The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-25
PURSUING THE PUGILIST.
Governor Lowrey, of Mississippi, Sends a
Eequisitioa to New York for Mitchell
and Donovan.

New YORK, July 1S.-Detective
Norris appeared at the Tombs Police
Court to-day with requisition from
Governor Lowrey, of Mississippi, call
ing for the arrest Of Charley Mitchell
and Mike Donovan, who looked after
kilrain's interests in his fight with
Sullivan. Norris has no requisition for
Sullivan, Kilrain or Muldoon. Norris
arrived this morning, and Inspector
Byrnes detailed Detective Lanthier
to assist him. Upon application being
made for warrants for Mitchell and
Donovan before Justice O'Reilly, the
justice declared that warrantswere un-
necessary, as the arrest could be made
without them. The two detectives
then started out with the intention of
making the arrest at once.
WHAT DETECTIVE NORRIS SAYS.
New YORK, July 1S.-Detective Nor
ris, of Mississippi, now here, said to-
night:
The reason I want to arrest Mitchell
is that ne is an Englishman intending
to leave the country. I have looked
for him two days, and have failed to
discover his whereabouts. was in
consultation with Governor Lowrey in
relation to the fight on June %, % and
July 8. I rode on Sullivan's train as far
as Lexington, Mo-, and from there sent
on assistants to the end of the journey.
I am an expert telegrapher, you know,
and was to keep Governor Lowrey
posted on what was going on, but the
wires were cut. Governor Lowrey is
indignant because the fighters passed
through his State and then turned
back and pitched ring in. Mississippi.
The detective says that nothing fur
ther can be done in the matter until
the Marion County grand jury meets
in September. Then about eighty
men will be indicted. Since his arri-
val here Norris said he has been en-
gagged in getting names, addresses and
all possible information about the par
ticipants in the fight, from the princi-
pals down. He denied the truth of
the story that he was to get $3.50 for
taking the Kilrain partysafely through
Mississippi to New Orleans.
GOVERNOR HILL WILL GRANT REQUI-
sITIONs.
New YORK, July 1S.-Acting Dis
trict Attorney Golf said to-day that
acquisitions for parties and principals
in the recent Kilrain-Sulliyaa fight
had not yet reached his office. The
men, he added, who were identified
with the fight when arrested will, of
course, be turned over to Governor
Lowrey, and it is certain Governor
Hill will consent as long as the neces-
sary papers are shown.
A BAD SCARE IN NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, July 1S.-It having
been reported here that list of fifteen
hundred names, including newspaper
correspondents, railroad and telegraph
people and spectators at the recent
Sullivan-Kilrain fight, had been for
warded to Mississippi, and that all
parties concerned would be held to an
swer for violating the laws of that
State, the Associated Press correspon-
dent at Jackson was instructed to as
certain, if possible, from Governor
Lowrey the scope Of the prosecution,
whether or not spectators would be
proceeded against, but the Governor
declined to be interviewed on the sub
ject in advance of the action OF the
authorities of Marion County. The
Governor said, however, that he might
have something to say on the subject
in few days. He thinks the report is
exaggerated.