St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-11-18
HIz KILLED HIS man,
Injuries Received by Riordan
at Syracuse Prove
Fatal.
BAIL FIXED AT $4,000.
The Unlucky Pugilist Ar
rested, but Later Re-
leased.
BAIL FIXED AT $4,000.
jim CORBETT SYMPATHIZEs
The Champion Considers the
Affair an Unlueky Ac-
cident.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Nov. 17.-Riordan,
the pugilist who was knocked uncon-
sclous last night by Fitzimmons, the
coming opponent of Champion Jim
Corbett. died at the Candee house at
$3.50 this morning. At about O'Clock
he was In the same state of unconscious
ness III which he had been all evening,
when his laborious breathing and nerv-
Gus twltching of the muscles Of his face
ana body warned the physicians that
his death was approaching. At 3:15
O'Clock his breathing had almost en-
tirely stopped, and at $3.50 DIR. ID. Nj
Iotman pronounced his llfeiess. At his
bedside at the time of his death were
three physicians and about twenty
members of the local sporting frater-
nifty.
An autopsy was held Oh Riordan's re-
mains at II a. m. The certificate issued
gives as the cause of death "hemor-
rhaKe within the cranial cavity, causing
compression of the BRAIN" RiOrdan
was found to be in perfect health. DR..
j. NJ. Totman, who conducted the au~
!! topSy, says that Riordan must have
been struck a terrible blow on the chin,
which communicated direct 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.
Fitz Breaks Down sc.
"Yank" Sullivan brought the news of
his sparring partners death to FitzsIm-
mons.
"My God, you don't mean to tell me
Connie is dead"' said ihe pugilist. II
cannot believe it. / did not hit him
hard enough to injure child"
FltzsimmOns was completely broken
up over the affair. He did not sleep at
ali last night, and refused to eat this
morning.
"You can have anything in the world
you want. Fitz. if pou Will only ask for
it," said the officer in charge of the po-
lice station.
That's the way they all treat me.
YOU'RE very kind" was Bob's reply.
To reporter FitZsimmons said: "Do
you suppose l would strike my sparring
partner with any force. l knew he had
been drinking hard, but did not know
he was in such a condition. Invariably
when 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 | 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 [ could make
it, merely slapping him with the back
of my hand. He fell down and then
rose and staggered around. put my
arm around him to assist him off the
stage,
When He Fell HeadlOng.
II thought he was taking, and was as
thoroughly disgusted because somebody
IN the house. thinking it was a fake,
Kissed me. | was never hissed befor p
l began to comprehend III a few min
utes that something was wrong with my
sparring partner, and l was Ehorrified to
find him still unconscious l attributed
this to his drunken condition, and
thought he would revive from the
stupor in a few minutes.
Il have known this man for eight
years, and he was always hard drink
er. Being in poor condition. presume
he had some heart difficulty that
brought on the disaster. | am not fear
fol of my position. Everybody in the
opera house was aware that the blows
which we struck were as light as l
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 L don't want that mans
death laid at my door,"
Capt. Glori, FitZsimmons' manager,
said: "Riordan has been drinking
heavily for months. l advised him sew
eral days ago to 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.
He was accustomed to fortify himself
with whisky before his performance
each evening, and last night he prob-
ably took an extra large amount, as he
felt more than usually out of sorts. l
am convinced that had we known more
of his condition, we would never have
let him go on the stage"
Joe Dunfee, who boxed with Fitz last
night after the mishap to Riordan, 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
Riordan last night. z. j. Donovan, who
died In New York yesterday, was the
referee In the Dunfee-D Donovan fight.
Fitz Gives Bail.
Capt. Glori has engaged Corpora
tlon Counsel Charles E. lde, of this
city, as counsel for Fitzsimmons.
When Fitzsimmons appeared be-
fore Judge Northrup for bail, 1t
was discovered that his attorney had
failed to waive examination in his
behalf. This formality was necessary
before he could be released, and he was
locked in the court house cells until the
police justice could be found. at 1926
the errors in Fitzsimmons' arraignment
We're corrected, and bail was fixed at
$4,000. "Yank" Sullivan, the well.
known referee of pugilistic events. and
ex-Sheriff Thomas r. O'Neill went on
the bond, and Fitz was released.
The bout which resulted fatally to
Riordan was lively one, In fact,
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