Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-12
Sluggers on the Run.
lowry's Indignation Follows
Fast and Furious.
SULLIVAN CAUGHT AT NASHVILLE

he Seeks the Protection OF Habeas Cor
pus and the sleuths Are Baiked-Kii-
rain Gets Warning Not to Go to Gin
cinnsti, but Is Hard Pressed In Indiana
| A Sheriff i'm Close Pursuit Unknown
to the Fugitivcs-Mitchen Talks
NASHVILLE, Tenn. July l2-The prize
| fighters nemesis. Governor Lowry, of Mis-
| sissippi, follows the principals in the late
smuggling match with blood in his eye True
to his determination to make IT hot for them
be put a short period to the progress Of
Champion Sullivan yesterday by use OF the
telegraph The fact that on his Journey
north the doughty slugger had again violated
tbe sacred soil OF Mississippi by scurrying
through that state wednesday on a lightning
special evidently mad anything except a
soothing syrup effect on the executive of the
state, and yesterday there arrived on the
wings OF the lightning a telegram offering
81 90 reward for the arrest at this point
and delivery in Mississippi Of the bodies of
John L Sullivan and his hacker and
seconds The telegram was directed to the
police officials. and the reward was too
pretty a thing 20 be ignored
They scoop the Champion.
Consequently when the tram bearing the
pugllistic party arrived here il was inme-
diasely bearded by Chief of Police Clack and
several detectives No doubt about that time
Sullivan wished that bis identity was as
much in doubt as that OF the Cronin muir
dsrers; hut it wasn't The argus-eyei Pc
hce had no difficulty in picking out their
man and stating their business Sullivan re-
sisted, and at one time made an offer to give
the policeman who had hold Of him taste
Of hfS in rka shar II rba~
would probably have caused Nashville to
mourn the loss of at least one vigilanr police
officer, but at that moment John L. noticed
the muZzie OF a revolver, which Chief Clack
held within an inch OF his head, and a re-
mark By that officer that 1t would surely go
of If there was any resistance, convinced the
champion that he would do well to lie
down"
Charley johnson Taken in
The next one 10 lie captured was Charley !
johnson Sulivan's hacker He made a |
fight of ii until his head colliied with a po- |
hcsman's baton, and then h. also weake ned |
and submitted Muijoon and Cleary were |
not arrested. though both were In the car |
and both were wanted by the Unsuitable |
Lowry. Both were marched 20 the lookup |
and placed in durance vile They immedi- |
ately sent for ex-AttOrney General Wash |
lnskO0, ana after conference that gentleman l
promptly began procesiings for a writ OF |
hsbsas corpus before Judge McAllister, Of |
the circuit court The case was taken up |
Immediately and the prisoners were brought |
into court
Couldn't Hold the Men. |
Defendants petition for a writ of habeas |
corpus was read stating that be had been |
arrested upon no process known 10 the law |
and held without any charge against him |
and without shadow Of legal authority. He |
declared be bad committed no otfense against |
the laws Of Tennessee and was not subject TO |
legal restraint He had committed no felony |
in this or any other ate. Counsel discussed the
case at length, aud finally Judge McAnlster |
rendered his decision He was very emphatic |
in his opinion that 70 hold Sullivan longer |
would Be a most arbitrary act on the part Of |
the court; that the officers had arrested him |
without warrant or authority of law: that /
misdemeanors were not extraditable by the |
ruliEgsuf Tennessee courts and by presidents |
Of Governor Taylor. He therefore ordered /
sullivan released
The Decision Applauded-
There was an immense crowd present and /
the decision Of the judge was greeted with
great applause. Sullivan was made a hero
of, and the town, was his until he left il at s
O'Clock for the east