The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-18
IT WAS A NEW BLOW.
Fitrsimmons Invented 1t and
Tried 1t on Con Riordan.
TIE RESULT 100 SUCCESSFUL.
80. Held for Manslauxhter-Ths Blow
= Terrible one-Ftghfers Say
EIordsn Was Diseased.

sHx God j on don tell me that Connie
1. deadi | cannot believe it. / did not
~, mir. hard enough TO iDjnre child"
r,,z.;mmons did not sleep at all last
rsxbt and refused 10 eat this morning.
II reporter he said:
IA YOU suppose / would strike my
s. .r&rring PARTNER with any force. / knew
brbsd teen drinking hard. but did not
8 k.ax that he wss in such condition. In
vsrlablv when | spared with him be
surned blue around the mouth. and this
rss 4 sign for me 70 let up Last night l
rot,ced after the first exchange Of blows
shat he was not right The blow that
rxused the trouble was as light IS | could
make IL. merely slapping him with the
hack OF my hand. He fell down. then
,o.e and staggered around. j put my arm
around him 10 assist him off the stage,
vb<n he fell headiong. l thought he was
fixing. and vas thoroughly Disguised. be-
txuse everybody in the house Kissed me.
Ihase known this man eight years. and
he xas always a hard drinker. / presume
s. had some heart difficulty. l am not
karfGl OF my position"
Filzsimmons was arraigned In the police
court on a charge of manslaughter in tho
krst degree. he waived examination and
vas taken before County Judge Northcup.
Who fixed bail at $40 900. which was fur
nisssed.
The death certificate gives the cause of
4 Eiorden's death as '.hemorrhage within
the cranial cavity, causing compression Of
The brain" Riordan was found in perfect
health. DR.. 7. NJ. Taliman. who con-
Quoted the autopsy, rays kiordan must
have been struck terrible blow on the
chm, which communicated thereby with
the base OF the brain. The depression on
the right side OF the brain was very deep,
and remained half an hour after the clot
vas removed.
Yankee Sullivan and Charles Gang
signed Fltzsimmons' bond. Manager Glori
SAYS that Riordan will be buried IN this
city tomorrow, as he has no relatives in
this country who might wish the rema aims.
The FiizBmmons Vaudeville Company
gave a matinee al the Jacobs opera house.
On Monday the company will go to Bos-
ton for a weeks engagement. Capt Glori
said:
"Riordan had been drinking heavily for
months. advised him several days ago
20 stop drinking and go to work and train.
He promised he would, and had started
out and walked about ten days, causing
swelling of the feet. Hs was accustomed
10 fortity himself with whisky before each
performance. and last night he probably
took an extra large amount, as he felt
more than usually out of sorts. | am
convinced that. had We known more of his
condition. he would never have gone on
the stage"
4 Joe Dunfee, who :boxed with Fitzsim-
mors last night after the mishap to Rior-
dan, is the man who knocked out Dan
Donovan at Maple Bay, near this city.
about eighteen months ago. Donovan
died under similar circumstances as did
kiordan last night. +. j. Donahue. who
Died in New York yesterday. was the ref
cree OF the Dunfse- Donovan fight.
Capt. Glori has engaged Corporation
Counsel Charles Ide, of this city. as coun-
eel for Fitzsimmons. The bout which re-
suited fatally to Riordan was a lively one
In fact. Fitzsmmons Is such a quick
boxer and hard hitter that his opponent
never had an easy time. Tho idea in a
spArnng bout is TO interest the audience
without making II fight. To make =
bout resemble fight the star does not
always deal gently with his opponent.
Every man in the house was positive last
night that Fitxsimmons' blow landed on
the jaguiar. and Riordan fell forward on
bis face. the worst kind of knockout. II
did not seem 10 be a hard blow, snd prob.
ably was not. The chances are that il was
anew punch which Fitz said few weeks
ago he wonId use. IL may be described as
practieed by Fits and Riordan in this way /:
Rordan would lead with straight left;
twas the custom for Fitx 10 counter with
his right, forcing Riordan's glove back to
bis own face and neck. with the idea of
Fits landing light punch. F:x con-
A.. a al 4. a
when the lead of his opponent was not
particularly strong. Riordan would be
allowed ia shove his left. aud Ftssimmons
would counter with his right on the side
Of bis opponents LETT arm. forcing his fist
cut and away from the body. Then with
lightning rapidity Fitzsimmons would
continue the countering blow. landing in
aine out Of ten cases on the other mans
jaw OF face. Ii is one Of the prettiest and
most scientific blows IN pugilism. but it
has bean eontended very holly by suthori-
Ties on boxing that a man cannot hat hard
snoagh with 1t 10 produce Knockout.
u ihis Was the blow practieed last night
TIE Arguments against IL are forever thrust
aside. Tor here. where there was no inten-
ton 20 pat Riordau out or even to hit him
bard. his friend and employer landed the
blow which ended hi. life.
The funeral Of Con Riordaa will be held
nthe undertaker's rooms tomorrow morn
ne Just previous 20 the departure Of the
fstfsmmons troupe for the East
Amp,y prayer will he offered
ey Protestsn. clergyman. fitz-
SIMMONS hears all the funeral
expenses. Tonight dispatch was re-
esvet by Fitzsimmen. from Richard
kiossian, ~ san Francisco. brother Of
Son. asking that the body be sent 20 that
Gay. The expense would be 500. and
isn!y vas seus in retarn 10 that effect. In
ne meantime the body will be placed In
saalL
Some idea 81 the terrible hitting power
Robert tt'sslmmons nav lie obtained
tfens he following measurements. made
saa1h The ast ten dave: Height. AIN;
A, lsass chest. az; expanded, an.
s%et brvp, IN. expanded. i2is, selt
,eerA IL. expanded. l2is: right forearm.
Na. expanded. l.. left forearm. II: ex-
l-saed, T., abdomen. S2t.; waist, AA.;
skai thigo, n. lett thtgh. ~; right cat.
=, lst cal, l3; length OF right arm, 81.
@aarT arm. ST. length ot iett arm, So'a
.nsef arm, -Htas shoulder. ~. around
sasa'deF ard caest a.; around chest
arms, s. right wrist, =, isit wrist.
--ft ttrf tAtfAsNetAs 80 AAt'1s -
skai ust. Il. left dst L. The most saT-
sss'ag thtug about klts : his tremendous
sa2ta oi shoulders standing vita arms
s'cs9ed lie measured exactly SIX feet tso
s.Ss across. Just tao and QGHrtes
SN0ss Norr than hls actual height The
80 poe uuEs and heart are IN splea-
evaGst-a0. His chest expansion =
49, A0ce greater than that % Corbstt,
- 80 as reach IS longer, lie bits harder
$50 Nortctj, ana bts chest - nezrly ~
sse lie eoG.a klii Corhett ~ltA = single
Aao~lnE ass power. he : usually