The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-17
CLARKE TO ALLOW THE FIGHT.
THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE BAM-
BoOZLES THE GOVERNOR.


They Promise That Only a Limited
vBu,ber of Rounds Shall BE Fought
and soft Gloves Used-The Exhibi-
ton TO BE Free From brutality.
The Governor Convinced That
ast The Committee Proposes to Have
il Held.
Not Springs. Ark, Oct. 16.-Gov. Clarke
.~rired here this afternoon at 12:45 o'clock
and was at once driven to the Arlington
hotel to hold a conference with the citi
2sas' committee and others in reference
~ the proposed Corbett-FitzsimmOn
prize night.
member Of the conference stated af-
Ter the adjournment at $50 O'Clock that
+he governor had agreed to leave the Whole
matter to the local authorities; that the
latter have given him positive assur-
ance that there viii be no prize fight, but
a glove contest, as indicated in the re-
,-isad articles of agreement as sent out
Yesterday. He stated that the governor
gave him positive assurance that il there
was no law To- prevent glove contests, ana
ii only a glove contest was contemplate
ed he would not invade the city with an
armed force 10 prevent it.
Another member of the conference COM
progress of a favorable nature at the time
Of adjournment. The governors views
had undergone somewhat of a change,
caused by a more thorough understand
ing of the intentions of the principals and
that not a brutal exhibition of the manly
ant was contemplated to be brought on
here.
The programme is now to make a test
case by causing the arrest of Maher and
ODonnell, who are both in near proximity
90 the city some time tomorrow morning.
r-tEf h9afh ha fa1u aaH fT= 70
keep the peace, which they will refuse
20 give and they will go TO jail, when a
writ Of habeas corpus VIII be sued out and
taken before Chancellor Leatherman for
trial.
Col. John ]. Sumper, church member
and one of the most active opponents of
the MILL said this evening that he, in
company with Judge Hudgtns, had eX-
amIned the statutes of the state and found
that there is no law against prize fighting
and that he would oppose any attempt
that might be made to place the county
under martial law for the purpose of sup
pressing something that was not in viO-
lailon OF any law. In other words, he did
rot propose to violate a law himself or
see il done if he could prevent it. He was
assured by the governor that there would
pc no militia sent to Garland county,
but the governor would insist that there
shall be nothing more than glove con-
test
The conference to-day was called at the
request of the citizens committee, whose
chief desire is to convince the governor
that no infractiOn Of the law is contem-
plated by the revised articles of agreement
and that a contest with five-ounce gloves
Tor "A limited number OF rounds could not
be construed as prize fight or result in
bodily injury TO either contestant The
citizens committee was represented by
w. II. Martin, 9. n. RiX, r. /. Williams,
J.. Thay, S. II. Stitt, J. ID. Kimball, j. b.
Narndere, ". J. Little. l.. d. CcOper, W.
F. Waters, w. L. Babicock, J. w. Jones
and G. c. ConnOrs. Sheriff Houpt, Pros
ecuting Attorney league and Judge Dunie
represented the judicial and executive
Drancnes OF the county government Judge
Joumed circuit court until tomorrow
morning, so as to be present at the con-
ference. The state was represented by
Gov. Clarke and Gen. Taylor.
The conference began at 2:30 o'clock and
lasted three hours. The members con-
unued in earnest discussion during all
this time.
Prior to the holding of the conference
Gov Clarke was given hearty recep-
t0n by the citizens. He greeted them
/ cordially and expressed sympathy with
/ the condition of the people and desire
/ To do everything he could to assist them
out of their financial embarrasSments,
put could not allow the laws to be viola
led that they might prosper to the detri-
1 ment of the rest of the state
4 At o'clock Judge Duffie and Gov.
d Clarke emerged from the conference
room alone and walked to the Milwaukee
&4otel, where they made inquiry for
aJudge B. b. Hudgins of the Fourteenth
0Rudlclal circuit, who is here for his
&|health. Judge Hudgins has made sew
, eral speeches against allowing the pro-
posed contest coming off here or at any
other point in the state. AT a mass
meeting held last Monday evening at the
Methodist church he said that it would
disgrace Arkansas forever if the officials
allowed it. To-day il is stated that
Judge Hudgins has given his opinion
l4at there IS no law to prevent it.
1t is understood that FitZsimmons and his
company will be here soon, and will also
give an exhibition in the opera house, as
Corbett did tonight. Peter Maher and
ODOnnell came in last night; Maher COM
ing direct to the city with Corbett, and
ODonnen stopping at Spring Lake, with
the remainder of Corbett's party. Peter
Maner remained at the Arlington last
mg4t, and this morning went to Hughes
garden, which will be his training quar-
St. Louis, oct. 16.-That the Iron Noun
tam railroad officials feel as
mons fght & viii ihe take place e'AS'Hlt at
hot Springs is evident from the confer
cnCe Oh passenger agents at the head
quarters of that company for two days
tdsl Nearly every passenger represen-
ldtlNe OF the Iron Mountain road in the
PlHiclpa cities between New York and
DeuNer has been in attendance at the
onieFenee which was presided over by
Neheral Passenger Agent Townsend. The
auin9er of people who will attend the
dsnL IS estimated by outside agents at
Nll! be increased If the public becomes
Siusned that the fight will surely take
Nashville, Tenn, oct. 16.-Gov. Turney
sall today that If the prize fight lovers
attempted to pull the Corbett-Fitzsim-
mons mill off in Tennessee they would
meet hot reception from the civil and
MiHtary officials. He proposed to use
ana he prOclams in a forcible way that
no prize hight viii take place in Tennes-