Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-07-12
JOHN L. is ARRESTED.
ue is IMMEDIATELY RBLBASED on A
WRIT or HABBAS CORPUS
Tie C-au Tasr1qla Goes on Hs Way Re- eng
An EFr, Made 10 Catch Alnn-6ov.
Lowry Determined 90 Enforce
laL8w Regardless.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 1.-When
the North bound Louisville and Nashville
train pulled into this city at 1888 this
morning crowd CT people surged around
the ear to- see John t. Sullivan, who was
known TO he on board. A rumcr soon OBJ
tanned circulation that's requisitiou was IN
the hands Of the police, several Of whom
had boarded the car Some discussion and
finally struggle vas seen in the car, and
sp cficer reached over with handouts IN
his hand. and ss.zing the sluggsr's srm'
pnued him out into the aisle OF the car.
s,rivsn resisted Mike MuldC01, Who
o.,rrn.sd the same seat, put his head out OF
~ window and cried 30 the crowd: Gen
..an. E demand American protection"
patriotic wall was greeted with q
sty of responses. Some cheered Sulli-
.1 and begged him to knock the cop
-.-s OUT Others cried Hurrah for the
Nashville police" 30, bit him with your
club. etc.
Oas vo1ugster, who was hanging on the
outside oi the car window, Cucked his
head behind the sin and informed the
crowd that 'De cops have out der guns "
After a brief struggle Sullivan was taken
from The car and hustled 30 a carriage. Tn
tha scuns ne drew hack to knock down a
policeman, when Chief CllCk stuck pis-
tol in hrs face and told him ID be struck be
Cackl would XII him.
The oGices mex grabbed Charley Joh1'
SON. of Brooklyn. Sulivan'8 hacker. tho
resisted vigorously. but hnaly began 20
crv With pain. During AN this scrimmage
Wu'd00u slt quietly hy and w6s uud's-
turbsd. Mike Cleary, Sauivan's other
second hid In the excitement and one
other named Lynch, Jumped Oh tha train.
only johnson and Sullivan were detained,
though the Others were wanted.
AtSo'clrck sharp. Judge McAlhster OF
aha Circuit Court made his appearance,
and uroceedines were begun. Sullivan
and johnson. or Nichols, as he gave his
name. appeared with their lawyers. Sulli-
van was suIly and very sour, but sat
quietly. never moving except 90 open
several teleerams from his friends in NeW
York and elsewhere, offering aid. Defend
ants petition for writ of habeas corpus
was read. stauug that be had
been arrested upon no process known
to law and held without any charge against
him and without shadow of legal author
ity. Hsdeclared that be bad committed
no oHenss against the laws o.. Ienne. see,
and was not suhisct 90 legal restraint. He
had committed no felony no this or any
other State
The answer 90 his petition reci.ed tha'
Chief OF Police C.ack had positive iniorma-
tion chat sullivan did commit a crime in
Che State of Mississippi and that be be-
fsved this crime was a penetrating olsnse
90 the laws of Mississippi Counsel argued
$50 length and finally Judge McAllisterren-
derad his decision He was very emphatic
in bis opinion that 20 hold Sullivan
longer would be q most arbitrary act on
she part of the Court; that the officers bad
arrested him without warrant or authority I
of law. that misdemeanors were not ex-
trsdictable by the rulings of Tennessee
courts and precedents of Governor Taylor.
lie therefore ordered Sullivan released.
There was an Immense crowd present, and
the decision of the Judge was greeted
with applause Sullivan was made the
hero of the town du-ing the remainder OF
hisstav. sud at o'clock this evening the
party boarded "a Lo1isyilio and Nashville
train for the East