The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-19
SLUGGERS ON THE DODGE
A MISSISSIPPI DRTECTIVBIN GOTH
AM AFTER MITCHELL.

He Wants Also to Lay His hands on
Mike Donovan Sullivan to Do l.
Little Summering in Canada-A Ru-
NOR That 500 OF the Crowd Around
the Ring Are to Be Arrested
NEW ORLEANS, July 1S.--It having been
reported here that list Of 800 names, in
GLIDING newspaper correspondents, railroad
and telegraph people and spectators at the
recent Sullivan-kijrain fight had been for
warded to Mississippi. and that ell the
parties concerned would be held to answer
for violating the laws of that state, the
Associated Press correspondent at Jackson
was instructed to ascertain, if possible,
from Gov. Lowry the ground II the prose-
cution, and whether or not spectators would
be proceeded against, but the governor de
clined to be interviewed on the subject in
advance of the action of the authorities Of
Marion county. The governor said, how
ever, that he might have something to say
on the subject in a few days. He thinks
the report exaggerated.
PURSUED TO NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, July 18-Detectivo Norris
appeared at the Tombs police court to-day
with a requisltion from Gov. Lowry of Mis-
sissippi calling for the arrest of Charley
Mitchell aud Mike Donovan. who looked
after Kilrain's interests in his fight with
Sullivan. Detective Norris had no
requisition for Sullivan or Kilrain.
Norris arrived this morning and Inspector
Byrnes detailed Detective Lanthier to assist
him.
Upon the application being made for
warrants for Mitchell and Donovan before
Justice O'Reilly, the justice declared that
warrants we're unnecessary, as the arrest
could be made without them. The two do
tectives then started out with the intention
| of making the arrests at once.
WHY HE WANTS MITCHELL.
Detective Norris said tonight: 1.-THE
reason l want to arrest Mitchell is that he
is an Englishman intending to leave the
| country. | have looked for him two days,
and have failed TO discover his whereabouts.
| | was in consultation with Gov. Lowry in
| relation to the fight on June %, % and
| July 3. | rode on Sullivans train. as
far as Lexington, Mo-, and from there sent
on assistants to the end Of the journey.
am an expert telegrapher, you know, and
was to keep Gov. Lowry posted on what
| was going on, but the wires we're cut. Gov.
Lowry is indignant because the fighters
passed through his state and then turned
| back and pitched the ring in Mississippi.
MUST WAIT TILL SEPTEMBER.
The detective says that nothing further
| can be done in the matter until the Misss-
| sippi grand jury meets in September. Then
about eighty men will be indicted. Since
| his arrival here. Detective Norris said, he
has been engaged in getting the names, ad-
| dresses and all possible information about
the participants in the fight, from the prin-
cipalS down. He denied the truth Of the
story that he was to get $500 for taking the
Kilrain party safely through Mississippi to
| New Orleans.
| NO REQUIsITIoNs RECEIVED YET.
Acting District Attorney GoR said to-
| day that acquisitions for the parties and
| principals in the recent Kirain-Sulivan
| fight had not yet reached his Office. The
| men, he added, who were identified with
the fight, when arrested will, of course, be
turned over to Gov. Lowry, and it is GER
tain that Gov. Hill will consent as long as
the necessary papers are shown.
| SULLIVAN m CANADA
UTICA, N. Y, July 1s.-An Ogdensburg
special says that John l.. Sullivan, accom-
panied by William MuldOon, passed down
the st. Lawrence this morning on the
| Royal Mail Line steamer Passport, on route
to Montreal. During the boats brief stop
at Prescott Muldoon handed a dispatch to
the hotel man there to be sent to Montreal,
asking that suite of rooms be prepared
for the party on its arrival. 1t was sup
posed that Sullivan was on the steamer
Spartan and large crowds assembled at
points all along the river from Clayton
down. wherever the steamer touched