 Two days later, Hyer was celebrated when he arrived in Philadelphia by a triumphal procession after his victory over Sullivan, and there were even exaggerated reports in the newspapers of his becoming a Whig candidate for the Presidency of the United States.Once the celebrations ended, Hyer was required to attend a hearing in Philadelphia before a Judge who was waiting for a requisition from the Governor of Maryland to prosecute him for the fight.He was briefly held at Moyamensing Prison while waiting for the requisition from Maryland, but it never arrived.