New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-02
PRIZE FIGHTERS ENJOINED.
4 KNocK-OU BLOW FROM THE ARK
ANsAs COURT.
DECISIVE ACTION TAKEN AGAINST coRBETr AND
FrTzsGMMoNs-LooXfNG FOR OTHER
FIGHTING GROUND.

DECISIVE ACTION TAKEN AGAINST CORBE1T AND
ITzsrMMoNs-LooKfNG FOR OTHER
FIGHTING GROUND
Little Rock. Ark Nov THE judiciary has no.
onlv maintained its hold upon the pugilistic con-
tipgent in this State. but has added fresh meshes
TO the web in which they are entangled The chiet
Incidents OF the day were the arrival OF Coroet ana
his party from Hot Springs, the peace warrant pro-
ceeding in the Circuit ald chancery courts
and last the most important OF all. the issu-
ance by Chancellor Martin of sweeping
omnibus injunction restraining pretty nearly every
body IN Arkansas from having any part IN
fight at Hot Springs elsewhere In nc state
of Arkansas. Il Is this legal document "hlch
has Destroyed the last hope OF the fight promoters
and cau-ei the principals and their hackers 10
throw up heir hands and admit themselves beaten.
The postponement OF the hearings In the peace
warrant cases by Judge Martin and his namesake
the Chancellor. was expected and discounted IL
was anticipated that the Attorney-General would
seek delay. and was surprised when the
cases went until tomorrow. The injunction
was not alone unexpected. but IL was stunning III
lis force. and when the news became current II was
admitted on every side that Arkansas was no
longer debatable ground, and that II Coroett ana
Fltzsimmons to fight at al 1t must be in other
territory than that jealousy guarded by Gov
ernor Clarke.
Chancellor Marin little man r MN q sbr.
and low-cut waistcoat. and might sit for p9I-
trait Of Opie Reads Kentucky Colonel lie spvne
slowly but with evident earnesiness IN goar mis-
day. 1T Is idle TO pretend ne SAID ma III III
is an ordinary application for peace Do, ~
fT,t,ai S,atas ~. tbcse mon together with GER
tain unworthy citizens OF Arkansas. have been I,y
Ing 10 bring on prl7engnt ,n IN to desist The
supreme Court has passed upon me be una csuoned
by the Governor and they have received warnings
from other officers of authority IN spite o. I-sa
he laws OF this State. | propose to investigate
the matter thoroughly. do not plane usss pia1 Ia
officers Of this State who have aided ana ADe.teu
them in their unlawful enterprise. s I go. 80.
nesses in this matter. lie shall have al tne ume
he requires, conslsen. with the rshts o.
viii be adjourned until o'clock to-morro" a.'e'
The Injunction. which was issued subsequently, is
not returnable unit, twenty days from date anu anu
although motion % dissolve could De naue ~ ,, inc
tin would entertain IT. much less grant IT, deiay
OF tweny dsys IN 6gnsin ~ on Hey Years and any
attempt TO violate the injunction would be surely
The Injunction had the effect OF rebuilding the
that the fight must take place outside Of Arkansas
II il took place at all, and as a result propositions
innumerabe were submitted Inc one lna' seeittu
TO promise most favorably came from Brady HIS
PROPOSITION was based on the contingency that an
ARRANGEMENT could be made with state authorities
bo asf 6s se han aSe the state II that
can be done. and there is very good reason TO pc
lleve that il can. Brady offered to have Coroett
fight Fitzsimmons in private at twenty-four nourS
notice for $4,000 side within $50 miles OF Lite
Rock bur outside the State OF Arkansas lie
agreed TO accept one OF the SIX men named by
Julian for referee and also offered Julian me
nrIvieg of naming the battle-ground. In case
he latter cannot select suitable spot. Brady
ar~eod 10 do So and II his choice SHOULD prove uh,
satisfactorv to the Fitzsimmons party he proposed
that himself and Julian should eaen cn nI ore
~ ground This proposition was submitted 70
Julian, who, after some demIr accepted Il; rbd ne
tho matter rests tonight IT Is unferstood ,.at
The frht NAV be In Tennessee; LOUISIANA or Ms
s'sst,oi II there H. TO be fight at all
Corbet+ and Fitzsimmons met in the dning-roon
~ tbe O. pitCi Hotel at dinner to-day Ihere was
no hoodshed As COrbett passed the taDie AZ
Nc mitch Fitzsnirons was seated he made two rapid
stems danced a brief jig. blew KISS 70 ms .aiik k
r'gai and saving Boo Boo skipped out OF tne
room Fitzslmmons grnned araby, and the guests
in the dinng-room resumed orsatning ohe said
tIaa~d who was IN charge Of FltZsimmons said
today that he had positive orders to shoot corDe''
II the latter attempted to assault t1tzsimnohs'