The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-31
1 Told You SO.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Oct. 30-Ex-
element ran high in Hot Springs all
day. At the arrival OF every train
dense crowds thronged the depot anx-
ious to see Fitzsimmons, who was eX-
pected to arrive on every train.
Manager Brady smiled sarcastically
as he twirled in his fingers a tele-
gram telling of Fitzsimmons capture,
and with evident relish remarked: IT
told you so. 1t was a clever scheme
on F'itzsimmons' part"
He added: "At least he thought it
was clever. He carefully evaded the
Hot Springs officials who had gone to
meet him, as their success in capturing
him would have secured a battle. He
Went with all joy to the governor S
officers and probably got, as soon as
he was in their fold, the first easy
breath he had had for a month Cor
bett is within easy reach tonight and
will fight for $4,000 a side anybody who
wants to fight on the 31st of October,
That's the original programme, and we
are sticking close to our score The
long and short of the whole story is
that Fitzsimmons is afraid to fight
If he had not been the governors peo-
pie would never have gotten him"
Legal Fencing.
Attorney General Trustworthy ap-
peared before Justice of the Peace
Ripley this evening at o'clock and
moved that the warrant issued several
days ago for the arrest of Corbett and
mis- party be recalled City Attorney
Martin. who with Mayor Waters, con-
stituted the citizens committee which
went to Dallas and secured the remov-
al of the headquarters of the Florida
Athletic club to this city, appeared in
the interest of those who are trying
TO have the contest pulled off here,
and upon the showing made by him,
Justice Rapley denied the motion.
The purpose Of the attorney general
was to have the Corbett party re-
leased from the custody of the Gar
land county officers in order that they
might be removed to Little Rock, af-
ter being arrested under the warrant
Issued by Judge Martin, of that coun-
ty and placed in the hands of Sheriff
Houpt. This was in furtherance of the
plan to make every effort to keep the
men apart, and was bound to be i'm
Fitzsimmons might elude the officers
sent to Texarkana by Governor Clarke.
May BE Pulled.
1t is a significant fact, and one that
gives some color to the report that Cor
bett and his party may be pulled in
Little Rock tomorrow. that the motion
to recall the warrants issued by Justice
Rapley was not opposed by City Attor-
ney Martin after the officers of the Hot
Springs Athletic club had received
word from Texarkana that Fitzsim-
mons had fallen into the hands of the
state officers. The fight managers even
went so far as to indicate their willing
ness to surrender the Corbett party to
the state officers. This condition was
telephoned to Governor Clarke by At
torney-General Trustworthy, but the re-
suit of their communication, in so far
as it may affect Corbett's movements
tomorrow, the Acknowledgement would
not make public The plan of the fight
people seems to have teen to keep Cor
bett and his party under the jurisdic-
ton of Justice Rapley and out of the
hands of the state officers as long as
there was a chance for Fitzsimmons to
reach this city on schedule time. When
this vanished and there IL IS no longer
possibility of an encounter between the
two heavy weights within the next
twenty-four hours, they evidently
Thought it Advisable
to let the governor have his own way
for while longer and bide their time.
All of Fitzsimmons baggage with the
exception of his own personal belong
ings came through to this city tonight,
as did an enormous tent, which is to
be utilized for the purpose Of the fight.
The movers of the Hot Springs Athletic
club are in no ways cast down by this
last blow to their chances and reiterate
their belief that the fight will eventu-
ally be pulled Off Alfred NeWhouse,
prominent member of the club said to-
night that the ring would be pitched
tomorrow in Wilmington park and all
other preparations will be carried for
ward without delay.
The several companies of the state
militia ordered out by Governor Clarke
this morning are still held in readiness.
though the governor has decided not to
send them here at present.
Governor Clarke, though having out
Sheriff Houpt, of Hot
Springs, is much wrought up over
Houpt's conduct. He declared at Little
Rock today that the sheriff ought to be
punished for conspiracy.