Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-02-02

The crowd remained long enough to
see Mitchell borne to his corner. While
the fallen gladiator was receiving the
consolation of his admirers and the
cheering sympathy of Pony Moore,
his flther-in- law, Corbett was being
surrounded and crushed by frantic
frienus, all trying TO shake hands 1T
once. AS soon as the fight was over,
Corbett slipped on his trousers again
and drew towels about him and. STEP
ping as lightly as when he entered |
the ring. he made his way slowly back |
to the kitchen in the yard where he I
spent an hour before the fight wait. |
ing for Mitchell to come. Mitchell !
drew his old gray bathing gown over
his shoulders and. aided by his see
onds and friends, was led back to his
cabin.
Preparations were then made to ret
the fighters out of the city. There
was Il great crowd around the dress
ing room until the pugilists We're ready
to leave, but Il majority of the sports
rushed back to town as soon as the
gong sounded the death knell Of
Mitchelfs pugiliStic hopes, and bur
dened the wires with kilograms 10
friends and broke bottles Of wine OF
cursed their luck or bad judgement
according rs they pinned their faith
to the American or British champion.
The streets of the city We're thron1"d
with people, strangers and residents
alike. all cheering for the triumph of
4 noarip, avnr ENGLAND
Patriotism has broken loose in this
old Florida town. AS gigs and phae
tons and tally-hos and hacks raced
back after the fight to thu city two
miles away. ladies' and children put
their heads out of windows and came
cut on porches of private residences
in which the Jacksonville people live
and waved their handerchiefs In nap.
piress over the result. The hotels are
damned with people Brass bands on
the streets are loudly blowing for the
victory Of Billy Brady's boy. The
sports are all arranging to follow the
fighters out of the state and the trains
tomorrow will carry the greater por-
ton of the men who came from all
y,
, and spending time to see the fight.
Corbett rested for a quarter of IN
hour in the dressing room chatting with
friends and expressing satisfaction
with the result. Then he appeared
again with his coat buttoned up and
walked directly to his carriage and was
driven off, with the wild shouts Of
his admirers making sweet music for
his ears. The American showed no
trace Of punishment.
Mitchell remained in his dressing
room resting after Corbett had gone
Finally Mitchell came out of his cabin,
walking unsupported and evidently not
much hurt and showing no signs of
| battle save a cut in a lip from which
blood flowed somewhat freely during
the brief fight. The crowd watched
| the EngllShman get into his carriage.
but there were no cheers Of sympathy
as his vehicle drove away down the
sandy road.
/ Just as Corbett'S carriage was ready
to drive off the deputy sheriff got UP
on top with the driver and the start
ling announcement was made that the
American champion was under arrest.
Mitchell did not escape. Sheriff Brow
ard walked over to the Englishman's
carriage just before it was ready to
start and Mitchell was notified that he
must again face the law.
The two men are only technically
under arrest. They submitted without
resistance and their friends immedi-
ately came to their assistance and pro-
vided security for their release
Mitchell, after being taken to the
Everm house by Sheriff Broward, was
given a bath and slight rubbing
down, and was then taken to the
court house. With him were Billy
Thompson and Col. Cockrell. The
party went to the sheriffs private Of
flee and messenger was sent to hunt
up Judge Call, before whom habeas
corpus proceedings will be brought
in behalf of both Of the pugilists.
Mitchell looked none the worse for the
hard punching.
The arrest was caused by Attorney
General Lamor on 4 charge of fighting
by previous appointment
COrbett arrived at the court room
/ in short time and took seat di-
rectly opposite Mitchell. Col. Cock
/ rell, attorney for the Duval club, soon
came in and read to the counsel a pc
! tition for writ of habeas corpus, al
leging illegal arrest and detention.
The champion and other people i'm
p1icated affixed their sigma lures as
did also the Mitchell crowd The law
! yers then went into an adjoining
room to consult Judge Call and during
| their absence a case Of similar ma
! ture, which was brought against the
| fighters and co-adjutators on behalf
! Of the county, was dismissed on mo
ton of the county attorney.
After the consultation with Judge Call
! Corbett and Mitchell were placed under
$1,000 bonds and the remainder of the
i prisoners under $500 bonds to ap-
pear tomorrow in the criminal court
before Judge Phillips to swear to the
charges made.
WANTS TO MEET JACKSON.
James J. Corbett, now for the first
time in his life, though the title has
! been before applied to him, champion
heavy weight of the world, was seen
| by a representative of the Associated
Press in his dressing room Immediately
after the fight.
What do I think Of it?' he re-