The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-17
THE WHOLE TRUTH.
MuldOon Tells 1t About Sullivan
He Is a Loafer.
HIS TRAINER DOES NOT PLATTER.
The Champion is ROasted-His Selfshness-
His Great Fault is, He Has No Brains
KiIrains Spiking Performance.

Especial to THE HERALD.-EXaminer Dispatch.
New YORK, July 16.-The story of John
l.. Sullivan's behavior in Chicago has
turned many of his friends against him,
and unless he mends his ways, he will re-
ceive, no welcome when he arrives in town,
except from the army of parasites which
has always surrounded him when his star
was in the ascendent. Billy Muldoon talked
bitterly yesterday of Sullivan's conduct.
HE is as thorough paced loater,n said
Muldoon, ''as I ever had anything to do
with All these stories about his great
love for his parents and his generosity are
the veriest bosh. A more unappreciative
fellow never saw, and now that it appears
to be useless to induce him to behave him
self. the sooner the truth about him is
known the better
Shortly after the fight, a telegram from
Sallivan's father arrived, and Johnston
and cleared the room of everybody and
thon read the dispatch to the big fellow. He
did not pay the slightest attention to it.
His Indifference so enraged Johnston that
he told him he ought to be ashamed Of him
self Your poor old father is lying sick
he said and you don't seem to care i
cent Why can't you be man'
The matter with Sullivan IS heshas not
got any brain. After the fight, the pro
prietor Of the Spanish Fort, a resort just
OUtOf New Orleans, sent word to Sullivan
that he would give him 81 800 if he would
appear there once and be introduced from
a platform to the patrons of the place. Let
him GO to - was SulliVan'S response.
Tie next day the proprietor called on the
big fellow and offered him the entire re
ceipts of the place, with a guarantee that
the amount would not be less than Sl.5O0.
Sullivan declined this offer Just rs brU-
tally as he did the first. This will give you
an idea of his business ability. Sullivan is
4 man with the lowest kind of tastes. 1t
was difficult TO prevent him from crafty
ing his low desires. That he is giving full
play to them is now clear from the charac-
ter Of the neighbOrhOOd which he is fire.
quentjug in Chicago. As for rum, why he
loves it. He is stubborn brute, and it is
mighty hard thing to compel him to 90
anything that he doesn't want to.
This talk about his being tempted to
drink by his friends is all bOsh. He drinks
in order to satisfy his craving for liquor,
and not because he is q good fellow
Mr. MuldO0n was asked regarding his
statement that Sullivan was in Canada
''That was made in good faith,'' he replied
S'dad if Sullivan HAD an ounce of sense or
honor he would be there now When left
was given, and 1t was understood that he
would 20 directly there. ] assured him
that he would be well taken care of and
that he could remain there and get thor
Oughly rested and permit his hands to grow
strong again. He promised faithfully to
go He was to send me a telegram rs soon
as Se arrived there. | have been waiting
here TO get that telegram, and the first
thing hear is thathe is acting the drunken
lO.fer again in Chicago. My interest III
h II ended when the sponge was thrown
up in Kllrain's corner last Monday, but
was still anxious to be a friend to him.
Dsinterested friendship is something that
Sullivan doesn't know anything about"
Mr. MulGOCn Was asked concerning the
stake money. what share of it Sullivan
you'd probably receive. His share viii
= mighty small, was the reply, ''uulesS
ire stops drinking. He has no right to a
penny Of it, but both Johnson and Wakeley,
/ understand, were resolved to give him
tacir share Of it. Under the circum stances.
the money might just as well be thrown
into the gutter. If it was given to him, he
would probably spend it in drinking sa-
looms and less respectable resorts.
His hackers intended to act generously
toward him, but they may change their
minds now, as it is not likely very large
amount Of money will be given him at once,
but that small sums will be doled out to him
Il did more for Sullivan than would do
70" any other man in the world. l liked
him and believed that if he could be
knocked into shape again he might behave
himself. l sent my family away and turned
my home into training quarters and
labOred hard with him. When he came to
Iue, his stomach was 50 weak that it could
only retain the lightest kind of food.
There was a hole in his neck big
enough to hold your fist and his flesh
was as soft and habby as a baby's
He looked like 4 man who would not live
three months. l laid out between three
AMI four hundred dollars in fixing the
place up to accommodate him and in other
necessary expenses, exclusive of the
household bills. My butchers bill while
ne was with me averaged 800 a week.
intended to accept nothing for these
services, bat to tell Sullivan that the only
pay l wanted was to see him behave him
self and act like a man who had some
respect for himself. If his hackers intend
TO surrender much money TO him while he
IS making a beast of himself may as well
put in my bill and get some Of the money"