Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-22
SULLIVAN oosYIorED.
The Jury Returns Verdict Of entity
After an Hours neliberati1n.


jury returned verdict OF guilty. Sullivan
will probably be sentenced to.dsy.
The district attorney, In closing his argyll
ment, said: "From the evidence the ac-
cused has oeen proved gully. II your YER
dict bs that he is not guilty. then write on |
the indictment: Not guilty. Mississippi dis
9raced and despised.' Aud II the verdict |
be guilty then you will show to the world |
that In Mississippi, our beloved state, the
| law IL supreme"
dered was a study. His look was not OF
disappointment or grief, but more OF worry
and annoyance. He showed no feeling in
the presence or the crowd, and as soon as
| he could get away from the court house he
went by the back way, accompanied by
several OF his friends, He tried hard to
keep up his spirits, singing snatch OF
song and forcing laugh. but he was evil
IDENTIFY little downhearted.
Nav ORLEANS, La, Aug. ia Picdyune
special from Purvis, Misp.. says: John l..
Sullivan was this morning sentenced to
| twelve months In prison. Referee FitD-
patrick pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to pay a fine Of S200.
WHAT KILRAIN REMARKED.
BALTIMORE, Aug. H.-Detective Childs,
sent by Governor Lowry to take Jake Kill
rain to mississippi, arrived here this morn
ing and called upon Marshal Frey, who told
him that Jake was out on bail and not re.
turnable until Thursday. Kilrain, when
simultaneously bottled OF Ohilds' arrival
and John LIS sentence to twelve months In
the penitentiary, and being mindful that 1t
was this same Detective ChiIds that sue
cessfully took Sullivan to this land OF pun
ishment, remarked, Il"
CINCINNATI, Aug. 19.-John l.. Sulli-
van arrived last night nearly an hour
late on the train due at $40 on the Queen
| e. n-NA Ha wKyaa fraat nv
sullivan, Of this city, and as soon as the
two left the train they became the head
OF rapidly spreading and encircling
procession OF trsinmen and others who
had got within the train inclosure. Out
side this Enclosure the space was packed,
and it was with great difficulty that the
pugilistic hero and his escort made their
way through into the waiting-room and
then out to a carriage.
The enthusiastic crowd cheered Sulli-
ven frequently, bat he gave no sign Of
recognition OF the alteration Of his adj
mirers, but walked straight on under his
) yellow straw hat like soldier on review.
He was driven rapidly to the Pennsyl-
vania depot, where he arrived just in
! time to take the train for New York.
/. The bond which Sullivan gave after
y Judge Terrili, OF Puryis, Miss, had pro.
!, nounced the sentence OF one years.
q imprisonment a. hard labor was for 81 600
for his appearance and $500 costs. The
q action of Sullivan's lawyers in instantly
9 appealing the nase to the Supreme Court
Q gives the big fellow six months grace, as
!. the matter cannot come up for hearing
q before that tribunal until February next,
and in view of the action of the grand
q and petit juries in recommending the
Q prisoner to the clemenoy OF the court,
Q which recommendations Judge Terrill
calmly ignored, the friends of the Singer
profess to believe that be will In the end
3 escape the condign punishment visited
y on him by the inexorable dispenser Of
!. Mississippi Justice.
n PrTTsBURa, Pa, Aug. 1o.-John L.
"a Sullivan and party passed through here
On the limited this morning, on the way
/. east. Sullivan was sleeping and Matthew
, Olune would not allow him to- be dis
h turbed. Olune said it WAS true they were
h going to form q combination and thu
! Kilrsin will probably be in the company
NEW YoRK, August 20.-John L. Sulli
J. van arrived on tho 8 O'Clock train las
% night in Jersey City. He was accom-
$ panied only by Matthew Clune, proprie
4, tor OF the Vanderbilt Hotel. At the depo
"a y, to meet him were Charley johnson, jim
II Wakeley, John Brennan and Jack Burnett
ie The party arrived at the Vanderbilt Hote
at $40. The Port Chester Band accom-
'r panied Sullivan to the hotel.
Y Fully Thousand persons had gathered
y at the hotel entrance, and huGdre;
" hands were stretched out for him Il
0, grasp, but without paying any attention
OF to them he cleared the sidewalk in thre
" jumps and rushed up the stairs, and wa
40 In his room within 80 seconds after Lii
'u arrival.
ig Being interviewed, Sullivan said
~ "Boys, AM very tired, but never fel
rs in better condition in my life. had al
~ ovation at every station ou my route from
tn the south, and at Cincinnati, Plttsburl
ss and Philadelphia immense crowds, greete'
ne me-, and others filled the car was in an
ng insisted on shaking hands with me-"
pa "What is your opinion of tine verdict
y John2"
"a. Judge Terrill, IN charging the jury,
re said sullivan, with show of bitterness
- drought out every point it was poi
Is sible 10 use against me, aud the momen
le, the charge was delivered l knew ther
~ could be no other verdict. Almost with
10 out exception the people of the sout
're favor mo, and | was constantly in r,
fec6lpl VI 5uccuChStnB lotterS lEoM me
IT. in the highest social and business circles
who understood that had no intentio
ul' OF violating the laws of the state c
Mississippi. 1 hope that when my cas-
re- ia reached by the supreme court the d
'ut cison OF the lower court will be n
M versed, as l dread imprisonment, an
Vas would never have fought in the sta
o had l known that l rendered myse
ing liable to term of imprisonment. l moi
va to be able to leave the city to.morro
III afternoon for Boston. I am in receipt OF
ied telegram from my people there statiI
er that my mother is very sick, and urgir
me to hurry"
IT, KILRAIN WILL NOT SKIP.
W. BALTIMORE, Aug 20.-Sportipg circl
ion were exercised last night over rumors th
nd Kilrain, the pugiiist, had left town, Al
,he that his bond of $4,000 would be Il
eve feited. He was not ut home, but
nat friends say he has no intention Of eva
,itb ing the law, inasmueh as he knows tn
hat even should he be convicted and sc
dv fenced he will never serve days time
Ich. Mississippi prison. Sheriff Ohilds,
hja Mississippi, said that KiirSin had no
fine tention of giving him the slip. "KilIl
ases is no fool" said he, "and knows that
beir has nothing to fear from Govern
IN Lowry. We will start south to-day o
the not wait until Thursday, the time fix
man by the court here for him to appear
md the habeas corpus proceedings"
! in Sheriff Ohilds further stated that X
rain would be convicted and given