The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-18
MULD00N on SULLIVAN.
THE BIG FELLOW CALLED ALOAF-
Err By his TRAINER.
The Champions Chicago Perform
ances Make His Friends Very Weary
his Beckers Threaten to Keep the
Stake. q
From the Netc York Sun.

From the Netc York Sun.
Ii John L. Sullivan could be chained up
when he misbehaved himself, and kept so
u I'll ne reformed, be would be great man
for many years to come and would have
hosts Of friends. The story Of his behavior
in Chicago. which was published yesterday,
has turned many Of his frie dis against MIN,
and unless he me -ds his ways he will re
ceIve no welcome when he arrives IN this
town, except from the army Of parasites
which has always surrounded him when
his tar was in the ascendant. Billy Mul-
doom talked bitterly yesterday of Sullivan 5
conduct
HE is as Thoroughbred loafer,n said
Muldoou, las 1 ever had anything to do
with. All these stories about his great love
for his parents and his generosity are the
ye;iest bosh. A more unapprecative fellow
L never saw, and now that it appears to be
useless to induce him to hehave himself, the
sooner the truth IS told about him the etter
/ Shortly after the fight the telegram from
oulllvan's father arrived, and Johnston and
1 cleared the room of every body and thea
read the dispatch to the big fellow. He
didn't pay the slightest attention to it, His
ma Here .ce so enraged Johnston that he
told MN he fought DO ashamed Of hi Ms H.
Your poor old mother is lying sick, be
said, and y u don't seem to care cent
by can't you be a manp
The ma ter with Sullivan is that he
hasn't got any brain. After the fight tie
proprietor of the Spanish Fort, a resort
just out OF New Orleans, sent word to Sui
ivan that he would give him 81 800 if be
would appear there o ce and be introduced
from platform to the atrons OF the place.
Let him go to - was Sullivan's re-
sponse
The next day the proprietor called on the
big fellow and offered him the entire re-
celpts OF the place, with a guarantee that
the amount would not be less than 81, 800
Sullivan declined this offer just as brutally
as he did the first. Tus will give you an
idea of his business ability. Sullivan is a
man Wi the lowest kind of tastes. 1t was
"lIiicu to prevent him from graft
flying his low Desires That he is giving
iull play to them now is clear from the
character of the neighborhood which he is
frequeating in Chicago. As for rum, why
he loves it. He is stubborn brute, and it
is mighty hard thing to compel him to d
anything that he doesn't want to do This
talk about his being te npted to drink by
frie DIS is bush. He drinks in order 10
satisfy era ing for liquor, and not b
cause he is good fellow"
Mr.. Muldoon was asked regarding his
statement that Sullivan was in Canada.
That was made in good faith" he re-
piled, land If Sullivan had an ounce of
sense or honor he would be there now.
When l left him the address of q man in
Canada, near Detroit, was given hin, and
1T was fully understood that no would go
directly there. | assured him that he would
be well taken care Of and that he could re-
main there and get thoroughly rested and
permit his hands to grow strong again. He
pro nised faithfully to go. He was to
send me a telegram as soon as he
arrived there. | have been waiting here to
get that telegram, and the first ing l
hear is that he is acting the drunken loafer
again in Chicago. My Interest in him ended
when the sponge was thrown up in Kilrain's
corner last Monday, but | was still anxious
to be friend TO him. Disintere ted friend
ships something that Sullivan doesn't know
an thing aboat.n
Mr. Mu1oon was a,ked concerning the
stake money and what share of it Sullivan
would probably receive.
His share will be mighty small, " was
the reply unless he stops drinking. He
has no right to a penny of it. but both
Johnston and Wakely, l understand, were
resolved to give him their share Of it.
Under the circumstances the money might
just as well be thrown into the gutter. If
it was given to MIN he would probably
spend it in drinking saloons and less
respectable resorts. His hackers intended
to act generously toward him. but they
may change their minds now. It Is not
likely that very large amount of money
will be given him at once, but that small
sums will be doled out to him at different
times. ! did more for Sullivan than I
would do for any other man in the world
| liked him, and believed that if he could
!, bro 4 .,,kr, rI-. 1.
have himself. | sent my family away and
turned my home into training quarters,
and labored hard with him. When he
came to me his stomach was so weak that
it could retain only the lightest kind of
food There was a hole in his neck big
enough to hold your fist, and his flesh vas
as soft and fiabby as a babyS. He looked
like a man who would not live t. ee
months. I laid out between $500
and S40O in fixing the place up 70
accommodate him and in other necessary
expenses, exclusive of the househo d bills
Ny utcher'S bill, while he was with me,
q Averaged 300 a weak | intended to
accept nothing for these services, but to
tell Sullivan that tho only pay l wanted
was to see him behave himself and act like
a man WAC had some respect for himself
If his bakers intend to surrender much
money to him while re is making beast of
get some Of t q money!
Muldoou is pretty well tired out, and he
intends to lend fe% days out of town.
Arthur Lumley, one of Sullivan's hackers,
said that it depe ded entirely upon the
hackers what amount of money ths big
fellow would receive. The entire stake of
$4,000 belongs to the three men who
backed Sullivan, and it will be turned over
to them in a few DAYS. Stakeholder Cridge
said that he was anxious to get rid of the
money, but that he would not su render it
II til ne received formal notice from
Refsree Fitzpatrick stating the winner of
the fight. When tins notice comes Mr..
Cridge will notify both sides and appoint a
time and place for paying over the money
The place, lie said, will probably be- in the
office of some distinguished newspa per.
Charley Mite ell arrived in town veSter-
da and early il the ate no n he appeared
at the Office of the Police Gazette. He was
il surly mood and positively declined to
be interviewed.
Tho other side has been doing all the
talking 50 far" he said, "let them continue
at it."
In reply to question regarding the state
ment chat Xii ain owed him $4,000, and
that be was going to attach the defeated
puGilst's share of tue gate receipts, he s id
that Jake diIn't owe hi Il a cent, and that
hi raj S snare Of the gate moAey, amount
ing to Il, 900, had been already sent TO Mrs.
Kilcail.
A discussion has started as to the nature
of Sullivan's title 20 the Championship belt.
The fact is, according to tn 50 who claim to
know, at he can accept il only on the