The herald., 1894-12-16
BOWEN IS DEAD.
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Qae not one of extraordinary force, but
10 was delivered at very short range.
Bic was 90 weak as to be able to make
no resistance and falling directly over
back wards, the back of his head struck
ehe unpadded floor OF the stage upon
which they had been fighting, with such
tremendous force that it sounded as ii
che floor had been heavily hit with an
OK. When Hall and Fitzsimmons fought
ia the same arena the floor was thickly
covered with padding. over which a
sheet of canvas had been tightly
stretched. Last night for some unex-
planned reason this padding had
been removed and the canvas
had been stretched over the
bare boards of the stage. Had the stage
been in this condition when Fitzsim-
mons knocked out Hall there appears to
be little doubt that Hall would have
been fatally injured. and with such cir
cumstances fresh in their memory it ap-
pears almost unaccountable that the
members of the club should have taken
such risk as that to be incurred by
permitting the men to fight on an un-
padded floor. The doctors who were in
attendance on Bowen last night said it
was not the blow that had done the mis-.
chief, but the striking of his head on the
hoor which had produced concussion OF
the brain.
LAvIGNE CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Charges were made AGAINST the par
Elephants in last nights fight. AS soon
as the news of Bowen's death became
generally known. sports OF all kinds be-
gan to gather about the second recorders
court, for it was supposed il there were
any arrests and arraignments they
would be made before Judge Ducoin. By
noon large crowd had assembled and
the court room was filled. Lavinge was
the principal in the case and was
arraigned along with his manager, Sam
Fitzpatrick, Jim Hall and Martin
Murphy, his seconds, and Billy Nc
Csrthy, Albert Spitzfaden, Billy Lay ton.
Bowen's seconds; George Considine,
Lavigne's timekeeper, and Prof. John
Duffy, the referee.
LRviene was charged with murder,
the others being charged as accessories
to the oct. Sergeant McCabe made the
afidavits against them, and when they
were all arraigned before Judge Ducoin,
he placed Lavigns under 10000 bonds
and the others under a $4,000 bond
each. Lavigne wore sour look. Mr..
Guslsume went on the bonds of Duffy
and Spitsfaden for $4,000 each. and they
we're released. Mr.. d. O'Malley signed
Lsvignes bonds and the bonds of Billy
MCCARTHY, Sam Fitzpatrick and Martin
Murphy. Mr.. Gourdain signed the bonds
of Considine and Layton.
Lavigne was asked regarding the death
of Bowen and the arrest OF the partici-
pants in the fight.
81 regret it very much, indeed" he
replied. Bowen was good fellow and
one of the pluckiest fellows have ever
met. 1t is gross injustice to me, how
ever, to say that the knockout lick l
gave Bowen caused his death. That
blow was hardly knockout lick at all.
1t WAS the force OF the fall which killed
Bowen"
The Saginaw Kid is very affection.
ate soul and he spoke often OF the grief
his arrest would cause his mother.
Billy Duffy said the affair would come
near killing prize fighting in New
Orleans.
January 2nd was set by Judge Ducoin
for the hearing.
MAYOR FITZPATRICK CONCERN.
Mayor Fitzpatrick was a witness OF
the fight last night. and was much con-
csrned as to Bownen's condition after he
was carried from the ring side. The
mayor granted permit for the contest,
and was anxious that there should not
be fatal termination. When Bowen
was taken to his home his honor had
been led to believe that the mans con-
dition had improved, and the mayor
went home expecting 10 learn this morn.
ing that no serious consequences were
the result. The mayor was shocked
when the news was conveyed to him
that Bowen WAS dead.
The frat act of the mayor, after reach
ing his office today. was to revoke the
permit for the Dsmpsey-Ryan contest,
which was to have taken place tonight.
The Auditorium club had, however,
already declared the fight off. In speak,
ing of the revocation of the permit,
Mayor Fitzpatrick said: 81 do not
know what the effect OF the death of
Bowen will be on pugiism in the future.
A material point. should say, would be
the actual cause of death. which will be
decided ct the autopsy.
''If death was caused by the blow
which Lavigne struck. then the sport is
fatal, but if death resulted from Bow
ems head striking the floor, then death
which can be avoided in the future
and the sport is not fatal. ! have re-
voked the permit in order to remove
any possibility OF repetition of las
nights accident"
ALL CONTESTS OFF.
Captain williamson the Auditorium,
said today the club did not intend to
violate any Law, and until the unfor-
tunate affair of last night was fully in
vestigated there would be no further
glove contests.
OPINIONS OF FIGHTERS.
Corbett Is More than Ever Disgusted
With the Ring.
DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 15.-James j. Cor
bett, who 10 in this city, was asked his
opinion of the killing of Bowen in the
New Orleans prize fight. He said
"I'm sorry to hear it. / read the &C.