The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-23

interview with Crichton Temple, Of the
Ormonde Club tonight, in which he said
that the arrest of the prize lighters was the
result Of the Jealousy of the
Pelicon Club, which wanted to have
the fight under its auspices. r.
K. Fox said Lord Lonsdale had agreed
to put up $500. II the case goes against
the fighters they will meet IN Belgium or
France, unless Slavin backs out.
LoNDos, Sept 22.-[Associated Press.1--
Joe McAuIif5e was arrested ct his lodgings
in this city early this morning, and Frank
Slavin was arrested on his arrival from his
training quarters at Dover. Upon his ar
rival at the railway station Elavin entered
cab and was Immediately placed under
arrest He was conveyed quietly to LAM
beth police station, where both prisoners
were arraigned and bound over in the sum
Of $2, ,000 each to appear tomorrow.
Richard X. Fox, of New York, in an inter-
view denounced the arrest of Slavin and
McAulife a. an outrage. He
said 1t was not proposed to have .
prizefght, but only . limited round
contest with ordinary gloves, and
there was no reason why the police should
interfere. Both men were In splendid
condition and anxious to have q fair con-
test, and the police had no reason to
anticipate breach of the peace.
Bempte, proprietor Of the Ormonde Club,
said he believed the management of the
Pelican Club was at the bottom Of the
fight. II the fight had been arranged by
the fashionable West End club, the police
would not have interfered. In his opinion
he Dali 1aol< Qn ~
lieve there was anything ''snide" about
the fighters, who were both anxious to see
which was the better man.
In court the police inspector, justifying
the arrests, said that it was to be genuine
prize-fght. He produced copy of the
articles. and said the gloves, as exhibited
in the windows of sporting paper, were
smaller than ordinary gloves and thinner
around the knuckles. The secretary
of the Ormonde Club said the gloves
were ordinary boxing gloves, the contest to
be strictly in accordance with Queensberry
rules. No breach had been intended. He
declared the police had been melted by
jealous enemies of the club. The inspec-
tor denied this. The magistrate directed
the police to produce the gloves before
finally deciding as to Ilegality of
the fight He added that IL In the
meantime the prisoners should venture
to proceed with the fight he would deal
with them severely. The suddenness of
the arrests prevented the defense from
obtaining counsel. Tomorrow the legal
question will be argued.
At meeting at the Ormonde Club IL
was decided that II an adverse decision
was rendered the match would be decided
on the continent
NEW YORK, Sept. 22.--A special cable to
the Police Gazette says: Many rumors are
being circulated about the fight Billy
Madden, McAuliffe's trainer. claims that
Slayin is afraid of the American, ana be-
Iieves he did lot want to meet him. A
well-known American says the arrest Of
McAuliffe was due to the fact that Slavin
has trained of, and that those who backed
him had the American arrested to save
their money.
Crichton Temple, of the Ormonde Club,
attributes McAuliffe's arrest to the fact
that the Prince of Wales was going to at
tend the fight.
At meeting of the Pelican Club today
Lord LonsdaIe and Richard X. Fox, Of
New York, decided that rather than see
the match fall through they would, If the
authorities prevented it, put up between
them the same purse offered by, the Or
monde Club and bring the fight OF on the