The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-02
sULLIvAN'S SURRENDER.
He Is Perfectly Willing to Returnt to Mississippi
and Face the Law-lIis Friends Dilemma.

NEW YORK, Aug. John L. Sullivan was
taken before Judge oDries, in Supreme
Court chambers, this noon, and through his
counsel. Delaney Nicoll. admitted his iden-
tity as the person called for in the writ of
extraditon. He said he was willing to
60 South, and Judge O'Brien ordered that
he be turned over at once to Deputy Sheriff
Childs, of Jackson. Miss. Counsel Nicoll
informed the Judge that before the arrest
was made Sullivan had made MP his mind
to 60 back voluntarily and surrender him.
self to the authorities of the State of Missis-
sippi. feeling confident he would be Justly
and fairly dealt with. He further said that
when Sullivan entered into the compact of
fighting Jake Kilrain. he understood that
the battle-ground would be in the State of
Louisiana and it was not until the night
before the fight that the place of fighting
was changed to Mississippi, and Sullivan
did not really know until at the ring-side
that he was in the State of Mississippi. He
did not change the ground and he had no
intention of breaking the law, but he had
no alternative but to fight or becomea pol
troon. Sullivan is now willing to go back
in charge of Deputy Sheriff ChlldS as soon
as that officer desires.
Assistant District Attorney Mcdonnell
tucU tOOk u TeCelpt ITOul LILO
for the body of John L. Sullivan, who was
then handed over to his custody by detect
i've Adams.
All the fight seemed to have gone out of
Sullivan when he reached headquarters
again after the surrender In court. Said
he: If had known that there was a law
against fighting in Mississippi, would not
have fought there. would not have made
myself liable to arrest; Well, l will go
back and take my medicine" He chewed
a m of ri n
anyhow. / would have fought that fellow,
Kilrain. / was goaded to it. The whole
gang would have walked all over me if /
had not licked him. Isupp0se am a scape-
free. Poor fellowl But they don't want
him-he's licked"
Three-quarters of an hour after Sullivan's
arrival at headquarters he was ready for
bis trip. and the police board granted six
days leave of absence to Detective Ser
geant Thomas Adams to go along with him
to Richburg. Sullivan, after shaking
hands with Inspector Byrnes. was trans
ferred to the keeping of agent Childs. of
Mississippi, who made out receipt, as fol-
lows:
Received from Inspector Thomas Byrnes the
body of John L. sullivan, surrendered under
order OF the Supreme Court.
Mike Cleary and William Muldoon, started
for the Vanderbilt Hotel, where they
packed up Sullivans clothes in prepara-
.tiOn for the journey.
Now that Sullivan is sure to go to Missis-
sippi, quite number of his friends and
hackers in this town are growing worried
over the situation of affairs. The fate of
Sullivan may be their fate before many
more moons, and they are wondering what
the next move of Governor Lowry will be.
They are at present an unhappy lot of
sporting men. Now if, according to this
law, it is possible to extradite Sullivan. 1t
bodies of William Muldoon, Charlie
johnson, James Wakely and some response
| BILE representative of the New York Illus
| trated News the hackers of Sullivan. If
Governor Lowry asks Governor Hill to sur
| render these men to him, the sporting men
| have made up their minds that Governor
| Hill will comply with the request. The al
| tentative for them is either to face the
| music or skip for parts unknown. They do
| not want to do either. One proposition
| preached this afternoon was: "As it is
| dead sure that John has to go back, why
| not make up party of the whole gang who
| went with him from Belfast to the fighting
| grounds, and go back with the champion,
surrender to the Mississippi authorities.
| and take the legal dose administered to
| them by the courts of that STATED"
THAT will be standing by Sullivan" said
one of the crowd this afternoon, land 1t
| will show him and the public we are not
| the men to go back on him when in hole
Sullivan left the Grand Central Depot at
| 7:35 on his Southern journey, in company
] with MuldOon, Pat Martin, his brother
/ Mike and a man who called himself p. S.
| Trout. State Agent Childs and detective
Adams made up the party.