The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-17
He Visits Hot Springs and Holds .
Star Chamber Conference with
Court and Municipal Omcers.
SCHEME TO TEST THE LAW
O'DONNELL AND AIAHER MAY BE
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY.
Fftzsimmons I'm No Hurry to Reach
Arkansas-Fruitless Effort to
s.Pump'' the Attorney-General.

HOT SPRINGS, ark, Oct 6.-Whether
the meeting of James j. Corbett and Robert
Fftzsimmons shall occur at Hot Springs on
Oct. 81 is not yet decided, but from all in
dications the chances are now exceedingly
favorable. Governor Clarke arrived on the
noon train from Little Rock, and this after
noon he met the local committee, together
with the Garland county officers in private
conference, TO which not a newspaper man
was admitted. In the conference with the
Governor were Brgadier General Taylor,
Circuit Judge A NJ. Duffie, County Judge
j. w. Jones. States Attorney G.. V. Tague,
Mayor w. w. Watts, Judge d. d. KIM
ball, Sheriff r. Houpt, Hon. w. H. Martin,
city attorney: c. N. Rix. John b. varna-
dore, Col. w. ]. Little, superintendent of
United States reservation; Capt. s. H. Sttt,
Col. c. G. Convers. ex-Mayor r. L. Will
liams. Lyman T. Hay. l.. d. Cooper and.
possibly, several others. An eager crowd
awaited the result of the deliberations aft
er the Governor and Judge Duff1e left the
rooms in search Of Judge d. B. Hudgins,
Of the Fourteenth judicial district. who is
in the city to consult with him about dis
puted point of law.
Members Of the conference, when button
holed, said that it had been agreed in the
meeting that nothing that occurred there
was to be made public From the best infor-
nation that could be wormed out of the
reluctant conferees, it is understood that
the matter is to be left by the Governor in
the hands of the local authorities, in whom
he has confidence, to properly interpret the
law and carry 1t out. Pursuant to this. 1t
Is generally understood that since Fitzsim-
mons has not appeared In the State as yet
and, therefore, Corbett cannot be made SUBJ
ject to Arrest. ODonnel and Maher, who
are here, are to be arrested tomorrow on
a charge Of conspiracy to break the peace,
the exacted bond OF 5000 will be refused
and writ Of habeas corpus sued out which
will come UP for trial before Chancellor
Judge Leatherman at once. and his decision
is to be considered as a test of whether
there is a prohibitive law affecting prize
fighting. The Governor himself says no such
law exists, and Judge Hudgins confirms the
opinion; This makes the prospect Tor an
ingly roseate, provided Fitzsimmons comes
TO time.
Manager vendig wired FYtzsimmons to-
day to come at once or the contest would be
declared off, Fitzsimmons replied that he
would not come TIL the Day before the hight.
Fitzsimmons OF, his representative lad
promised to be here Monday, when a ref
cree would be selected. On Friday the sum
of S. 100, to make good the $4,000 forfeit,
must be In Phil Dwyers hands. The time
is growing short. O'Donnell is at Spring
Lake, Corbett's training quarters, and Peter
Maher Is installed at Hughes's wine gar
dens, to finish his training. The entire
galaxy Of pugilistic stars gave an exhibition
to a packed house at the opera house to-
night.
Governor Clarke tonight sent the follow
ing message to the Little Rock Gazette, In
reply to telegram asking the Governor as
to the truth of the rumor that he had
changed his attitude toward the glove con-
test: ANY statement that / have in any
wise changed my attitude in regard to the
proposed prize fight is not true. 1 do not
know what is understood by having turned
the matters over to the local authorities
the affair than they had prior to my coming
The status in this respect has not in any
wise changed"