People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-11-22
FfTZSIMM ONS HELD.
Charged With Manslaughter In the
Second Degree for killing Riordan.

Charged With Manslaughter In the
Second Degree for killing Riordan.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, Nov. 19.-Fitzsim-
mons was taken to police headquar-
tiers. He was much affected when
the news of Riordan's death was
communicated to him, and burst
into sobs. He said: II didn't hit
him hard. l only tapped him like
that" tapping an officer lightly on
the cheek. "When he fell to
his knees he's said: Call time
didn't think that l had hurt him and
supposed he only wanted to escape
punishment. We had only been at it
a couple of minutes when l made
pass at him, and as l thought, hit him
on the cheek with the back of my
right hand"
do you suppose l would strike my
sparring partner with any force?"
said Fitzsim11ons to-day. 81 knew
that he had been drinking hard but
did not know he was in such a condi-
ton. Invariably when l spared
with him he turned blue around
the mouth, and it was a sign for me to
let up l never struck him hard. Last
night l noticed after the first ex-
change of blows that he was not right
The blow that delivered that caused
the trouble was as light as l could
make it, merely Shaping him with
the back of my hand. He fell down
and then rose and staggere daround.
l put my arm around him to assist
him off the stage. When he fell
headlong l thought he was taking
and was thoroughly disguised because
somebody in the house, thinking it
was a fake, Kissed me. l was never
Kissed before. l began to compre-
bend in few minutes that
something was wrong with
my sparring partner, and l
was Mortified to find him still I'M
conscious l attributed this to his
drunken condition and thought he
would revive from the stupor in a few
minutes. have known this man for
eight years and he was always hard
drinker. Being in poor condition l
suppose he had some heart difficulty
that brought on the disaster. l
am not fearful of my position. Every
body in the opera house was aware
that the blows l struck were as light
as | could possibly make them.
Naturally it makes my blood run cold
when | think of the condition of my
friend, not because have any fear of
the results to me, but do not want
that mans death laid at my door,"
Captain Glori has engaged Corpora
ton Counsel Charles E. Ide of this
city as counsel for Fritzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons was arraigned in police
court at II o'clock on a charge
of manslaughter in the second de-
gree, pleaded not guilty and ,was
taken before County Judge Northrup.
Then it was discovered that his at
torney failed to waive examination
in his behalf. This formality was
necessary before he could be released
and he was locked in the court h ouse
cells until the police justice could be
found
An autopsy was held on Riordan's
body this morning. The certificate
issued gave as the cause of death
"hemorrhage within the cranial
cavity, causing compression of the
brain" Riordan was found to be in
perfect health. DR.. Totman, who
conducted the autopsy, says that
Riordan must have been struck ter
rife blow on the chin, which COM
municated directly with the base of
the brain. The depression of the
right side of the brain was very deep
and remained for half an hour after
the clot was removed.
Manager Glori says that Riordan
will be buried in this city tomorrow,
as he has no relatives in this country
who might wish the body.