The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-14

2 woman named Ann Irons; These people
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with a cheese knife and killed him. Berrigsn
whipped the tTo oDsys and the Eoman' Ann
William T. Hardin" the sporting editor edit !;
tho Gauge OF hostilltles. Joe Coburn. the pueil,
ist, was leaning IN against the bar in Harry
passed him Coburn kicked Hnrding flerceiy on
the shiMs.. Flortie Scannell-Iwho was after
nell-who happened 10 be In the place, took up
young Harding's part. ,Cohurn aimed heavy
ciinched. Coburn finally got ScannelI by The
throat, and was choking him to death when
a lunge ut Columns throat. Half dozen men
interISred and pulled the men b apHrt Tommy
bs KNIFE TRo r Tns himself sashed
Ii was in such times and scenes as those that
Harry Hills played prominent part, In
gercd in some way. stabbed him with q pen
knife. Hill himself was not Q tough He FIG
matches o and as late as 1867 himself wreeIed
Homer Lane at The Theatre Conligue and de-
fs aS and joe sar GHT SSd
charge Of McGoole. and secured Australian
kely, and Dan kerrigsn TO train his man.
tion for wealth and ,sduareness made him
iavorite stakeholder 10 the big ,puSiistic con-
$1,000 900 OF stakes wsgered In contests Of skill
end STRENGTH and was p never known tp break
championship. When, IL 1870, Jem Mace and
tween sullivan and Ryan. at Mississippi City,
M held P Il g09S s9 WiS
were strangers to him; He used to enjoy
away from 't Chem and re,urnns 10 them
when they we're sober 1t is said that on one
ans tsa, ss ssys MIN asF fSe
STRANGER had boon on weeks spree. was re-
turnedto the owner. .,
character OF the athletic contests at his place.
and IN thu native vocal and dramatic talent
place every boxer and wrestler Of any note in
the last twenty four years has commended ana
that stage hasG ngsrs bo bsya sDss
Harry Hill hat the. reputation of having ac-
ness All sorts OF big stories were told about
the big sums Of money he was worth, A com
Hn 6at 'f mi w SsG %ostG Gis S
That Harry Hi was oace wealthy man there
dS there h hs ESs HAIRY
there e reason te believe that he very much
grand thing for him In bis Business. Of course.
to have the Eep1tstio@na Of being worth miion
People In Harry Hills used to love to watch
the old man, with his strongly marked face,
silent and watchtul eyed. With an enormous
diamond in his shirt frill. The sports used to
like to look at him and say 70 each other:
He is worth o million dollars"
Harry Hill did have great deal Of property
once. He owned a big stock farm at Flushing,
and q line OF steamboats, which did q good
freight business between Flushing and this
city. In Flushing he.owned two hotels.L He
had a fine residence In Flushing which was
surrounded by beautiful grounds. On his
stock farm he had a score Of fine horses. in
exercising and driving which ho found almost
Attorney cattle and about 100 fancy bred
pigs. He had chickens, peacocks. pig.
e psasy A4 100 doGY A al pun Hnds. f as
end once did good business in this particular.
He raised Iron Duke. who trotted in 2:25:
Sweepstakes. the brown stallion who trotted in
2 20. and Curiosity, the humpbacked chestnut.
who trotted In $3.50. In the cellar Of his house
were vaults filled with old ales aud wines aud
liquors. The walls Of the house were hung
with paintings. He had many OF HoRarths
sketches. A. son Of Harry Hill lives In Flush
ing and carries on there the business that was
once his father'a
Harry Hill is Of medium height. .sturdily
built. but not corpulent, has curly hair and
pair OF keen brown eyes, He has a countenance
that used 10 seem to smile continually but OF
late years 1t has lost this popularity.