The Portland daily press., 1893-05-17
THE RRUlsER IN PORTLAND.

THE BRUIsER IN PORTLAND.
An Object of Interest to the Crowd at the
Union Station.
The PRESS yesterday morning had a
despatch from Bangor announcing the
arrest of John L. Sullivan in that city
Monday night, for the assault on Mr..
Lizotte of Biddeford. and that Sulli-
van would be brought to Biddeford yes
terday to answer to the charge. Mr..
Sullivan was billed to appear in Portland
last evening and so Manager Tukesbury
engaged Col. A. W. Bradbury as counsel
and Hon. M. P. Frank bail commissioner,
to meet Mr.. Sullivan and the officer at
the train when it arrived here from Ban
gor.
About 1890 p. m. Col. Bradbury, Mr..
Frank, Messrs. Tukesbury and Foss of
Portland theatre, and representatives of
the PRESS, Express, and Boston Globe,
met at the Union Station. There they
found ex- United States Marshal, now
Deputy Sheriff Charles B. Harmon of
York county, waiting for the train. Col.
Bradbury tried to impress upon Sheriff
Harmon that if Mr.. Sullivan offered bail
the bail commissioner should accept
it and the sheriff let Mr.. Sullivan go, but
Mr.. Harmon informed the colonel that
he knew the statutes perfectly and that
while it was permissible for him to &C.
cept bail the statute was not mandatory.
Mr.. Tukesbury was prepared to go bail
for whatever sum Mr.. Frank should fix
or Mr.. Harmon demand, but Mr.. Harmon
said very plainly that Mr.. Sullivan would
have to go to Biddeford and meet Judge
Cram. Mr.. Frank thought that such
process would compel Mr.. Sullivan to
stay in Biddeford all night but Mr.. Har-
mon said the Biddeford Municipal Court
was always in session. Mr.. Harmon was
determined apparently.
When the Bangor train rolled into the
station there was quite a stable crowd
gathered. OF course people taking the
trains had the curiosity to see the ex-
champion and then there was little
knot of Portland people who had got
wind of what was going on. Sullivan
and his theatrical company, accompanied
by Manager Owen. stepped from the
train, and were met by Manager Tnkes-
bnry and party. The ex-champion and
Deputy Sheriff Harmon were two men
whose physique would attract attention
anywhere. Sullivan's face wore a dark
frown but he made no fuss. Officer
jacobs of Bangor, in whose charge Mr..
Sullivan was, introduced his prisoner to
Mr.. Harmon. Then another parley fol-
lowed between counsel and officers.
During the parley Mr.. Sullivan said, in
reply to question from the reporters:
II didn't strike that man, but the affair
was laid on me.'' In a few moments Mr..
Harmon said: ''Now Mr.. Sullivan if you
please we'll take the train.'' The two men
got aboard, and accompanied by Col.
Bradbury and Mr.. Tukesbury, left
for Biddeford, the Sullivan's theatrical
company remaining here.
There was considerable question
among people whether Sullivan
would appear at the theatre last evening
after they heard of the refusal of Deputy
Sheriff Harmon to take bail. But when
the curtain went up at a few minutes
after s o'clock Sullivan and company
were on hand. 1t was said that after
arrival at Biddeford the party went to the
Biddeford House and stayed until about
o'clock when notice was received of the
indictments that had been found against
Sullivan for assault and battery, and the
civil suit for $4,000. Then Sullivan and
his party were taken over to Saco Jail and
Sullivan was locked up for few move
ments when, so Sullivan's friends said.
Mr.. Lizotte acknowledged satisfaction
for injuries received, Sullivan having
paid him $780, Sullivan was then taken
out on a habeas corpus writ. 1t was ten
minutes to seven. A carriage was ready
and the party taken in ten minutes to the
limited Pullman express, reaching Port