The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-07-12
They Arrive at Columbus, Ind, but After q
Short Stay Take Carriages and Slip Out
Into the Country to Avoid Arrest.
Arrest of Sullivan and His Subsequent
Release on a Writ of HabeaS Corpus.
Governor Lowry Offers Reward for the Capt
ure Of the Men-Incidents of Their Flight
"A Sharp Slugging Match at Chicago.
He Acknowledges Being Fairly Whippe
What Other Members of the Party Saw


What Other Members of the Party Say.
ST. LOUIS. July 11.-Jake Kilrain, the
defeated pugilist; Charles Mitchell, cham.
pion boxer of England; Pony Moore.
MitchslPs father-in-law, and John Murphy,
the game feather-weight who was recently
pounded out of shape by Spider Weir,
and succeeded in marking the Spider"
somewhat, arrived in st. Louis this morn
ing at 7:3O o'clock via the Iron Mountain
railroad. There had been so many con-
hlcting reports about the movements of the
defeated pugilist and his followers, that
only moderate sized crowd had assembled
at the depot, but those who were there
were brim full of curiosity and peered
eagerly into the various cars attached to
the locomotive, discovering nothing. An
Associated Press reporter hurried to the
smoking compartment of the sleeper. in
which the kilrain party were locsted and
in few moments Charley Mitchell
cautiously opened the door and asked if
there were "any bloody coppers about"
He was assured that the police force were
slumbering. and upon this information
brought forth his principal. the once cham
plOn of the world, followed by the redOubt-
able Murphy, who rubbed his swollen
neaf and and said No sf loof
stand there in the sun and hold the bOttle.D
Kilrain looks badly, but he is as far from
the grave as before the fight, in so far as
the injuries received in the battle are con-
cerned. His face is badly bruised, both
eyes blackened, lips cut but not severely,
and his jaw giving evidence of some of the
taps thereon from the brawny fist of Sulli-
van: Kilrain walks without assistance,
alighting and mounting the steps of the car
alone. He fears Governor Lowry more than
he did his victorious antagonist. He still
looks to Mitchell, and obeys his orders like
child. I'VE can't talk here, you know"
said Mitchell. Let's get off to the wind
ward of these curious blokes, and get in
know"
The party alighted. and converse tion
opened with the statement that Jake was
not in shape: II knew he was not in shape,
and asked him If he did not feel badly,
and he deceived. me by saying no. now
didn't you, Jakew
But 1 felt we'll enough to do him.
growled the fallen idol of Baltimore.
THE whole story. in nutshell" con-
tinued Mitchell, ''can be quickly. told.
Jake had not time to get fit. and the sun
knocked him out. The battle was fair and
SQUARE, and we have no complaints to
But didn't Sullivan assist the sun in
"Some,b continued Mitchell. "Yes. Sui
livan did get In some damaging punches in
the third, and l believe in the seventh
rounds"
but just look at my head" interiected
feather-weight Murphy, who clung tena-
ciously to the belief that old Sol and not
John l.. laid Kiirain low.
but it's a shame to talk about DOSING"
continued Mitchell. "and about my leaving
Jake because he was defeated. Jake will
fal t,ox drrn mud for
leaving him-why, was looking out that
we were not nabbed by the hobbies in
Mississippi, and stood on the front plat
form to prevent the uncOupling of the
train. Bud Masterson, of Denver, who is
charged with twenty-five lives, stood by
me, and promised to shoot the first man
who touched q cOupling-pin, and by the
courtesy of the Associated Press we finally
got into New Orleans on their special train.
1t was forced courtesy we know, but we
Mississippi, and quick. There is nothing in
the stories about a falling out between
Jake and myself"
People would prefer your statement as
"Well, he whipped me-" replied Jake,
'.and he did il. fairly: was not in cOndi,
tion. The truth is, had but two weeks
training The heat assisted: but was not
drugged-don't. blame anybody-and &C.
knowledge defeat. l was Overconfident
perhaps but still think l can whip Sulli-
van. and shall try for another go at him."
This statement was made in disheart-
ened way. however. and it was clearly evi-
dent that Kilrain is not overanxious fol
another battle.
Il feel badly about losing the fight" said
Kilrain, but am not suffering very much
physically. 1t meant fortune to me. II
had won / need not have fought again,
but now l musto
Mitchell says he will challenge Sullivan
for another hattie and PONY Moore said he
stood ready to back his son-in-law fol
another battle