud Nele rnl lihhef arrest NY MI
Ia the afternoon t0H aud 'iiephltlh Nt'p a''ps''
at the same place Ia ihe Afternoon Wy lhp 'hh s,'
fpr the examination there were az ieas' i,'o .pu ~
the street aud the rOkon n0sts ana sNnilth ta's '"
number of them plainly Indicated lh'iI m sh"d
At 2 O'Clock Colonel spencer, accompanied ny nnu'"S'
Fox Sullivan aud Greenied went M" iheo"r, ',I' h
but TO the great disgust of the sports present, ,oS
went through into the private examination room WhuI1
INSPECTOR Ihorne was joking with Captain iiilas anu
bout dozen including the trainers ol the p'eisS
rere seated ON benches. Colonel Spencer began tho
examination by calling Inspector lhorne 10 tue stoi;
The Inspector identified the papers IN the ailalt %
~. l. .ial triad
lie also testified that the complaint III inns Pic,cnt
case was made solely on information ana 1 pehel' e
inasnuch as he had no personal knowIeuge o lnu az
rangements made by Greenfield and sullivan ior ui'"
Will Mr.. Sullivan take the stand = said Colonel
Spepcer and the redoubtable John walked up 10 the
witness chair lie wore the regulation short pea;
Jacket and had cOse-butoned waisicoat surnounu t
6v a white collar and green tie Ills lace was pac;;
thc sneerng expression of the lips winch larry gives
hm the title Of the "toughcst looking man in
America" After giving his name age aud address,
Colonel Spencer asked
" Are Won acquainted with Mr.. Greenfield
al never saw Greenfield in my life until week ago
Wednesday" responded the champion in deep rum
bling tone which startled the stenographer so 'ha' he
almost lost his glasses -. ,:.
lyon are the man mentioned in this complaint
s one of the parties exhibition OF some sort at
Madison Square Garden ON Monday nighf
What is the nature of that exhibition"
at is simply scientific exhibition OF the manly
art Of selfdefence." ,,,,
:. You have enmity against Mr.. GreenteidF =
" No sir none whatever.
"Do YOU intend during that exhibition TO ihilct OH
him the least harm e IL,
NO sir" COMPATIBILITY, but the champion smiled
suggesvely and stroked the place where HIS
is there any prize put up, other than the money
that the people fit to give to witness tue eAioi
ton
There is such thing is there not sir, as science
Of self defence treated of III books :
Yes there
As sullivan started TO leave the stand Colonel
Spencer said " Mr. Sullivan | am very well aware
that YOU can make your mark, now want TO see II
you sign your name TO that deposition. Suih'ah
signed his name. IL, H.
is tall stout almost as heavy as sni WIN
a rosv smoothly shavcn face, " "A regular hghihs
face as one of his admirers enthusiastically remarked
He was clad in the regulation check suit ana Ills mar
DO Won know Mr. Sullivan ?" asked Colonel spencer
I've known Mr.. Sullivan slightly for about ior'-
:" Yes" remarked Captain Williams in an audible
tone and he wants to know HIM better ouihNah
smiled and Greenfield grinncd.
"You have made an agreement with him to give a
scientific sparring. exhibition at Madison Square Gar
den on Monday night haven't your
" Have you made any other agreement with him =
"Oh no sir ..
Have you any enmy against him
Have you any intention of hurting him in the least
at that cXmbitoni' y
Greenfield exchanged a knowing glance and an audi
BILE smile went around the court room. 80
Have you made q study oi the science o' Sc'i-
defence T.
"Oh Yes. sir -,
l. there any understanding that any weapons VII
De used in youi exhibition anything hut soft gloves
Hony soft gloves. the same IA amateurs use
Greenfield signed his testimony. and as he stenpcd
down rcmailed "fye lad exhibitions in II England
before now lust the same ~ this
Patrick r. Shscdy testified that he was the manager
of the proposed exhibition. and that only scicnuhc
set TO was contemplated. lie had expended between
~ 700 and 4 | 800 on the preliminary arrangements
Colonel Spencer pad that he wished TO get the ea,c
before the supreme Court quickly ~ possible no
asked the Justice To- hold them. In hccoidinee WIN
tha request Justice intterpon patolcd the men "nll
3 o'clock Monday afternoon. when u thcy are ho'
di,chntgod by ihc supreme Court they will have to
give ball. e,,. ~ ,,,
Colonel Spencer got ont wit of hehco' cnlL'H nnd
ocrtiornr last night rcufnablc NJ ~ o'clock Mond"y
morning before Justice Van Brnnt IN the supreme
Coult when the caac VIII he gone over Thoroughly
Immediately after the examination Snl',Nn w'ni 10
III ,,,,i,o ou,r,crs nj Nonico \Illa and Greenfield