New-York tribune., 1884-12-18
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John l.. sgiiiVaa sai Allied firasahld wese az
cared hT jury yesterday not galtT al the
charge OF violating the statutes sf the state OF
Aew-fork by engaging IN contention or hght
without arms at Madison square Garden on NO.
vsmber IS. The Court ofOyer and Iermiher was
filed with seated spectators at ii a. m, justice
Barrett allowing standing wltn esses OF the trial.
An immense throng Of ~ould-be spectators was
relegated TO the corridors of the Court House. As
sistant OSTRICH Attorney Cove, IN tho absence Of
Mr.. Oiuey, represented the people and
opened the case The prisoners were indicted. he
said, under Section 45S of the Penal Code
Superintendent Waing the first WI tness.
He described the platform and ropes, which limited
the pugists on tho occasion IN question. man
ca led Johnsos seemed 10 be master OF ceremonies
at least he called time " and " break" In the
second round Greenild made fent aud then
seized Sullivan around the neck. The master OF
break lie held Oh. lLaughter Then the
master OF ceremonies rose TO the occasion with three
stentorian breaks" and added to Greenfield;
If yeu don't break, I'll decide against you"
Then blows followed. blood was seen over Green
fields eye and the superintendent ordered Captain
Williams to separate me men ara % srresi ares tncIn;
emphatlCaly that he had never seen q prlzc-hght.
He then examined the gloves and found only a
had been known 10 flow voluntarily from q child's
nose even without the persuasion OF a blow. He
did not know whether there we're any clergymen
or physicians present at the contest Mr. Howe
said that ne asked these questions 10 prove the
"respcctabiLty" OF the occasion. Justice Barrett
declared this Immaterial and he also refused to
allow the counsel 10 transform Mr.. Wallng into an
expert. he Superln tendent mad heard that there
a Police Athletic Club. lie had witnessed an
exhibition Of sparring BY the police at Madison
Square Garden. Peter Mitchell then took
Mr.. Walling IN hand regarding what he
had said and done AZ hquor-shop after the Sulli-
van-Greenheid exhibition. The Superintendent adj
IgIn n.v ss.ftl h4r a
" knock out" Greenfield whenever he wanted 10.
Police Captain Williams said that there was
GonsdfTa6e h1ggnE IN g osG second on round IPa
face. on Mr.. Wslling's order he stopped the fight.
lie bad been a. tho head Of the Police h.etlc Club
for eighteen months. lie had spared with captain
Clinchy. GTeenfeld's hugging" about the
same thing as wrestling. The blows were of Ordi-
nary force IL sparring
Captain car william. lernpGaticaii5iISo. sir
Mr. Howe rerr1acifullv) Never a real QriZef hit
Captain Williams tssdlYl-No, sir.
Inspector Thorne declared that there were three
" "ciinchiug,' aud three brea kings Tho p0rtly
Inspector then illustrated the "chnchngs by
throwing his arm tightly around lawyer Howe's
neck, aud the two for a moment stood there, 90 the
cyuosuro Of neigbboring eyes Then the same
question was Put TO him a. 10 his superior ana in.
feUOr officer: " Have yOu ever seen a 1rize-hghtT
never saw a prlze-fght." was the prompt
answer.
knowledge of the cut ON Greeuhelds face. An a.
tempt made 10 Use Deputy-C Coroner Donnellv
~ an exnert as 70 whether a blow I'm a sparring
match ever produced death. He was ruled OUT.
Captain Cliuchy testified that the Suliiyau-GIeeu-
Geld blows were not ku0Ck-lowh aIglmcsts.
There was much huggng and dodgng as part of
the DO science ON November L.. There were mo- in-
dications of passion. Both men we're smiling. At
this statement everybody IN court smiled also.
After recess Harry iii,l showed how boxing
gloves were constructed 90 waks great deal of
noise. Ne said there was no d" wrastiug' ~ between
sullivan and Greenfield. lie was put under ire on
the Marquis of .Queensbery rules PIoiessDr'
ONeul an emrluye cf tie Racquet Club
exulained the subject of points Billy
on the ground that he vas present AZ the contest as
journalist" was excused iIum saying whether
ho ar'el ne time- -keouer
tteenHeid asserted 10 provincial Fnrlish That
'' - siis the inpei pants a4 th" honor Of beng
the hps man liis injury over The pte ras caused
hY tho accidental collie ph of ihp pre with Full-
VANS head ltn. at ihe ,nnfrsi entertained only
fnaiinH at "htuiharv nva' ft sullivan. n vas
only fneedlt ,sHtsst lie hal hp Intention "f
hehitas Ito uui HE atm around hnlliyau'7 unna
900 tnat AIS upsrneht ouald h"t ent a r1i"t eu
him
sullivan sst forth the sama sfrfsotgprI dse'aia-
ton of "blutnrfy love lor hleruHald, aud sad
that tapthlu william, had CautisnrH MN hnfofa
thr contest g. hear in mnd Jusiicd haffctrs order
against heavy spauug. 40 Mas angry AT NO Tine
at Greenfield whose eye hr hat by chaaru while
"duckng" lie might have hit much harder blows
had he 50 desired.
Peter Mitchell summed up tho case for the two
men, aud Mr Cove for the people. The lurY, after
being out eight minutes returned the verdict mot
guilty. The mon eft the count aud were heartily
congratulated outside. mOuOn 90 dismiss tho
cases of Fox and Harding for abettng he fight
will be made tomorrow.