The daily gazette., 1876-09-01
FIRST EDITION
Battered to Death.
The Weedem and Ta,ker Fight.
WALKER DIES FROM THE BFFEcrs OF
HIS BEATING.

WALKER DIES FROM THE EFFEcTs OF
HIS BEATING.
Yesterday morning Weeden and
Walker the two well known philadel.
phia pugilists had a mill near Penns.
vile, Salem county, New Jersey. The
sheriff of the county made an attempt
to stop the fight. but was powerless to
do anything against the will OF the
crowd of rOughs in attendance.
The fight commenced about 8 o.,
clock, with Frank Gormley as referee
and Weeden (having won the toss)with
his back TO the sun.
The men approached each other,
toed each other, receded, made feints
and came together again so many
times before the striking of blow
it was evident that each feared the
prowess of the other. When this
silent but exciting man9uvring had
continued for about fifteen minutes,
Walker let fly his left and struck
Weeden stunning blow on the left
cheek, but in seeking to follow up his
luck he was repaid with interest on the
left eye.
The flesh in the region of that mem
Der swelled almost perceptibly, and
Notwithstanding that Walker succee"
ded subsequently, in fighting Weedsn
down against the ropes, his was the
worse share of punishment. In the
next round he drew ''first blood" from
Wecden and threw him heavily. The
fight from this point was desperate
and bloody one. In round after round
the heavy blows from Walkers pom
derous fists fell with terrible effect
upon the head and body of his oppo~
nent, and from their almost paralyz
effect Weeden's frame quivered more
than once. He stood up, however,
under this fearful punishment and
seemed to have for his only object the
closing of Walkers eyes. With un-
erring aim he now and then succeeded
in planting blows of great force upon
the latter's forehead and cheeks, and
soon the head of the wretched pugilist
began to resemble anything but hu-
man beings.
Gradually his eyes were closed and
his desperate blows went harmless
into the air. Completely helpless to
guard against the fearful punishment
which Weeden heaped upon him.
Walker was at length in the seventy
sixth round, knocked senseless and
bleeding into his own corner. Every
effort to arouse him from his stupor
proved futile, and Collyer was at
length compelled to throw up the
sponge. The cry of ITO the boatsi'
dispersed the crowd in twinkling,
and left what was but two hours be-
fore the body of handsome young
fellow, but which was then nothing
more than an incongruous mass of
bruised and bloated flesh, to the sole
protection of HE second. Collyer en-
ployed wagon. however and sue
ceeded in Juggling the senseless heap
aboard one of the boats that lay in
waiting.
When the party started to leap the
wharf at Pennsville, they found the
cutter in possession of the Sheriff. They
ousted him and his posse, cast loose the
boat, and then began fighting among
themselves.
AT the prospect of the entire party
eating each other up, the portly
Sheriff returned to the wharf, and in
dulged in immoderate laughter. At ,
moment when his mouth was wides
open a rotten cantaloupe, from the
boat, struck him on the nose and by
no means improved the appearance o.
his linen pantaloons.
EXasperated at this, he drow his re
volver and fired into the boat. His as
sisants came to his rescue and fired,
too, and soon the air was cleaning
with polished pistol barrels. The fir
| aA frArn tho boat and
from the number of Jerseymen whit
limped away, the craftsmanship of thu
latter must have been deadly. Th
roughs on the boat fought like bul
bogs all the way home.
WALKERS DEATH.
Philip Kosta, alias "Walker," VIII,
fought and was beaten in the priz
ring yesterday morning at Pennsville
died of his injuries on his way from
the scene of the encounter. In com
pany with Sam Collyer and severa
others of his friends and hackers, h
was transferred, On the way up tn
river, to a small yawl boat. the objec
of the change being a desire to avoi'
threatened arrest. When the boat wa
opposite Gloucester "Walker," VIII
up to that moment had shown no sigl
t of consciousness, suddenly rose fron
where he was lying on the deck and ex
claimed "I'n done for" Immediatel
after this utterance he sank back an
expired. This terrible conclusion t
, the days outlawry created pani
among those who were in the boat, an
all haste was made for Reed stree
whraf, at which point Collyer, Blu,
Riley and the others sprang ashore an
made their escape. The mans deaf
having been communicated to som
persons who we're in waiting or loite
ing at the wharf the body was remoy
ed at once to the residence of eva
b ker's" parents, Second street belo
y Wharton.
Il WHO WALKER" WAS.
He was only nineteen years of age, an
Was formerly engaged in Morris & Tasl
y er's foundry as helper to Weeden, WI
NJ was there employed as a blacksmitl
Y These young men, it said, were war
b personal friends, and would never hay
IN fought with each other had they n
le heen voaded on by a Darty of rough