Evening journal., 1889-08-01
SULLIVAN AGAIN JAILED.
Governor Lowry Still After the
Big Pugilist
FOR DEFYINe MIssIssIPPrs LAWS

FOR DEFYING MISSISSIPPrS LAWS
Inspector Byrnes Personally Arrested the
Big Fellow. who Passed the Night nt
Police Headquarters-The Requisition
Had Been Honored by Governor Hin-
New YoRK Aug. John l. Sullivan,
the champion prize fighter Of the world, is
the guest Of Chief Inspector Byrnes at polics
headquarters He was arrested at the Van
derhi.t hotel corner Of Fourth avenue and
Forty-second street, at 10 P. m by the in
spector himself who was accompanied by
Detective Sergeant Thomas f. Adams. John
L. was not consigned 10 one Of the gloomy
cells In the subterranean passage Of tho
marble building, but was allowed TO spend
the night in the museum on the opposite side
Of the hall from the detective bureau. Hero
he had as a companion during the lonely
vigil Of the night Detective Adams, and they
were surrounded by thou .ands Of conhscated
memcntoes of the sporting and gambling
fraternity, burglars implements, and muir
derers weapons sufficient to send a thrill
through the big fellows body, or rack it
with nightmare should he attempt TO sleep.
Byrnes Goes After His Man.
When inspector Byrnes returned from his
vacation the first thing that was brought 70
hls attention was requlation from Governor
Lowry, OF Mssissippl, which was delivered
TO him by l. +. Chids, the state agent, who
arrived only few minutes after the inspector
appeared The requisiiion, wh.ch called for
the arrest Of John L. Sullivan, had been hon
ored by Governor Hin at Albany. Without
further ado Inspector Byrnes started QUE
with his aid, Detective Adams, aud soon
located sullivan at the Vanderbilt hotel, but
the latter had gone cut Tor luncheon having
left no instructions when he would return
Inspector Byrnes and his deputy waited
until nearly 10 o'clock in the evening, when
word was brought of the arrival Of the pugil-
ist He had gone 10 his room on the second
floor, but ON the way up some friend had tod
him that Byrnes vas looking Tor him. lad
be been inclined to dee be could probably
have done So
But he evidently had resolved 10 face the
music He had no sooner reached his room
than the Inspector was ushered into his pres
ence. The Inspector knocked at the door,
which was opened by John in person, and as
the two great men stood for a moment facing
each other-one powerful in law and the
| hlntI powerful III Hih1tit-h iNth 'l itNhhh
ton was visible on their ccuntenauces.
The Big Fellows Arrest.
''Hello, Inspector quickly CALCULATED the
giant, being the first 70 break the silence.
= II am glad TO see you. / sposs you're after
! me | was just coming down 70 give my
self upn
CAL right responded the Inspector, smil-
ingy, "then we will 90 down together
Every we'll, y continued Sullivan, putting
. on his straw hat which lay ON the bed. II
have violated the law IA Mississippi will
20 down there and stand trial.
After this brief coiloquy the trio-Byrnes,
! Adams and Sullivan-went down stairs aud
I, entered the very coach that had driven Sui
livan around all day, and they were whisked
down 70 police headquarters Charley John
ston, the hacker OF Bostons pet, was in ths
F., room at the time. and he quickly followed
, them down stairs. On arriving at head
quarters the news OF Suivan's arrest seemed
Is to have Travelled like lightning before them.
e for a crowd of a score OF men we're there to
> see them alight. and IA less than five minutes
: the small knot Of people had swel-el to more
than hundred
e mnldoon and Johnston Follow.
10 When the coach came to "a halt the talI
"A form of Sullivan was the first to alght He
was dressed in a pepper and salt suit, lawn
d tennis shirt aud straw hat, and nervously
" chewed half smoked cigar II e jumped
e out niInhy as a boy, closely followed BY the
D. inspector and Adams and the trio entered
i. the detective office, the crowd OF admirers
4 pushing at their heels until the door was
reached which served as a barrier between
them. Hardly had they got inside when
Nuldoon ard Johnston arrived, having come
"a down on a Broadway car, and after the in
Il spector had taken the prisoners pedigree his
4 friends were allowed to converse with him
N In the inspectors private room Sullivan
l. acted like an overgrown boy twirling his hat
and occasionally striking his knee with il.
He, however seemed anxious to have the
whole difficulty ended.
Not Banabfe Case.
The mission Of Johnston and AIuldoon was
to secure bail for the prisoner, out the in
q spectur gave them 70 understand that IL was
d, not bailable case, and after another half
hours conlab the two left he building. Them
Sullivan was transferred 70 the museum,
I, where Adams was left in charge Of him. and
i the inspector went home A. a late hour
Jimmy Wakely, Muldoon and Charley john
o ston were in consultation with a lawyer with
4 a view Of discovering some means whereby
d Sullivan may be set at liberty in order to APP
pear at the athletic exhibition which is adj
vertised to take place in the Academy Of
i Music Friday night 1t is understood that
a Sullivan intended TO return Co Mississippi
Immediately after this exhibit on and gvum-
bles only at the untmely arrest