Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-26
AFTER THE BATTLE.
n, Two Pugillsts Promptly, But
Only Technically" Arrested.
,ur FIGHTERS BECOME FRIENDS.
rilshell Regrets Ills Bitterness Against
Corbeit aud Takes His Defeat
Like Man.

JACKSONVILLE, Jan. 25.-Afler the
.l,,e Of the fight, just as Corboips
s,,,ispe was ready to drive oil, a
s,nu,y sheriff got on top with the
aver and the startling annoonco.
,,s,f was made that tho American
s,,mplon was under arrest. Mitchell
'os not escape. Sheriff Broward
s,lked over to the Englishmah's car
,,rs jus, before It was ready to start
,,d Mitchell was notified that he must
ain face tho law. The two men
g.fe only technically under arrest.
rbry submitted without resistance
.9i friends Immediately came 70 their
,...anoe aud provided security for
Mitchell, after being taken to the
Everett house by Sheriff. Broward,
stefe he was given n bath ara elight
nbdown, was taken 10 the courthouse.
Wnh him were Billy Thompson and
r5onol Cookrell. Tho party went to
tbe sherifiia private office and mes
.spaer was sent for Judge Call, before
wb9m nabeas corpus proceedings Will
he brought In behalf OF both pugilihte.
Mitchell looked none the worse for
MA bafd punching. The Engliahman
I'd DOW % In the sherifi's office TO await
no arrival Of Judge Call. The arrest
vas caused by Attorney General La.
mar, on the charge Of lighting by pre-
ylous appointment.
Tnr hshters wero In the courtroom
together this evening, and through
ibe Efforts OF Joe Vendig, the long
,irflshed anlmosity Of the two men
award each other was buried. Though
They hid not exchanged the usual
bandshakes In tho ring, either before
% alter the battle, they cordially shook
hands IN the court room.
Mitchell made u liltle speech, In
Witch he acknowledged having ut
ttf,d many bitter sayings against Cor.
belt, but said he regretted them and
vas glad he had been whipped by a
man worthy in every way 10 wear the
rnamplonship honofs. There was gen.
rfal applauso Ia the room over the
reconciliation. II Ia not thought here
that the court proceedings will be more
than formal.
Cofbeli and Mitchell were placed
under IS, 900 bonds and the remainder
oi the party under $1,000 to appear to-
morrow In the criminal court before
Judge PHILIPPE. The cnse brought on
lChalf OF the county was dismissed.
pEIRR JACKSON SAYS.
PlIIsBURG, Pa, Jan. 25.- Peter
Jackson, when asked his opinion ON
the big fight, replied; ~ don't want
% ray too much about the battle, but
let the say emphatically that Charles
Mitchell has proven himself 10 DO one
VI tue most courageous men that ever
entered the ring. After todny, nobody
cin say Mitchell Ia "A coward. Why,
no isas game a man M ever stepped into
the ring. have TO Eight C0fDett next
June aud sincerely nope l viii brat
him. He was the better man today,
II was not a question Of rounds, but
simply a case OF the better man win.
ming"
JOHN l.. has NOT MADE UP ms MIND.
WILMINGTON. Del, Jan. 25.-John
l.. Sullivan said tonight that he
expected Corboti to win, but he did not
think Mitchell would DO whipped In
less than ten rounds. IL was a case "
agood little mau against a good big
man, and the big man always wilma In
such case. When asked n no 10.
tended 10 challenge the winner,
sullivan said ho had not yet made up
bic mind. AS CoTbett already had =
match on with Jackson, he would wait
until that was over before declding
about challenge to Cor6ett.
FRANK sLAvIN TOO.
LONDON, Jan. 25.--FrAnk Slavin
Interviewed about the result Of the
CoTbett.mitchell fight, said, although
be Anticipated the result, no was sorry
Mitchell was beaten. SlAvia said the
national sporting club WAS ready tC
back him TO light Sullivan for $40, 900.
slavin said he thought Mitchell would
have been able 10 hold out twenty
rounds, but supposed Mltohell's win.
ulcllyenesb got the upper hand and
laid him ut the mercy Of his 0eol
opponent. 81. Sullivan declines "a
fight me,n said Slavin, al shall
challenge Corbett on my own account
TOT the championship OF the world"