The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-02
BETTER CHANCES FOR A MILL
The corbetr and Fitzsimmons
Case Continued.
Brady Says Governor Clarke VIII Drop
the Proceedings Against the PugIlists
IL They Agree Not to Fight in Arkan.
sas-Arrangements Made For Fight
In Week Somewhere In Louisiana.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Nov. There ia
now probability that the big fight will
come off. The time will be within a
week and the location somewhere in the
State OF Louisiana, the exact spot to be
determined. This much was decided
upon late this afternoon after the trials
OF Corbett and Fitzsimmons had been
adjourned.
Brady said: The governor has in
formed me that he will drop the pro-
ceedings against us IL we will not fight
in Arkansas and now will maks this
proposition and 1t is my ultimatum. II
1t Is not accepted within twenty-four
hours OF the dismissal of the warrants
by the governor the whole thing ia o Fl
and the championship goes north with
Corbett. 1t is this or nothing.
II will accept one man for referee
from the list prepared by Julian and
select the battle ground. II he is not
willing that I should select the fighting
ground, will let him select one news.
paper man, I will select second, the
two to choose third and let them pick
out the place OF fight. We will fight
him for $4,000 side and for nothing
less than that. Now what more can I
do? We have agreed to allow him his
own man for referee. We will even
fight on his own ground If he knows of
q place, or let Jury of newspaper mon
decide 1t for him. Now let him quit or
fight"
When the proposition to fight was
hrst submitted to Manager Julian he
was not inclined to commit himself. A
com mittee OF newspaper men were au-
thoriz I'D by Manager Brady to submit
the proposition to Julian and Fitzsim-
mons. Julian was asked fatty IL he
would fight. all legal complications be-
Ing removed. He attempted to defer
his answer, but, being pressed hard, he
hnally said he would accept the condi-
lions.
He was asked IL he could put up his
$4,000 to- might aud replied that he
could not get 1t before Tomorrow. He
was emphatic in his statement, how
ever, that he would have it then and bs
ready for the battle. a messenger from
Governor Clarke arrived soon afterwards,
making the same offer the execu tive had
made to Brady, and Julian expressed
himself az satisfied with the situation
and said Fi,zsim mons would fight.
Governor Clarke, through his attor-
neys, Rose, Heming way and Rose, with
the attorney general, executed another
| flank movement to-day. Al applica-
tion was filed in Pulaski chancary court
for temporary order restraining the
following parties from engaging in,
aiding or abetting fight with or with
! out gloves: Cor ett, Fitzsimmons, the
Hot Springs Athletic Association, Brad v,
Julian, Vendig, A. K Wheelock, w. l..
Babcock Reb Houpt. w w. Waters,
Peter Maher, Steve O'Donnell and VIM.
Delsnty.
Subpenas were issued tor ali of the
defendants named, citing them to APP
pear within twenty days. The AFFIDAVIT.
is q lengthy one. citing sll the facts in
| connection with the match from Jack.
sonville. Fla, to Hot Springs, Ark. L.
is within the power OF tho court to
grant the applications upon the affida-
VII alone.
Julian and Fiizsimmons were brought
into court at 2:l5 p. m. Attorney Martin
stated that the defense WAS ready to 90
ahead with the hearing The State
then, through Judge Hemingway, asked
that the case be continued In order that
the necessary witnesses, who are now in
Hot Springs, might be brought to this
city.
Judge Martin held that the State had
q right to introduce testimony, and the
case wss continued until Gao to-mor-
row.
corbets and Brady, who had come
from Hot Springs, were brought before
Chancellor I. B. Martin st 3 O'clock
this afternoon.
The State wanted time to bring wit
nesses from Hot Springs, and q CON
tinusnce was granted until $3.50 O'clock
Tomorrow afternoon.
Deputy Sheriff Jesse Heard. in whose
| custody Fitzsimmons Is tonight, saws
that he has received orders from Gov
| ernor Clarke to kill either Corbett or
titzsimmons, or both of them, II thew
attacked each other during their stay in
Little Rock. The report caused great
Indignation among the mon who were
gathered at the hotels to night and
many OF them refused to believe that
Heard had made such statement m uch
less received any such orders When
asked about the matter, he declared
that he had been correctly quoted and
that he had received sucn orders from
Governor Clarke.
"That'a just what he tod me to do"
said the deputy. land IL these chaps 90
| to scrspping Independent. like, guesH
I'll have to shoot litsle.' He laughed
as he said 1t, but seriously asserted that
his orders from the governor we're ex
plicit and that there was no Joke
about 1t.
A DuoI to the Death.
LOUISVILLE XIV Nov IA ananial