The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-02
NEWS IN GENERAI.
John l.. Sullivan Before !
Court of Justice.
M sraKrs sorrH ron rsr.1
Disastrous Fiocds In Psana,,xs
Many streets In fhiladslpA,>
Under Water.

NEs YORK. Aug. i.--Iohn T.. SullI.
van was taken before Judge o'R-;.r
IN the supreme court chambers "A IS
o'elocs today. and through his coan-
sci admitted his identity as the person
called for IN the writ of exsradition
he said be was willing "a gc Saufk
and the judge ordered that he -
turned over at once 10 Deputy Sheri6
thiios. oi Jackson, Miss.
sullivans counsel informed IL
Judge that before the arrest was ms.lss
sullivan had made UP bis mind ca -
hack voluntarily and surrender hin.
self sc the authorities of MissiSsirr
aiaS that he should be Justly and fasrlv
dealt with. He further said thai
when Sullivan entered into the cons
I isact 10 fight kilrain he unaerStoods
the battle ground would be in l.ouisi-
anx Not until the night before the
hght took place Was 10 changed Ia
Mississippi. and sullivan did not
really know until the ringside was
reached that he was in the state az
Mississippi. He did not change the
ground and had no intention of break
ing the law. bat had no alternatives
but 10 fght. Sullivan is now willing
10 go back in charge of deputy Sheriff
Childs as soon as that officer desires.
District Attorney Mcdonald took
receipts from the deputy sheriff for
the body Of John l.. sullivan. who Was
then given into his custody. Sullivan
will leave for Mississippi tonight.
JeSH l.. u SUBMISSIVE.
All the fight seemed Ia have cone
out of Sullivan when he reached head
quarters again after the surrender in
court. He said: ''lf | had known
there was a lax against iightinr in
Mississippi | would not have. fought
there. would not have made my
self liable 20 arrest. Well. will 10
back and take my medicine"
He chewed the end of cigar for
while and continued: "Anyhow.
would have fought that fellow Kslrain.
| Was goaded to 10 the whole time and
hated to take water. suppose l am
the scapegoat now for doing II and
kilrain viii 80 free or follow; but they
don't want him. He's licked"
Three-quarters of an hour after Sui
livan's arrival at headquarters he was
ready for his trip and the police board
granted SIX DAYS leave of absence 10
Detective Adams 10 go along with
him to Riehburg. sullivan. after
shaking hands with Inspector Byrnes.
was transferred 10 the keeping OF Agent
Childs, OF Mississippi, who made out
the receipt a follows:
Received from Inspector Thomas
Byrnes. the body Of John l.. sullivan.
surrendered under order Of the sa-
preine court.
".s. c. CnILps. Agent
At O'Clock, the party, accompan.
led by Mike Cleary and William Mul-
doom, started for the Vanderbilt hotel
where they packed up Suliivan'a
clothes IN preparation for the journey.
srLLiysN's FRIENDS ALARMgp.
Now that sullivan is sure to 20 70
Mississippi quite number Of his
friends and hackers in this town are
growing worried over the situation OF
affairs. The fate Of Sullivan may b
their fate before many new moons aro
seen, and they are wondering what
the nest noye of Goyernor Lpwru
VIII b. They are Al pIesenf an
happy siDt III sporting men. Non
according to this Ian, IL II p0es3ik
: ere6cilte Suiliysn q II equally -
secure rosS ~ --r15
William Mnldonn, Charley id
James WAkelcy and Souso o1<<f
spQHssh}a represents of 1&0M
York Iiisstrnted Ners. IL hoeIw
sullivan. I! Oever1o< terri h
apyex1os 1lfi fo sU1l p - - 81
hiia thtv 2A1o - 80
that he will comply WIN go
The alternative for them Is eitE9f u
take the medicine or skip for parts M
known. They do not want TO do