Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-09

Inc Hght>Welgnt prize nght, WHICH WAS
to have taken place yesterday between
]. W. McIntyre, of Moline, and Billy
Gibson, Of this city, did not come off. An
arm stronger than any pugilist has yet
possessed or will possess. interfered-the
strong arm of the law welded in this liz
stance with authority by Sheriff Silvis.
Arrangements were rapidly perfected all
pay Saturday by the friends of the prin-
cipals for the bloody encounter, and Sat-
urday night the programme had been
practically completed. 1t was that the
party was to leave on boat during the
night for point down the river where
the fight was to have occurred at
o'clock this morning All seemed smooth
sailing until toward the middle of the
evening. when carriage drove into the
city from Rock Island. Aid. w.
P. Tindall held the reins that guided
the vehicle of state, and in it were COM
fortably seated Sheriff Silvis, Marshal
Miller Deputy Marshal Long and Officers
Kramer and Bolsnd. A message had
come 10 the sheriff from Moline that
the party was preparing to start down
the river for the mill, and he resolved
that it should not occur if he could
prevent it He accordingly proceeded
to Moline with the officers above
,;th T.
line officers. and Sheriff Silvis at once
authorized the making of the arrest of
both principals. Mcintyre was found in
BILLY" Johnson's saloon in Moline by
Officer Starofsky, Of the Moline force, and
given into custody of the sheriff, who
brought him to Rock Island and landed
him in the county Jail. Gibson's friends,
as soon as they heard of McIntyre's cap
ture, made plans to get their man out of
the way of the clutches of the law. He
was expected from Beloit, where he had
been in training for the mill and was met
on the train and hurried through TO Dav-
export. He is now on Iowa soil, but
officers are looking for him He will be
arrested if found.
Thus was an event which promised to
be the most notable and exciting in the
annals of tri-city sports promptly disposed
OF, but those who have had charge of the
preiiminaries declare that it will vet take
place, and Mcintyre himself SAYS it shall
He has got his forfeit money up and pro-
poses to redeem it.
POLICE POINTS.
Chas. and Harry Brown and J. s. Ord
way were each fined s. and costs for be-
ing drunk and disorderly.
Officer Brennan took the mad man
whom he arrested week ago in the Fifth
ward to the poor farm this morning.
Thomas Butchell, of Moline, was
bound over to the circuit court this after
ternoon in $400 bail for criminal assault
on two little girls.
A horse belonging to Frank Tindall, of
Milan, got away from the corner of Ninth
street and Ninth avenue last night and
was found later at Sears. 1t was thought
for time the horse had been stolen.
Chas. Young. Geo. Letug, Alfred
Boehme. Geo. Hitler and Jack Bradshaw
were arrested at the Wideawake hose
house at 4 o'clock Sunday morning in
state of intoxication. They had in their
possession two beer kegs. one of which
they had emptied, while they also had a
dozen pies and box of cakes, on which
they had been feasting The officers took
the prisoners to the station and then
made an investigation as to where they
had gotten their beer, cakes, etc. They
have not vet located the malt extract. but
they found that the rear of Asters bakery
had been broken into and dozen and
half pies and Il box of cakes taken. The
men were accordingly locked up in the
county Jail and will be tried for burglary.