The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1895-11-02
GOVERNOR ISD0WN
PUGS TOO MUCH FOR ARKANSAS.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE.
They Cause the Arrest of Corbett
AID Others i'm Order TO Prevent
Their Arrest by State Authors.
ties and Being Taken to
Some Other Town.
FITzslMMoxs WILL DE FIXED
He Will Also De Arrested by Local
Omcers and Taken at Once to
Hot Springs.

Hot Springs, Ark. Oct. 81. - The
moves made on the plgiliStic checker
board to-day are full of greater inter-
eat than has developed at any time
since Hot Springs was selected as a
tsattle ground by the managers of the
big fight. As the time for the meeting
OF the two gladiators had drawn 50
near that nothing short of strntegcm
ana extreme measures would prevent
It, Gov. Clarke and Attorney General
Trustworthy put their heads together
and decided to use both by virtually
kidnapping" Fitzsimmons before lie
reached Hot Springs and CARRYING him
to Little Rock where lie would be 80
tightly bound by bonds to keep the
peace that he would he glad to get
out Of the state without ever seeing
C0rbett.
Their plans have been thwarted at
every move, however. Corbctt, Brady.
Joe Vendig and Secretary Wheeler. Of
the Florida Athletic club, are all under
arrest here and in the hands of the
local authorities. hence the attorney
general cannot get service OIL them
now and take them from this county
Tor trial as he contemplated doing. He
was too slow. Officers from this cOun-
ty, armed with warrants for Julian
and FitzsimmOns' arrest are now
doubtless with the twain somewhere
In Texas plotting them toward Ar
Kansas. Az soon as the train crosses
the line Into Arkansas the warrants
will be served upon them and they
will be prisoners Of Garland county
officers. and when Gov. Clarke's sher-
III at Texarkana proceeds to serve his
papers he will find that his warrants
are no good. The arrest of Brady,
Vindig. ct al. by the local authorities
was simply for the purpose of FORE
stalling the move made by the at
torney general and prevent the re-
moval Of the men from this city to
"show cause why they should not give
bond to keep the peace" The govern
or has been tripped, and the only
thing that remains now for him to do
to stop the fight Is by military inter.
ference. and it Is not believed he will
do that, as he il somewhat handi-
capped on that score. The only thing
that will prevent the fight now, it
seems. is the failure of Fitzsimmons
to get here and make satisfactory his
stake money. which it is said he will
do IL he gets here, and he can get
here IL lie wants to come.
"Mysterious'' Billy Smith arrived to-
day and went direct to Peter Maher's
training quarters at Hughes villa. He
is confident of success in his 20 with
Tommy Ryan. 1t is impossible to tell
at this time what day the Corbett.
FitZsimmons mill will take place.
That will bc definitely settled as soon
as FitzsimmOns and Julian arrive.
becoming Exciting.
Excitement is running high Sheriff
Booker arrived with n warrant for the
arrest Of Brady and Corbett. Shortly
after his arrival the lobby Of the Ar
lington hotel WAS crowded with sport
Ing men and citizens who were anx-
iOlis for the fight to take place and
who were anxious to know the mis-
sion of the governors officer. Sheriff
Booker simply delivered the warrants
to Deputy Sheriff Tate, in the absence
Of the sheriff, and requested that he
serve the papers, Deputy Tate re-
fused OH the ground that the men
We're now In the custody of .he au-
thoritics of this county and he could
not get service upon them until they
were released, then he would serve
the warrants. He was then request
ed to read the warrants to the men,
anyway. and let 1t go at that, which
was done. This amounted to nothing,
however. as the prisoners will remain
in the custody of the local officials un-
til discharged or until their cases are
disposed of by tho court.
The main interest centers, however.
In the movement to get Fitzsimmons
here. He and his party left San An
tonic at o'clock last night. and un-
less intercepted and detained, will ar
rive here this evening. There is some
uneasiness here, however, for fear the
governor may vet capture him.