The morning call., 1893-02-26

our Judgment because our man wanted to
night and the police were willing to let
him"
All day long large crowd of anxious
sports hung about the City Prison and
MOrgue waiting for the report of the doc
tors performing the autopsy on Miler's
BODY. They were, one and all, sure that
when the autopsy was inside the cause Of
death would be found due to some other
cause than blow from Hawkins fist.
While the autopsy was in progress, Dan
CTeedon. the referee, was brought into the
prison and put in the cell with the other
prisoners. He refused to talk. but admit
ted that he had heard Kelly appeal tn the
police, and would have stopped the fight at
word from the sergeant.
But II was fight to finish, you know,
and there was lots of money upon the
Knockout. Miller appeared TO come to time
strong, and as long as the police were will
ing for the night to proceed | didn't think it
was my place 10 interfere. Yes. | heard
Hawkins call to Gibbs, the timekeeper, and
ask him why he didn't connt Miller out, but
] don't know whether Miller was out that
round or not. / WASN'T watching the time
only the men. don't see why I'm arrested.
] think the police are as much to blame as
| am. They refused TO interfere when
called on, and | was never asked TO stop the
fight"
About o'clock yesterday Dr.. A. P.
OBrlen finished the autopsy upon MilleT's
remains. The report. robbed Of its techni-
cal terms, is al follows: Body Of a we'll
nourished man, 5h feet in height. weigh
Ing about 122 pounds, and about % years of
age Body showed bruises only about the
head. There were Commissions over the right
eye and about the lips. the latter being
swollen. Two wounds, lacerated and con-
fused, each half an inch in length, were
found Just above the right ear.
Heart sound and normal; lungs sound
but showing some pleuritic adhesions
of long standing; kidneys normal. Several
severe cOntusioDs were found in the scalp
over the frontal portion of the head. The
right meDlDgeal artery in the right hem-
sphere of the brain was ruptured. death re-
sulting from cerebral hemorThage. The
ruDtured artery Law just beneath confused
wound OIL the scalp, showing that the rup-
ture was probably due 10 blow. A number
of blood clots were found over the anterior
right hemisphere of the brain. The stom-
ach was removed intact and sent TO a chem
ist for analysis. there being reports made
to the Coroner that the man had been
drugged.
This report blasted the hopes of the
pugilsts in the prison, who had been build
ing upon the belief that Miller died from
some UNDERSTANDING organic disease.
When Dial Hawkins was told the result
of the autopsy he turned pale and took more
than one long breath and then said: ~
very, very sorry. 1t YVES a fair fight, and
God knows | would rather have lost IL a
thousand times than have anything like
this happen. I've got nothing more TO say"
Soon alter the autopsy all the men In
prison were charged on the books with
murder, and we're transferred to the cells
appointed for the criminals Of that class.
Physicians say that the blow that re-
suited in Miller's death might have been
delivered several rounds before the one in
which he went out. There is reason to be-
lieve this is the case, first because Hawkins
hands were In such a condition that he
could not hit hard blow toward the close
OF the hight, and secondly because during
the latter rounds of the contest Miller kept
calling upon his seconds to rub his head
with ice, seeming to BE in pain. just when
the inquest will be held Is not known.
After the autopsy Miler's body was laid
on a slab in the Public Morgue, where 1t
was visited by scores of people. The face
of the corpse shows distinctly the marks of
the encounter which resulted in the man's
death. but the grim destroyer has effaced
many of the marks which would be plainly
seen upon the face of living man.
Who will take charge of Miller's remains
and inter them is not known, but IL is sup
posed tile sporting fraternity will see to
that part of the sad tragedy.
Tie deceased was a native of Denmark
but % years OF age, aud only entered the
pugilistic arena q short time ago. As to his
relatives, If he has any here. nothing is
known.
Chief Gro wiley feels keenly the death of
Miller, and had Sergeant Gale coseted with
him for long time Yesterday. AT the close
of the conference the Chief said IL have
not finished my Investigations yet. Sergeant
Cole tells me that the reason he did not stop
the fight was because Miller at no time ap-
peared to be badly injured. AS TO the case,
all l have to say now Is that we will simply
do our duty, arrest the PARTED ants and
furnish whatever evidence there may
be against them. We have been expect
ing something like this for some time.
Professional boxing has been rapidly