New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-18
THE FIGHT POSTPONED.
SULLIVAN AND GREENFIELD RELEASED.
srrurscR pARRETr TOO LATE WITH HIS pEoieioN
THE MATCH TO COME OFF ro-S'dhH
40 -. ..:.od g frotaruity began 10

sugrfcR JARRETT TOO LATE WITH BIS Dh|'0
THE MATCH TO CoMs OFF To-S'ahH .
ThA short haired fraternity" began 70
s.shsr IN force in the neghborhcod OF the oou" ,hs
House q an early hour yesterday moin .s .oo,
snsll courtroom In which Justice barrc.' e out
-a.a 9TH sucb An assenblaze as Is seldom 'oo
.ads az Madison Square Garden as one oil sum
b.,,,na or at .gang~ murier a1ai- 49,. >. ss..,r
III, Johr I. Sullivan. Az" Greenheia' fN
and Richard T. rox came 10 cary ~. ~ 80. .,. e-os
n, IN. t,,re that Justice Barrett toos M, so' - .,,
by INC ua'' a, ,he courtroom and 1t was win OH
-. .s.t.pt District Attorney cove VINO nSu
no"i'y ~ -, a.. Goa. made his way TO the bar "heh
.s cas-. was called ,neie va" -,
- s,.rrlnr Of words between ooionei
y. ana Mr. cove on the question OF an adjourn
49, !, ,,,il this morning Justice Barrett neciueu 10
= -, .sir,,,rner, untli 1870 yesterday afternoon
:, "a t,,,t had rcppefed IN the afternoon District At
.a, ,i,,vr ,naie inetiou 10 hare Testimony taFeh
rii wss vigorously opposed by COLONEL Spencer IN
i,s srpaeh Witch tustiee bsttett brought to oss by
,I.s ,hs, no wsra have 10 seni the ease haet vs. The
MAGISTRATE nness mete evidence was rfudneea
a. the secs "a there wess rc faeis On
.,h,sh ~ hsse 80 arinis.s he Thought that the ne
,sas ~ Justice itshahas " the eisae Nsee eas'
Has ,ha, ,haFe vas az, sufficient evidences 80 w'eh '"
had he aea ba, he da hat ~ late shs question [" 'hs
issaiily Ut saah eshiiiaas
SULLIVAN on THK STAND AGAIN
o,,ona snencer agreed Ia haze further testimony
,ken ami Ioha l. Sullivan tack the stand tie had MS
regular training suit aud looked Just as hs "' a. '
ferson Market except that he was ceAh-shaNeh al" "
face showed color He gave his Testimony ~ s"o"'
voice without HESITATION and principally 10 the arrange
rents for last nights proposed nght he sau o"' 'ho
hgit was to he purely for points" His testimony was
In ALI respects similar what lie gave In the JEFFERSON
Market Police Court Mr. Cove asked him about his hsn'
with Latin but questions about Lanin ,h ne,t
and testified about the agreement between himsei ahu
Sullivan to the money recelveu, a ,sng The same
a. that given by him before Justice Barrel dd,
1oTsd asked as q sullivan and said thai he
knew nothing about IT. Sheedy testified anoat 'ne ar
anrepens for match and the division OF the sPois
JUSTICE BARRETT's DECISION READ
Justice Barrett with Mr. Cove and Colonel Spencer
went into the private with the testimony While
they were sullivan repeatedly showed signs OF n-
patience and asked Sheedy TO hurry the justice up
After waiting until O'Clock Justice Barrett sent for the
prisoners and the following decision read 10 them
The question il whether the defendants Sullivan ana
Greenfield. intend TO engage In friendly spaIlug nacH
calculated TO iure either party or ID b
used not. The former as mere eXhlDt3n VI SIN -
not illegal 1t is difficult to deternhe I rhe ega1S nj
ia the present instance II strictly carried
out viii 81 not S tne OF there is
sparrng there will be hitting the same as hiIs ~ Iecs
hut the blows are to have relation TO the injury or ex
hanston OF either party Ii is impossible TO say on TINS
testimony that Drfma fseie case OF al l Ir
is in reality no evidence of any such intent
III the agreement be sham TO eVade the
law or If parties beyond the terms and reetctons
OF the agreement. the police, being present, can IN
santly interfere and arrest all pa ties engaged Ia me
commission of misdemeanor That ie the true s"uuob
of the difficulty presented by the consideration IN az
vance what is To happen Upon this evidence Iee
Constrained to discharge the prisoners, leaving
IL TO the police to prevent any prize night or
unlawful contention. directly or indlIecug,
whether gloves be used not. II severe
blows are which likely 10 cause INJURY to the
parties or 10 nfame their passions the pass os OF e
Sys anders which likely 10 cause dstUfba or
breach the peace which IN any just sense brutal
or revolving ii will De the duty Of the police 10 act
promptly and with lance. but as am unable 10 Sc
that anything of the kind is contemplated by iar view
OF the agreement / cannot permit these people To be
convicted in advance of an over act
broad smile spread over the faces OF sullivan anu
eheedv The crowd slowly dispersed and sheedy SAID TO
the reporters that too late for the e1hDoh 10
be held last night would be postponed untl tonight