The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-25
SULLIVAN II DEBT.
Twenty Thousand Dollars Reck-
lessIy Spent.
BORROWING FROM FRIENDS.
He~ she Msn~y Vert ard Whe B~ne6fed
nv Ia-pSskps~kets and Hangers
On the Gasn<ra.

That Tohr l. eusaTaG was dru1x axa1
r~nussess, demanding Of HE mistress
raoaey with which 20 make another start
IN lie within three Easrths after receiving
xuers shzn So 40 - tie result OF his vac-
fYry over kiirasn, was the Information con-
tanned "a dispatch ssss week. says bc&-
tor sefser % the Sev Torx >srrs- he =
dead broke Another fortune has
ssprea through his fingers ike water. The
hi- fellow cares less about IL than those
vito have feassea q. his expense Al lie
wsr.s now Il chance 10 make another
pie. and wltb TIE usual string u good Fesa-
lat5ons be b. started in oTsce more TO
punch his way % saxury.
John L. 1aIllvan nereT pretended 20 D. .
goosly -gxso<ly sort 81 = fellow. He eoFafeSses
bis .aGlss ike man. but. unlike man, he
does no. try 70 correct thsfa. tie has led q
pretty fast life since he began ~ Climb the
pinnacle OF fame. and has thrown away
enough money to hare sapporEea him IN
iaxury daring sis life Il il had been prop
erly invested. Now be is wsrse Than PEN
niless, for be owes debts eraoagh 10 dis
heag~n most men. and hasn't cent Of
money with which - pay them.
When the bsg tghs vas tirst talked o.
Sullivan was Ia.t recovering from what
was though; % he fatal isaess. he had
no money. and there vas 10 immediate
rrosr1es Of bis getting any. Toronto ~as
assigned 81 the place for signing the afti-
eles, and John L. received telegram or
aefing him 10 20 - that city. He had no
money lie weas 10 FL MeAyoy and Dor
r0wea 500. and with that the big fellow
began lie atgaw. His training expenses
were paid bY his hackers. The hour for
the fight arrived and when Sullivan stepped
into the ring be received 81 go for The pur-
pose of making personal bet with Xii
rain. Sullivan = share Of the gate receipts
wss S3,Ssl That was gwen him al sew
Orleans. In addition To that he rad the
81 coo which be won from kilrain max
yng total of $3.50 gor incident
as and expenses Of the return trip.
At Nashville he was arrested and he cx-
pended 81 So in securing his release His
lawyers took s. SO for what they Gid. bat
Sullivan insists that they did nothing. At
asy rate he attributes biz ESCAPE 10 the
laaiclous expenditure Of 81 loo among The
police and court Officials That made
cutie hole in 81 so which be had when
hr iest sew Orleans, and in SEINE way or
other he managed 20 get rid OF 800 more.
When he reached Chicago GA The sunday
night after TIE hattie he had 500 hill and
So in smaller denominations. and that
Mas all lie Vas drunk. In fact. ne had
tesa mere or less under the influence Of
lqEor evcr since the eight. HE went at
once to Pat Curiey's saloon. Sullivan
knew that III McAyoy was in town. and
sent for him. When the latter arrived AT
the saloon Sullivan remembered the loan
at Slga and wiih maudlin persistency in
sisted that McAvoy take the 500
That what owe yoa. he said.
Bat yoa don's owe me 500. John" said
McAvoy.
That's aIl right replied the champion,
YoB take what give yer. See.
He eroaded the big bill into McAvoy's
pocket, and with good natured but rough
sparring prevented the latter from return
ing IT, McAyoy foand considerable trouble
ia changing spoh bag bill on Sunday. but
he succeeded at last and returned 500 al il
- Sullivan. The latter took il without a
word. and showed the rol. into his vest
pocket together with what remained OF the
So After drinking awhile. Sullivan sat
down IN drunken stgror, and fell an easy
victim to piekpocket. He woke up pen
nilsss- In less than week he had dis
posed Of 81, 80.
hustle. lie had Ne money, but be did have
quite retinue Of friends who were Deepen
dent upon him for transportation, He had
to come down 20 begging, and found some
trouble in raising the dust That an part
accounts for the long delay which preceded
his arrival tn Gotham.
Naturally the hsg fellow was anxious to
set the stake money that had been prom.
kfsm 50 l. Al 81
which may open NJ least one man eyes.
II goes to the effect that while. of the
Sio."o stake. $500 was furnished by Mr.
Nillett Of the flIsssratei Meas. and Chsr-
lev Johnston and linn WakeIey claimed to
have given the other $500. in reality the
latter half OF the stake was supplied by
George Eagmsnn, the Brighton Beach turf
man, When the battle was over these men
made great deal Of talk about giving sui.
Ivan the entire amount Of the stake
money They claimed to have won 50
much ia outside bets that they could Afford
To BE generous. Mr.. Wlllest gas perfectly
willing 80 make John /. 3 present OF the
SS.E0 which had been won with his share
81 toe stake, but be hA1 not thought Of
giving up tie original stake. He had not
done as much outside betting as the Others
nad diant feel quite az tstush" with his
eoig. Bat he diin't want 10 appear nls.
rsTtliy. and when ne sas bold that the otAe-
men III the stake had taTueG over the en-.
tire sam To the champion he consented
sfteF much hesitation. to do the same The
fact that Johnson and Wakeiy had given
every thsng 10 the champion vas published
broadcast, and they we're looked upon a.
yarsEonS 81 generosity, One who vas n
the aaAl however SAYS thai that was only
elaa taat xas used for the purpose q!
making Mr.. Wille,t she'll oct. and that
when Johnston and WAkeiy quietly gave
Sullivan the s. ooo. whsch had heea Won
bat retained the SS.0u which they had
t@ea credited With having subscribed for
the stake II has been generally supposed
that Sullivan poeketed The entire stake
money, Ssoso0 bst that Is an erroneous
superstition.
When the champion, established hiin.
sell IS tie Vanderbilt hotel, with his
eleven VetalasFs az companions, &c had
siegno~tae SIS 90 stake naonev end 81 so
which be had borrowed The partv lived
IN clover for awhile. Nothing Vas TOO sasd
tor them oae Boston man PAID his Own
expenses, The others lived os Sullivan.
C&ryiase rides we're Of daily occurrrnce
sullivan pad fcs shem. Champagne supAers
enjoyed; Sullivan paid tcr them.
sullivan was arrested ~ Governor
lovfy'S nsnsous and accompanied ~ =
chosen TEA. returned to his old battle
ground. lie paid all The expenses al The
trip Ne returned 80 the Vanderbilt and
sHloye& The same high living for awhile.
lie soeeresi enough one dav a. ask Tor his
esd Naea - Nas presented he sookasi