The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-31
HE WILL BE ARRESTED UPON HIS
ENTRANCE INTO THE STATE
OF ARKANSAS.
A PREPARED DEPUTY SHERIFF At TEyARKANI
VIII Nab Bob as Soon as His Lanky
Form Crosses the Border-Hot
Springs Secretly Preparing for
the Fight.

pugilistic circles took sensational tprn
today when Attorney General Kins-
worthy filed information in the second di-
vision of the Pulaski circuit court asking
for warrant for the arrest of Robert
Fitzsimmons and Martin Julian. 1t de-
velops that while arrangements have been
proceeding quietly at Hot Springs for
fight to a finish between Corbett and
fltzsimmons to take place despite the
supreme courts decision, that Governor
Clarke has not been idle, but has him
self been doing little preparing "on the
quiet"
1t develops that the governor has had
a detective or confidential agent Mt Hot
Springs all the time, and he has been
kept thoroughly posted on every move
made by the promoters of the fight. Last
night this detective advised the governor
that arrangements had been made to
nring the light off, and as result of
this information Attorney General Kins-
worthy this morning filed the following
aiiidavit before Judge James w. Martin:
In the second division Pulaski county
circuit. personally appeared before me.
the undersigned, clerk of the circuit cOurt
or Pulaski county, e. B. Trustworthy,
who, being by me duly sworn, stated that
ne had reason to believe and does be-
heve that it is the purpose of one Rob
ert t1tzsimmons to engage in a prize
night with one j. J. Corbett at some place
IN the state of Arkansas to atiiant un-
known; that such an act upon his part
will endanger the life of said Corbett and
that 1t will indirectly endanger the lives
OF others, officers and citizens, if the said
night is permitted to take place in defiance
OF the efforts made to stop the same.
Wherefore, affiant prays that n warrant
may be issued by the honorable circuit
court of Pulaski county, second division.
that the matters herein set out NAV be
inquired into, and if found to be as stated
that the said Fitzsimmons may be re-
quired to enter into surety to refrain from
committing the offense aforesaid, and to
keep the peace and be of good behavior
in the said State of Arkansas in the pe-
riod prescribed by law. Affiant further
relates that the said Fitzsimmons is aid
ed and abetted in his unlawful purposo
aforesaid by one Martin Julian, who is
now actively engaged in causing said
fight to take place Affiant asks that a
warrant. may be issued for his arrest
also, and that he may be brought before
TINS honorable court to be dealt with ms
the law directs in the matter of requir
ing him to give surety to keep the peace
| (Signed E. B. Trustworthy.
+,,;S a;sWSrn YSlI to and subscribed before mt
this 2Sth day of October, 1906"
Judge Martin Immediately issued war
/ rants for the arrest of Fitzsimmons and
| Julian and placed them in the hands OF
Sheriff Booker. Deputy Sheriff Heard
was given charge of the matter and nj
| once started for Texarkana, where Fitz
simmons and Julian are expected to entel
| the State: Instead of going to Hot
Springs the deputy will bring Fitzsim
mons and his manager to Little Rock.
! Attorney General Kingsworthy wa,
, acting under orders of Governor Clark,
when he filed the affidavits for warrant,
for the arrest of Fitzsimmons and Tn
lien. The governor has decided on plal
and II 1t is carried out Corbett and Fitz
simmons will not even have n chance O
! seeing each other in Arkansas.
| II have never wavered in nv deter
mination to stop the fight" said the gov
! ernor to reporter this morning. "Cor
bett and Fitzsimmons will never NEE
| III Arkansas. Just as soon as Fitzsim
mons enters he will be arrested anl
brought before Judge Martin in this city.
| The governor also said that in the even
of F'itzsimmons arrest Corbett would b
removed to some convenient county fre
from local influences
Attorney General Kingsworthy left n
10 o'clock this morning for Hot Springs
Just before leaving Governor Clarke in
structed him to tell Judge Duffie not 4
be alarmed, but to stop the fight unde
any circumstances. General Kingswortl,
will view the situation and give detail
ed report to Governor Clarke. The gov
ernor is being posted on the movement
of Fitzsimmons and his manager by TIN
authorities at Corpus Christi, Texas
where FitzsimmOns has been training.
Frank Flynn, u well known sporting
man of Hot Springs, who is in the city
today gives out the information that tn
fight will certainly occur at Hot Spring
on October 81. Flynn is on the insid
at Hot Springs and what he says cal
be relied upon. He says the fight will
take place at Wilmington Park, the plac
originally selected. Everybody connect
ed with the scheme, including the fighters
have been very quiet in order not t,
arouse public sentiment, which was allay
ed by the recent supreme court decision
| but steps have been taken to advertis
the fight in quiet way. Last night tn
| Hot Springs Athletic club, under who's
auspices the fight will ostensibly be pulled
| off, sent cipher kilograms to every sport
| ing club in the United States notifyin,
| them of the arrangement of the fight
| Flynn says that in this way the club vii
| take in as much gate money as the!
would have taken in had the fight ar
rangements never have been interrupte,
| by the governor. instead of having 40,
600 people at $40 and $50 each, they nov