Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-18
PURsUIHs THE PUGILIsrs.
sullivan Escapes Though the
Mesbcs of Tho Law - ESiirain
madam. Arr1Nt

Sullivan Escapes Though tho
Mesbcs of Tho Law - Ekiirain
Dodges Arrest.
NASH LILLE, lESN., July IL john L
Suuivan, the champion pugili I, won
another victory to-day and is now at lib
erty. Upon his arr st yesterday and
after considerable Ivy the papers we're
prepared and application was formally
made for the prisoners release undsr o
writ of habeas corpus. The claim was
that be was illegally arrested aud d g
tanned, having committed no offence in
Tennessee nor any crime in any other
sta g and that b s arrest was with Jut
shadow Of authority or ] iStics. The
couns | for the other aide read he tele-
grams ordering the arres', tho warrant
/ sued by IA Na,nville ju ,tioe and insisted
that przs fighting being crime in Mis-
si4sippi the arrest was legal, SulliVar's
counsel showed by tho sta utss of Mis-.
sissippi that prlzs lighting was only
misdemeanor there except in case OF
Il, lth or mayhem caused by It, when il
became felony. They Insisted that no
mpdemeapor was extraiitable, an that
therefore, the prisoner could not bs held
The in 'gs took the same view OF 1t and
As soon as argument was finished granted
the petition aud released the prisoners.
There were loud and ringing cheers
when the decision was announced an
every one Of the assembled thousands
wanted to get at sullivan and shake his
hand. The big man, however, was
| quickly got out. aud entering carriage
With Street Oversaer Pat Olesry. Of this
city, was Driven rapidly away to North
| Nashville. Ii is understood that Suit
| van aud Johuston will Lave on the night
train, but they are az vet inaccessible.
| Gov. Taylor is in East Tennessee and
has hpeu represented in the mater by
Adit.- Gen. Lips ID McCord. When
asked about the matter Gen. McCord
said: ~ had no active part in the mat
ter 5eyoat employing COUNSEL and doing
all could to s,d Gov. Lowry as he re-
guessed. The decision OF tie cont set
ties the question so far as any action by
the executive is concerned
KILRAIN IT'LL DopaIso.
CoLuMpu4, IND July l!.-Kllrain and
his psrty cams from st Louis over the
hio IL Mississippi road. At seymour
he news reached the party Of Su iivAn's
frost. The ANNOUNCEMENT came uuex-
uectt div and disturbed KIlraiu, who evt,
IDENTIFY feared thst his arrest would soon
follow. A co 'crence was held, result
ing in their res lvi g to leave the Olio
& Mississippi trin and come to Coium.
uus and II ppssh reach Cincinnati by
mother road. Once there they expressed
tue feeling that they wunld be t44en care
u by friends, 10 about two hnurs from
he time of their AR val q carriage drove
up to the rsa- door of the hotel and tn
u4rty were hurried into It aud dnvan of
Il high rave OF speed passing ont OF
he city and north toto X ,n'uckY. IL IL
presumed they were bOnnd for ethel
lhelby,ille or Edinhurah, the former
being about 30 miles distant and the lat
Ter ~ miles.
To night Wi liam Smith, sheriff OF thi'
county. telegraphed Governor Lowry, o
Nissist ippi, If he desired the arrest o.
ha party. The following reply WAS re-
juiysd;
JACKSON, MISS July II Il Will pay $500 re
aa, irrthsH totR tiraiu nd his party
lnatles Mitch md Pouey Mo ~, d-liv
red 10 tie q Iere., Answer II 40
,epttd. RonEEr lOw1Y.
The sheriff Hqs organic posse aat
on. or the ira Of the pugI,iss Tue,
re about one hour behind ia the start
Mt it is thought tuey will oveytake them
sns sh.r.ff and his men are vel pre- arst
i1r Tesis'R uca.
LOUISVILLE, KY, JAY 1l-Th,
,lttrnvn X rain party who ware exp-cte,
Il ClLo,uHati Tonight, left the train q
seymour, Ind, and are expected to COM
here. GOV Lowry has tslsgraphed here
asking for their arrest.
Siuldoon aud Cleary left the L. & N
rain from Nashville at South Louisville
this afternoon snd were driven across tn