The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-29

Bulls Head hotel. on Third avenue. He
remained there In business for some time.
During these years Harry Hill was known
20 fame as a general sporting man and a
fellow who was pretty handy with his
fists IL need be. He was PARTICULARLY good
in wrestling. and acquired high reputa-
ton in this particular. On April IA 1861
he wrestied with Lieut.. Ainsworth of New
Britain. Conn. IN Mozart hall. New York,
and defeated him. Ainsworth was at the
time the champion middleweight wrest-
Ter. Hill won 1850 stakes on the match.
besides his bets. John Morrissey was his
hacker. and from that time on was always
HIS friend.
Long before this. in 1854. Harry HiE had
established his sporting house at Houston
and Crosby streets. New York. 1t speedily
became prominent in the sporting life Of
the town It became one Of the insutu-
lions OF the city. and a place OF national
fame. IL was IN d very rough neighbor-
hood. The men who went there first were
almost exclusively bad characters. who
we're IN a fight or seeing a fight about ell
the time. Harry I'M put piacards on his
walls strangely announcing that indecent
or profane language would not be toier-
ated. or bad conduct OF any sort allowed.
He boasted that he would run a p.Rce
that should be perfectly free and easy.
and yet safe for any man These are
copies OF some OF his plaesrds:
Lovers not appreciated here. therefore
not wanted"
Take q little wine for thy stomachs
sake"
Members OF this club room must not
indulge in foul or obscene language
Partners after dance viii trea, their
lady guests"
As you journey through life you should
live 10y The way"
II vas Harry Hills famous boast that
no man was ever robbed in his place. Yet
the roughs objected 20 his rules ana Tor
time insisted on breaking them Harry
Hul had TO have many fight before he
Gained the spirits with whom he had 70
deal He elected customers time and time
again who broke his rules. Ills whipping
OF Jim Hughes produced considerable
good eject Despite al the rules, how
ever desperate and bloody encounters
used 70 take place In Harry Hllfs. one
night in 1871 James Haggerty, a Phlladel-
phia rough. who was afterward killed by
freddy the Blacksmith went up 20 Har-
~ HIS TO do" the proprietor. He was
arcasnE,aaled By Billy Tracy. who killed
Miller In fSN They raised a big scrinl-
mage m the place. but Billy Edwards took
a hand In the fight. and che roughs were
driven out. In the fght Harry Hin lost
the big diamond stud which he used 10
wear IN his shirt bosom.
In ISIS Felix LariSin. the hacker OF Ned
O'Baldwlu. the Irish Giant, attended q
foot race at jamaica. l. l. The race was
between John Wesley CoZoa, the Pillow
boy OF California" who was afterward
poisoned IN Colorado. and c. II. Davis. of
this city. Large sums were Wagere1 on
the race. and f.arkin lost heavily. He had
bet money en- Davis. who lost the race.
Harry HiI} was at the race. and Iark.n
charged iluf and William T. Harding with
putting mp a Job on aim He vowed ne
would XIII Harding. Larkin went 10 HllTs
place on tho evening following the race,
accompanied hy Billy Mccain. tbs ex-
puglllsi and baseball umpire. who once
"a .pped Joe C9burn. Tim Collins, who
fought Billy Edwards 60 a draw FOR the
Hrhlwesghf c1a mplonsain; jim 0'Day ard
Tim U'nay WAC aaVe hatA since been
Killed and TIM ARP Bully Nelson. The Man
eater" % tae ISgath ward After some
preliminary words IVA Harry unFs Larktn
and Harding drew pistols ca each other.
Ea-h ufu Mere arrested ana AIKEN 20 Do
ice heas quarters. bug were - discharged.
as no saots bad been sired Il was al 2
o'ciock that same morning that Isfrk.n
ard bis gsrg entered the saloon az g man
banned Campbell. Ca the EgatA warf, and
after acuak in ar ahaa.vs manner set
upcu she occupants ~ tse saloon, who
aere Camuoe3a Jau Berr gan and a voul-
en- named Ann Irons. These people de-
Tended themselves sl3 cleaned oat lark
tr q gang &afa 4t.e-i s--At.s4 4a8fh+& sft~
en t1nes wssA a cheese kalfe. ana Hiiled
aim. Beer.san whipped lhe 1850 O'osys,
ara the wamsn ANN Irons. chase- gae
rest Ger tNa blocks
tsu anothef eeeaslCu. 500. IL Harry fti}Fs.
uGHam r. Harding now ,he sa5rurR e6i-
tor ~ Rseaard n FoN's Follce Gazette.
figured 50 tae caoze o. hostltz3es Dee CO.
baru Tire paEl5lst. aas leaal-E Up against
tsn bsr Ia Harry fsi{.s aae af1evroog- ug-
~ Brenk rs h8rieE passed h3u1 Cohgrn
RIrkea Harding eef1.y on the sa.ns. Fior-
ne Scanae0 aAp Was AfterWar8 Allied
bv john DonAA1e Donahea belaE III -urn
sTra ev Ferries brother. John scanned.
vho hAcpezed % - 81 ths place yeak
ycusg HA~9lns's part. CobGrn aimed
heavy a1ow 81 Sosuee.i. s@t tnen the Two
men cincAea Co51fB an&fty Eot S,ar-
ueg ~ the thTaAs. ans was cAoEIng - n
90 eaafa wAen SramaeG Eos hold e za eys-
'sr knife ard waae a lanFe as Eoaarn's
throat Half . anEf1 mer interfere3. ans
uaHez ere usea snsrt. Tommy CesceIo.
wha vas sfterwar1 hlsuself slashef. zot
fhe knife gran Scae-elL y was r s1gch
fsraes aas scenes as these tAas Harry ri fl's