The San Francisco call., 1895-10-12
WILL LEAVE THE STATE
COrbett and FitZSimmonS Now
Ready to Retreat to
Arkansas.
PERSECUTION OF THE GOVERNOR
That Is What the Champion Styles
the Vigorous Action of Mr..
Culberson.

SAN ANTONIO, TEX, Oct. 11.-Prlvate
this afternoon that the Travis County
Grand Jury would return an indictment
against Corbett and Fitzsimmons. Imme-
diately upon receiving this information
Manager William A. Brady decided to get
Corbett out of the State as soon as possible,
so as to place him out of the reach of the
Texas authorities.
Brady left for Hot Springs tonight,
where he will ascertain whether or not the
fight can be pulled off there, and if he
finds it can he will secure training quar-
ters for the champion, and the entire party
will be removed to the new battle-ground
within the next few days. Corbett is very
respondent to-day over the outlook.
The unlooked-for opposition of Governor
Clarke makes it very doubtful whether the
fight can be pulled off at Hot Springs, and
Corbett also shows that he is much worried
over the prospect of being arrested on an
indictment. He said to The United Press
correspondent this evening:
"Fitzsimmons is preparing to get out of
the State to evade the possibility OF arrest
and l do not want to remain here and be
placed IN the clutches of the law while he
goes free. l am tired of this persistent
persecution on the part of Governor Cul-
! berson, and it is probable that l will re-
move my training quarters to Hot Springs
within the next few days. This is splen-
/ did trainlng-place and l shall hate to
! leave
Steve O'Donnell, who is matched to
| fight Peter Maher, is confined to his bed
The complaint is not serious, and he ex-
( poets to resume his training tomorrow.
/ Manager Julian, who was here to-day,
states that Fitzsimmons will leave Corpus
! Christi Immediately for Arkansas. The
! principal reason of his hasty departure is
that he fears that the Grand Jury will re-
/ turn an indictment against him.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK, Oct. 1.-THE
Corbett Fitzsimmons fight situation can
! be summed up as follows: The Governor
will depend entirely upon the Sheriff OF
! Garland County. If that official tells the
| Governor that he is powerless to stop the
fight and asks for assistance Governor
Clarke will place the militia at the dispo-
sal of the Sheriff. IF Sheriff Haupt does
not call for assistance the Governor will do
nothing.
This line OF action is in accordance with
all precedents. The statutes Of Arkansas
plainly say that assistance must be called
for by the Sheriff before the G overnor can
call out the militia. Governor Clark wrote
to Circuit Judge Duffie of Hot Springs to-
day. commencing him for his action OF
yesterday in telling the Sheriff that he
shonld prevent the fight. The matter
rests entirely with the officials of Hot
Springs.
The general sentiment of the people of
Arkansas does not seem to be antagonistic
TO pugilism, there having been statute
making glove contests felony prior to the
enactment OF the act of April 13, 1893,
which was changed az the expressed wish
of the people by an almost unanimous
vote. As things look, the contest will
come off October 81.
Fitzsimmons is expected to arrive at Hot
Springs next Tuesday. Corbett says that
he could not come at once as anticipated.
Wilmington Park. where the arena will be
constructed, is not on Government land,
but is owned by the Hot Springs Athletic
Association.