The Washington times., 1894-12-16
LAVIGNE IN COURT
CHARGED WITH MURDER
Placed Urd}r sI].0 Bond inl
the Others Ua1af $4,000.
CASE TO CONE UP JANUARY 2
Aayor Fitzgerald ReyoAcs the DemD-
scy-Ryan Fight Permit.
Much Depends on the Autopsy at Which Will
Be determined the Exact Cause of Bow
ems Death, Whether from a Blow of the
list or the Fall on the Floor-Comments
the saginaw's Kids" Sorrow.

New ORLEANS. Dec. IS. -Charges were made
against the part cipants of last nights fl hit.
As soon as the news OF Bowens death became
generally known, sports OF ali kinds began to
gather about the second recorders court. FOR
il was supposed that il there wero any arrests
and arraignments they were to be made before
Judge Aucoin.
BY noon Il large crowd had assembled and
the courtroom was flied. Layigne was the
principal in the case, and was arraigned
along with his manager. Sam Fitzpatrick, Jim
Hall and Martin Murphy, his seconds, AMI
Billy Mccarthy, Albert Spitzfaden, Billy Lay
ton, Bowpns seconds; George Considine.
I.avjgne's timekeaper, and Prof. John Duffy,
the referee of the fight. Lavigne was
CHARGED WITH MURDER,
the others being charged as accessories to
the act
Sergt McCabe made affidavits against
them, and when they were all arraigned be-
fore Judge Aueoin. he placed Layigne under
Il SIG. .00) bond and the others under 1000
bond each.
LayiGne wore a sourlook. Mr.. Guilame went
on the bonds of Duffy and Sptzfaden for
| 81, 600 each, and these parties were released.
Mr.. ID. OMalley signed Lavigne's bond for
SO 900 and the bonds OF Billy Ne rarthy
Sam Fitzpatrick, aad Martin Murphy for
55.c01 each Mr.. L. A. Gourdain signed the
bonds OF George Cohsidiue aud Billy Layton.
Layigne was asked regarding the death of
Bowen and the arrest of the participants in
the fight.
Il regret il very mach indeed he replied.
3
Bowen was good Fighter and
oHE or TIE FLUcKIEsT FELLOWS
Il have ever met 1t is a gross injustice to
NE. however, to say that the Knockout blow
/ gave Bowen caused his death. That blow
Was hardlya knockout lick at all. 1t was
! the force OF the lall which killed poor Bowen
J The Saginaw Kid i Il very affectonate
soul, and ise spoke of the grief his arrest
would cause his mother.
! Prof Daily sa d the affair would come near
( killing prize-lici;tns IN New Orleans.
! FaBu,.ry . was set BIZ Judge Aucoin as the
da.e Tor hearing OF the case.
/ MAYOR FITZPATRICK HAD BEEN WITNESS
! OF the fight last night aud was much con-
cernoi a, to Bowea's condition after he had
beea carried from the rInGside. The mayor
had granted permit fo- the contest. aud
was naturally anxious that there should not
be Il iatai termination.
When Bowen WIS taken homo his honor
had teen led 10 believe that the mans con
/ orion had improved and tn mayor went
I home. expecting to get up this morning
! learning that no serious consequences were
/ TO result. The mHycr was shocked when the
news was conveyed 10 him that Bowen was
dead.
/ The first act OF the mayor after reaching
his Office to-day was to
/ pEy,,IyI pErzTyr
for the Dempsey Ryan contest, which was to
have taken place tonight. The Auditorium
Club had. however, already declared the fight
I of
In speaking of the permit Mayor Fitz-
patrick said. ~ do not knew what eject th
| death of Bowen viii baye on pHgilism in the
| future material point | should say would
! be the actual cause of death which Will be
decided 1T the autopsy. Ii death was eause4
| by the blow whi n I5ayigne struck, then the
spart is faia; but ii death resulted from
Bowen's head striking the floor, then the
death was attributable to circumstance
which can be avoided IN the future and the
sport Is not fatal.
( II have revoked the permit in order to re-
move any pcs ,ibiiity of a repetition of last
night; accidcnt"
SAGINAW, Mich. Dec. 15.-The news oil
Bowen's death is the principal topic OF con-
vers alton here. William Lavigne. brother OF
George, has received the following telegram
DEAR BROTHER: l am in a little trouble
Don't worry. Fix motaer all right. Things
will come out all right.
''BR)THER GEORGE"
Layisne has always won, and has never
failed to send his mother the greater part O.
his winnings.
BosToS, Mass. Dee 15.-Regarding the
death of Pugiiist Bowen, j. G. Lewis, the
former haeSer Of George LayIgne, said TO al
Associated Press reporter this afternoon:
''LoWen was punished five TO one N hi!
fight with Barke but WIS ali right The mex
day. He was chopped to pieces 10y Layign'
after the first two rounds, but ] feel that al
autopsy will prove that death resulted iron
soa.e organic trouble and not from injurie
received at Georges hands,
The general opinion OF Boston sports i
that this death will stop al finish contests.
0P- MON OF TWO EXPERTS