Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-08-02
A WILTED PUGILIST.
CHAMPION SULLIVAN SORRY THAT HR
DID IT,
He Did Not Want 10 Break the Law But
Will Have to Take His Medciue-Ihs
Talsn! in Gotham Very Much
Worked Up.

NEW YORK, August John L. Sulli-
van was taken before Judge O'Brien in the
Supreme Court Chambers this noon, and
through his counsel, Delaney NicOll, sd
mitted his identity as the person called for
in the writ of extraditiOn. He said he was
willing to 90 South, and Judge o'Btisn
ordered that he be turned over at once to
Deputy Sheriff Childs, of Jackson, hiss.
WOULD HAVE GONE VOLUNTARILY.
Counsel Nicoll informed the Judge that
before the arrest was made Sullivan had
made up his mind to 30 back voluntarily
and surrender himself to the authorities
Of the State of Mississippi, feeling con-
fident that be would be Justly and fairly
dealt with. He further said that when Sui
livan entered into the compact Of fighting
Jake KilraiD, he understood thst the bat
! tic ground wOuld be in the State Of Louis
lara. and it was not until the night before
the fight, that tbs place of fighting was
changed to Mississippi, aud Sullivan did
not rally know until at the ringside that
he was in the State OF Mississippi. He did
not change the ground, and he had no in
tenton OF breaking the law, but he had no
alternative but to
FIGHT OR To BECOME A POLTRooN.
Sullivan is now willing to 20 back in
charge Of Deputy Sheriff Childs as soon as
that officer desires, Assistant District
Attorney McDonns then took a reCeip;
from the Deputy Sheriff for the body OF
John L. Sullivan, who was then handed
over to his custody by Detective Adams.
Sullivan will leave for Mississippi to-
night.
JOHN L. BADLY wILTED.
All the fight seemed to have gone out of
Sullivan when he reached headquarters
again, after the surrender in court. He
said: "If I had known there was law
against fighting in Mississippi, l would not
have fought there l would not have made
/ myself liable to arrest Well, l will 60
back and take my medicine"
He chewed the end of his cigar awhile
and continued: Anyhow, l wOnld have
Tough, that fellow Kilraip. was gOaded
10 il. The whole gang would have walk
ed all owe me if l hadn't licked him. l
sunnose | an made a scapegoat now for
doing it and Kilrsin will 80 free Poor
follow. Bat they don't want him-he's
licked"
Three quarts srs of an hour after Sulli-
van = arrival at headquarters, he wss ready
for MS trip, and the police board granted
ak days' leave OF absence to Detective
Sergeant Thomas Adams, to go along with
him 10 Richburg. At , O'Clock the party,
accompanied by nike Cleary and William
Nuldoon. started for the Vanderbilt Hotel,
where they packed up Sullivan's clothes
in preparation for the journey.
THE TALENT ARE SCARED.
NoW that Sullivan is sure to 90 to Mis-.
sissippi. quite a number of his friends ana
hackers IN this town ara growing worried
over the situation Of affairs. The fate OF
''sulIyu msy be their fate be
fore many new moons are seen,
aud they are wondering what the next
move of Gov. Lowry will be. They were
at present an unhappy lot of sporting men.
Now, If according to this law 1t IS possible
TO extradite Sullivan, it is equally easy TO
secure possession of the bodies OF VIZ.
Muldoon, Charlie Johnston, James wake.
". and some responsible representative OF
the New York Illustrated Neics, the hackers
of Sullivan. If Gov. Lowry asks Gov.
Hill to surrender these men to him, the
sporting men have made mp their minds
that Coy. Hill will comply with the re-
quest.