The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21
NOBLE ART FORGOT.
1--WE Pugilists Exchange Pistol
Shots in their Cups.
lightweight stack Misses Middle
weight EZoolze-The Ex@ChampfOm
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Vocation.

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Vocation.
New York, Dee 5.-Several pistol shots
were fired in hurry in Edward Mattll-
cWs's saloon at the corner Of Second ave
nue. and Twenty-seventh street at Z o'clock
| yesterday morning. Immediately after
ward a party of men ran into the street.
| One walked eastward Il few doors, follow
ed by the others, who were talking an
grily to him. He entered the house at 32l
| East TWenty-frst street, while the others
cot u carriage and went to the police sta
ton in Twenty second street. One OF
| their number, John Stack, lightweight
| pugilist, Of l05 East Thirteenth street, had
| been shot III the left arm and the right
wrist. lie said at the station house that
| George Rookie, the prize fighter and for
ner middlc-Weight champion, had shot
him. His wounds were not dangerous.
! Detective Hickey and Policeman Stewart
arrested Rookie at his house and took him
to the Yorkville Police Court. Rookie said
Stack had shot at him first, and that he hal
| fired in sef-detence. He was committed
until Stack should be able to appear
against him. 10 a Sun reporter lie SAID !;
II called at Stacks saloon at l29 Wesr
| Twenty, seventh street at o'clock yeSter-
! day Afternoon. | found several men there
Wnom have b en told are crooked men.
| was with the party there all night.
WAS absent for u little while at | O'Clock,
and when | returned heard Stack boast
ing that lie could down me- I said,
who has got anything against me:' They
all said. Nobody 'Weli.' I said, 'let's
have bottle of wine We had three or
four bottles of wine and three or four
rounds of drinks. At about 6 O'Clock they
proposed to go over to Matthews's saloon,
and sent for a cab. Six Of lis went over
there | bought the drinks. Stack stepped
up to NE and, waving his hand in my
face. struck me several times on each side
I can down any prize fighter that ever
lived and then, drawing a revolver, hc
said, and will 90 it with this,' and blaz-
ed away at me, jumping behind the screen
as he did so. Then he stepped out and
fired again. had revolver in my pock-
ct, and drew it and fired at him two o.
three times. | don't think they knew |
had revolver. Then walked home.
should have known better than to go t.
Stacks place Or associate with that crowd.
Stack was not TO be seen yesterday.
seventh street, who was one OF the party,
said last evening: ''We had been playing
''bank" all night. Rookie owed me $45,
and he owed Max Stein SIS. He af5erward
won money enough to pay us, but would
Mt pay When he got ready to go home
he wanted us 10 send for :; cab and go
home with him. He's afraid to go home
alone, and I've been with him good many
times We ali threw the dice together TO
see who should pay for the carriage. He
didn't lose. We sent for q cab, and stop
ned at Matthew's saloon Rookie had !.
revolver in lis overcoat pocket all the
evening, and with his hand in his pocket
bad pointed it through the cloth at some
CT us several times. Stack and Barney
! McKrean were with us. Rookie struck
Stack in the jaw. Stack says, You can't
do that again." and he repeated it, stri-
king him across the nose. Then Rookie
drew and fired several times. Stack re-
turned tie fire. Then Rookie pounded
Stack with his cane until he broke it, and
iabbed the splintered end into his neck. :
A friend OF Rockies said last evening
Brooke has plenty of friends among men
who take an interest in athletic sports,
but who don't care to be lugged into q
case like this. | called at the Jail myself
this afternoon. He is plucky, was never
known to break an engagement, and III
most serious of1ense is that when under
the influence Of liquor he associates witt
ruttians who follow up prize fighters, an,
have grudge against him because ~
WON'T be seen in their company when he's
sober Several of them would like to XII
rim. When he appeared at the AlhamDri
d few months ago to wind up with Elliott
Elliott refused to meet him, and Rooh'
was so intindated by the threats and out
cries OF Elliot's friends that he remained
ia tile Alhambra until All hour after day
light, fearing assault in the street, and tlel
Mike Donovan and one Of Pinkerton's dc
tectiyes went home with him. lie ~
been twice assaulted by roughs, and IA
narrowly escaped with his life. lie has
wife and six children, and takes good ST.
of them, though he is = prize fighter
Wanted 80 See the Review.
The London Truth tells this STORY Of 3
ingenious clerk in the British Admiralty
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