Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-10
THE PUGILISTS OFF.
THE FIGHT TERMED A COLOSSAL
FAKE BY A WITNESS.
Sullivan IL Said 10 Have Had Kilrain at
His Mercy Several Times and Could
Easily Have Knocked Him Out.
tBy telegraph TO the DIspstch.l

NEW ORLEANS, July 9.-The sportsmen in
town spent this morning in talking over
the fight. Many left town on the early
trains, and by night n majority of them
will be gone. kilrain Is still suffering quite
severely this morning, but MS hackers say
no bones are broken and that he will he all
right shortly. There are yariuus rumors
in circulation in regard 10 his condition,
and reports are flying around that he IS
dying. There is no truth IN these. how
ever. although he was rather badly hurt
internally.
Governor Lowry. of Mississippi. thismorn-
ing issued a proclamation and states that
he will extradite all the participants in the
fight, especially sullivan and kirain and
their seconds. Suliyau's fear IF arrest viii
probably Interfere with the arrangements
for q reception and the champion Is being
kept secluded Arrangements arr making
to have the Sullivan party 90 back 10 New
York by steamer.
The hackers Of tho big fellow want 10
keep him from drinking and believe this
viii do him good. II Is reported that Xii
rain WAS seriously sick before the fight, his
allment being Of e private nature Mitchell
is supposed 10 have known TINS, but Dono-
van did not
The pucilistS and their friends have all
left the city. and the popuiace are gradu-
ally quoting down. and affairs are assuming
their normal condition. kilrain. who was
believed 90 have received such terrible
punishment about the body, appeared this
morning 10 b" as fresh IS dIv. After ms
return from the battlefield he was con-
yeyed 10 the Southern Athletic club-rooms
and given a bath. after which he retired 10
his room. He vOmited q greenlsh sub
stance. some Of which has been kept
for analysis In order 20 determine
whether he had been doscd CAS- be- init
lnated) or not. Every convenience and
accommodation was accorded him, and the
lanitOr Of the club assisted IN attending
him. Rumors that Klrain had been suf-
tering FROM "a disease had been freely circu-
lated, and in order 10 satisfy himself whc-
ther this was true OF not the ianItor watch
ed kilraln. He was evidently suffering
great physical pain. and appeared 10 walk
with difficulty. The lauitor WAS finally
convinced that not only were the reports
true, but that kilraln had recently had a
surgical operation performed ou him. Dr.
Doughcrty, OF Philadelphia, had been At
tending to him. and kllrain had been
taking medicine eyer since bis arrival here;
IN fact, on the dag Of his arrival he wa
seen taking medicine from vial. hut this
at the time WINS believed 20 be some prepa-
ration which was intended 10 assist him m
getting into condition for the fight. Dr.
Dou-herty stated 20 some Of the members
Of the club that he had been treating XII
rain for "a boil from which he had been sut-
fcrinc for some time. These facts only be-
came known IN tho club to-day, and the
consequence was that there was "a rcvulsl0n
of opinion i'm regard 90 kilraln. and some
OF the members remarked when he had
gone that they wished they had never in
yited him.
Donovan stated hat he did not know
anything of this prior % thc fight. o-leI-
wise he would have had nothing 90 do with
it or he would not have alloWed kilraiu I'D
enter the ring. Since the fact has become
known kilrain's sluggish movements
while walking his Discrimination 20 strip,
and his aversion % take exercise as well as
Mitchells care that be should not take
amy. and Kilrain's troubled look, bis rather
calaverous face-in fact. % hundred strange
actions. words. and looks are ail attributed
90 this. Professor Robinson. I'm charge If
the pupils Of the Southern Ath-
lefic Club, who witnessed the fight,
stated openly on fle train while
returning that the fight was colossal
fake from beginning to end, and THAT sui
livau and kIlrau were both parties tO No..
This explained Sul.iyan's maguanimi'y
towards kilrain whom ire had him 40 his
mercy several times during the fight when
he could quite easily have Knocked HIM
out. lie prof -scs 90 know all about spar
ring. and has seen number u prize
| fights aud is competent to judge. His as
serti0us are made openly % members Of
| the club, and ias evoked no little ron-
ment Some allcge that he Is mistaken,
for too many heavy blows were Init and the
principals received too much punishment.
kilran arose this morning and desired 10
| take bath in the sWimminS-tank, but VAS
not permitted TO do 50
At an early hour the guests Of TIE club
| gathered together their wardrObes and
commenced packing up. and at 7.lj o'clock
Kilrain, Mitchell, Murphy, Pony Moore,
and DR.. Dougherty left Ia carriages for tho
| Texas and Pacific depot, and, boarding the
| train, left for the North ria Texas in order
10 avoid going back through Mississippi,
where they feared arrest. Stevenson, Kill
rains hacker, left the city yesterday after
noon ca the Queen and Crescent Line for
| home. Kilrain Was not suffering the least
| Inconvenience from the body-blows he had
received, and was sounded 10y Dr. Dough-
erty, who tapped him on the ribs and chest
with his fingers without causing kilrain
much pain.
At 4.3O o'clock this afternoon John L.
| Sullivan and his party left by the Queen
and Crescent Line for home.
II is stated that Mitchell knew Of XII
I o hoe I'd ft.f