Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-23
QUITE A SURPRISE.
The English Police Authorities Arrest
Slayin and McAuliffe and
Stop Their Fight.
THE PUGILISTS HELD In BONDS.
They Have to Appear in Court Again To-
Day and Exhibit the Gloves They
Intend to Use.
THE PUGILISTS HELD In BONDS.
PELICANs BLAMED FOR THE ARRESTS
The PAGERS Arctic and Crawford, Matched for $3.50
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street and at the various sporting clubs over
the arrest of McAulife and Slavin, which
has been received with general feeling Of
disappointment throughout the city. The
Offices of the sporting papers were besieged
by people, and cabs were drying up and
going away at a rapid rate. Bulletins were
placed in all the windows and crowds filled
the street Then the excitement shifted to
the district in which the Ormonde Club is
situated. The Lambeth Police Court was
crowded during the afternoon with reporters
of the various papers, policemen and we'll
known sporting men and boxers who were
awaiting the arrival of the prisoners.
Shortly after o'clock there was a hustle in
the corridor leading to the courtroom and
Immediately all eyes were directed to the
door giving entrance to it. In a moment
the door was opened and Slavin came in,
Immediately followed by McAuliffe. The
demeanor of the two men was quite different.
for while Slavin had his eyebrows knit and a
ferocious expression on his face, McAuliffe
smiled and watched the proceedings in quiet
half-humorous manner. Among those who
followed the two pugilIsts in close order were
Richard X. Fox, Crichton Temple of the
Ormonde Club. and Madden. 8
INSPECTOR cHIsHoLM's EVIDENCE.
Chief Inspector Chisholm was duly sworn
and stated that from information he had re-
ce1ved he swore the information of September
% against the prisoners that they were about to
engage in a prize fight and thus commit a
breach of the peace. and, having obtained war
rants against them, be this afternoon arrested
McAulitfe, who. on hearing the charge, said to
the inspector: Il wish you had come "a hours
lat I'm m
went quietly to the station. The witness pro-
ceeded to the Liverpool street station, where
he arrested Slavin, whom be knew. The pris-
oner replied to the charge: 'All right my boy,
don't see any harm in it: it's allowed all over
the country"
In reply to the magistrate. the witness pro-
duced copy of the Sportsman of the date of
July Is last, containing the articles Ct agree
ment which were drawn for the match, and he
also stated that he had seen the gloves which
the prisoners were to use exhibited in the win
dows of a sporting paper in Fleet street. They
appeared TO him to be very thin over the
knuekles, and he should say that a blow with
them from strong man like either OF the pris-
oners would undoubtedly do great deal of in
jury.
Mr.TempIe here interrupted the proceedings,
as he wanted to make an explanation. Mr.:
Partridge. the sitting magistrate, asked him if
he was a solicitor, and on Mr.. Temple replying
in the negative. told him he would hear him
later as witness if he had anything to say
The prisoners. having no counsel, said they had
no questions to ask the officer, and were asked
if they desired to call any witnesses to show
the affair was not to be prize light.
IT WAS ONLY FOR POINTS.
McAuliffe called Mr.. Temple who said he
knew both the prisoners. and that the fight was
not for a stake, but for subscription which
had been gotten up by the members of the
club. 1t was boxing match for points under
the Marquis of Queensberry rules, and the
gloves were ordinary boxing gloves. The mag
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stop the fight, and the witness replied there
were two referees who, if they considered the
men even at the end of the thirteenth round,
could order them to fight another in
order to decide the matter. He added that
similar matches had taken place at the club
before and the police had not only been in
formed of the fact before the fights occurred,
but special places had been reserved for them
so that they could see there was nothing of an
improper character in them. Everything was
done quietly and there had never been a breach
of the peace. He attributed the action of the
police in this instance to outside jealousy, and
said that no information would have been
given to the police if the fight has been
ranged to take place at some fashionable club
by which he meant the Pelican.
Inspector Chisholm, interrupting on this
point. said that only himself, the magistrate
and the clerk knew on Saturday that warrants
would be issued, and even the police were
not aware of the fact till to-day. The magis-
trate asked Temple whether the fight was ar
ranged for tonight, and the witness smliingly
upon His Worship.
EVERYBODY LAUGHED.
This reply was received with laughter by
everybody in the court, and the magistrate
even smiled as he remarked that he was not
the referee, a remark which was followed by a
great peal of laughter. Mr.. Partridge then
bound both the prisoners over in their own re-
coEnIZances to e. 600 each to appear at noon to-
morrow. when the gloves will be produced and
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kind of fight it was proposed to have. At
this point some one asked if it would not be
possible for the match to go on, as both men
were liberated. The magistrate replied that if
it did he would know how TO deal with the
offenders.
Slavin and McAuliffe then left the court
with their friends In an interview with your
reporter with regard to the bearing of the
decision, Inspector Chisholm said: The ar
rests do not necessarily mean the prohibi-
tion of the fight; perhaps they will only
postpone IL and very likely it will
be allowed to occur tomorrow" Prominent
sportsmcn from all parts of the kingdom have
arrived in town to-day in order to be present at
the fight. They were obliged to pay the heav
fee OF so in order TO see the encounter and
they cannot now recover any part of the money
A funny incident in this connection is re-
ported. An Irish sportsman VINO Joined the
club this morning and paid his fee by check,
on hearing of the arrest of McAuliffe, rushed
off to the Dank in order to stop its payment
Many sportsmen have brought forward a
arrests would take place, if they did not lnsti-
gate them, and that having got large sum of
money for memberships, they would now avoid
paying the stakes There are no proofs, how
ever. to suDstantiate these charges and on the
other hand the members of the Ormonde Club
say that the Pelican Club is at the bottom of
the arrests.
AN AMERICANS OPINION.
Richard Fox, in an interview at the office of
the Sportsman, said to your reporter: 81
cannot see why this contest has been stopped.
Such contests have been permitted at all the
other clubs, both here and throughout the
provinces. think it was mistake not to have
taken the gloves into court IN accordance with
my advice, because if they had been produced
the magistrate, l am confident, would have lib
Grated the men. The gloves were made In New
York, and are known as the standard boxing
gloves They are used by the members of the
amateur and professional clubs all over the
United States The set of gloves in question
was specially made for this contest, and will be
that the match was stopped at this stage.
because both the men were in the
pink of condition. am positive
McAulffe would have won. If the match
cOllapses am willing, if Lord Donsdale and a
few others will join me. to subscribe a few
hundred pounds toward a purse, and we will
have the contest elsewhere in order to decide
the championship of the world. have always
taken great interest in McAuliffe whom
am anxious to take back to America as the
champion. am in favor of him to-day purely
on his form and condition. 1 shall stay here
till the contest is finished one way or another"
1ir. Crichton Temple, the secretary of the
Ormonde Club. said to your reporter:
This is only what expected all along. The
Pelicans are at the bottom of this. If the
fight had been coming off at q fashionable
West End club it never would have been inter-
fired with"
Do you think then, that the members of the
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