The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-14
PoORJOHN SULLIYIN.
Dead Broke" whore He Should be a Lit
lie Cross ps To- Day.

lie CfOfsUs Today.
Poor John l.. Sullivan is dead broke
In the height of his power. when his
reputation as the great knocker-out was
indisputable, little Pat. Coakley Boston's
famous gambler. made the prophecy that
inside of ten years Sullivan would want
for the dollars whcih he was then throw
ing away so recklessly. This prophecy
has come TO pass.
All kinds of estimates have been made
of John LIS winnings, and the most con-
servative Of these agree that from the
day he met Joe Goss i'm Music Han, I'm
1850. up TO the present time, he has re-
ceived and spent over half million dol
lars. To give some idea of the money
earned by him in his boxing contests,
the following tabulated statement, while
not absolutely correct, will serve the
purpose:
/ John Donaldson. bout, .............. 500
John Flood, prize fight .............. l,5OO
Paddy Ryan, prize fight, February
Z, 1882 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 9'Wv
Jimmie Elliott bout, July 4, lSS2... 1900
I Tug Wilson, sham .................... 1900
/ Charlie Mitchell, bout, .............. 1900
Herbert Slade, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1900
Tour Of the United States ..........10o.C0
| Captain Dalton ...................... 1900
/ Dick Burns, the Michigan giant 80. 2,0J
Jack Stewart observation-disclosures. 400
/ Fred Robinson, at Butte city ...., 5000
Alexander Marx at Galveston ...... 300
John Henry, at Hot Springs ........ 1000
I William Fleming. at Memphis. COO. 400
Enos Phillips, at Nashville ......., 400
Prof. Latin. at New York .......... 6.O00
ALI Greenfield az New York ...,.. i0U
ALI Greenfield at Boston ....... 1860
/ Paddy Ryan, at New York, ........ 1900
Jack Burke, at Chicago ............ 5000
McCanrey, AT Cincinnati .......... 5000
! Paddy Ryan, at San Francisco .... 1000
| Duncan Mcdonald, at Minneapolis. 2.00J
/ Patsy Cardiff, at Minneapolis ...... 1900
I The English-lrish tour, 1884 ...... 5000
Bostons welcoming home benefit 1000
sporting editor, n. y. Illustd News 300
I Jake kilrain. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2,WV
In 1880 John began his career as an
actor, and for short tour with the
Honest Hearts and Willing Hands
! Company received $4,000. In all, Il is
estimated that he has received during his
/ stage career, 5000. After his defeat by
J jim Corbett. his benefit at the Madison
square Garden Melted him $1,000. with
his book. "The "reminiscences OF a Nine
/ teenth Century Gladiator and his 9TH
] er exhibitions. together with the privileges
4 he has extended 10 cigar and liquor mel
who have named their brands after him,
| adds $4,000 more. For the purposes OF
| compar ison, Johns income for the past
| twelve years has been at least 5000 Il
] year The Governors yearly salary Is
5000, the Mayors yearly salary rs $4,000,
and President Eliots salary is $500.
some instances OF his recklcssness and
carelessness, and his spendthrift methods
are told in the story Of his memorable
! knocking out tour. IL was his custom
10 enter a bar-rOOm and lay 500 upon
the counter and order wine for the party,
! refusing the change. III he was hilal1-
| Gus. he has been known 20 rccklessiy
dash down pyramids OF glasses, or hurl
champagne bottles into elegant mirrors,
and calmly ask the cost and pay for
the damages.
There have been days when he has
spent $500 and there have been weeks
when his outlay amounted to $1,000.
For the insane pleasure Of burying a
colored mans face in a squash pie
paid the man $50. For the privilege of
knocking waitress down I'm Ieatons
oyster house, on Washington street, ne
! paid 500. For the brutal pastmc of
kicking two offending grays. he PAID
500. He gave his friends carte blanche
one night 10 drink 10 his health, and they
punished 1000 worth of wine. Another
favorite pastlme was TO scatter small
coin of all denominations, from 81 under,
recklessly. as he passed along the streets
for the mob that always followed him
to scramble for.
There are hundreds OF men who ar'
Indebted 10 him for amounts ranging
from 800 10 $1,000. which they borrowed
under a promise to pay who still owe
him the money and as he has no record
of these loans. he is not likely 10 ever
receive a single dollar OF II.
A pitiful story, a crying beggar. man.
woman or child I'm misfortune. could have
anything he had. even the coat he wore
upon his back Boston Post.