Daily Republican., 1886-09-22
PRIZE FIGHTERS TRIAL.


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Agaisst rhsn-z. o vandssrin, Esq !.
Mskiag . Dsssrmlnsd nsght Sor
Thssr Dsssass.
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Court 70 convened 1t 3 O'Clock yes-
toSday afternoon, and ~ soon as the
namee Of the 0fAnd Jurors we're called
they retired 70 their room.
!. lmmedintely after tho opening .
Jury Wa drawn and the case Of Richanl
aoldep, James Ryan, James Golden,
yAmes Mc0rAdy and John T. West In
dicted - principals, aiders and sbsttora
IN the prize dehs which took ptaCe on
July 8d, o. the Wilmington b Northern
HailroAd pier, Was taken mp for trial,
With Deputy Attorney GsDesai Biags
Tor the Susie sd l.. O. VAndoRrilt.
Leo Tor the defense. 4f
D The case vAs opsnsd By Deputy At.
torney -aeneral bisgs, who read the
ssAtnte under which the indictment for
engaging In prize fight Was framed. .
Mr.. Bigse also read the ind ictment,
ono count Of which charges the defend.
ants with engaging In . priss hRht,
while asecond count charges them with
being present, aiding and abettina 1t .
N a.. us -
Ia. .cL ~ IL D'ess vioseo NJ. venoe-
s s.'1 ~ v0uio cAii upon tne otate %
s..~c - y ws.cnw - ne t1oeonnss snese men
ws,s 49, s2cn. Tsey ere cnargoo
~ a. ou1nse, sno - Clssmsa
slss sho Assosney 1gsetAI snouia eiect
1ISel Ne u. nOu ne woula ~ .nem'
@ D.S4s ocn sonaeo snss me inoict-
.aons voulu nos nave Deen framed 10
my o,ner ~, ~ pIne ngnt couio
nv uos .sHo Plsoo wlsnout seconos, feierecs
~ slMe .ssPoEss consequently ~ Wa
lssvs:s..y ~ ~ ts"s tno inoiosment In
~ n s
a ~ arlsnoi C sLgulnons uos woon ooun
80 .ne OouLs uo0lueo snns ING anoict
ueIs ~ properly .rsmeo anu tne tiiei
s.vulo PIoco Ino exAminasion oi
"islc ~ slon commenoeo.
s.9e.x Syan - ouknely va svo,ps ano
tesssneo tnst 10 me Oniei Of fonce
OF tnls city, ano that ne arrested sil the
p', cAosY. "ost ~ n."ei polI |.
.ew eeys sisek sne h9nt ana pfouenu
snoM ~ snis IVY Ieey oio not ooject
~ c,anks .uu Wouiu nsvo sco0mpe-
nies MN wisnous !cquiHtion II tney
mao Deen nii0wSe 70 40 so:
Sosepn =. WnAins tossine9 tnst ne u
feporeet en- Ploy % on tne Every Even
lnks suu tnns IN PuxsnhnCo ot III pusi-
49, no wens on Coas0 p0,s Whicn 49,
I.ssenca y fouftn euoot wnarfs hoout l
0clocH IN sne mornIn9 o. July Q: Inofe
we're ABOUT sixty pe'sons on Doards ana
INC go,s Went aoWn sne untisuAnA 70
tEo Delnwaro river, snon 20 tne wnsri
81 tne Whmin9son q NoFtnsfn nsiifoeo
OOmpsuy. a soon - tnSy isn4eo
square was formed and the referee,
Jemss nysn, cAued inc piinciPsis'
hicnsfo ooioen ana James mcafsay,
to;rne centre, Wnen Lney snoos nsnds.
Inc nsnt W. conaueteo unoer inc
Msrqun OF Sueonspmfy rules sno
wnen the witness got tnis lar tne Ohiei
= usuce Aekeo nun wnss me malquls o.
tSaeenspury fules we're ana no explain
90 snas tney pfovided Ior tne men H
ngnt tnfeo-minuto ROUNDS hna nent se
annisn.
M. Nanoegfitt opJecteu 70 sno witness
0eing examined - an expert, ana tns
uniei Jusuce saia ne nao oniy asked
the quesuon TOT MS own satisiaction;
The witness tnen continnod ana oe
scfipeo tne rounos ana tne Nay tns
men iouRns, Win tne enect OF inc p,owl
ON oech. ne said tnat James doideI
acted as second ior MS protner, ane
shenever ne would see cnance 70 ke
2 good piow no wouio say nov
Nitchie. In the eleventh round NC
TRACY was nnoc.e9 oown, anu whei
Tune WAS called oio DOT respond, sne
tolotn was oeciafeo the winner. mc
GRADY WAS assisted 70 the poat py W.
men, on wnom no seemed 70 Nan 10
Il
Inc witness saw Jonn =. west On TN
bearo MIN Call nme. Ine price
tickets Was three dollars, and thty had Of
one side hxcufsion up the river; no
transierap.e, ana on tne otnef fari
mutuk Ino WIZ ess uiu hot pay Any
snink ior ms ticket, neiLner oiu ne se
anyone else pay ior anolrs. ne say
some oI tne men coantlng money ON tn
Doat, ont ola not Know OF nis owl
knowicoge wnetner any money wa
seakea 90 sne result OF NOT;
me witness was supJectea 70 . seafcn
ing cross examinanon py MI AnGs
grit, during which ne stated tnas ?
nsd attenaeu several spa.r,nH ms'cns y.
both In this city and Pniladeipnia. % "a
last one beinG sne oenens given ior tnes
men a. the oitizens hinh IN Angus
he thought the blows struck ~ u
tight on the WILMINGTON Mortimer
Railroad pier, ON July 3d., were te
hard for . sparring match.
+. Il. Bach affirmed, and teeuned ,
is employed On the Morning news as
writer and reporter. he witnessed
part Of the night Oh the RAILROAD pis
and corroborased the tess'mony OF "
Iprevtous witness In reference to tf
concluding rt unds, and SAID That aftt
Grady was knocked down, DO tnat :
could not respond when time was cailet
he Was helped on board tine boat an