The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-11
SNEAK OF THE SLUGGERS.
3 SHERIFF JUST TOO LATE TO AR
REST THEM.

The Bostcnian Showing the Effects OF
a Big Spree Since the Fight-Kilrain
Said to Be Very Sick on the Train
on Which He is Travelling - Tho
Lively Fight " the Associated Press
over a Special Train.
New ORLEANS, LA, July 1O.-Sulllvan
and his party could not obtain enough ac-
commodatons on the steamship Hudson,
So they left this morning via Texas and st
Louis, the same route taken by kilrain.
Sullivan showed up this morning consid-
erably the worse from heavy drinking
since tire fight and bis face still bears marks
OF Klralns blows
A CRITICAL MOMENT.
Before the train was in motion the Asso-
ciated Press agent In charge of the train,
realizing that his efforts for a scoop were
about TO be foiled, instructed all OF his men
to mount the tender, with view Of cut
ting off tue tender and engine and leaving
the coaches on the ground. j. j. Hogan of
the Associated Press staff was assigned to
the duty of unCouphng the car, and was
in the act of doing so, when "a Denver
tough Of gigantic proportions put his hand
to his hip pocket, drew his revolver, and
bAi Ai-oANLACA ~ Mil hAlo At ulAAA WIZ Ie-
moved the coupling. Hogan, nothing
daUnted, asked his chief for further in
structions. The situation was extremely
critical. Both sides we're excited and de
termined. The odds were unequal.
1t was ten men devoted to
their duty agalns. an infuriated
mob-a reckless, desperate and sometimes
murderous crowd. There was no question
that the men behind tho Denver tough
Ia - a..
life in an endeavOr 10 prevent the uncoup-
ling Of the engine. On the other side were
men devoted 10 their profession and ready
TO take any chances in the discharge Of
their duty, but unwilling to involve human
life in an endeavor to faithfully serve the
public.
Another element Of danger lay in the fact
that Mitchell aud bis friends feared that if
the tram was uncoupled they would be left
at the mercy of the police officers of Mis5is-
sippi, who were hunting for them.
A RESORT To DIPLOMACY.
"The manager in charge Of the Asso-
ciated Press train hesitatiug to involve loss
of life In his endoavor to get first to Now
Orleans, instructed his men to suspend op-
eratiOns for a few moments while he
! endeavored to accomplish by diplo-
macy, what ne could not by force.
His first endeavor was to en-
list the services and cooperation Of
Charley Mitchell, who was tho acknCwl-
edged leader Of the crowd Among Mitch
ellis friends, who were also parties 10 the ne
gotiatlon, was "Parson" Davies of Chicago
| Mitchell alleged that all he insisted upon
w3s to 10 carried outside of the limits of
Mississippi, beyond danger of arrest. Finally
Associated Press engine and tender
from any interference by the
| crowd aboart .ba coaches pr0vi1ea that he
and his party were to he safely deliV cred in
| Louisiana, beyound fear Of danger OF arrest.
| This arrangement was faithfully carried
out by both parties, Mitchell going so far
as to place at the service OF the Associated
Press any number of his men necessary to
secure fulfllmenJ Of his part Of tho con-
| tract.
SOLDIERS GIVEN THE GO BY.
Just as the train was approaching
| Nicholson the engineer discovered a squad
Of men on the track with stacked arms,
while behind them were othe waving the
| train to halt. The engineer began to slow
| up and had almost come to q dead stop
| when Mr.. Hogan, who was delegated to
ride with the engineer, and whose back
was turned at the time, looked around, and,
| realizing the situation, said to the engineer:
"Iull your throttle wide open and let her
| gon The engineer obeyed and dashed along
az the rate of thirty-tive miles an hour
| The Mississippi troops, who, by tho way,
were on Louisiana territory, nimbly slipped
| aside of the track, and, as the train dashed
| by, leveled their guns Rs If to shoot to tho
great terror OF those on the engine and ten
| der, while the officer in command
shook his fist at the engineer
| When the other side of Lake
Ponchartrain was reached the train was
within mile or so Of Slidell, when it was
! tagged to a side track six miles from New
| Orleans TO permit the passage Of the Cincin-
natl express coming from an opposite dlroc-
ton. This was the point selected to un-
couple the tender and rush to New Orleans
with the Associated Press staff aboard.
GETTING THE BEAT.
'tNo sooner had the Cincinnati express
passed by and cleared the switch, than at a
preconoerted signal one Of the Associated
Press staff cut the bell rope and pulled the
coupling pin, and the order was quietly
given to the engineer to rush on without
losing any time in disconnecting the air
brakes This arrangement was executed,
and tne maneger Of the Associated Press
men vino remained behind on the train see
ing the rapidly recediug tender with bis
staff aboard, receding in the distance, then
realized that the day had been won. Per
feet faith was kept with Mitchell and his
meu, and soon after tho Associated Press
force was in New Orleans the fighters were
in she same city"
The sheriff Of Marion county, Mics, came
here this morning for the purpose Of arrest
ing Sullivan and Kilratn. Ho has gone TO
Baton Rouge to get requisiOns from the
governor aud will return TO New Orleans
this evening. In the mean time the pugil-
lists are speeding away as fast as steam can
carry them.
RUSHED THROUGH MISSISSIPPI
MOBILE, ALA, July 10.-Jonn l.. Sulli-
van and party ran through Mississippi
without stoppage until Grand Bay, Mobile
county, was reached, where a special car
awaited the regular train from New
Orleans, and was coupled on ana came to
this city, arriving at r o'clock. After a
wait Of half an hour the train pulled out
for the north via Montgomery
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TRAIN.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 10.-A New Or
leans special to the Appeat says: "The
most sensational incident Of the fight, and
one that promises to be tragic in It's conse-
quances, has not yet been told. IL arose
from an effort on the part Of the Associated
Press TO scoop" all its competitors in get
ting first news of the battle to wire at
New Orleans. In order to accomplish this
special train was chartered for the
exclusive use of the Associated Press and
its staff Of ten reporters, with a proviso
that the train was to be limited TO loco
motive and one passenger coach. In
furtherence OF this scheme, 10 was agreed
her vyoer fta Per,rosent YES Of tha a AssrSci-