The herald., 1895-10-22
THE SUPREME COURT SITS
But 1t Incubates q Badly Added
Egg
THE GREAT Go is NO GO
Lanky Bob Declines to Make Any New
Arrangements
HE GREAT GO is NO GO
There IL Any Amount of Disgust and Disap-
pointment But Very Little Pros
pect Of a Fight
Associated Press special wire.

Associated fIess special WIS
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Oct. 21.-The
seems of combat between the legal heavy
weights was transferred from Hot Springs
to Little Rock this morning. The ring
was pitched in the supreme court cham
bers and very little tine was consumed
in the preliminaries. Attorney General
Kinsworthy had Judge Hemingway in
his corner to assist the state. while At
torney Martin was assisted by Colonel
George W. Murphy, one of the ablest
lawyers in the south.
A full bench was there. The attorney
general was the first to toe the scratch
and opened with petition for an order
restraining the proposed fight from taking
place, pending a hearing of the case on
its merits.
Attorney Martin spared for time, and
the hearing of the motion was thereupon
adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
When informed of the Fitzsimmons fiuke,
Governor Clarke said that 1t made no
difference, that he intended that there
should be no carnival at ali. Should the
restraining order De granted the case will
net probably come up for a hearing on
its merits until some time next spring,
relieving the governor of further respon-
siuility. In the event that the order he
refused Governor Clarke atm ated that
he might convene the legislature to pass
q felony act.
Z Chancery Judge Leatherman of Hot
Springs came to Little Rock today in
company with Attorney Kins-
worthy and Hon. H. W. Martin and Col
onel George W. Murphy. attorneys for
the club. Judge Leatherman declined to
be lntervie we'd Iconcerning his decision in
the habeas corpus case. He said the Pc
tition for a writ of habeas corpus had
been determined by him and an appeal
prayed for to the supreme court. The
parties desiring an immediate hearing
from the supreme court, Judge Leather
man came over to aid in getting the bill
of ex ceptions and records up, so that
speedy hearing might be facilitated. He
expressed desire that the court at once
take up the case and correct his ruling if
he had made an error. When pressed
for a statement regarding his decision,
he said that the law ought to determine
the matter regardless of sentiment.
HOT SPRINGS, Oct. 21.-The fight be-
tween Corbett and Fitzsim mons is de-
Glazed off by the Florida Athletic club.
At the conference this morning between
the managers of Corbett and Fitzsim-
mons, the club asked that the contest be
postponed until November 18th. Brady
acquiesced, but Julian would not. The
contest was then declared off. Brady
said his last say, that Corbett would meet
any man in the world. Fitzsimmous pre-.
ferred, on November 18th, the man to be
named within twenty four hours. Ven
dig announced that he would match
Maher against Corbett and find some ne
to take his place against O'Donnell. the
con test between Maher and Corbett to be
for $4,000 side.
Unless Robert Fitzsin mons recants and
through his manager, Martin Julian, &C.
cepts the extraordinary conditions which
confront the situation there Will be no
contest between Corbett and FitZslrn-
mons, unless it be an impromptu one,
shorD of purse offerings and ring rule S
ana referee and seconds, for Corbett says
that unless fltzslmmons acts the man and
accom- modates himself TO circumstances
he will "send him to the hospital" the
first time he meets him, and be will go
quite ways out of his scheduled theatre
cal route to meet the attenuated Cornish
man.
Today there was a conference between
Dan Stuart. Joe Vendig and tue fighter
the latter by proxies, Brady representing
Corbett and Julian, Fitzsimmons. The
ruling of Chancellor Lestherman IS to be
taken before the supreme court by the
attUrHey Ssnerdl, anu tuc JrlDunal OF
last appeal may consume several days in
handing down final decision. In view
of this fact and anticipating favorable
decision, Dan Stuart called the parties
interested together and stated the condi-
tions. Stuart wanted postponeme emit
until Novemb Der 18th. He argued that
even if the court of final resort sustained
she decision of the chancellor it would
take that -long 10 restore confidence and
get the crowd to II OF Springs.
Brady, for Corpett, was willing. Julian
was not. Despite the fact that Corbett
vent into training a week before his pros
pectlve opponent, Julian contended that
his man was too fine" and that to
train for several days after the original
time would initiate against the condi-
tion of Fitzsim mons. The proposition
was then made to have the men fight in
private for the main stake, $40, 900. Here
Stuart interjected an offer OF an added
$40 900. Brady was again willing, but
Julian demurred. He opinioned that the
club, if it pulled the fight off on the 31st
of October, would have to make good its
full promise of SAL. 900.
In all equity, i'll the face OF the en-
tanglements which have beset the path of
Dan Stuart and Vendig, this cannot be
done. Where a month ago hundreds of
excursion parties were being organized
for the trip to the fight there are none
10 day. Stuart asked for time, Corbett
has granted it. Fitzsimmons has ex-
acted his full pound of flesh. A s matters
stand at this moment, to use the words
of Howard b. Hackett, the highest pugil-