The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-14
SCORED BY CORBETT
Mitchell Called a Confidence Man
by Champion James,
Who Thinks the Eng!ishman Never
Went Into Fight with Honest In
tentions-A Check for $4,000.

BUFFALO. n. Y, Jan. 13.-The CONNER
cial to-day prints letter from James ].
Corbett, under date Of Jan. II, in which he
says:
The true state Of things in Florida is
not being sent over the wires to the news
papers. We wish the contest to take place
and they 90 not allow Mitchelrs strange
actions TO be known because they want
MIN to go into the ring, as II will be big
news event. The Duval Club had TO Jolly
THIS Fellow like n ten-year-old baby in order
TO get him here at all All sorts OF induce
ments were offered him. financially and
every way in order to entice him to meeting
me. offered TO go anywhere i'm the State
as there is no law here against US, and
they cannot modest US after the fight if IL
comes on, but he refused TO do as | did
and insisted on St. Johns Duval county
notice aes b place t and ne bac must have
DO you know why? Because he wants to
post the authorities in case it is decided
before when he was matched with tenth
rater like Slade. Why should he not do IL
now? He is the gamer if the contest is
on. He has existed and gained the noto-
riety he has by fighting John l.. Sullivan a
never showed sign to want to go to a fin
ISM although repeatedly challenged. He
stated in New York, two years ago. that
Why? Because Sullivan was still champion,
az ana ms chest was out with the reputation
feat took him off his I perch and now he he
thinks by showing desire To meet me aud
having the fight stopped he can exist on
the reputation of his so-called gameness. He
insisted on bringing the match off at
Roby, because he knew il was an impossi-
bility there. He did not sign with Coney
island until he had inside Information that
the contest would not be allowed He re-
fused TO go to the Olympic Club in New
ernor Foster would interfere He insisted
on postponeing the contest in Florida from
Dec Is TO Jan. q, so that there would be
an excellent chance of the opposition crys-
tallizing itself in order to stop the fight
He did not come to Florida until Governor
Mitchell put himself on record as positively
against the proposed match.
Il do not think Mitchell tricky or smart;
ne Is simply confidence man who gulls
summon up courage TO meet me in the ring
an event look forward to with a great
deal des OF pleasure you may rest assured that
throwing down his friends as he has al
ways DONE"
The Purse Money in Bank.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Jan. 1s-The
members OF the Duval Athletic Club this
afternoon deposited the $4,000 purse in the
National Bank of Jacksonville. Although
a check for that amount was already on de-
posit 1t was secured by the signatures of
President Mason and Manager Bowden of
New York. This afternoon the members
Of the club deposited individual checks, in
the ratio of their holdings of stocks in the
club, to the required amount This relieves
Bowden and Mason of their personal re-
sponsibility, had the club members failed to
make good their share of the purse
A remark of Acknowledgment Houston's,
wnlen he made while in Jacksonville in re-
gard to Governor MitchelPs position, is be-
ing commented on freely General Hous-
ton said; 1T is not a question of right and
wrong, but question of might and au-
thorfty: The Governor has taken a stand
and Will not be driven from his position"
This is generally understood to mean that
the supporters of the Governor consider
him bound TO prevent the contest If for
ridcule.