Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-19
ARRAIaNED.
Fitzpatrick, Remand. Duffy, Rfcn and others
Plead Not Guilty

Plead Not Guilty
New ORLEANS, La, July 18.-A Plea
yane Purvis, Miss. SPECIAL says: John
Fitzpatrick, referee; Bud Renaud and
Pat Duffy, managers of the prize fight;
c. B. Rich, owner of fighting grounds
and Kilrain IS host; J w. Smith, Rich s
clerk, who entertained Sullivan
the night before the fight; D..
A. Gilbert, head carpenter, and H. w.
Gilbert, sawyer at Rich's mill,
were all parties to be arraigned.
Mr.. Rich and Capt. Jameson,
o. Rangers, who did guard duty at
the fight, gave bail last Monday. s,F'itz-
patrick, Duffy and Renaud pleaded not
guilty and gave bond in the sum of $1,000
to appear at the next term of the circuit
court. When asked when the circuit
court would meet District Attorney
Nevilr replied that the regular term
would be in December, but Governor
Lowry had asked Judge Terrell to hold
special term for August, which will prob
ably be done. The employees of Rich rs
mill mentioned were then arraigned and
pleaded not guilty. Their bond was fixed
at $3.50 each. The bonds were signed
by. R. s. Cavanagh and James Nc
Leod, local merchants. C. w. Rich.
the mill owner, and they were released.
An effort was made by procession of
court to obtain the $1,000 bet by Sullivan
and Kilraln, the money beng deposited
at the time in Fitzpatrick IS hands. He
replied that all bets and stakes had been
paid over 70 the winner.
The only sensational development of
the day is District Attorney Neville's
cfo hot OH ho
against Sheriff W. J. Cowart for
receiving bride in connection
with the prize. fight. He says he has the
evidence of two gentlemen who saw the
bride accepted. Sheriff Coueart, who is
very popular in Marion county, wants an
investigation, and declares the charge4
untrue. He is very much ineensed about
the abuse heaped on him by
Northern papers and the currency
given to rumors in Mississippi
where his reputation is dear TO him. He
details at considerable length his efforts
to stop the fight. He was very much
moved when he heard District Attorney
Neville IS speech. He intimated that if
he was driven to desperation = he
would make some of his enemies suffer.
The district attorney said that in addition
to those mentioned above af1idayits have
been made against superintendent Ty
Ter and Carroll of the Northeastern road.
In spite of all their boasts that they
would appear they had not come. They
viii have TO answer the charge, how
ever, and the case viii be fought to the
bitter end He further said: when l
get into the First judicial district circuit
court, winch meets in October, will
make affidavit against the Louisville and
Nashville railroad people, who helped
Sullivan escape.
He intimated that the governor is de-
termined and so is he. The affidavits
mentioned besides those against the prin-
eipals, seconds and hackers are all that
will be made. The members of the
press are safe. He understands
if was their duty to be there, and be-
sides they have been of great assistance
to him, 80 they will not be indicted.
It is not believed that a jury
can be found in this county
to convict Charlie Rich; as for
tina others, Rich s popularity will help
them. The sentiment of towns like Rich
burg and Purvis is in their favor, but. in
the backwoods they have q good deal to
fear. In the absence of the principals to
the fight, however, the feeling is that
the aiders and abettors should not be
punis he'd