Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-18
EILRAIN HON EWAkD BOUND.

Mitchell Did Not Abandon The
I'usItisf, But Was ia Fear OF the
- ts"bies5' Kiiratn's story at the
Fight - Wants 10 Meet sullivan
Aanin.
sr LOUIS. July 1t.--Jaka K Train, the
defeated puetlist. Charlie Mitchell, Pony
Moore, and Johnuy Murphy arrived at st
LOUIS this morning at z 80 via Icon
Mountain railway. There mad been so
many ooba citing reports about the move
ments Of tho great defeated and his fol-
lowers, that oDly moderate z4d crowd
had assent led at the depot but those
who we're there were bimful o. curiosity
and peered eagerly into tas vsrions cars
attached to the locomotive, discovering
nothing.
An Associated Press reporter hurried
to the smoking com pRrtment OF the
sleeper in which the Ki,rain party were
located and In few minutes Charley
Mitchell cautiously opened the door and
asked II there were any "bloody coppers"
about7
He was assured that the police force
slumbered peacetully, aud upon recslpt
OF this information brought forth his
principal. the once champion Of the
world, followed by the red Iubtab'e Muir.
ply, who rubbed his swollen head rue
fully, aud saids
Nov Just look at that knot OF mine
will you? And did nothing but stand
there in the sun aud hold bottle
Kilrain looks badly. int hs Is as far
from the grave as before the fight in so
far as the il juries received in the b,ttle
are concerned. HIS face Is badly bruised,
both eyes blsckened, lips cut, but not
severely, and his jaw giving evidences OF
some OF the taps thereon from the orn why
fit of the pride OF Boston. Kllrsin walks
without assistance, but is far from frisky,
and especially WAS this not cesble in his
alightiDg from aud mounting the steps Of
the ear He is also q badly frightened
man. and fears Gov. Lowry more than he
did John L. He still looks to Mitchell,
and obeys bis orders like child.
ave can't talk here, you know" said
Mitchell, "Iet's get of to the windward of
These cuiious boxes and get 70 our car
and then we'il be easier, you know, to
oil of which Pony Moore nodded vigor'
ous assent, and poor Jake Kllrain fol.
lowed meekly. Seated IN the Cincinnati
sleeper Mitchell opened with the state.
menS that the fight was lost b cause Jake
wasn't in shape. ~ know be waS sick
and asked him IL he didn't iael badly
and he deceived me by saying no-now
didn't you, Jaksp' "But I feel we'll
enough to do him." gtowled tho fallen
idol of Baltimore.
1.-The whole story in nutshell" con.
tinued Mitchell, can he quickly told
JaRa had no time to get At, aud tue sua
Knocked him out. The battle WAS fair
and square and We have no complaints to
mike" But dldh'G sullivan ass,st the
sun some in knocking KllraIn out 2" said
Mitchell. yes. sullivan did get IN acme
damaging punches In tue third, aud be-
lievs IN the seventh rounds" but j1sl
look at my head" interjected tue
fea her weight, Murphy, VINO olunl
tenaceously to the belief that Old
Sol, and not John L., laid XII
rain low. "But its bloody
shame to talk about dozine," continued
Mitchell "and about my leaving JAKE be
cause he was defeated. Jake will tell yot
he was not dcugged and as for LEAVING
him-why / VAS looking out that v,
were not Labbed by the 'boblel' in Mis-
sissi pi aud stood On the front plat orm 1,
prevent the unconpling of tue train Buc
Mastersou OF Denver, VINO IL cnargec
with % ives, stood by me aud promise {
to shoot the first man who touched
coup ing pin I'D by tue courtesy OF tn
Associated Pres we Fl ally got into New
Orleans on leir speslai tram IL Wal
forced courtesy know but Va could no
help it. We had TO get out of MIsslssipp
and quick too There 10 no hing IN tn
stories about falling out between Jak
and myself"
"Peop would prefer your s'atemen
as to the 6ght, jake" suggeslud tbs Az
ISOLATED Press re ootter.
swell, he whipped me-" replied Jake
'tand be did 1t fairly. ! was not III con
dit,on. The truth is had bat two wee k
training. The heat assisted, but WA
not drugged, doa't blame any body, an
acknowledge defeat. Was 100 over con
hdent, perhaps, but still tn NIX 1 ca
whip Sullivan, and snail try Tor anothe
go at him."
This statement was made 10 dis
heartened way, however, and it wa
e--atlp evident that ktlrain is not owe
aASious for another bout.
II feel badly about losing the fight
said KIlrain, "but am not suffering yer
much physically. II meant fortune
me. II had won 1 need not have fougi
again, hut now / must" MIonell Say
he will challenge Sullivan for ano .hr
battle, and Pony Moore stated lie stcu
ready to back his son in-iaW for AZ
emount, The party go TO baltimore '.
Cincinnati.
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GOOD ENOUGH.