Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-16
THE PUGlLlSTS.

How sullivan and Mitchell Fared in
jail and Foolishly Jumped Their Hail
After the Fight.
Accounts from London and Paris CON
corning the after events of the Sullivan
Mitchell fight are read with q good deal
of interest by the sporting fraternity in
this country. A Paris correspondents hae
sent owe the following account OF the
arrest, CSC:
Not one was h~sndcuffed, and they
could not rave been treated better. As
neither the officer MOI the maRistrate
had any evidence of q fight, for the order
of arrest was issued on the strength of q
warning from the English police, the
examination partook OF the nature of a
farce. Each witness of the mill claimed
that he was in France on business quite
distinct from prize fighting, the magis-
trate seemed to believe them, and all
we're freed except Sullivan and Mitchell.
The majority of those released lost no
time in putting twenty miles between
them and Senlis. Down into a cell went
the principals, and DIR. Panther was
sent to examine their bruises. The little
Doctor stood eghast as he saw the bruises
on the men. The Eugliehman was
|a mass of bumps and discolora-
tions. He had Jared worse than
Sullivan. The latter's left hand and
wrist-the one which wns broken some
time ago-needed Immediate attention,
ard under the skillful treatment the
swelling went down. AS the cell was
cold, and as no coverings were provided
for the bed, the doctor procured several
covers, and in lieu OF O fire sent out for
a warm supper for the. prisoners. On
leaving the men DIR. Panther told the
Post Dispatch reporter that Sullivan
was very badly damaged by body blows,
and that his ears and upper lip were like
jelly. @
Sullivan had a very gay time during
his first two or tire hours in iail. The
supper provided for him consisted OF
some very tender beefsteaks, bottles oil
claret and rum and some cheese. He
ate ~ravenously, and his condition yester-
day showed that his drinking was not
at all moderate. During the meal the
pugllists were very friendly with each
other and drank out Of the same bottle
and talked Of the fight. Mitchell was in
favor OF returning and settling the mat
ter for ono and for ell. What Suiii-
vans view OF the proposition was will
probably be Guessed, az his reply is not
known.
At IL o'clock the pugilists we've again
summoned into court, and upon the pay.
ment of 5000 bail they were released
from custody. The case did not come
up at Senlis, but at Chantilly, TO whioh
place they were driven in O carriage.
Magistrate Oassel Of Senlis is quite OUT
spoken in regardsto the release Of the
fighters. He says ii is q very unwiBe
step to release such men on bail,
and appears to think the men were un-
wise, too, dor ii they had remained at
Senlis the tribunal there would have
probably only imposed o very light fine
Cassel was very favorably disposed tow.
ard the fighters, and would have lei
them go unpublished. The other two
Senlis magistrates were also very well
disposed towards the pngilists.
After their release, Sullivan an6
Mitchell took o train for Paris and Their
boarded the night express for London
Sullivan was so drunk that,he could moi
speak an Ineligible word, and besidei
that he was very violent. The action o
the men in running away is considered
more than nnwise, as now the 5000 re-
verta to the government, and they will
be tried and sentsnced in default. Ii
case they return to France they will b.
liable TO q five years sentence to prison
for contempt. The trial by default vii
be held in fhe Seulis court to-day.