Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-18


How Long VIII Suffering Public Allow
Such Brutal Exhibitions?
ST. LOUIS, September 17th- "A brutal
prize 6ght occurred here last night, which
resulted in the death of one of the particl-
pants. Thomas E. Jackson. aged Is years,
is the victim. He fought Ed. Ahearn, the
local lightweight champion, eleven bloody
rounds. At the beginning of the twelfth
round he fell fainting in his seconds arms.
The fight throughout was the most des-
perate ever witnessed in the ring, science
being lost sight of, and give and take
slugging marking the fight throughout.
BY the time half dozen rounds had been
fought, the men and their seconds were
covered with blood, as was the sawdust on
the floor OF the ring, while the water with
which the fighters were sponged was as red
as blood itself.
When Jaskson fell unconscious he was
carried 70 q room sbove saloon. Three
physicians were called in. They worked
vigorously. but without avail At IL
O'Clock this morning Jackson died. He is
the son of George NJ. Jackson, a we'll
known local Greenbacker.
The affair created intense excitement
and prominent people are likely to become
involved. The spectators were principally
pooi-alley sports, who made up purse of
$50, for which the men, or rather boys,
contested. Two.ounce hard gloves were
used Chief of Police Huber has ordered
the arrest Of all parties concerned in the
affair.
An eyewitness Of the battle says it was
one Of the bloodiest contests ever witnessed
After the first round science was entirely
disregarded. The bodies of the men were
striped and blotched with blood. Their
ign,f crlO eli hot ha1
ing bled freely from the nose and face
The crowd which contributed the $50 for
which the men were fighting cheered them
on, while the floor was getting slippery
from their blood. In the eleventh and last
round both men were so weak they could
hardly stand up. Ahern with an effort
struck Jackson swinging blow, which
floored him, Ahern falling On top from the
impetus of his own blow.
When time was called for the twelfth
round Jackson was put on his feet and
showed forward by his companions, but
almost Immediately fell back unconscious
His body, as seen at the MoTgue presents
horrible appearance. His lips hang in
snreds, and his face is one livid mass of
battered flesh, black and blue and terribly
swollen.
His chest does not show the marks of
the bruises to any great extent so the man
must have received ali the blows in the
face and head.
AherD, the surviving principal, was ar
rested this afternoon. He seems to be
proud OF the fight he made, and says Jack
son must have bad heart disease.
Ths proprietors of the saloon where the
fight occurred and the two time. keepers
have been arrested and several more prob
ably will be behind the bars before morn
ing. So there are many uneasy sports"
tonight.
Young jackson left his home about
month ago on account of a quarrel with
his father, who il appears had objected to
his taking part in pugilistic encounters in
the gymnasium.
Circuit Attorney Glover says Aherns
crime is murder in the first degree, under
the provision of the statate that made it a
capital offense to kill a man while COM
mltting felony.
Prize fights of the character OF this one
have been of almost nightly occurrence in
st. Louis for months.
Joe Murphy, a Well-known amateur
sprinter and ball player, and for years
sporting editor of the Globe Democrat, ref
creed the fight.
The surviving pugilists proper name is
aurren. George NJ. Jackson, father of the
young man who was killed. is one of
the leading labor and single-tax politicians
in the State and is a man of wealth and
position. Some time ago he forbade his
boy the house unless he mended his ways,
and when he looked on the corpse at the
morgue to-day he saw his son for the first
time in three months. Mrs. Jackson is
frantic with grief
LArEE.-Dan DAILY, his brother, John
Ahearn. A. Mallory, stakeholder; Harry
Allen barkeeper: Mike Mooney a second
and w. Quincy, time-keeper, have been
arrested and lodged in jail Allen and
John Daily were discharged, the others
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