The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-02
GOING TO LOUISIANA
Brady Issues an Ultimatum Which
FitzSimmOns Accepts.
IT'LL BE WITHIN A WEEK
The Legal Proceedings VIII Be
Dropped II the Pugillsts viii Va
cate Arkansas A Deputy
Sheriff Instructed to kill.


and the location somewhere in the
state of LOUISIANA. This much was de-
cided upon 1ate this evening after the
trial of Corbett and FFtzsimmons had
been adjourned. Brady was cross and
out of temper with all the trouble and
delay he had been through. His 4nter-
View with the governor upset him still
more and an announcement that Dan
Stuart had left Hot Springs for Little
Rock with a proposition to have the
fight come off at En Paso for a purse Of
$4,000 reused his ire ito a greater pitch.
II win not go to Ell Paso." exclaimed
Brady hotly. "for $4,000 or any other
amount. II go down there. will
have the same trouble with the courts
that I have been having here. and I
will be bullied and badgered in shis
way no longer. The governor informed
me he will drop the proceedings II we
will not fight in Arkansas. and now l
make this proposition and 1t is my ul-
tmatum. If 1t is not accepted within
| "a hours after the dismissal of the war
| rant by the governor. the whole thing
| is off and the championship goes North
| with Corbett We will listen to no
| more propositions and make no more
concessions. 1t is this or nothing. l
| will accept one man for a referee from
a list prepared by Julian and select the
| battle ground. If ne Is not willing that
should select THE fighting ground, !
will let him select one newspaper man,
/ will select a second. the two to choose
a third, and let them pick out the place
| for the fight. We will fight him for
$4,000 a side and for nothing less than
that. Corbett will not fight him for
nothing. have my money right here.
Now let htm keep quiet or fight
Corbett and / win fool with this thing
no longer. 1 have the thing in my own
hands now, and no clubs will have
anything to say about it,
Brady's proposition to fight at once
was submitted to Manager Julian. The
| Australians manager was asked fatty
| IL Fitzsimmons would fight all the legal
complications being removed. He at
tempted to defer his answer. but being
pressed hard, finally said he would ac-
| cept the conditions. He was asked IL
he coud put up his $4,000 tonight and
replied that he could not get It before
tomorrow. He was emphatic in his
! Statement that he would have 1t then
and be ready for the battle
| A messenger from Governor Clarke
arrived soon afterwards, making the
same offer the executive had made TO
| Brady, and Julian expressed himself
| as satisfied with the situation. He was
shown a Dispatch telling OF the propo-
sition to pull the fight off at El Paso.
Tex, but like Brady. declared that he
would not figEt in or before any club
with which Stuart Is connected unless
his forfeit of $500 is paid.
Julian and Fltzsimmons were brought
into court this evening and the case
was continued to $50 tomorrow. Cor
bett and Brady were brought before
Chancellor Martin. Chancellor Martin
said that there was no need OF mincing
words, that 1t was commonly known
that a prizefght was contemplated at
Hot Springs. 1t was a matter though
to be investigated. and as a conserva-
tor of the peace he proposed to give
full and ample opportunity for thor
ough investigation. 1t was currently
reported that the peace officers Of Hot
Springs were openly aiding in the effort
to bring about this fight.
"If such a state of affairs exists"
said the chancellor. II do not hesitate
to stigmatize II as an Infamous outrage
on the good name Of the state and dis
grace upon the community that toler-
ates 1T
Chancellor Martin said that a contin-
uance would, there fore. be granted un-
| til 2:30 o'clock tomorrow evening. The
prisoners were remanded to the custody
of Sheriff Houpt of Garland county.
Deputy Sheriff Jesse Hurd, in whose
custody F'itzsimmons is. tonight said
that he had received orders from Cow
ernor Clarke to kill either Corbett or
Flfz or both OF them. II they attacked
each other during their stay In Little
Rock.
A conference between Dan Stuart,
Joe vendlg and others who hung up
the purse for the O'Donnnel- Maher
fight made Monday afternoon. was held
tonight and resulted in the withdrawal
of the offer ard the announcement that
the bout is OF. This sent aglimmerlng
the last hopes Of a fight in Garland
county.
Austin. Texas. Nov. 1-George Walk
er, lessee OF the Little Rock opera
house, received a telegram from Will
liam A Brady asking for the use Of the
opera house this afternoon for training
purposes. behind closed doors. Walker
granted the request. He thinks II Is a
scheme 10 pull the fight OF in private
this afternoon.
Little Rock. Ark. Nov. lin compa-
ny with his manager, Brady. and his
trainers. Corbett arrived in Little Rock
at 10 O'Clock this morning. "Of course. "
Corbett said. Il don't know what the
outcome Of these legal proceedings will
be, but ] want the thing settled one
way or the other pretty soon. / am in
readiness TO fight now. and always
have been. / asked nothing unreason-
able OF FitZsimmons. and honestly be-
lieve he is keeping away from me. /
don't know what else 10 make OF his
actions" When asked as % a pOssl-
bllsty OF trouble between him and Fttz-
simmons, Corbet: said: well. some
thing OF that kind may happen, but II