The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-24
CLARKE LAYS OUT C0RBETT.
THE SUPREME COURT STANDS BY
THE GOVERNOR.

The Law Against Prize Fighting De-
clRred Valid and Chancellor Leath-
erman Put on Record ns Oversfep-
ping His OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to
BE Re-nrrested and Compelled to-
Give "A Peace BOnd-JuIIan Daven-
ports Talk About Special Purse
Proves to BE Nothing But Wind.
Little Rock, Ark. oct. 23.-The supreme
court has quashed the proceedings in the
Corbett habeas corpus and decided that
Chancellor Leatherman Of Hot Springs,
overstepped his jurisdiction in hearing the
proceedings In the Corbett case: that il
should have gone before a justice Of the
peace to be tried and appealed from there
etc. The court also declared the law OF
1921 against prize fighting In this state to
De valid and operative This law makes
prize fighting a misdemeauor, punishable
with fine Of from $1,000 TO 5000. Corbett
will be rearrested and forced 10 give a
peace bond.
The governor says he will await the next
move Of the prize fighters and their con-
ungent before making any further pre-
parations.
Hot Springs. Ark, Oct 28-Fake follows
fake in the fight controversy In such ran
i'd succession that there is scarcely time
for breathing spells between develop
ments. As told In the dispatches of last
night and early this morn.ag John Dal-
ton or Chicago, who has been masquerade
ing at the Arlington for the past ten days
as Jullan Davenport drove out to Cor
bett IS headquarters 81 10 O'clock accom-
panied by Martin Julian, Fitzsimmons'
manager, and claiming to represent the
Hot Springs club, submitted to Brady a
proposition to fight on Nov. l, for a purse
n hn
party returned at ] O'Clock with the re-
port that Brady had taken the proposition
under advisement and would consult with
the club management
At 10 O'Clock this morning Brady drove
INTO the springs to Mayor Waters Office
and was Informed by that official that
Dalton had not been authorized to make
any propositions that the club did not
know him and did not want to have any
thlng IN the way OF dealings with him.
w. |. Babcock, OF the club, who arrived
while the conversation was In progress
LOOK the same stand as the mayor and SO
did several other members OF the organ-
ization who dropped In during the next Is
minutes. Color had been given last night
70 Daltons representation from the fact
that he had been seen in conversation with
mayor Waters at the Arlington hotel for
half an hour before the start was made
Tor Spring Lake. The mayor ex-
cd him and kept him talking for a long
time, precisely as scores Of other strangers
nave done since the scene OF the fight
Naturally Brady was mad through and
through and his feelings were shared by
me club officials who gathered at the Ar
llneton ana expressed their opinion Of Dali
ton In blunt language That Individual,
however, was not within hearing having
Ssrisen az an early hour and disappeared
from the hotel. Brady said that even IL
the oher had been made bona hde, Cor
bett would not have accepted II. "Our finaI
proposition. he said, was made yester-
day" We are willing to fight within four
days for the side bets or for nothing IL
these people continue to insist that Cor
bett is not in condition, or we will 90 into
the ring on Nov. II for the purse OF SH. .OOO
Why should either man want to fight for
No,OCJ when by waiting for two weeks he
can nave purse four times the size2"
SO sure were Dalton and Julian that the
Corbett party would snap at the offer
that, with the assistance of score OF
newspaper men and local night owls,
they We're occupied until nearly 3 O'clock
TINS morning In drawing up articles OF
agreement, so that Julian could attach
visit t'itzsimmons at Corpus Christi TO
bring him here next week. The articles
pIoylded for a boxing match TO finish
with five ounce gloves before the Florida
Athletic Club for purse of $4,000 and a
side wager OF $4,000 the purse TO be
posted on or before Oct. 26 and TO be
turned over to the referee twenty hours
before the contest. II was further stp-
ulated that the articles would only hold
good in case Of the failure of the Florida
Athletic Club to carry out its contract,
expiring oct. 81, while a final clause pro-
vided that Joseph Vendig Of New York
should have no financial interest in tho
arrangement OF the fight The drawing
of the articles was characterized this
morning by members OF the local club
as unmitigated gall and buncombe
The mill, therefore, Is as far Off as it
has been at any time since the original
left for Dallas this afternoon. stil clings
to the hope that the men can be brought
together on Nov. II and he will return
on Sunday. There IS a disposition to give
Florida DeODlG interest
ever matches may be brought off in or
der that they may have a chance to re-
coup themselves for the heavy outlay td
which they have been subjected.
Dalton's movements in the affair ard
surrounded with considerable mystery.
He Is an ex-Northside Chicago saloon
keeper and claims to be a heavy holder
Of real estate. Ten days ago he arrived
here and registered at the Arlington as
Julian Davenport of Chicago. He came
direct from New Orleans. a fact which he
denies, but which is affirmed by people
now here who Travelled nearly the entire
distance with him. He made himself con-
spicuous by asking all kinds of questions
as to the prospects of fight, but has been
chary Of expressing opinions himself.
spent considerable time in the managers
room. The telegram TO Julian relating to
Fitzsimmons' bet has been always signed
by A. G. p. Eckhart & Co., the New
York bookmakers who have always made
reference to third party. This latter,
II is learned this morning on authority,
Joe Vendig this morning received a
telegram from John Fitzpatrick. Coleman
House, N. y asking him If he would
take charge Of match between Lavigne
and Jack McAuliffe as a feature of the
proposed supplementary carnival here.
lie will not answer until the skies have
cleared
Corbett gave out the following tonight:
Unless Robert Fitzsimmons or his rep
resentative agrees to a referee before IL
O'Clock tomorrow Thursday and depos-
its $4,000 by Y o'clock Friday, rendering
this fight absolutely certain, / declare the
match Off I will not train another mo-
ment. l have named for his consIdera-
tiOn (here follows a lisD and an offer
has been made to toss a penny whether
Jake Kilrain, named by him, or John H
Clark named by me, shall be the men Sc
lected. This is positively my ultimatum.
James j. Corbett"