New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-08-21
John L. Sullivan Gets Year in Jail.

At Purvis, Miss, J ohm L. Sullivan was con
victod on Friday Aug. 16.of violating the
law in fighting Kilrain, and next day he was
brought up for sentence. After some pre-
liminary business there was stir in the
audience when the silence was broken by Sulli
van himself. The champion turned up be-
fore the bar, and, speaking in loud, clear
and steady voice, said:
our honor. I desire to make a few re
marks. can only ask for your clemency 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
torical as the distinguished district attorney
on my right, or my counsel, who have adj
dressed you, and therefore | beg to remark
that am your humble servant, j ohm l.. Sui
livan
Sullivan sat down and looked at the court,
awaiting his doom. Judge Terrell after q
moment or two asked for the petition pre-
scented by Gen. Ford 1t was an appeal for
mercy, and the fact that the court asked for
it was construed as a good omen After a
few minutes inspection, he folded the paper
carefully, laid it on the table, and shaded his
eyes with his hand, and his brow wrinkled
as if meditating deeply. He broke the ST.
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 at Richburg, Of 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 20 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
tit ground for such combat, indicating their
utter contempt for the sentiments of her
people and the laws her statutes
Judge Terrell, whose eyes had been averted
as if meditating as he spoke, now looked up
and met Suihvans gaze. Continued the
judge:
The sentence of the law is that. as q pun
lshment for the otfense for which you stand
convicted you shall suffer imprisonment for
twelve months in the county Jail
Sullivan gloomily took his seat. None of
lao IL.
to leave him to his own reflections He
maintained his stolid look for moment,
but when attention wac 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. 1S.-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 a rapidly
spreading and encirclng 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 pugiistic 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 a
soldier in review. He was driven rapidly to
the Penns J1vania depot, where he arrived
Just in time to take the train for New York.