The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-02
SURRENDER OF THE SLUGGERS
THEY NOW ADMIT THEMSELVES
BEATEN BY THE GOVERNOR.

in Arkansas-The SIuggers May
Now Try TO stop Further Proceed
ings by Agreeing to Leave the
state-A Fight Elsewhere in Pri-
vate Possible.
Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 1.-Corbett and
Fitzsimmons will not fight in Arkansas.
This proposition is settled as nearly as
anything can be settled that is not an ac-
cOmplished fact. and when it is added that
the pugilists themselves admit that the
game is up, it may be conceded that the
courts and the governor have won. 1t IS
altogether safe to say that both Corbett
and his rival would be glad to be any
where out of this state under a promise
never to revisit it,
FitzsimmOns. Corhett, Brady and Ju-
lian are tonight asleep in the same hotel,
guarded by a deputy sheriff. The judiciary
has not only maintained its hold upon
the pugilistic contingent, but has added
fresh meshes to the web in which they are
entangled. and Gov. Clarke, looking more
like Henry Clay than ever, sat in his Of
flee and in a smiling way declares that
he has only begun his campaign and that
his strongest cards are still in reserve.
The chief events Of the day were the
arrival of Corbett and his party from Hot
/ Springs, the peace warrant proceedings
in the circuit and chancery courts and
last, and most important of all, the issu-
ance by Chancellor Martin of & sweeping
! omnibus injunction restraining pretty
nearly everybody in Arkansas from hay
ing any part in a fight at Hot Springs or
elsewhere in the state of Ark isas 1t IS
this legal document which has caused the
principals and their hackers to throw up
their hands and admit themselves beaten.
The pugilists and their friends had dis
counted about every other possibility,
but the injunction was the one thing they
had not thought Of 1t is not alone un-
| expected, but It was stunning in its for3c,
and when the news became current 1t WAS
admitted on every side that Arkansas was
no longer debatable ground, and if Corbstt
| and Fitzsimmons were to fight at all it
must be in other territory than that so
| jealousy guarded by Gov Clarke
/ The recognition of this fact at once set
/ the match-makers at work afresh, and
/ late tonight there is a prospect that Il
| the pugilists can make their peace with
| the Arkansas authorities ON the condi-
| tion of getting out Of the state they may
| yet meet in the ring before a select CON-
/ pany for side bet of $4,000 each.
Corbett and his party, consisting of
| Manager Brady, Billy Delaney, Jim Nc
| Ney and John Donaldson, arrived at 10
/
/ They registered at the Capitol hotel,
/ which has also Fitzsimmons and Julian
as guests, but the distinguished lrinci-
/ pals did not meet until dinner time
| The meeting was rather IN the nature
! OF considerable disappointment 70
those who imagined that The men
| would fly at each others thro&ts ike
| bulldogs. Nothing. on the contrary,
| could have been more amiable, not to
| say frolicsome, than their actions. Cor
| bett had entered the dining roon. sonic
| time before F1tzsimmons made his ap-
| pearanee, finished his dinner. and, N le;.v =
| ing the room, passed close 70 the table
/ at which the Australian was seated. There
| was glance of mutual recognition. Then
| Corbett stopped for a minute, gazed he
| neYolently at his rival and performed the
| dancing movement know as ''chasse all -
| a rapid side step in quick time Having ex-
/ ecuted this feat he stopped SMILED again
| kissed the tips of his fingers to Fitz, who
/ grlnned amiably in returns The champion
| then put his hand to the side of his mouth
| and in stage whisper CALCULATED the sin
| gle syllable Boo" which it will be re-
/ membered was agreed upon two weeks
| ago as signal for hostilities when the
/ men should meet Evidently, however,
| 1t had lost its significance, for instead of
provoking Fitzsimmons to wrath, it mere
4 ly caused him to smile all the more ami
| ably, and after blowing another kiss to his
/ rival of the champion passed out of the
/ room without any blood having been spilI-
| ed. This ended the forenoon's entertain
ment, which had been somewhat in the
! nature of q comedy.
Soon after dinner the court proceedings
| began. The case against Fitzsimmons be-
/ fore Circuit Judge Martin came on first.
| The defendants, with their counsel Col
Murphy of Little Rock and City Attor-
ney Martin of Hot Springs, appeared at
/ the bar, and Assistant Attorney General
| HemmlngWay at once asked for a post
| ponement in order to secure witnesses
| from Hot Springs. Col. Murphy vigor-
| ously opposed the motion. He declared
/ that 1t We're merely Subterfuge on the
/ part of the state to prevent trial and In
/ OF cd han i n G1
The court, however, could see no hard
| ship in postponing the hearing, and af-
4 ter little further sparring between the
attorneys the case went over until to-
/ morrow morning
Then everybody went across the hall
/ to Chancellor Martins court room, where
4 the COrbett-Brady case was to be heard.
When everything was ready the at
1 torney general renewed the request he
had made before the other judge. He
/ wanted, he said, to bring witnesses from
| Hot Springs. The usual objection from
/ the defense followed, and then Col Muir
/ ply introduced the bond given by Corbett
! and Brady before Hot Springs justice of
| the peace as a bar to the pending proceed
ings There was forensic wrangle, Col.
Murphy pulling one way and Attorney
General Trustworthy the other. Finally
the court intervened in a little speech,
| which showed pretty plainly the attitude
of the Little Rock judiciary toward prize
fighting. Chancellor Martin is a little
! man with curly gray hair and a chin
| beard. He wears rUffied shirt and a low
| cut vest, and nights II for portrait of
| Opie Reads. Kentucky Colonel" He
spoke slowly, but with evident earnest
| ness. ut is idle to pretend" he
said, that this case is an ordinary
! application for peace bond. Mt is a
| matter of common notoTfety all over the
| United States that these men, together
| with certain unworthy citizens of Ar
/ kansas, have been trying to bring off a
prize fight in Garland county. They have
| been warned repeatedly to deslst. The
| supreme court has passed upon the un-
| lawful nature of the enterprise. They
| have been cautioned by the governor, and
/ they have received warnings from other
! officers of authority. In spite of all this,
| thew have persisted in their attempt to
! break the law of this state. propose
| to investigate the matter and thoroughly.
| l do not blame these prize fighters so
| much as / do the recreant citizens and
| officers of this state who have aided and
! abetted them in their unlawful enter
| prise / shall give the attorney general
| annie time to produce witnesses In this
| matter He shall have all the time he
1 requires. consistent with the rights of
| these defendants to speedy hearing.
! The case win be adjourned until o'clock
| tomorrow afternoon.
| There was hum of surprise in the court
/ room when the chancellor delivered this
| stab at the Hot Springs people. and it be-
! gan to be impressed on the pugists and
/ their friends that the proceedings before
! The court were likely to prove more seri-
[ ous than they had bargained for. But