The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-02
SULLIVAN COMING SOUTH
he SAYS He INTENDED TO DO so
VOLUNTARILY.

Confident That Gov. Lowry VIM Do
What is Right by Him-He Explains
That He Thought He Was Going to
Fight in Louisiana and Not In Mis-
sissippE
NEW YORK, Aug. John L. Sullivan
looked none the worse this morning after
his occupancy at police headquarters Of one
of the ordinary cells there for the night.
At 1890 o'clock he was taken to the district
attorneys office. He was accompanied by
Deputy Sheriff Chilis Of Mississippi
and two New York detectives.
When the carriage reached the court
house it was surrounded by a cheering and
bowling crowd. The officers with difficulty
forced way for the pugilist from the coach
to the building. Sullivan was taken before
District Attorney Fellows, and the papers
upon which he was arrested were handed to
that official, who, having carefully read
them over, gave whispered instructions to
one of his clerks.
ADMITS HIS IDENTITY.
This individual in turn took the papers
and turning 10 the prisoner he said: 'Mr.
sullivan, If you want, you can get a writ
- AiN'SNe-9 NNl kJNA9s q lLcl JJu hIb WILING
20 swear that you are not John L. Sulli-
van" The big fellow smiled but said moth
Ing. Then his hacker, Charley johnson,
who stood beside him, explained that they
were waiting for Delaney Nicoll, who had
been retained as counsel. Tie
pugilist with tho officers and a
swarm of reporters then adjourned
to the room of First Assistant District At
torney Fitzgerald. Sullivan was later taken
before Judge O'Bren in the supreme court
chambers, and through his counsel, Delaney
Nicoll, admitted his identity as the person
called for in the writ of extradition. He
said he was willing to go south, and Judge
OBrien ordered that he be turned over at
once to Deputy Sheriff Chlds of Misss-
Sippi.
INTENDED TO GO BACK
Counsel Nicoll informed the Judge that
before Sullivan was arrested he had made
up his mind to go bark voluntarily and sur
render himself to the authorities of the
state CT Mississippi, feeling confident that
no would be justly and fairly dealt with.
He said further, that when Sullivan entered
INTO the compact OF fighting Jake Kilrain
he understood that the battle ground
would be in the state of Louis.
lana, 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 in
tentiOn of breaking the law, but he had no
alternative but to fight or become pol
troon.
NO OBJECTION To RETURNING.
Sullivan is now willing to go back in
charge of Deputy Sheriff Chids as soon rs
that officer desires. Assistant District
Attorney McDonna then took a receipt from
the deputy sheriff for the body of John L.
Sullivan, who was then handed over
to his custodian by Detective Adams. Mr.
McDonna then made a motion that, pending
the departure of Deputy Sheriff Childs,
Sullivan be locked uo in the city prison
Counsel NicoH said he thought there was no
occasion for sending Sullivan to prison, and
Sullivan was allowed TO depart in care of
Deputy Sheriff Chids aud Detective Adams.
He left for Mississippi tonight az 1880
o'clock in company with Muldoon, Pat
Martin. his brother Mike and a man who
called himself p. S. Grant, State Agent
Childs and Detective Sergeant Adams.