The morning call., 1893-02-28
INDIGNANT COLES.
He Says He Saw Nothing Unusual
at the priZe-Ei9ht.

at the PriZe-Ffght.
The Police Commissioners held secret
meeting. or ian executive session" last
night, at which Messrs. Tobin and Alvord
and the Chief of Police were present.
After they had left their high cham Der
In the old City Hall representatives of the
press learned that Sergeant Coles of the
Southern police station had sent them
communication, in which he attempted to
justify his conduct while witnessing the
prizs-fght before the Pacific Athletic Club,
last Friday night, when young Miller was
pounded to death by Dial Hawkins.
Coles described the beginning OF the fight
and continued:
in tile fual and fatal fifteenth round
Miller forced the fight He was forced over
TO the corner where / sat; Knocked on TO
the lower rope In sitting position. Hold
ing the upper rope with his left hand,
Hawkins hit him somewhere about the head.
and Miller dropped to his knees and then
fell face downward to the floor.
ION being carried TO bis corner. and after
eight or ten minutes had passed. efforts 10
revive hum were made without effect. l
ordered tie principal parties to the fight to
be held in the hall. They were subsequently
sent TO the Central police station"
Coles then states that three doctors were
called TO attend the wounded pugilst, and
that they objected to Miller's removal to
the hospital because they thought the man
was not seriously injured. and would soon
recover.
The doctors left. and soon after mid
night" Coles continued, Il had Miller con-
veyed TO the hospital
I'm answer to many of the statements
that have been published in the papers, i
reply that they ars absolutely and malicious
ly false.
"At no time was there in the appearance
of Miller any physical injurles-iaking
many former fights as the criterion-that !
thought called upon NE TO stop the fight.
The apparent injuries were very much
greater when he fought short time ago.
81 regard all these fights as brutal and
demoraliZlng, and L certainly would have
stopped this one had it represented more
Than the usual spectacle TO be seen at most
of these affairs
''rhs statement in morning paper yes
terday that Dan Creedon appealed to us to
emDhatically deny. Creedon denies that
be ever made such a statement.
mo one ever asked me TO stop the fight.
nor did believe that any one called out to
have it stopped. l would never let the fight
reach that state before stopping it. There
was considerable cheering and noise. but
these things occur at all times"
The Commissioners took no action touch
ing the fight or Coles statement.
1T will all come up In the courts" said
Chief Crowley, after the board had ad-
journed.
A communication was received from In
spector Bonfeld OF the Chicago Police De-
partment requesting the Commissioners to
detail two detectives for service in the
Windy City during the Worlds Fair Bon
field urged the Com missioners to send the
men on the ground that II they were in Chi
cago during the fair they would be able to
point out California crooks visiting the ex-
hibition to the Chicago police, and would In
turn be given an opportunity 90 meet many
Eastern crooks. The experience thus ac-
CURED by the two detectives, Bonfeld
thought would be very valuable to the San
Francisco police. So thought the Commits
sioners. and Chief Crowley was authorized
to select two of his best men for the mis-
sion. Their names will be announced within
4 few days.