The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-01

She Talks Of Herself and OF the Fa-
nous Pugilist.

New York World
Mrs Corbett. who has just received
divorce from James J. Corbett, was born
", we. AMSTERDAM Ss;f;s A. y when ner parents
was raised In Santa Cruz. Cal, and was
graduated from the State Normal School.
the San Francisco Examiner she says: Il
expected TO begin teaching, but Jim came
10 santa Cruz and changed everything. He
was a big. handsome boy then. / met him
one night at an entertainment and he be-
gan 10 pay attention TO me at once. We
used 10 go to hops and had lovely times
Jun was one OF the best dancers / ever
knew. He was bookkeeper In the Nevada
Bank then.
Before the. summer was over we be-
came engaged. During the winter my
1 saw great deal of Jim. He used 10
take me around. He took me to the
Olympic Club and 1 saw him box That
was the first time knew that he was
boxer.
MY father was opposed to my marry
Salt Lake City and we were married there.
For two or three months We did not
do anything We lived with his father.
For a part of the time worked In the
Hall of Records. earned IS or s. a week
That was the only time in my life that 1
ever worked.
boxing. He secured place in the An
glo-Nevada Insurance Company. Then we
went to live In little nat. At that time
1T was not long after that when he
was offered the place Of instructor in the
Olympic Club at larger salary than he
should have that. because he was fond Of
boxing and / thought he would be much
happier in a place like that. Jim used to
/ feel it. know that 1 shall be great
And / was as sure OF II as he was.
When the Olympic Club arranged the
exhibition between Jim and Jack Burke l
part of the business of the instructor. and
! though that anything the Olympic Club
did was all right. Jim was tickled to death
about it. The night of the boxing / stayed
at home and was very nervous. Jim came
home when it was over. He Rugged and
kissed me. and / was as happy as he was.
He seemed to think that it was the step
ping-stone.
After that he drifted into professional
fighting so easily and naturally that
hardly knew 1t. When the match was made
with Choynski he was so delighted that
knew 1t had a strong hold on him. I was
badly worked up that night. / stayed at
and trembling for the news. When Jim
came in / nearly tainted. 1t seemed to
me that he was IN a horrible condition.
was the only time that he was punished
at all.
II have always hated lighting. i would
have been glad had Jim never made a
begged of him to give them up. He would
half promise. l used to persuade myself
that each fight would be the last, but 1t
After the Mccartney fight. in New York,
he came back to San Francisco to act as
instructor in the club again; He was pada a
for himself. and men and women were
anxious to Go him honor
women have always been particularly
fascinated by him. and the manner In which
they have pursued him is almost beyond
credence This became especially notice
able after his match with jackson. l felt
to have my fine, big husband box with
colored man. and feared, as he did. that
he would not be given fair play 1t was
THATCHER. Primrose & West minstrels. and
from that time we have been but little to-
sether. ,,a M
longer stay out in California alone, so l
came East as well: We had q quarrel put
we speedily made it up. AS Jims fame IN
He has never liked me to travel with him.
He has insisted upon his freedom Ana YET
1 know that he was very fond OF me. DE
the money ! wanted. He has always been
very generous. i know how he was De,
with the saant to fly Them
He is curious mixture he mas mere
noble traits than most people imagine. For
the. last four years we nave no, oreh 70 ~
each year. except when he was training for
the Mitchell fight. When ne ,Rrst mes
Sullivan 1 was in New York. He wouid
not permit me to go South:
when Jim went abroad last year want
ed to GO along. but he. objected. Twelve
DAVIS after he arrived there he cabled Tor
me to come over, but we were not much
together. 1900 49, 80
sNo one can have the slightest idea or
the number of women who run after JIM
Pint when he took up with the woman who
is named as correspondent, when he Haunt
ed his relations with her, and puonciy
nassed her off as his wife. / could stand 1t
no longer To have such a creature as she
he passed off for myself was outrageous.
/ felt no ill-will towards her. he Is a
strange mixture and few can understand
him I hope that he may be very happy
with her but fear for him..