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NASHVILLE, July 11. - John L.
Sullivan
was arrested here this morning upon a re-
quisition from the governor of Mississippi,
and he is now in the city jail. Muldoon,
Cleary, and Charley Johnson were also arrested,
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When the Louisville & Nashville
train
pulled into the city this morning a crowd
surged around the car to see John L. Sulli-
van. A rumor soon obtained circulation
that a requistion was in the hands of the
police several of whom had boarded the car.
Some discussion followed and finally a
struggle was seen in the car and the officers
reached over the handcuffs and seizing the
slugger's arms they pulled him out into the
aisle.
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Sullivan resisted and Muldoon put
his
head out the window and cried to the
crowd; "Gentlemen, I demand American
protection." His patriotic wail was greeted
with a variety of responses, some cheered
Sullivan and begged him to "knock the cop-
per out." Others cried, "Hurrah for the
Nashville police," "Hit him with your
club," ect.
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After a brief struggle, Sullivan was
taken
from the car and hustled to a carriage. In
the scuffle he drew back to knock down a
policeman, when Chief Clark stuck a pistol
in his face and told him if he struck he
(Clark) would kill him.
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The officers next grabbed Charley
Johnson
of Brooklyn, Sullivan's backer, who resisted
vigorously, but finally began to cry with
pain.
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During all this scrimmage, Muldoon
sat
quietly by and was undisturbed. Cleary,
Sullivan's other second, hid in the excite-
ment, and one other, named Lynch, jumped
off the train. Johnson and Sullivan were
detained, although the others were wanted.
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The arrest was made upon the
authority
of a telegram from Governor Lowry of
Mississippi to the Nashville chief of police.
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Sullivan has retained ex-Attorney
General
Washington, who says the officers went be-
yond their authority and cannot hold the
men. An immediate attempt will be made
to get the parties out on writ of habcas
corpus.
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Governor Lowry's telegram offers a
re-
ward of $1,000 and it is believed that if he
is released Sullivan will be re-arrested to
secure time for a requisition to be obtained.
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The arrested belligerents are now in
the
police station in conference with their attor-
ney.
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