The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-07
1T WAS A CASE OF RATTI.B.
THE SECRET OF PETER MAHER'S
DEFEAT As TOLD BY HIS MANAGER.
Sut Thinks that the freshman IL FiEhter-
Madden Says Mnhcr Can Whip Fitzsim-
rnons-Peter IL HeartbrOken. ana At
tcmnts TO XIII llinrseIa-Fnlse Stories.

| MADDEN Says Mnhcr Can WHIP fuzHm-
| nons-Peter 4. IHenrtbroken. ana At
tcnrts TO XIII His,seIs-Fnlse Stories.
Billy Madden returned from New Orleans
yesterday. but Peter Mnher stopped over in
Philadelphia where no has cousins who had
telegraphed to him an invitation to come and
sec them for couple OF days. Tho story IN
| Yesterdays SuN about Makers attempt to
commit suicide by jumping through the win
dow OF a car on train In the South was con-
firmcd BY Madden. who told this story:
Maher was the most brokcn-up man l ever
saw after n fight. On the way homo Peter
several times talked about ending 1t ALL On
Friday night young Southerner. whose name
l cannot now recall. produced a revolver with
| some sort OF new-fangled adjustment
Maher took it out OF his hand as though TO
examine 1t. and pointed it toward his face.
This would be nm easy way to end trouble
lie said. and the look on his face was so queer
that thrust out my hand and grabbed the
weapon from him. I believe Mnher would
have shot himself then and there II had not
interfered.
Makers attempt to Jump out Of the window
| was surprise to me. even after that display
OF suicidal intent. Tho Irishman had auieted
down to pretty nearly normal condition. and
when ha made his break 1t seemed to be the
outburst OF pent-up feeling. 1 think he had
| eAASN w Sohttoi ullllStlIs anu ouSSoeuSu III oO
doing for hours. but at last had to give In to the
weight OF feelings caused by humiliation and
despair. have heard II reported that Maher Is
| deficient in intelligence and was not capable
OF approaching the obloauy that has been
cast upon him. That is absurd. Peter felt his
position as defeated man as fully as any one
could. He didn't cry. as have seen men do:
his grief took deeper form. II he could have
shed tears it would probably have helped to
relieve his feelings. As 1t wa, he was nothing
did Mn ms feelings Of nridss were 80 great how
Maddhhaa have eI avoided reporters since the nght,"
| way Of answering that question My theory is
tempt to ridsuIe me. XII the same am per;
teHtlEE h non In what l sHy. They can all
ratified by the surroundings. He had never
s. great or the crowd 50 large. and wien he
diseoyere,d In its reality. that he was the OBJ
s ne the
f9rehead. something never saw him do before
His manner In the corner Vas one OF nervous.
without the cool and confident air that had
governed him ton minutes before he entered
interest that those 5000 Or, 10000 spectators
had f II hin N and the match n,,o u,.,,
one OF the !rishmans hackers. " An hour or
why he had npt shaved oil lis meustache. lie
staggering way Let him knock it OF, i no
cam Do, Don't VERY about my moustache,"
in pssr He s9sons
headed. as well as strong. armed. and would
a" ft inf ia" snow S9 % nds Iii sh d
he would aet on my advice while in the ring
and mix it up with Fitzsimmons. i had to beg
him. for orders went for nnught. but his head
large, nm amounts Of money that he had
nc Way S Sssn @ s %aun Fe ss
!rutIill and Jack FaIon Joined with mo in arg'
out avail. If he lad gone to iniightinc he
MSpd 0e but |st rte was s
come UP inside. and caused him to choke. !
Sn ss eoad EGSnd q T mnd
What j have told you is all unqualified
statement j ! ii say ,tu5ther: that i lad
the world. 1 would put every cent OF it in
STAKE to ffsk Mshs n agaipst Ftz H
Fster would him H IN four o4 ronn nds 1 Ths
;$sshss %sssS eSSsss % %' to IS @ issis
tt s.ys H aHsn
lockers, who have his best interests ut heart.
he can r beat ,tro mon than can beat him. and
1T has been reported" said the reporter.
s%Sy; KS s and tSsf IT, Srissssd SssE
on the New Zenlander.'
Mnddep's eye, opened t. twice their, size
ana white as he unSwpred
" Sna"s" 1Gs aSG wo s5o
~ %an and ioss %q&sSrs sS SafR 9Ss; %srs
ihe man. ani lost i. tod NY best Il fri lends
Sit bore er %s
of a trick Of that, kinda, What you say is tho
vert thing ! have heard said before tho
looked as though he would like to have a crack
Sopt SSve f%yshipf e xs tE S@n w sfG
Nah.r and that all there ; is to + Barney
hoz"ns, OF others did. how to bet. and / told
them all that my money was on Alaher"
are Of tine a"
trouble on the men who put up the money for
-" Every one of those who were c!oest to
aHden T hey Went ?nS wtE an much E know
mcnt. ask Gus Tuthl. Jimmy Adams. Warren
Lewis or this man here pointing TO Holland
Every one nf them thinks ms much of me to-
night MS he did month ago"
That's so" said Holland. I've anew every.
thing that Alnher did Nothing was concealed
from us. and our eyes were never blinded"
Tuthill and Warren Lewis aiterward confirmed
Holland.
Did Mnher really try, to Jump from tho
He did. on saturday night" replied Mad
den. tell YOU TINT the man is all broken
II Jack Fallon had not hold him Peter would
have gone through that window. sure. and
that would have boen the end OF him As it
stands now. there Is yet the making Of a great
fighter in Peter Maher. and my word goes for
it,"
Sullivan Heard from Again.
MINNEAPOLIS. MIMI. March 6.-"Mitchell is |
q cur. Ha doesn't wnnt to lpht mo anu mara