The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-22
John L. Sullivan Gets Year in jail.

At Puryis, Miss, John l.. Sullivan was con
victod on Friday Aug. 1G. of violating the
law in fighting Kilrain, and next day he was
brought up for sentence. After some pre-
liminary business there was a stir in the
audience when the silence was broken by Sulli-
van himself. The champion turned up be.
fore the bar, and, speaking in a loud, clear
and steady voice, said:
Your honor. desire to make few re-
marks. / can only ask for your cIemency in
this matter No doubt / have done some
thing wrong, but, as my counsel told you,
| was ignorant of the law. / am not as ora
torica az the distinguished district attorney
on my right or my counsel, who have ad-
dressed you, and therefore | beg to remark
that am your humble servant, j John l.. Sui
livan"
Sullivan sat down and looked at the court,
awaiting his doom. Judge Terrell after O.
moment or two asked for the petition pre-
scnted By Gen. Ford. 1t was an appeal for
mercy, and the fact tnat the court asked for
1T was construed as good omen. After d
few minutes inspection, he folded the paper
carefully, laid it on the table, and shaded his
eyes with his hand, and his brow wrnkIed
as if meditating deeply. He broke the 81
lence by saying, in his quite way:
STAND UP SULLIVAN.
Sullivan stood up quickly. He threw out
his chest, looked the court full in the face,
and had evidently determined upon perfect
self-control. Judge Terrell spoke slowly.
Gentlemen, passing sentence has always
been OF considerable trouble and concern to
me, even In small cases where the law has
one absolute punishment. 1t seems to me
that this prize fight ut Richburg, o. which
you stand convicted, was gross affront to
the laws of the state where the authorities
personally forbade it. 1t seems to have been
accomplished with agreement and in the
presence Of invited thousands. 1t seems on
the part of all connected in it 10 have been
studied disregard and contempt for the
law. They came from and through many
states, whose authority and civilization de-
TERED them from any attempt at such public
lawless conduct within their limits and they
choose the State of Mississippi as the only
fit ground for such combat, indicating their
utter contempt for the sentiments of her
people and the laws OF her statutes.
Judge Terrell, whose eyes had been averted
as il meditating as he spoke, now looked up
and met Sullivan's gaze. Continued the
judge:
The sentence OF the law is that, as a pun
ishment for the offense for which you stand
convicted you shall suffer imprisonment for
twelve months in the county Jail.
Sullivan gloomily took his seat. None of
his friends spoke to him then. 1t was best
to leave him to his own reflections. He
maintained his stolid look for a moment,
but when attention was drawn from him his
mouth put on the same appearance as when
he met Kilrain in the ring, with little Of sor-
row tempering the ferocity. The feeling
passed from him in another moment, and
when he got under the railing to leave the
court room he faced the sympathizing crowd
with broad smile.
SULLIVAN OUT ON BAIL.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 19.-John L. Sullivan ar
rived tonight nearly an hour late on the
train due at GAO p m. on the Queen & Cres-
cent route. He was met by John Sullivan
of this city, and as soon as the two left the
train they became the head of rapidly
spreading and encircling procession of train
men and Others who had got within the
train enclosure. Outside this enclosure the
space was packed and it was with great diff
gculty that the puGilistic hero and his escort
made their way through into the waiting
room and then out to a carriage. The en-
thusiastic crowd cheered Sullivan frequently,
but he gave no sign of recognition of the
alteration of his admirers, but walked
straight on under his yellow straw hat like q
soldier in review. He was driven rapidly to
the Pennsylvania depot, where he arrived
just in time to take the train for New York