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

for while. the upshot OF the whole matter be-
lng that Cant Murphy and his detective were
transferred to the West One Hundredth street
station. and Harry Hills place was ordered
closed I'D for Rood-that is. he was not allowed
TO keep his famous hall open after l o'clock A.
Il under any circumstances. That meant
that he might as we'll not keep open at all.
Then the Excise Board refused to grant Harry
Hi Q license. and his place was shut up IN
dead earnest Then the building In which
Harry Hill had his hall was torn down. and to-
day O big warehouse occupies it's place. Harry
Hill declared that he was bankrupted when he
left but It was believed he still had money.
Harry Hill went up to Harlem and built
quaint little structure on piles at the southeast
corner OF Harlem bridge. 1t was not a
profitable venture. and the police were
continually interfering with it in every
possible way. Harry Hills barkeepers were
constantly arrested. Police protection was
denied to him from the outset He had no
chance TO build up q business anything like his
old one. Ho has finally had to quit impover-
ished. He became SO poor at last that In buy
ing his beer from the brewers he had no credit,
but had to pay each day for the beer furnished
him. SWarms OF policemen and detectives were
ever on the lookout for the slightest possible
violation OF law by him or his agents. Finally
Harry Hill has had to call In an auctioneer and
sell ont all his establishment When or where
he will try next is not known. He himself said
Sho other day:
II am disguised with myself and everybody.
The world in general makes me tired"
No man in his day enjoyed the confidence
and respect OF the sporting" community
which Is more suspicious than any other part
Of soeiety-as much as did Harry Hill. He be-
came known from Maine to California as a
thoroughly square man. FHe was known as
liberal and genial in his habits and many acts
OF unostentstious and generous charity are
amsn Harry Hili Is. but those who have known
him long gay that he 10 about So years old. He
e' Sa9s Eanf hs S8d rsens
track there. BE came Of " horsey" family;
eue g %aS and 9fR 7sr OF
siePsEs q faf ToFS George R Rsaitacf; II the
land. Aepipwall Woosey; met and became
that Mr.. Woolsey engaged young Hill to come
Fer ePG Hs G9aEf Of Ta n to reas1
d R hoard and noans clothes af M
sd 1sf S{fss e. lie
During these years Harry Hill was known to
W s s Il nee s 6e
heh f this PaTqlaE
tine the champion middle-weight wrestler
and from that time on was always h ALI friend.
teblished his sporting house at Houston and
tsS s5ess became
ope Of ths institutions OF the city and placs
am 6o 1t WAS w 10 rry rough
Hfst almost excHsyoy bad @iH ess
the time; Harry ail PVT Vt placards on his walls
language would not be tolerated or bad CON
duct Of any sort allowed, He boosted thai. he
md Sasy and yet perecy safe er sGy mnn
These are copies Of some OF the placards;
4oSsn net appreciated here Therefore not wanted
Asmb.rs % this club room must not indulge in foul
FSrtnsrS Sftor dance will tr.a. ,hsr lady guosrs
asJOu journey through life you should l'7e by the
twas Harry HIlls, famous boast that no man
was ever robbed in his place. iot the roughs
breaking them. Harry Hil had 10 have many
time again who broke his rules. His whipping
81 Jim Hughes produced considerable good ei-
end bloody encounters used to take place In
Harry HIs one ns,n night in is, lS5i James iag
Kerry. fullAuolpu!h TOUGH VINO was alterWhIu
ktlled by keddy the blacksmith, went up to
Harry Hills 10 do" the proprietor. He was
accompanied by Billy Tracy. who Killed Miller
In 1880. They raised big scrimmage in
the place. but Billy Edwards took a hand In tho
fight and the loughs We o driven out. In the
night Harry liill lost the big diamond stud
which he used TO wear in his shirt bosom.
In 1868 Felix Lnrkin, the hacker OF Ned
O'Baldwi In. the Irish Giant attend ID foot race
At Jamaica, l. |, ! he race was hotween John
Wesley CozoI. the though Boy OF California"
who was afterwari poisoned in Colorado
and G. i. Davis Of this city. Large sums were
heavily. lie had bet money on Davis. who
larkin charged Hin aud VII lam +. Harding
with putting M Il lol' on him. lie vowed he
would Kill lInrItE lurkn went - inns
place on tho evening following The race ac-
companiel hy liv Mccain. the OK -pUgiist
aud base hall umUire, who once whipped Joe
Goourn: Tim collins, who funRl,t BLY,
Edwards 10 q draw for the light .Ellt cham
pionship; Jim O'paF and Tim ODay who
pave ooth since been hiiICd, and Tim or Buly
Nelson. the NHneutor OF tho Eighth ward
hUer Snme preliminary words IN Ii8rly lii'l'. !
Iarkin hhi nHldihG crew pistols on zach
other ION ucn were arrested ana taken TO
Police Hehd1uHripTs, tut were iil Discharged
asno shots had leen fired. II MAS NJ o'clock
that same morning that Larkin and his gang
entered the saloon Of man named Campbell |
In the Eighth ward. aud after acting In an
abusive manner set upon the OCCUPANTS OF the
E1I N Nall