Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-03
THAT PRlZE-FlGH1.
Several Engaged in The PuSillstic Con-
test Arrested Yesterday.
VERY LITTLE EVIDENCE GIVEN.
.,,,u....s Claim They Saw No Ba'iic-A
Refusal to Testify Murphy "ah'e"
for Robbery.

...r. ENthaNEts Ola
,. SAY nleht an account OF WIZ" W.
h's..l y'e'ei''y ''''','"' ',,..o-n,,.,
patch exclusively was '"' "'.'''.1'' ',',' -.',
..e of conFcis"'i'" o." vac
10 thc hotels yesterday
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% H's io sn'''' ''',''''' ,,.
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,..u white pfincpAi lhA' ''''o
..t, Richmond in years, ana lh We"
,.. tot.r,gt cuthu-od IN puei"7''0
n,.. ,.oaut mm between James
...., charlie Mitchell the popu-
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THE CHIEF lNf'NNl"''
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90 the police "ouiH nave a..
,.ftr. ae Major John roe 'h''' ~.
...1 information early IhNi'
mill y,ouId take piac"
'.' PIT" ,.,, ~ the city,.
t0ai r'rtl in 'h' ''"'' ..... ......,
10. Immediately comin"' .'''''
Oh. t.rftIn l'l.aeau's nn' '"'
t. l...-t District putting them on l"'
cha, tbe mill would occur
1h" hhII'' '''' ,. ICON
iu the eastern I'I''' w 49,.
...~ WIS "a mistake. as u'heE u" '''.
. .,ufiug Of the Richmond
''''' ,...,e t-,hruarv a. Mur-
.ih'' ''' ''' .su b. tp Attendance.
i'
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'i "' .,,...,IJ occur ira the West
."' q. r..,,yht mat thc date was
T o. deceive persons who misht
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'I"e'l '' give .,,,t UnV
away 10 we '''' .r.,,,,,
GDlNG Ip fiiH 'N4 '-'''
4 dispatch ftipri'i' "H' "' ,,t
,..,r-i that the battle would be i""En'
I..r-aa. might. star''n oul lo Sa-'' -i''
t tn.r. v1f ans truth ia the leio'''
Walking 1872 BROAD street inc "'"S
...r observed d n'""et OF r''' i - D.,
H- M 'i'.' '' '''' ,.lti.l,s ,,,re rolling
i'" II' t .o,,,. i'm q different
.r.. ,,pv.y.nces. however
'.'' N.." a.. s.fu. point. and
''" =. .renf v.,a the Dispatch
..l..u. On Rroad street. almost
.'..,I.. .,ro..'e EIna station. WAS en-
'i'N'' -. .,7 a. was not many
.'I.'i f.N t' oil. fs
,-o ,.,,.,.r. had c0ngrogated 90 sec
.,.... ~, soon the sports came
I'm, and. entering their
r. ....,fp driven of 20 the
t.,.t.,.,,.,t or th0s, officers n
.. tl.ll.,s listrict. who were watch
D., ,..,.,,..,,,,,,- Comina back INTO
,. -, ,h. citv The puedlistic
..,.,',..r,'.,,rs f,r the mill were made.
., u.,pt. persons several Of whom
.,..,.nt I'm business cirrics here.
.,4 "a .ra,tliors Edward Mur-
N.v, York. nrd Joe sweeney, oi
...ut., were to have fought. 1t was
,.t ttlt There was to hc no fight al
.li that tho ,utcriainm nj WOMB con-
.. ~ 'epauipg for points. heye'h' ,.,.. i,.,H
- mems'itcs }" lI'i,','rtE - .nJ
..ur buckets 'i N''.i "''' ,',.,,.,,i-
t., g. and aff@'i~''t ''N 49,,
l'i '"' spar '''- ...,.,,
fW -ENiN DH'I''>''','
rn.n 800 hiues were h r't'i'i'' i''
t.. lfre Iu begin. SW .'lN dtNilh'' !"
en- n hl Bon said that tn purse
f Dr.. .fwy and thc isct that h'
, ,.a rlt up may have hdd
l. vIlh The withdrawal II
,s 4isi,rrovaI o. swc,ney's
.... and f.ers and his
- ,f.,..ban felt ID his duty 20
.,..... '.I,r. .,nen Murphy
''N '.' ....,t,, T., linn ~ saving
.i I,-l any frI.ui az Sweeney -
'''"' .' .r,,. ,,.- INST what tho as
... I.sir.i and there was
.,....r.,,t the room indlcatine
r ..,i.t,- of Tie s;ecta-
..,.t long nrcparinq, for
r... min hogen with
e., milan r,gilIst from
,.,,,.,,,.y,. second another
''''-'.' '' ,t,.t .,,,. .s tba ,..-
,.,.,.oi,,..p yo,,r.
' '' - ~ or.dv az
g.. ...... 90 referee
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|fir fi'iiI hA N'' -\'''
W..n time Mas Cui'd the men no
t...u i' tl, c'ntrr "i thr in's' ."'"N
.. r-fir,l 10 their corners. \ mo-
...t later tm. was again called, ana ne
.... advanced ANA began 10 spar. This
vs. k,p' ur throughout the round. very
.t.i. .,,. work being gotten in 10y either
..t several body blows were de-
....s V.th much force. and Murphy Was
'. t'rt'-.f throughout '"r ''""r- go,
.at called the hs"''fS To- th'' corners
t.,t,..l..
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ana ,...'1 ,'r,,'.t, nr., MOOD
,.... Amy ,,.n.I ,h.. mon
tt,,.r,, fo,,,t Nlur-
III. in eovor.,,
i'- ~ - o.. ,.,,,rn
,'..'i,. ,i1s,l tbe pecper
i .....,,...I ana IN the break away
....,., . ,.rritle hlow on
."' ' - ..,,, tho hir feb
"' '''"' w" g no an,
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