Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-07-24
Arriva, of the Pusilists.

Yesterday morning Chief OF Police
Dougherty again vent 10 Philadelphia
to secure John Grady, James Ryan and
Richard alias Nitchis Golden, 'ae pugi.
lists who were ooncc ~ = ia. - prize
.f2ht CT the W. ~ 2silrosG lfAsr a..
Thursday, July 1st. He was accom-
panied by Deputy Attorney General
Biggs, and Sergeants McVey and Cam
mon.
The prisoners were taken before j udge
Wilson, when 1t was announced that
Reese Davis, Esq, who had acted as
their counsel, had Withdrawn from the
case, and Thomas j. Diehl, Esq the
attorney for "Sparrow" Golden, another
of the participants, who is held in
Philadelphia, appeared in their behalf
and argued that all the prisoners should
be discharged on the ground that the
act of Assembly relating 10 the extra.
dition OF fugftives had not been teGhni-
cally and literally complied with. Dis
! trict-attorRey Graham replied thai the
points raised had already been decided
| by the Court and that there Eas no
| be remanded.
After hearing the arguments the
Court decided that all the proceedings
in the case had been conducted In a
proper manner, and that the three
prisoners should be remanded to the
authorities of Delaware. AS Mr.. Diehl
| stated that he hst some n1ints OF law
which he wished to argue In the case OF
L" Sparrow" Golden, he was not sur
rendered. A stror fight will be made
to prevent "Sparrow" being held for
the authorities of this Stats, AS he Is
under an agreement to have a match
with Harold, new star in the prize
1rinR, and who sometime ago challenged
lJchp L. Sullivan.
The Chief and Sergesnts McVey and
Cannon took the prisoners from the court
room to the Sheriff'e office, ,and in few
minutes that building WAS surrounded
by p crowd anxious to see the pugilists
1 Upon their promising To go along
Iquietly, they we're not handeuffed, and
when they started for the Broad street
tstation, TO take the 1.32 train for thif
city, they were followed by large
scrowd, the majority Of whom had nC
ideas OF Delaware justice beyond the
lpillory and whipping post, consequently
remarks of how the trio would .suffel
Iwhile undergoing the punishment wer(
freely made.
1t is, however, a subject for regre
sthas the law does not provide corpora
punishment for the ofense of which
ithey are guilty. The train arrived IL
this city at 43 O'Clock aud the prison
ters Immediately taken TO the City Hall
Iwhere they were placed in the south
lcorridor and the doors fastened TO pre-
vent a crowd, attracted by curiosity
blocking the entry to SET q view o
them.
| Although "Nitchie" Golden has &
brutal, bulldog expression, he SEEM
like jolly fellow, and one OF those whC
are satisfied to take things as they come
He told reporter last evening thai h'
was much better fixed than he Was th'
might before, and in more comfortable
! lquarters. Shortly before S O'Clock al
. excellent supper was brought to them
which they aue with relish, and whel
a remark was made about their haYin!
good appetites, Golden replied that i
didn't take man in Moyamensin
7 prison great while to get a good appe
tite.
Il AS soon as the prisoI srs were SAT
d behind the bars, officers were sent ou
with suOp@uas to summon a numbs
y of those who were know TO have bee
tpreseAt at the fight " slpta1 aa wi
lnesses at the hearing which take
lplace before Squire Bertolette at
= O'Clock this afternoon. In the NEAR
, time the friends Of the pugilists wer
d rot idle, and last evening enoug
money had been secured among th
T lsporting men of this city to retain Lev
d 10. Bird and Harry Sharpley, Esqs., q
lcounsel for the prisoners, and they wi
Q represent them this afternoon, while
is understood that Deputy Attorne
, General Biggs will appear for til
;, State The hearing of John l.. Wes
who, it is claimed, acted az time keepe
D. will also take place at the same time.