The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-17
KILLED BY KILRAIN's BOXER.
Young James Receives a Fatal Blow
from Pugilfst Benziah

Young James Receives a Fatal Blow
from Pugilist Benziah.
DALLAS, Feb. 1.-THE Kilrain aud Null
doom combination, which has been travel
ing in Texas since the Kilrain-V acduelir
fight Of two weeks ago, appeared at the
| Dallas opera house last night The leading
wrestlers and boxers in the combination
are Kilrain, Cleary, Benziah and Muldoon.
The combination offers 500 10 any mau
VINO viii stand before krain four rounds
aud - a inmate to any wrestler VINO Will
meet MuldOon. A purse Of So is offered
any light weight who will stand up for
four rounds before Benziah. The gloves
used weigh four ounces In case none of
these offers is accepted, kllrain boxes six
rounds with Mike Cleary, Benziah boxes
four with a New Orleans light weight, and
Muldoon wrestles with Miller.
1.-THE opera house was crowded last night
and after the kilrain-Cleary set-to the offer
Of S25 was made in behalf Of Benziah Tom
James, young light weight of Dallas who
is rather clever. accepted the offer. When
the men appeared for the bout it was seen
at once that Benziah was at least ten
pounds heavier than the Dallas man. He
must have weighed fully $50 pounds, while
James did not appear to weigh more than
1875. Regulation four-ounce gloves hard
ened from usage, were strapped on the
handled Benziah, while friend looked after
| James.
When time was called in the first round
the men shook hands, stepped back, and
began sparring. James determined 70 stav
| the four rounds if possible, so he retreated
| around the stage, BenZiah following. Ben
ziah was first TO lead, but James Jumped
back, and acted wholly on the defensive.
He was advised te counter BenZish'S MANY
leads, but refused Benziah then rushed
HIM against the ropes and got in two body
blows and a sharp hit on the nose before
James could get away. The Dallas man
continued the Mitchell tactics aud Be ziah
dropped bis arms by his side and said:
| Don't run away; step up here and butt
me.n This was the end of the first round.
and James was about as fresh as when he
| started In.
In the second round Benzah rushed his
man all around the stage and punished him
severely. James took his medicine, and got
liz two good blows on his opponents neck.
| When James went to his corner at the end
| of the round. he was blowing, and blood
was flowing from his mouth. He said to
his second: This fellow can't knock me
| out in four rounds
Benziah's rush had told on him and he
began the third round with look Of deter
mination on his face. He changed his
tactics this round and tried to induce James
| 10 letAtl, DuL WITHOUT success. I1A QUIT try
ing for the Dallas mans wind and face and
concentrated all MS strength for knock
out blow. Twice he rushed James and de-
| hvered right-arm swings, which, had they
| landed, would have settled the Dallas
| pugilist. James escaped by ducking He
| smashed BenZiah twice in the face but
without any apparent effect. Before the
round closed Benziah sent in three blows on
| James head that made him groggy, but he
retIeated and escaped a Knockout
| At the end of the round the audience was
| cheering wildly. James was there to stick
and such cries as Don't run, Tom, you can
do him with his Mitchell business!" Lead
| for him!h Give him a straight left when
he ru shesn filled the room. This talk made
Benzlah more determined to finish his man.
There was great excitement when the
fourth and last round was called James
was weak, while his opponent appeared as
| strong and steady on his legs as in the first
! round. Benziah reiterated and said: "Now
you follow me-" James would follow him
but always kept we'll out of reach. Ben.
| Ziah tented "a number of times with his
left without hitting out, and, as James
| jumped back at every feint, the combina-
| ton pugilist stood and laughed This
| angered James, and he did not jump out of
| reach at the next feint. When Benziah dis
covered that he had succeeded in making
james ignore the feints, he knew his Oh.
| portunity had come. About the middle of
| the round he tented with his left toward
the stomach. The Dallas man stood his
| ground, but threw down his left, and. as he
| did so, Benziah stepped forward, and sent
| his right in with great force on the left side
| of James neck.
The boy dropped as if shot, and was car
ried to his corner. He was limp and un-
| conscious. Whisky was poured down his
| throat, and he was carried to a dressing
| c4ae oil
| show went on. About half an hour later
Muldoon appeared on the stage, and said:
Gentlemen | am sorry to say that James
| has not yet come around. Is there a phvsi-
clan in the audienceP'
| Three physicians took charge of James
| body, and, though everything was done. he
| was knocked out for all time. Kilrain and
Muldoon held the boy in their arms, and
| kilrain, when told that James was diving.
| cried like a child.
| James died at midnight, and Muldoon.
| kIlrain, and all the combination, except
| Benziah, were arrested. 1t appears that
Benziah did not know the deadly character
| of his work, and left the theater early
| When he heard that James was dead 6a
kept away from the officers but gave him
self up to-day. Benziah is from Cincinnati.
| and while he has no ring record he is a clever
and strong fighter.
Kilrain, Muldoon, Benziah and Clearv
had an examination this afternoon before
Justice Brown. After hearing the tesfi-
mony all were released except Benziah, VINO
was held in 1900 for manslaughter.
James was well-built, muscular young
man of %. He came from Kansas City
three months ago and followed the calling
of bricklayer, and at a well-known local
resort for boxers and athletes he soon be-
came familiar figure, and was well known
to all men about town and sporting men
generally.
He was married two months ago, and his
tragic end falls with crushing weight l1ron
his wife, who resides at 1914 Conner
| street.
MuIdoon contributed 800 to pay James
funeral expenses. The body will be sent ia
| Denver for interment.
Klrain and his hackers, excepting Ben
ziah, left for New Orleans tonight.
THE GIFT OF PROPHECY.
| An illinois Farmer Realizes the AD-
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