Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08
sULl1pAN ARRESTED.
Consents 30 Return 10 Mississippi for
Trial.

the champion OF the prIzs ring, YVES
arrested this evening on o warrant issued
in extra5ition proceedings taken by Gov
ernor Lowry OF Mississippi, and approved
by Governor Kill OF New York, charging
him with committing felony in engaging
In prize fight in Mississippi.
He will be taken betoye the court OF
general sessions tomorrow morning, and
unless the legal advisers whom Charlie
johnson is hunting for tonight can pick
n flaw in the extradition papers the action
of the Judge will be simply matter OF
form, delivering sullivan legally into the
custody of Mississippi officer.
The "bign fellow has got to return to
Mississippi and stand trial sure enough.
Inspector Byrnes returned to duty from
hIa vacation to-day and his first caller
was States Officer L. F. Child Of Misss
sippi, who had the extradition papers de-
manding Sullivan's surrender properly
approved. Byrnes called Detective
Tommy Adams to his aid and they fouud
that sullivan was stopping at the Van
derbilt Hotel, at Forty-second street and
Lexington avenue.
They called at The hotel early this after
noon, but found that John L. was out
son OF Brooklyn, one Of his hackers.
50 they waited and waited; the detective
on the corner near the hotel and the in
speotor at the Grand Union Hotel, half a
block away.
At 8 O'Clock this evening Sullivan and
his friends returned from their drive.
The inspector gave them time enough TO
gain their rooms and then he paid Sulli-
ntxa ,t.a,. al Il N
knock but seemed much surprised to find
that Inspector Byrnes was his caller.
why, how are you, inspector ?" he
said. "Comein. have just been told that
you wanted ME and l was going down to
headquarters to give myself up"
| A coach was secured and the inspector,
the detective and sullivan drove to police
headquarters and aiighted at the private
entrance.
81 would rather fight than spend the
night in cell, said Sullivan on the
way down town, "but il l have broken
any laws I'll stand the racket. / won't
try to run away and be hunted like a
criminal"
Sullivan was placed In cell close to
the inspectors Office and Detective Adams
was posted at the door fer the night.
Any number OF sporting men hocked to
headquarters during the evening. Null
doom came with the intention of passing
the night with his pet. Sullivan took the
affair good naturedly but was nervous
inst the same. He does not like the ides
OF facing the law in an unknown country
johnson will make big fight In court In
his behalf in the morning.
New YoRK, Aug. l John T. Sullivan
looked none the worse this morning aftel
his occupancy at police headquarters O.
one of the ordinary cells there for tn,
night. At 1890 O'Clock he was taken t.
the district attorneys office. He was 40
companied by Deputy Sheriff Ohilds o
Mississippi and two New York detec
tives.
When the carriages reached the cour
house it was surrounded by cheering
and bowling crowd. Officers with diff
Guilty forced way for the puRilist from
the coach to the building. Sullivan wa
taken before District Attorney Fellow
and the papers upon which he WA
arrested were handed to that official VIII
having carefully read them over CAV
whispered instructions to one Of hi
clerks. This individual in turn took tn
|
said: 'Snllivan il You want you can &c
! a writ of habeas of corpus providing 20
are willing to swear that you are nc
John l.. Sullivan"
|, The big fellow smiled but said moth
ing. Then his baoser, Charley johnson
who stood beside him, explained ths
they were waiting for Delaney Nichol
who had been retained as counsel.
| kn Hat ~
! swarm of reporters adjourned to th
room Of Assistant Districts attorney Fit
gerald.
Sullivan was later taken before Judp
! 0'Brien in supreme court chambers an
2 through his counsel admitted his identii
: as the person called for in the writ I
! extradition. He said he was willing
= go south aud Judge O'Brien ordered tn
y he be turned over OF once to Depui
7 Sheriff Childs OF Mississippi.
|. Counsel Eichol informed the judt
that before Sullivan was arrested he ht
made up his mind to go back volUntari
and surrender himself to the authoriti
OF the state Of Mississippi, feeling oo
fident he would be Justly and fairly dea
Z with.
}, He said further that when Sullivs
n
u Kilrain he understood that the battl
! ground would be in Louisiana, and it WI
?, not until the night before the fight tn
y the place OF Fighting was changed to Mi
sissippi and Sullivan did not really kno
y until at tho ring side that he was in Il
u state OF Mississippi. He did not chan
q the ground and he had no intention
Z breaking the law, but he had no altern
= | bt,s a., GOhI "a
V Sullivan ia now willing to go back
y charge of Deputy Sheriff Childs as so
y y, AZ that officer desires.
lt Assistant District Attorney McDon
T. then took receipt from the depu
sheriff for the body of John L. Suiliva
who was then handed over to his custo
II by Detective Adams. McDonna tn
re made motion that pending the d
IN parture Of Deputy Sheriff Chiids 81
q livsa be locked up.
- Counsel Nichol SAID he thought the
u was no occasion for sending Sullivan
"a prison and Sullivan and he departed
~ care OF Deputy Sheriff Ohilds aud Dat,
ne tive Adams. He will start for MississiI
~, tonight.
New YoKK, Aug. 2.-John L. sulliy
started for the south last night at +
i. minutes past o'clock. He decided
ne this course in the Vanderbilt Hotel nf
10 he got back from police headquart
lia when he heard his friends begin TO
ok that they thought it would not be v,
in. wise thing to go back to stand trial
lge Mississippi.
lrs The big fellow took in the situation
icy a glance. en- 20 tonight and
nj through with it as soon as possible,n
40 said, "and you folks can stay here Q