The evening world., 1893-10-19
TO STOP The FIGHT.
Sheriff Courtney Will Prevent the
N itohell- Corbstt Contest
Mayor Body Corroborates The
Sheriff's Statement.
Politicians Sny 1t 10 . Bid for
Votes.

After a two hours conference In Mayor
Boody's office this afternoon between
the Mayor and Sheriff Courtney. the
report spread that the subject of the
discussion was the contest at Coney
Island between Corbett and Mitchell.
Sheriff Courtney was appealed to by
an Evening World' reporter for the
facts In the matter, and he at first
replied evasively, but eventually be ad-
mitted that the proposed fight was
under consideration. and that In fire.
quent conferences OF late with the
Mayor and other county officers that
subject had received especial attention.
The opinion had AT last been reached
that the contest came within the scope
OF the law appertaining to prize-rghts
and therefore 1t was the duty OF the
county officials To prevent 1t. Accord
ingly, Sheriff Courtney declared h."
would endeavor to prevent the contest
from being held within his jurisdiction
Mayor Body afterwards c~orroborated
Sheriff Courtney, and admitted that OH
cial interference would be taken to stop
the contest; This, will please a great
many Brooklyn dominies and church;
outcome OF he recent frequent attacks
Of the pulpit and press on the fight. But
to shrewd politicians the DECLARATION
comes now with no more force than
attaches to any political movement.
Mayor Body has all along maintained
that he hHdn n power To interfere,
AS that authority was vested in The
Sherin and other county officers, stu,
the politicians figure, the Mayor, now
that he Is renominated. may see 50
plainly thct he is entitled to act in the
premises and endeavor to prevent, what
"a great muny kpfnrE In HrODklNn FpEn rl
an Outrage. that, to satisfy public Opin-
ion and pacify all classes with no danger
TO his own candidacy, he has determined
Sheriff Courtney has always main
tanned he would like to see the contest
and he did not look upon II as brutal
election. He will be in Office until Jan.
The fight is scheduled for about Dec.
is, Election day is early IN November,
after election day and Dec. is to So
smooth out things that negotiations
towards holding the match at the
island on the latter day could easily
held as originally planned. Thu officers
would all be provided for after election
John Y. McKane, Chief Of Police of
Coucy Island. said 10 he "A large stock
| holder in the Club, was interviewed by
an Evening World" reporter rcEarding
Sheriff Courtney's announcement. He
said
I'VE had never intended t. permit a
prize night at Concy Island, nor have
we ever had one there, This Is simply
to br an athletic exhibition. or, | might
say, a sparring match. The fact that 1t
was to be an international affair and
hat the prizs was to be 5000 made II
| appear as though II was TO hc a priz,
night"
Asked II the athletic exhibition would
he stopped. he said;
Il don't know | rhiNk II you SIT
the matter thoroughly YOU VII tnd
felt"
Regarding the interference # Mayor
Boody, Mr.. MCkane said that that gen
tlemin mad nothing Whatever to do
with the matter, and that he exercises
no official authority whatever in the
Affairs,