The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-11-18
BOD'S LAST SAD RIGHT
Il Ptt Connie Rlofdin to Sssp for
EIsR.
"LANKY" IS HEARTBRoKEN
While sparring In q Friendly Bout
PuRillst FitxsIm mons Killed HE
Partner By q Swift Blow
On His Chin.


SYRACUSE, n. Y, Nov. 17.-Riordan, the
pugilist who was knocked unconscious BY
Bob Fitssimmons In . sparrln9 sxhibi.
tion. died ut tho Candeo house at $50
o'clock this morning. Fitssimmons, when
informed Of Riordsn's death, burst into
sobs. Fitssimmons 10 locked up awaiting
the action Of the coronsrs' jury.
The death Of Riordan, i've hour after
receiving the blow from Bob Fitssimmons
in . sparring exhibition, 10 the second
sparring fatality In this city. "Yank"
Sullivan took the news OF his sparring
partners death to Fitssimmons.
my God. you don't mean to tell mo
that Connie u deadi" said the pusilist.
~ cannot believe II. I did not hit him
hard enough to injure child" Fitssim-
mons did not sleep at all last night and
refused to cot this morning.
To . reporter Fitzsimmons said: "Do
you suppose that would strike my spar.
ring partner with any force? I know hs
had boon drinking hard, but did not know
that he was in such . condition. Invari.
ably. when spared with him, he turned
blue around the mouth, and It was Q sign
for me to let up. Last night ! noticed
after the first exchange Of blows that he
was not right. The blow that caused the
trouble was 80 light % could make it
merely slapping him with the back Of my
hand. He fell down, then rose and stag.
gered around. I put my arm around him
to assist him Oh tho stage. When be fell
headlong thought he was taking, and
was thoroughly disRus,sd because every
one In the house hisssd me. ! have known
this man eight ysars. and he has always
been hard drinker. presume he had
somo heart difficulty. am fearful Of
my position"
Fitxsimmons was arraigned In the po.
lice court on o charge OF manslaughter In
the first degree. He waived examination
and was takcn before County Judge North.
cup, who fixed his bail at $4,000, which
was furnished. The death certificate
gives the cause Of Riortlan's death a.
''hemorrhage within tho cranial cavity,
causing . compression Of the BRAIN"
Riordan was found in perfect health.
DR.. d. NJ. Tollmau, who conducted tho
autopsy, says Riortian must have been
struck terrible blow on the chin, which
communicated direct with tho base Of the
brain. Tho depression ON the right aide
Of tho brain was very deep and remained
for half an hour after the clot was 70.
moved.
Con Riordan. who died to-day In conse.
quence. 1t 10 alleged, of blow struck by
Bob Fitxsimmons in an exhibition boxing
match last night, was born ct Melbourne,
Australia, and was 81 years old. Whsn
20 years Of ago he made bis arst appear.
ance % Q boxer, and soon after fought q
six.round draw with Martin Costello Ia
San Francisco, the police stopping the
contest In the sixth round. His next bout
was with Max Feurner. Swede, whom be
beat In IS rounds. He then returned "a
Australia and met Billy Cole at Mel
bourne, defeating him In eight seconds,
the shortest fight on record. He
next defeated Geoege Bloomfield In
three rounds; George Lansdon In
three rounds; young Wilson In two
rounds; H. Gowan In Ave rounds aud
Tom Eraks twice in four rounds repsc.
lively. Joe McAuliffe endeavored to stop
Riordan at San Francisco ON Aug. I. 1888,
and the contest ended in four round
draw. At the Golden Gate Athletic club
hs met Australian Bill Smith and was Dc.
featsd in eight rounds. He went to Eng.
land with Potter Jackson % his sparrina
partner, but soon returned to this coun.
try. Later he was matched by tho Or.
monde club OF London to meet Jack
Slavin, and In June, 1892, he was beaten
by him In 10 rounds. Since then he has
not engaged In any pugilistic contests.
ONLY AN ACCIDENT.
CHICAGO, Nov. 17.-Charles E. Davies,
who had Con Riordsn under his manage.
ment for nearly . year, sparring with
jackson, says: "Riordan, while Q clsvel
boxer, was o very heavy drinksr. While
with Jackson he would often not show up
for the entertainment until time to 20 on
and he would usually be full. He was one
Of the kind Of drinkers whom liquor made
dull and heavy, and to whom any ovss
exortion would be liable to prove danger.
Gus II not fatal. Think II purely an &C
cidsnt, % Fitssimmons 10 not . vicious
boxer. ltcan only be classed a. an acci.
dent which, II happening to person oi
any other profession, would have little oi
no attention paid to it,"
At 1885 p. m. Fitssimmons was released
ON $4,000 bail. Yank Sullivan and Charles
Gang signed the bond. Manager GlorI
says Riordan will be buried In this city to
morrow 10 no has no relatives in this
country who might wish the remains
Fitssimmons' Vaudeville company gave a
matinee ut Jacobs Opera house. On Mon.
day the company will 20 to Boston for q
weeks engagement.
Captain Giori said: "Riordan had bseu
drinking heavily for months. I advised
him several days ago to stop drinking and
60 to work and train. He promised be
would, and had started out and walked
about 10 miles, causing q swelling of his
feet. He was accustomed to ,fortify him
self with whiskey before each perform.
ance, and las; night he probably took an
extra large amount. am convinced had
We known moro OF his condition he would
never have gone on the stage"
Captain Glori has engaged Corporation
Counsel Charles ldc of this city as coun
sci for FuzsImmons.
OUR JId's IDEAS.
lie says "a Little Tap on the Jaw Did the