New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-22
KILLED IN A PRIZE FIGHT.
r,1AL END OF A MATCH BETWEEN BOYS.
TIE FATHER OF ONE HAD PUT UP IS AS STAKES

TIE FATHER OF ONE HAD PUT UP SIS AS STAKES
ALL THE PARTICIPANTS ARRESTED.
instead OF going to the night school, as John
u,,neeS had told his parents he would do last Friday
,-At he went TO keep engagement at n prize
ar, He had issued challenge to any man of 1O7
ENDS weight. His opponent George :. Altman.
.,-apping young Hebrew, seventeen years old, the
:, a. butcher. o. 10. l57 Ridge-st. AS result
:, Ms dobedence, Helngcr lies dead at his home No.
svs Fast seventh-st. The fight was for purse OF
$40 and new set Of boxing gloves.
The fight took place In livery stable owned by
,ueI Chuck, al No. IFS Sufolk-st. At the end of
80 stth round Hcllinger's seconds threw up the
,nre with their principal badly beaten man.
80 Altman escaped with slight scratch under
=. right eve. Samuel ko1n, pedler who lives
ouevhere In Houst0n-st., acted as referee. He is
-, man. It is said who arranged the match. HELM
- second was Henry Halbert and Altmans Harry
,.anh Helinger had asked of the clerks where
:. ,orked to attend the fight. Through him Coroner
,rv learned of the affair. Captain schultze OF the
,on Market police. placed the case In the hands of
n,,ectives william Mccormack and Patrick Brennan.
younc Altman, his second. Henry Habert, and Michael
uosman. of No. 2s3 East Houston-st. were arrested
o,,v after ! O'Clock yesterday ut the butcher-sho
:, ,,tman's father, In Ridge ST. The were taken TO
a. coroners office. but Coroner Levy had gone for
ae day. abe prisoners were remanded to the station.
The fight was TO have taken place a week ago
sS, Friday tt the same place, but Herman Chuck,
cousin Of the owner Of the stable refused to permit
n and drove them from the place. About twenty
,,ends of the two young men were present at tho
srht 1t was carefully arranged affair. None
hT, be principals and few friends knew of il. Alt
ma, is powerfully built for OF his age. Although
.,,v A novice at boxing, he is known among his
friends as hard hitter. able to stand any
amount Of punishment. Hellinger was known At
,l.yer boxer but not strong. he must have
hen badly worsted in the match His face and
body wers badly bruised and swollen.
younc Altman told his story of the affair to a re
,o,,er as fellows About two months ago Heinger
zane 10 NY fathers shop and said that he wanted to
1rbt me for q purse. l said don't want anything
"a DO with you. You professional boxer and
am not This not satisfactory TO him. lie
hon, bOhering me and seemed determined 10 get
arht We met two weeks ago in hidge-st. ano
V,yapser walI.cd to put up the money. Finally sam
yohr arranged the fight. In tie first round Hellinger
truck me In the noe, drawing blood, and hit him In
ths sane place. After that don't know What took
Place
II was earned flom Halbert that Mtman's hacker
vas his father who also present at the fight He'll
inger's hacker is unknown samuel tiluek, owner OF
The STABLE said Yesterday Il left the stable al O'Clock
md went home TO supper. live at No. $50 AttorneySt
returned at As. When vent to the rear of the
stable found Heinger lying on blanket apparently
unconscious and several MEN standing around him.
asked sam KOhn What the matter He replied.
oh lust a little boxing match. Nothing more The
referee and seconds became alarmed at felliDgers con
dtion and decided 10 take him home The spectators
made hasiy retreat
HeHnger was taken home in an express wagon by
Hoffman Frederick Graf, of No. 1G7 Ridge-st., and
another boy unknown. Holman raped at the door
and told Helnngers Sitter Fedoa that her brother had
been fighting he guessed Hellnger was carried In
the house and the young man left.
Hoffman SAID that lie was walking up Rdge-st on
FRIDAY night when he met Henry Hellinger brother OF
the dead COY. Heineer saTT: Il have Just come
from a fight at Gluek's livery stable My brother
John is pretty badly done up. You had better go over
SAD Holman Il went 10 tie stable and seeing that
offered 10 GO anything for the injured boy, oos
him home . :.
Deputy-Coroner Donlin made an autopsy on Hell
myers body yesterday afternoon Mt No. zoo East
beventh-st He found thai death was due TO cerebral
coma resulting from internal hehorrhages, caused ny
inch and threequarters In length over both eyes, The
cheeks and neck were badly swollen and showed that
the boy must have been severely beaten. Death was
Due 10 the blow ON the left temple. =.
Coroner Levy, when informed OF the facts III tle
race said This r an outrage never heard OF such
terrible affair. / shall make n thorough investlga-
finn and have every connected with II prosecuted
TO think that here IN city such disgrace1ui analr
Is TINS can take place!' , -. -.
Tie police were making Efforts last evening ~ arreS'
al the witnesses OF the affair.