Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-12
DARK DAYS FOR JOHN L.
Muldoon Says that Sullivan May Go to
Jail for q Year.

Rochester. n. T., Special TO Philadelphia Times.
Vim. Muldoon, the trainer Of Sullivan, was In
Rochester few hours Saturday. He had just
come back from New Orleans, where he went
to look after Sullivan when the champion was
arrested and taken to Mississippi at the insti-
CATION Of Gov. Lowry. To the Times corre-
spnndent Mr.. Muldoon said he did not see any
bright prospect Of Sullivan getting of easy.
''You see," he went on, "Gov. Lowry did not
90 much care that the fight took place in his
state in spite Of his proclamation. but he
smarted under the gibes Of the newspapers,
and especially annoying to him were the har-
monious rhymes that everywhere appeared in
ridicule of him. At first the southern news
papers claimed he was making SO much noise
for the purpose of getting a denomination.
Well, when he failed to secure that the papers
said that he would drop the effort to punish
said: IN show them whether will drop it or
not and with that he redoubled his energy
and determination to punish both Sullivan and
Kilrain.
THE JUDGE WAS FRIGHTENED.
1--WE had it all arranged to have the trial
come off before the county Judge in the county
where the fight took place, and it was under
stood that this judge would only impose a fine.
But on the day fixed for the trial the governor
and the state prosecuting attorney went out to
this Judges court and they frightened him.
He was not used to dealing with such big men
as governors and attorney generals and there
fore he weakened and sent the case to another
court, in which Sullivan will not fare as we'll
YEAR IN PRISON PROBABLE.
1.-THE trial comes up next Tuesday, and IL
convicted, John will probably be imprisoned q
year and fined 81, 900. He is now at Lookout,
La, with Bud Remand. We got him out on
bail and he will be present for trial OF course,
much will depend upon the jury. don't be-
lieve they can secure evidence from people
who saw the fight unless it be from some who
are mad because Sullivan whipped Kilrain and
made them lose their money 1 was advised
to get out of the state. and I got. They could
fine me $500 and send me to fail for year il
they should convict me of being sullivan's
trainer. II we are both to be locked up, want
to go in when he does, SO that we can get out
together. 1t would not be funny at all for him
to get three months the start Of me on the Jail
business. What we wanted to do was to get the
case postponed from time to time until Lowry
and some others he is commanding should get
out Of office; but guess he will not allow that.
At least he acts now as though he intends to
make US sweat Before this matter is ended
it will cost SIC, 600, but if we could have STAYED
of the trial for a year we could have gone
ahead giving sparring exhibitions and made
100000. I'm going home to Belfast at $40
today and propose to stay there"
ALL THE PARTIES TO BE INDICTED.
A telegram from Purvis, Miss, August II,
says: at is stated that indictments will be
found against Kilrain, Muldoon, Cleary, john
ston, Mitchell. Dennis Butler the two Muir
phys, bottle holders; Wakely, Stevenson and
Barnett, and officers will then be sent to bring
the parties back for trial. The special term for
the trial of the parties who have already waived
examination and are out on bail will begin to-