The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-17

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at the declaration OF enthusiastic nd.
nirers, "You can't take u axe an kill
lin"
His brother Charles, larger man
yet, was to BIO his second, and so at.
iracted attention. Physically he is a
fine specimen, and has somewhat OF q
reputation as pugilist.
Johnny, his other brother, was hors
dG combat, probably from too much in
dulgence in ode bloody pipe" he kept
pulling at through u two.inch stem.
CONFIDENT OF JIM.
Mrs. Gillespie was introduced to
Howloy, and after shaking him heartily
by the hand, she said:
"Mr, 'owley, you an mes frion's now,
but want to tell yous, my 'usband' II
w'ipy ous in the second round"
People whogot on the train at Laurel.
ton said Gillespie's sister was "purty
handy with the gloves herself" and
one enthusiast said: IVY she kin
w'ip dc whole bloody family in dc same
ring"
1t was the intention originally to fight
in q large barn near Laurelton, but ow-
ing to information receceived night be-
fore last this plan was abandoned. It
was then concluded to run a mile or 30
beyond Laurelton and pitch the ring on
the turf. When the people boarded the
train there, however, the word was pass.
ed around that four or five deputy sher-
IFS were among the crowd. Whether
this was true is doubtful, but it had tho
same effect US il 1t was. After coun-
Gil OF war the train was run back to
Warrenton and on down the river till
the Jefferson county line was crossed.
Once in Belmont county the crowd felt
safe, and the train was stopped between
the Rainey and Gaylord coal works, and
after all had disembarked, 1t ran up the
track out OF sight.
RIGHT IN THE MUD.
A worse place for fight might pos.
sibly be found, but it would take q
genius to detect it when it was discov-
cred. Between an abandoned store
room belonging to the coal works and
the county road along the river Is q
tract Of ground covered for the most
part with cinders and slack. In the de-
preasions were pools Of water yesterday.
Here tho stakes were driven and the
rope stretched.
Half OF Laurelton's malc population
tried to persuade one Wheeling man
that the ring was TO DO sixteen feet, but
the Wheeling man talked louder than
all ofthem together, and meantime had
O Neutrality-suspicious. ring made.
Gillospie's brother, Charles, had been
walking about in the rain, watching
the making OF tho ring. He was pictur.
esquely attired in boots, pantaloons and
red-Strlped undershirt.
Tho noisy crowd about the rlngsido
kept shouting, Bring on your meal"
There was little dispute as to
whether Jimmy Rowan, OF Wheeling, or
miner named Mullen should DO ref
cree, but finally Rowan was accepted.
The rain almost ceased about this time.
A little after, Wongo, the Indian
stepped into tho ring. lilo had on an
ovorcoat and sailors rubber hat. A
little shoveling was done TO I'll up tho
pools Of water, and thon Wongo and
Gillespie tossed for positions.
IN THE RING.
Gillespie won, but the crowd thought
wongo won tho toss. lie at first put
his chair in tho corner northward and
toward the river. People asked at once
why no took tho corner down tho hill,
but before he let so Of tho chair no
lifted II again and replaced II on the
corner away from the river, Then no
went back to tho same old river corner,
and there In iow minutes Mike How.
Icy showed up, There was o slight
ripple OF applause. twas only few
seconds until Gillespie also appeared,
His entrance was unnotiCed,
II was some timo before tho men wero
ready, aud In tho meantime II COM
menced to rain hard again.
AT last Jimmy Rowan, tho referee,
made q little speech. Hs demanded
order. announced that this was TO DO no
pizo fight, but q glove contest lilo OK.
planned, also, that under tho rulus II