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COVINGTON.FRESH OUTBREAK OF FK1ESTHIA NlSXl—THE HEEL A Nil TOK MA'l’UH HKTWKKN O'BJMHN ANI WKUUI,Fporting circles in the city are alive, with speculations ou the contest, which will begin early next-week. We speak nu'.horitatively, having facts for our basis. The challenge which O’Brien extended to Welch iu the Commercial of Tuesday, was seen by the latter at, liia home in .Middletown. Ohio, ou the evening of the same da**, lie determined to accept with*out delay*. Accordingly, liftvtu* made some necessaryarrangements, he left on tho tram with lr. Mnlltu, his manager, and arrived in Covington resrdrdav noon. They called on O’Brien later iu the*'ay. and lie declared that he stood to the challenge vrith ail thatit implied; This of course makes the race a settled fact. The' preliminaries as to stakes, distance, «., are now arranging, and the result will be-laid bofqre our readers as soon as completed. It has not been yet decided whether the race is to be made iu Odd Fellow^,’ Hall or in the large teut to bo erected in the rear of the hall. The tent is sixty by pinetv foot, and able to accommodate a lurgo audience. Mr. Muilui returned to Midilietmrn hist night, ile is expected back to-day or to-morrow. Wolch remains in town. It is to bo hoped the managers will take measures to show- the public that the match is to be one tali and above board. Let them place the stakes in the hands of some citizen whoso honesty can not-be doubted, select soorc-koep-ers and Judges whose integrity can be rHIed on, and there can be little doubt that success awaits them.CRIMINAL COURT—SEVEN YEARS FOR IMOTT.The greater part of yesterday was occupied in the trial of young Piott for the attempted rape bn the girl Fagitt. Mr. Chas. Fisk was counsel for tho accused, ami conducted the case with his customary ability, andin the face of several stubborn facta. Tho evidence did not develop anything new or not brought ont at the time of the preliminary examination. The fury consisted of IL. M. Swope, Alfred Taylor, Autoai Tieben, J. J. Mheklin, Joseph Younger, Henry (J. LinfooL Albert Wachs, E. D. Chapin, R. C. Stewart, George H. Toebke, FrankHone and Joseph M. Ransom. They were ont oulv ashort time, and brought in a verdict of guilty, with punishment at seven years in tho penitentiary. Piott took the result without showing any emotion. Frank Kuolte withdrew his pleas of not guilty in two cases against him for selliug liquor to minors, confessed the ludictments and was lined fifty dollars and costs in'each case. Two other cases against him on the game chargewere filed away.Harry Tegge, who was fined fifty dollars day before yesterday, filed grounds and mOvedfor a new trial.In the case of llegel. the witnesses for the defense and prosecution appeared In CouTt. and were recog. uized in the sum of one hundred dollars each, to appear to-morrow, at wlMch time the trial will commence.The grand jury reported indictments against James Davidson, malicious assault and battery, committed on , J. R. Hodge; Tom Quaquish, malicious stabbing with intent to kilh Iteuben Owens, sodomy, committed on a cow in Aitguat last.Arvnrfr omGnwiiiiH until trt.mftrmw lnf tliA mnaivil 4nW
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Cincinnati Commercial
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Thu, Aug 21, 1879
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