Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-07-17
PugilistS TAUGHT a Lesson,

The prize-ring pugilists have been
taught a lesson that they will not soon
forget, and they will not be apt again to
appoint fighting ground in the Southern
States. Before the fight and after it oc-
CURED they we're kept busy lodging the
State authorities to prevent arrest, trial
and punishment. On Thursday, at Nash
vile, Tenn, Sullivan and his hacker John
son were arrested by the police per instruc
lions of Governor Lowry, of Mississippi.
AS soon as the train had slowed inside
the shed Chief Clack and several othel
officers boarded the sleeping coach in which
the Sullivan party was. The Chief told
Sullivan he would have to arrest him. Sui
livan in surly manner demanded to know
the reason, and then both he and Charley
Johnson demanded to see the warrant.
"Never mind the warrant said the
Chief. "We've got to arrest you, and We
want you to come right along with us.
Sullivan's friends gathered around and
things began to look very squally. Sulii
van remained obstinate. Chief Clack
stood over him on one Of the seats and said
to the officers, sTake him and bring him
off the train" The Chief at the same time
caught hold of Sullivan's collar, while the
other officers tackled the big man from
another direction. A lively tussle then
began. Sullivan braced himself and made
a movement as if to strike one of the de:
tectives. Chief Clack pulled his pistol and
said -
81 don't want to hurt you, but if you hit
one of my men you'll get shot!"
The nippers were then clapped on Sulli-
van and he was literally hustled out of the
car.
Muldoon never budged and Cleary got
out of sight. johnson was quite obstreper-
GUS. and when the officers told him he must
90 with them he refused, but he was I'M
tremendously hustled out. The prisoners
were taken to the police station in separate
hacks. johnson gave the name of Lynch.
Chief Clack said that if their hands had
not been full already the other members of
the prize fighting party would have been
arrested too.
Lawyers W. FL. Washington, A. j. Cald-
we'll and Thomas L. Dodd were employed
to represent Sullivan and johnson. They
at once applied for writ of habees corpus
and the case was called in the afternoon
before Judge McAllister.
After the case was argued by counsel,
Judge McAllister rendered his decision
He was very emphatic in his opinion that
to hold Sullivan and his abetter longer
would be most arbitrary act on the part
of the Court; that the officers had arrested
them without warrant or authority of law;
that misdemeanors were not eXtraditable
by the rulings of Tennessee courts and by
precedents Of Governor Taylor. He there
fore ordered Sullivan and Johnston re-
leased.
In about two hours from the arrival of
the Kilrain party at Columbus, carriage
drove up to the rear door of the hotel and
the party were hurried into it and driven
off at high rate of speed, passing out of
the city and north into Kentucky. 1t is
presumed they were bound for either
Shelbyville or Edinburgh, the former being
about thirty miles distant and the latter
twelve miles.
That night William Smith, Sheriff of
that county, telegraphed Governor Lowry,
of Mississippi, if he desired the arrest OF
the party. The following reply was re-
ceived -
JACKSON, MISS, July i'll will pay
$500 reward for the arrest of Kilrain and
his party, Charles Mitchell and Pony
Moore, delivered to the Sheriff here
Answer if accepted.
"RoBERT LOWRY"
The Sheriff organized a posse and went