The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-26
THE puGL1srs ARRESTED.
And on Meeting They Bury the Hatchei
and Shake Hands,

ana hiake Hands,
JACKSONVILLE, Jan. 26-After the fiUht
Corbett rested for quarter of an hour in
his dressing room- chatting with his
fri inds and expressing his satisfaction
with the result. lie would have liked TO
punch Mitchell more, and that was ap-
parently his only regret After he had
dressed again, he came to the door of his
cabin and touched his head with his hand
In compliment to cheers of the crowd He
then re-entered and remained in the cabin
Tor couple of minutes. Then he an
peared again with his coat buttoned up,
walked lightly to his carriage and was
driven off with the wild shouts of his ad
mirers making sweet music for his ears.
The American showed no trace of punish
mcnt.
Mitchell remained in his dressing room
resting after Corbett had gone. Ills face
was washed of the blood with which it
had been smeared and he was made ready
to leave the city After Corbett's car.
riage had ratified down the road Mitchell
came out of his cabin. walking unsup.
ported, and evidently not much hurt and
showing no signs of the battle, save cut
In the lip, from which the blood had
flowed somewhat freely during the brief
fight. A crowd watched the Englishman
get into his carriage, but there were no
cheers of sympathy as his vehicle drove
away down the sandy road.
just as Corbetts carriage was ready to
drive off deputy sheriff got on top with
the driver, and the startling announce
ment was made that the American cham
pion was under arrest. Mitchell did not
escape Sheriff Broward walked over to
the Englishman's carriage just before is
was ready to start, and Mitchell was noti.
fled TINT he must "a puip fapa ba loyu
two men We're only technically under ar
rest. They submitted without resistance
and friends Immediately came to their
assistance and provided the security for
their release.
Mitchell, after being taken to the Ever
ett House by Sheriff Broward, where he
was given n bath and slight rub down,
was taken to the court house With him
were Billy Thompson and Colonel Cocker
ell. The party went to the sherff's pri-
vate office and messenger was sent to
hunt up Judge Call, before whom habeas
corpus proceedings will be brought on be-
half of both pugilists. Mitchell looked
none the worse for his hard punching.
The fighters were in the court room to-
gether last evening, and through the ef-
forts of Joe Vendig the long cherished
hostilities of the two men toward each
other were buried. Though they had not
exchanged the usual hand shaking in the
ring, either before or after the battle, they
shook hands in the court room Mitchell
made little speech in which he acknowl.
edged having uttered many bitter sayings
against Cor5ett, but said he regretted
them and was glad he had been whipped
by man worthy in every way to wear
champions honors. There was general
applause in the room over the reconcilia-
tion. 1t is not thought here that the court
proceedings will be more than formal.
Warrants were also taken out for the
referee, timekeeper, seconds, etc, as we'll
as many prominent spectators of the
fight.
Corbett and his party left the St James
hotel last night at O'Clock aud went to
the Geological garden. There the purge
of go, 900 was formally turned over to
Corbett and acknowledged. Then Referee
Kelly quietly left the city to avoid arrest,
A "Rrscuina" Mob Broken Up.
MInUT T., aa m.