Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-08-21
AT HARD LABOR.
One Year in the Penitentiary for John L.
Sullivan.

IL.
Sullivan.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Aug. 1.-THE Pic
ayunes special from Purvls says John
L. Sullivan was this morning sentenced
to twelve months in prison at hard
labor. Referee Fitzpatrick pleaded
guilty, and was sentenced to pay fine
OF $500
Court did not open till nearly 9
O'Clock this morning. Judge Terrell
was on hand long before that time and
Sullivan was also seated before the bar,
showing up with Clune before his at
torney came to court. He looked as
pleasant and unconcerned as usual, al
though there WAS tremble in his eye
after tie jury was seated, and he
glanced over at the men who had found
him guilty.
The case was given to the jury vester-
day afternoon. The jury entered the
courtroom after being out an hour and
a quarter. They sat down moment and
then arose. Sullivan also stood up, looking
just a shade more serious than usual, but
still showing no concern. The jury
handed paper to Judge Terral, who
gave it to Clerk Mayson After CLAN e
at the Endorsement, the clerk re !:
"We, the jury, find verdict of gu
as charged in the first indictmel
that is, guilty of prize fighting. A mo-
ton was at once made in arrest of judg-
ment.
The motion came up this morning and
was overruled by the Court. Judge
Terral then ordered Sullivan to stand up,
and he was sentenced to one years i'm
prlsonment.
A petition was signed by the most
prominent people here, by the grand
jurors, and by eleven Of the petit jurors,
which recited that the law had been
vindicated by the verdict and would be
fully satisfied with q fine. They there
lore asked the court 20 impose the 81 600
tine without imprisonment.
Sullivan's attorney at once entered
motion for new trial.
Attorney Neville telegraphed to Gov.
Lowry asking to be notified at the earli-
est moment whether kilrain would be
brought here next week in time for trial
during the special term, and whether
the habeas corpus proceedings at Bslti-
more would delay the matter beyond
the term. He says that if he receives
reply that Kilrain is coming soon court
will be held open in order to try him,
otherwise the court will adjourn early
next week.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Aug. 17.-Detective
Childs, sent by Gov. Lowry to take
Jake Kilrain to Mississippi, arrived
here this morning and called upon
Marshal Frey, who told him that Jake
was out on bail and not re-
turnable until Thursday. Kill
rain, when simultaneously notified of
Child's arrival and John LIS sentence to
twelve months in the penitentiary, and
being mindful that it was this same De-
tective ChiIds that successfully took Sui
Ivan to the land of punishment re-
marked CHI"
The law for the collection of forfeited
bail in Maryland is quite defective, and
should Kilrain, alarmed at Sullivan's
fate, skip, his bondsmen would not
likely have to pay the 81, 900. When
Joe Beard, a Baltimore dive-keeper,
fed, and his bondsman promptly paid
the 81 900 bail, even the clerk of the
court laughed at his innocence.
New York. Aug. 1.-THE statement
that Champion John /. Sullivan had
been sentenced to twelve months i'm
prisonment in Mississippi for prize
fighting caused a good deal of excite
ment among the sporting fraternity of
this city. 1t is the general opinion that
if Sullivan be compelled to serve twelve
months in that climate, his health will
be so impaired that he will never regain
his present form OF strength.