The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-19
MEN WHO HOLD LIFE CHEAP.
Why 1t is Strange No One was killed
at the Sullivan Fight.

4 Why 1t is Strange No One was Killed
at the Sullivan Fight.
In a page and half illustrated article on
the Sullivan-Kilrain fight the New York
Sun of Sunday had this to say about the
noted bad men, who were present:
1T is fortunate, too, that the battle culmi-
mated as it did, as there certainly would have
been bloodshed had either man been ad-
judged the winner on foul Bait Master
son, Luke Short, Johnny Murphy, Pat
Duffy, Bill houston, Davey Hennessey. Bud
Renaud and Capt. Jamison are all expert
shots and there were hu dreds of others in
The throng that would be nothing 10th to
take hand in and do what they
were able toward increasing the
number Of tombstones in the little
cemetery at Rlchburg. Masterson's record
as bad man is probably u equaled by any
man Of his age on this continent, vet to
look at him one would never take him for a
man whose unerring pistol had caused
twenty-five men TO give up the ghost and
pass over the great divide. The writer had
long TX with Masterson, and uuieter
OF more courteous man would be hard to
ma. lie was Kirain's timekeeper, and a
right good one he proved to be, as
ne gave his man from five to forty
rounds. In explanation of this the
western man said afterward When you're
WIN ma be with him heart and soul.
ulel to give Jake the best of the watch.
ana you know how | succeeded [ thought
Lelore the tight that Kilrain would win. and
ost little money on MIN through the adj
vice OF Mitchell, but know now that there
= no no puglllSt in the world that can fight
1Ioi!lVan and stand any show of winning.
Sie Is terrific punisher'
AN EvEN-TEMPERED RUFFIAN.
During the fight Masterson,s temper re-
NAMED as unruffied as a mill pond on a
.uly day, paying no heed to the shouts of
t the oulilVanltes, who declared very openly
ttlat ne was robbiug them The only occa-
s.yh uurlng his stay in the south when he
save hickering of the fire which burned
~ nercely In the hidden part of his ma
tIIe was on the first tram back to the CITY.
"n4c1 pore, beside lmber of newsnaper
n ntG'I, A1IraIn. Mitchell, Pony Moore and
+S ne engineer wanted to fulfill CON
80 80 " iIh press association by cutting the
+siue from the regular train when about
r ~ ulIles from the city, and convey the
a ae"s 70 the city, returning later for the bal
gu a.l' e OF his load. Masterson was apprlsed Of
tbS' ana standing on the platform of
s sIe HFst car he said to those abOut.
+b"oH1y dollars to any body who will Duh
~, Pi.' Indicating the coupling attach
Az 0G ~ Oh tne engine. Not man dared to
~ w ~ as the wicked glitter in the Denver
al eye showed that he meant business
~, an BODY attempting to thWart him
bsn u,u Dc minus several fingers, maybe a
Gre a-u alll perhaps life, ere he could with
IRA" tie iron bolt.
4ASTERsoN AND THE JOURNALIST
no mere IS good story to be told of two
bo..Stpa per men who were reporting the
ds'i,e' IG Ci New York and Cincinnati
Chayiou 1neE "ehe at 6reakfastin the st.
a o o-+ea on Saturday morning, and had for
plerior| 1si'i .i medlum-size I, darkroom
naws'ote' VINO was aostracted in a morning
had After the two newspaDe1, men
nafiot ooen comfortably seated the Ciucin-
baar - .elnarked to the Gothamite. az
killer ' "a 0atV Masterson, the great western
A'1 a.1,' Is IN town. 7'ei L
vou lFSi SO | believe, y replied the othar. at
so nrb ~ u ne viii start graveyard in the
man nF frora be surprised" replied the
''bes ~, gu me banks of the muddy Ohio
now so 81 twenty-five notches on his gun
Tbev- ", co. ouSnt TO keep his hand in"
inc ~ continued in this pleasant vein dnr-
mar we I entire meal, the dark-complexiona5
things 'y ing strict attention to the good
room room o peiore him, and all three left + a
Cincinn altliosV together. That evening the
and VIII l-f'V IAN was introduced to Mastersop-
the thru thru some confusion recognized him as
mornin - p3Tty at the breakfast table that
boy 1he newspaper man was in .
Similar ,,,.s- llinered, and finally followed
See. wbara ioIenLs ana remarked: Let me
u4 81. nave seen you beforegn
roasfiS, ~ ana your friend gave me snch n
controi said Nasterso1, as. unable r.
out lan, his rlsiblli5ies any longer he Turst
EninG' The Cincinnatian, in telling!