S E P T . 11. 18S0.) T H E NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE: NEW YORK.

A DIZZY LEAP. Brave Lawrence M. Donovan,

The Police Gazette Champion,

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men were all astir, rushing hither and thither, and ' uniking darts ai inofleusive trucks and trucK drivel's. [ Johnny O'Rourke slipped lb rough their hands in the ; confusion, and was rattling along the Brooklyn streets I safe from interference loug before the excitement was ; over. He came back to the city quite unsuspected a tew minutes later. It was the guard of a car coming from Brooklyu who first gave the police i he alarm. He was ou the platform and saw something dart through the air on ihe >*votb side of the bridge. Then came the splash aud the floating hat. l ie shoute<1 to Policemau Fitzgibbon. who took in the situation very quickly aud made straight for the Dover street dock.

KNOCKED OUT.

The Authorities of Jersey City and Brooklyn Shut Down On the Herald-Sullivan Match.

The long pending glove contest between the kings ot the fistic arena. J.-hn L. Sullivan and Frank Herald, has been the topic in sporting circles ou boib sides of the Atlantic tor the past six weeks, and a tre­mendous crowd from all parts ot thf country journeyed to R idgesood Park , Brooklyn, on Aug. 'iS. to wltuess the contest. Ever since the match was ratified at the

A crowd had already assembled when he got there, | P O L I C E G A Z E T T E office between Sullivan and his and ibe boat was coming solwly in with the drippiug I backer, Billy Benne;t , and Herald and E. F. Malla-

and place. We naturally have to agree with the officials ol this county.

Mailaban theu told all that had paid to come In that at the box office their money would heretuuded. W m . Beunelt stood beside Mallabau. and. with no conceal­ment ol hisdisgusi at the situation ot affairs acquiesced in Mallahau's remarks .

Spurting men from Minneapolis have notified Rich­ard K. Fox that the glove tight betweenFrank Herald aud John L. Sullivan can be brought to a successful issue at that city, aud that if the men agree to meet .. there '.JO.OOO will pay to witness the contest.

BRODIE OUTDONE.

From the Middle of the Brooklyn

Bridge into the East River.

fSubleet of Illustration. 1 When Steve Brodledropped off the Brooklyn Bridge

into the East river below everybody, out with one exception, considered it an almost impossible feat to repeal without mortal injury to the jumper. The ex­ception was Lawrence M Donovan, a pressman who helps to print the great edition of the P O L I C E GA

Z E T T E . who e ipsed Brodie's drop last Saturday morn­ing bv squarely jumping Irom a point 27 feet higher. il:ereb\ making him the champion bridge Jumper of the world. Donovan has worked for three or lour vears in the P O L I C E G A Z E T T E , and he lives at 15S Nesv l h a m b t r s street. He is a decent, temperate young man ot twenty-four, with a face that does no". suggest the nerve of w hich he is undoubtedly possessed Immediately .al ter Brodie saielv did the act, which Odium lost bis life trying to do. Donovan iregan to talk about trying it himself, though but little attention was p.ud to him even when he said he had m a d e u p his mind to take the risk. But he was very much in earn­est. He went first to a recruiting office, where he sue Cessiully passed the medical examination for ad mis sion to the army. Then he went to a dispensary and had the physicians there examine into the condition of his heart and lunirs. Tuis examination be had re peaied only a lew days ago, and was fully convinced ibar. there was nothing in bis physical condition to prevent his making the a t tempt . He then began to make serious preparations for the leap.

H e left his home on Friday night on the pretense of going to work, but weni instead to the P O L I C E GA

Z E T T E office, wbere he sat up with Tom Leonard, the Janitor—who really oegan to believe now that he meant business—until about midnight, when he went to sleep, and did not awake until Hi in the morning. All tbe a r rangements lor his early morning bath had been made the night before, and worked to a charm. Donovan aresseJ himself, bandaging his legs tightly and put t ing on a pair ot white drawers which had been padoed caretully. To ibe drawers be added a white undershirt , ovpr the undershirt he put ou a red flannel outer shirt , and over the drawers he drew an old pair ol trousers. On his head he wore a faded brown Derby hat, and on his feet a pair of blue.topped baseball shoes, huving strips oi zinc several ounces in weight at tached to the soles on t be Inside.

Thus arra.\ rd. at a litile after 5 o'clock in the morn­ing Donovan eot into Pete Manning's express wagon, which Johnnie O'Rourke bad driven up before Han-ley's door, and Jogged off toward the.br idge entrance. Lite Savers Manning and Hanley, together with John Tuompson, Patr ick Dobbins, Will iam Fogarty and a few others wbo were in the secret, went quickly to the foot ol Dover street, where Mr. William K Hard­ing, of the P O L I C E G A Z E T T E , happened to be loitering and taking the tr tsh morning air. At the dock tbe

Donovan aud Hanley. '"Are you the mau who jumped of! the bridge?"

asked the policeman, as the boat came up. "Yes. I am the mau," said Douovau quietly. "Just to make sure of that ," said Fitzgibbou, "I ' l l

arrest the w hole squad of yez *' But he svas persuaded out ol that, and weut away,

holding Douovan by the arm. who walked briskly, leaving water carl marks on the pavement as he went He was a little sore about the chest be. said, hut other wise felt no discomfort. Just before the Oak street station was reached au old woman rushed up to Dono­van and threw her arms about his ueek aud kissed blm. It was his mother, who. as well as his sisters, knew what he was going to do when he went away the night before, saying fie was going to his work. It was a sad and anxious night for them.

At tbe Oak street station whiskey and dry clothing, all except the hat, were given to Donovan, and at 9 o'clock he stood in the imposing presence of Judge Duftv at the Tombs Police Court. The little Judge looked at him keenly, with au eye out of which there came no ray of afiection.

At a little before 3o'clock Donovan, Richard K. Fox, W. E. Harding, and the witnesses were at the rail be­fore his Honor. Lawver F rank Oliver appeared tor toe defendant, and Policeman Fitzgibbon pre.-sed the charge. It was simply disorderly conduct.

"There is no law," said his Honor, "to punish a man tor jumping from a high place, unless it be with tbe intent to commit suicide."

Lawyer Oliver eloquently argued that Donovan had no thought of suicide.

"But be obstructed tbe driveway on the bridge," said Policeman Fitzgibbon. "The wagons slopped all along the dr iveway: there was a blockade."

Lawyer Oliver wauted to make out that Donovan was not to blame for what curiosity led other people to do, but his Honor would not have it. Donovan's case came clearly under this law, and was therefore punishable.

"But did any one see him jump," said his Honor ; "is there any one here who cau identify him as the man who jumped? I don't believe be jumped.

Donovan stood revealed. "Can vou swim ?" said the court, curtlv. "Yes, sir," said Mr. Donovan. " I swam svhen I got

into the water alter jumping off the bridge. "There you are." said tbe little Judge, looking about

t r iumphant ly , "you have convicted yourself. Make | out tbe affidavit."

I don't th ink that ought to conrict him," said Law­yer OHver, with the air of a man who had been weighing the mat ter impartially, and felt called upon to express his mind. " H e did not say the Brooklyn Bridge. He may have meant the Ha r l em Bridge, or the High Bridge, or "

"Or the Bridge of sighs," put in his Honor. "Yes, or the Bridge of Sighs," said Lawyer Oliver,

hopefully. "The sentenceof tbe Court," said the little Jud-.jp, "is

that you pay a fine of ?10: and if a n y m o r e bridge Jumpers come before me. they will get six months. If there is uot a law, we will make one lor the occa­sion."

nan, his backer, the match has been town talk, while sporting men from Maiue to Oregon discussed the merits of the men aud speculated aod wagered their funds ou the result of the contest. After the match was made Sullivan wis?lv settled down and trained to meet the famous boxer from the Keystone Slate, while Herahi located bimselt at Rockuway aud was p re ­pared for tbe encounter by Benny Jones and E. F. Mallabau. Sullivan weighed 215 pounds when he began to train, while i le ia ld lowered the scale at 19$ pounds. The ar ' icles of agreement siguedby the prin­cipals stipulated that ilie iuen should box six rounds according to Revised Queensberry or "Police Hazel te" rules, the winner to t ake 7) and the loser 25 per cent, of the gate receipts.

In all the principal cities throughout tbe country wagers and bi is were made on the result and money was staked in small wagers of §5 and even hundreds were posted that Sullivan would win. tbe champiou's backers putting tin $100 io $40. In Philadelphia, while Sullivan w as booked as a ^ inner, there were several who kuew Herald who were confideul that he would give Sullivan a race aud they accepted many offers from Sullivan's admirers; that the champion would not kuock Herald out in tour or six rounds Among Her­ald's patrons were George Brothertou and Commiss­ioner Douglas while Billy McLpan. Arthur Chambers, and John S. Clarke placed their money on Sullivan claiming that Herald had not experience enough to conquer a man like Sullivan who had fought all comers and beaten every man he had so far met in the orthodox '24 loot ring. Herald stands 5 feet 10U inches iu height and trained weighs lS-i pounds, Sullivan stands 5 feet 103^ Inches in height, is27 years of age and his regular righting weight is 193 pounds. Sullivan's

K CHRISTIAN MERCHANT ROBBED.

He Comes From Key West to Buy Goods and Me*ts With the Usual Friend, Who Finds Him x

Simple Victim.

[Subject of I l lustrat ion.! James R, Curry is a Christian gentleman who keep*

a dry goods store in Key West, Florida. Every sum­mer he finds it necessary to make a journey to New York for the purpose of purcnasing goods with which to replenish his shop lor the winter trade. For fif­teen vears he has been making these aunual visits, and it has been bis invariable custom during bis sojourn here to put up at Sweet's Hotel, near the Fulton Ferry. While here Mr. Curry says he a t tends church every night.

According to custom Mr. Curry arrived in this city two weeks ago last Weduesday. He went to his favor­ite hotel near the ferry, and was assigned to room 21, which has always pleased his fancy. He did not devi­ate from his usual habit In religious observances, and, foregoing theatres and beaches, he went to tbe Meibodist Church in John street.

During the day. while not devoting himself to tbe purchase of new stock for Key West, he seldom goea out of sight ot his hotel The other morning, bow-ever, he did strav beyond his accustomed limits, and met with something difiereDt from a religious ex­perience.

Justice Du8y, at ibe Tombs Police Court heard his story. He appeared ns complainant against one James Dillon, of 21 Coenties Slip, whom be accused ot having been the accomplice of bunco steerers In rob­bing him of $60 in |5 and $10 bills.

He told fife justice that while standing in front of a fruit vender 's couuiei on Fulton and Water streets,

record is well known, he has figured in over a hundred I ubout noou he was accosted by a well-dressed gentle-contests and never met a man able to conquer him. tuan who wished to know if he was Mr. So and So of

On Aug. '26, two days before the date fixed for the j such a place. He replied in tbe negative, saying that mill, the authorities ol New Jersey stated that tbe battle should not lake place, and the announcement created no little excitement aud disappointment among sporting cvcles.

Sheriff Heinlz. of the county Scheutzon Park is located in, from the time the match was fixed to be decided on Union Hill, was decidedly against tbe affair taking place. On Aug. 26 he pubhely announced that the contest should not take place, and he asked loa the assistance of '.he Jersey City police through Governor Abbett, who seut word to Chief of Police Murphy, ot Jersey City, to stop tbe affair.

On Aug. 27 it was decided to change the location.and Ridgewood Park , Brooklyn, was engaged.

All the afternoon of Aug. 28 the incoming trains brought large delegations of sporting men from all parts of the country. The P O L I C E G A Z E T T E , which is nowadays thespor t ing man 's guide and authority, had weekly published tbe latest reports about tbe men, the match and their training, and sporting men bad confidence io the men, and were ceftain tbe match would take place.

Washington sports hobnohbed with turfmen from Chicago, while Cincinnati. Boston, Rochester and even Canada were represented. Among the sporting mqn present wereGeorue Broiherton. of Philadelphia ; Bob Chalmers, of Washington ; Denny Haley, of Balti-

Richard K. Fox paid tb;> fine, and he, Donavon and ! more ; Pat Carroll, of the Monumental Cily, J ames Harding walked off together to a saloon across the

party got Into two boats, and they had scarcely got j way. ar>out svhich gathered a crowd second In size :.float on the stream when, svay up on tbe parapet near the center ol the great span, there suddenly ap­peared a little specu of black and red. There was a little mist in the air. through which the red morning sur.light sifted as through a cloud of dust. It blurred and dimmed tbe spider web maze of wire cord and cable to which the slender span hangs, and made Donovan's form, as he stood motionless lor a minute, appear vague aud undeflnable.

He had had little trouble in getting there. Johnny O'Rourke was covered up on the bottom of the ex­press wagon svben it reached the bridge entrance, and was apparent ly fast asleep. Donovan paid tbe toll and started at a slow trot toward the other side. A

and In character only to those which do homage to Boston's own slugger.

Richard K. Fox said that Donovan's ambition was to get money enough out ol the leap to euable bim to start a whisky shop, and that he (Mr. Fox) had de­clined to advance him the required amount, but had told him to go back to work. Donovan said he ex­pected some money from it. There were a number , of small bets made by the Jumper 's friends, but no-heavy stakes were up.

Donovan's feat quite eclipses Brodie's. He not only went irom a point nearly 27 feet higher than did Broile. but he jumped, whereas Brodie held by his bands and dropped. Donovan bad already Jumped

numher ot grocers 'and hucksters ' carts weie before four times from High Bridge during the present and behind him, but he managed to leave those in the rear too far awav to interfere with hts plans. When h i reached tbe New York tower he told Johnny to gel up, as he w a ' aboui ready for the leap. H e drove, however, aboui 600 feet further on. Il is 799 feet from the towers to the exact centre of the main span. Don­ovan drove clo«e up to the parapet, and scrambled from the wagon on top of it.

He was steady and cool, and with his feet close to-geiher ha leaped straight out into the great space be fo ieh im For about 100 feel he shot straight down­ward as ne had leaped, his body erect and his legs tight together. Then he bent slightly forward, tvs legs spread a little apart and bent at the knees. In this position he struck the water with a splash that nent tlie spray high In the air and was heard from the bridge and on both aides'of the river.

Tue men in the boai meant ime were rowing with all their might loward the snot where the water was still frothing and bunbhng over Donovan's head, and were still ISO feet awav when his head shot out ol the foan^

"Win re are you?" he snouted. The men fn the boat answered with a cheer, still

row lug frantically, and Donovan struck out and swam for them. Berore be reached them Life-saver Hanley sprang Irom his boat into the water and made for Donovan, who was swimming slowly as though exhausted. Hanley caught him bv the a i m and sup­ported hiin. and the two were lifted Into tbe boat. Donovan's bn.w n Derby hai came ofl when he struck tbe water, and was floating up s tream with the tide, which was now within a few minute* ot the floo.l. It was also fescjed, and Donovan wore It proudly all day.

Wntie all i n h was coin* on high old Jinks wort-raging wav up alofi on the brlrt.ro overlie id. Tho sleepy « agon and truck driver* were aroused by the splasn. ano sa \ D>novan's hat floating and Donovan I 'niggling \v»j down in the water boh;-v. T i n s mi ler-stood ad in a moment , and stopped their horses and rushed to the parapet shouting and craning their beads over to watch the rescue. I he hr.dge police-

month a s a training for his big leap, and, as a mat ter of fact, the High Bridge Jump, owing lo the shallow ness of the water, is really more dangerous than is the leap Into the East River. Donovan earnestly denies that he has any intention of going into a dime mu-

Dauby, of Windsor. Can. ; Steve Mason, of Detroit; Mike Ford, of Hoosick Fa l l s ; James Nolan, of Cincin­nati ; Fxj. Guion, of Buffalo ; Tom Ransom, of Roches­ter: Sieve Anson, ol Lock port ; Bill£ Hayes, ot Cin­cinnati ; J. Burch, ol Ba l t imore ; David Reese, of Pi t tsburg; James Tyrrel l , of Columbus, Ohio: Tom Hughes, ol Pit tsburg; Tommy Ryan, of Philadelphia ; John Boyle, of Sandwich, Can.; James Locke and S. Brown.ot Winnipeg; David Ross, of Albany, N. Y., and hosts ot other prominent sporun? men.

Never Since Mike McCoole and Joe t 'oburn met to fight lor f5 000 and tbe championship ol America at Cold Spring, Ind.. in 1888. were there so many sport­ing men gathered in the open air to witness a fistic encounter. Nearly every prominent city and town was represented, and wc could fill this paper with the record of their names. It was the universal opin­ion of tbe vast crowd that Sullivan would knock Herald out. or that lie would win. Herald, neverthe­less, had many admire r s who believed that he would make the contest close and do better than Donaldson, Flood, Ryan, Mitchell. Slado, Greenfield or Burke.

he was Mr. Curry, a dry goods merchant of Key West. The gent leman excused himself with profuse apolo­gies for his mistake, mentioning incidentally that be was the representative of a large shoe firm and left.

A lew minutes later, another person of evident re­finement and education, grasped him by the band and called him Mr. Curry, and said be had often seen blm In Key West, He gave the name of Allen, and Inquired about a relative, a well-known banker of Key West, named George W. Allen.

Mr. Curry was an easy victim. He was delighted to meet the stranger, who claimed to be a dry goods salesman. The two ajourned lo tbe beer saloon kept by Fred W. Fis lnr at 23 Coenties slip.

" T h e n . ' said Mr. Cuiry, '-'we went ioto a back room. I looked at a card of samples of dry goods wnlcb this man wauled to sell, but saw nothing T wanted. The s t ranger produced three cards and asked me io bet. I said. T 'm not a betting man. ' Just then another mau rushed in and threw down something that looked like a $1,000 bill. I got kind of mad, and when tbe first one said. 'You baven ' l got any money,' 1 hauled out $60. No sooner had I done so than II was graboed by one of them. Boih rushed out and I started after them, when this man, the defendant, came In, wanted lo know what the row was about and held me fast."

After tbe rohberv Curry * ent to the Old Slip police station and Detective O'Malley arrested the prisoner. In some way the thieves became frightened and sent tbe money to the prisoner, who handed il lo tbe po­lice. Just ice Dufly held bim in $500 ball for larceDy, nevertheless.

CUPID AT CAMP-MEETING.

scum. He merely Jumped for the glory of the Fourth i who had previously met Sullivan. Several baCKed ward, with possible perquisite*. He will resume work, he says.

Donovan, in speaking of hi> adventure, said he had good control of his nerves up to the moment ol Jump­ing, but that be could not say he was without fear. He knew that he was taking a big risk, and that every­thing depended upon his keeping his head. He was particularly canTuWnot to s t r ike an> thing, because he did not want the newspapers to say, as they said of Brodie, that he had screwed up his courage by g. tting drunk. Then Donovan Is a temperate man. His favorite tipple Is coffee, without either cream or milk In it. though before he Jumped he took one glass ol heer. H e said tha'. tbe descent seemed almost instan­taneous ; there was hardlv an appreciable lime from ibe moment he made the leap until he struck the water. Then he went down, down, down with a greni ronrlng In bis cars until he thought be mu-t s t rUe the bottom ol the Fast river. But from the quickness wit* which he canio up ho thinks that he could not

their opinions with money, not l hat Herald would win. but that Sullivan would not knock him out. fterald arrived early in the aliernoon in a carriage A lib his hacxer .aod was quickly stretched out in the hotel, waiting to receive the signal to strip.

As the Kilrain-Ashton battle bad been allowed to take place In Queens county, il was thought that Sul­livan and Herald would be permitted to meet there. There were 2,000 people In Ridgowood Park at 4 P. M. on Aug. 28.

At 4.:30 the line at the box office Indicated a crowd. Suddenly Capt. Kavanagh and a squad of sixteen policemen were seen coming through a lane toward the entrance, and behind ihem were Under Siurifl Goldner and iw-only-five deputies. A imost at the same moment the dust from n rapidly driven barouche was seen down the road, and in a few minutes Sullivan, his hacker and par tner . William Bennett. Arthur Chamb­ers, and bis trainer. Alf Power, and assistant, J im Me Ke^hn. got out at ITiiiimytr's Ho ld , a block from the

have gone ove- five feet below the surface. The water grounds. Sullivan was taken to a room upstairs mid when be struck it seemed like a «oft rubber blanket, which gave way beneath his weight and then seemed lo stretch quietly pack again, bearing him upward with It,

This i« the letter that young Donovan left at the principal nesvspappr offices Fr i l ay morning for use "in case he perished.' ' as ho said •

To V U E E D I T O R Sir— Lawrence M. Donovan, a

the door was lovk*d. so that the friends of the mighty boxer could not get at blm to weary him with tnetr expressions of admiration.

At this time Capt. Kavanagh and Under Short ft Goldner and their men were quietlv walkingaboul tlie ground*, and ail who paid their 12 to gel in had Come to the conclusion that the fight would not t:iko place. No one was very much surprised, therefore, whun R.

member of Typographical Union No. 6, was born in 55 j F. Mallnhan. Herald 's backer, steppid lorward and Frankfort street, and is lwent\ -four vears old. is five ' made thtsspe*-ch to those in the grand stand: teet eight Inches high, weighs l-Vl pounds, and will (iRSTi.v.MKS; The atilbt Titles ol ibis county think

J u m p between 10 and noontime o n S a t u r d a y . Aug. 28. | it too warm a day for Mr. Milllvan and Mr. Herald to L A W R K X C K M. DONOVAN, ' meet. Th»»v think that if tbe two men warn to spar

[Subject or lllustration.1 It Is a lamentable fact that Maryland camp-meet

ings this season have been more productive of elope menls than conversions. Cjpid bos been playing the mischief in tbe lented groves.

One young lady from Baltimore last week met her sweetheart al a camp-meeting und the couple skipped away to ajtown some distance irom the camp and w ere wedded Her good mother, who had taken her io camp to drive thoughts of the beaux Irom her brain, was terribly disappointed. The parents have forgiven the couple, however, and the sceptical hut happy young husband now declares lhat some good comes out of camp-meet ings alter all.

A cruel bearled elder at Summit Grove Camp, to­gether with one of tbe boiel proprietors, spoiled as pre ' ty an elopement lasi Tuesday as any romanilc and oeluded young woman could wish lo be the hero­ine of. Several weeks ago George Mills, now residing in Washington, met Cor.i Banner, aged seventeen, of York, Pa., al a picnic which was held at Elen Rock. Pa., Just across the Mar- land line. Their acquain­tance prospered wlib astonishing rapidity. They be­lieved in briol engagements.

The day he asked her to marry him she coupled consent with the date of the wedding. Her parenls wont io Summit lirovo Camp, and, te turnlng home, left her ihero In the care of friends. Cupid aided the lovers In planning a clover lliile runaway match.

The swain wen' through Baltimore to Summit fJrove. The awat gement was that they should leave, camp during evening prayer meeting and flax the Baltimore and HarrWburg express at a station a short distance rKdow tbe camp. Naturally nervous and tim-io\ the young lady thought it best not io be seen with her sweetheart loo frequently during the at iernoon, but managed, however, to keep him In sight and whis m r a cheering word as they parsed each other. Her strange actions aroused the suspicion of the el.trr.

He told her father's friend who soon found out what was about to happen. IK"> telegraphed to the girl's father. The elder kept vigilant watch. When evening prayer meeting "began ho saw Miss Banner stealing through the woods toward the gate. The young man Joined her. They reached the platform put a> a linln from Ibe north stopped, and her lather

I stepped ofl and confronted iho pair. Phe eld. rN cruel plot had siicc. eded, and there WAS

a scene. The young man sadly flagg-d the night ex-prevs alone, and the ri.sAppottilMl girl, cry ng bttieriy,

Residence .W New Chambers street, New York city. I it would be Just *A well lor us to select some other lime 1 wcul with lor father in ihe other direction.

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