The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-15

John -. Former Friend Goes for Him
Unmercifuily

John r.. Former Friend Goes for Him
Numerically.
NEW YoRK. July 14.-William Muldoon
has come out with a reply in answer To
the remarks made by John l.. Sullivan, i'm
which he says THAT Mississippi affair
has cost me nearly S2,0Op. Besides the
loss of time and discomfort, ] have been
put 10 the disgrace of having been con-
nectcd with such an affair. This does not
seem To he enough in the eyes of the big
fellow. bugger and loafer sullivan, for
I got into all this trouble. He used
the most contemplate methods ever
heard of To vent his spite against me.
which has been gradually gathering in
him ever since the fight. for ne other rea-
son than that the public press and the
public themselves saw III Ia give me credit
for assisting him i'm his victory over Xii
rain.
"when he was sober lac used To say that
he would never forget me for my kindness
TO him. He would say was the ecatest
trainer on earth, the best friend he ever
had and many other complimentary
things, hut when he was drunk,
rs is nearly always the case.
he would become very sui
len and disagreeable. ! saw at one what
this would eventually lead TO with an iR-
norant brute like him, and ] made no cf-
fort 10 continue our business relations.
ale once came to me and offered me
5000 Ia train him To fight Jackson. u
rs per cent. Of all the exhibitions before
and after the fight. This proposition was
made only "A month ar so Y Another
thing he lies about is that he paid me the
sum Of 5000 or more for training him.
Charlie Johnson OF Brooklyn is the man
who first proposed u back him for $1,000
against Kilrain. u at the time he was
probably the only man In America who
would bet "A dollar on HIM, and II was on
account of my admiration for Johnson's
plucky offer that j stuck To Sullivan
through the many disagrceable and un-
pleasant occurrences during training and
until The fight was over.
"Johnson can testify AZ To whether IL Is
"a fact or not that this man Sullivan was "A
drunken, bloatcd, helpless mass of flesh
and bone, and without one single dollar
of money iu his pocket and only such
clothing as he could carry ina small hand
satchel.
"The night I took him from New York
To go to my place, johnson told him in my
place. you haven't IA friend on earth who
would take you into their home In the con-
dition you are tonight johnson IL the
only man who paid me all the money !
ever received for my service IN that whole
aHair. =.
From the time That 'leary ana myself
were arrested last January III this city, up
To the time when the trial was over, tins
great SULLIVAN never offered
me one dollar towards dcfraying the ex-
penses OF MIR. tleary ami myself. We
were ms scconds, now II wouli have been
little enough Tor sullivan 10 do after re-
ceivihg All OF Tue s'ake money anu eAcur-
sion money 10 nave Az least oher',u Ia de.
Tray our expenses ana pay our lines. !
TODD all the expenses and paid the hne,
and 'leary, who Is a poor maii, Is work
ing now ny the day Tor a small salary To
try Ia pay back some OF the expense that
nave beeh pun 10. ms II why J call
sullivan AN migrate,
the reason ] caii am q loatcr u tins:
ne wcnt into the courts oi Niissi ,sippi ana
listened 10 the charge 81 udge Ierrill Ia
the grand Jury, ana before the Judge was
through sullivan was frightened u OF
ms nnots'
when lac was called up u plead ne was
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