Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-11-02
FIGHT POSTPONED.
Corbett to Be Taken to Little Rock
to Answer to Warrants.
bob FIIzSINMONS UNDER ARREST.
Tho Trial Of the Austrailnn's Case WIN Ne
Had acknowledgements In Fine
Trim and Full of Con-
fidence.

LITTLE Rock. Ark, Oct 3L-The net
result Of yesterdays operations for
stopping the Cor bett- Fitzsimmons fight
Is that an agreement has been reached
between the counsel for the Hot
Springs Athletic club and Attorney
General Trustworthy, by which Corbett
is to be brought TO Little Rock to-day
10 answer to the warrants issued from
Pulaski county, and that the fight Is
temporarily postponed, pending hear
ing Of the case, providing the club
people entered into this agreement in
good faith. Each of the opposing
forces seemed to be quietly resting on
their arms last night, each confident Of
the victory.
Rob FITzsIMMoNs ARRESTED.
TExARKANA, Tex, Oct 3l.-Sherif
billiard and deputies, OF Miller county,
who left Texnrkana on the Iron Noun
tain cannonball ut $3.50 o'clock, sue.
ceeded in bagging the pugilistic game
they were after. Fitzsimmons and his
trainer were arrested by them and
taken off their train ut Fulton. A spe-
cial train was telegraphed for to
bring the officers and pugilists back
to this city, and at o'clocka train left
here for that purpose. They arrived
here about 7:15 o'clock and the sheriff,
with his deputies, with Fitzsimmons
and Julian under arrest, left Texar-
kama ut 1885 last night via the Cotton
Belt road for Little Rock. They took
this route to avoid any trouble that
might arise ut Malvern, II the Iron
Mountain route was used.
The Associated press correspondent
Intercepted Fitzsimmons and Julian
while they were here. Both said they
were ready for the fight, but could not
say when or where 1t could take place,
rs they were under arrest. Both de-
nounced Corbett and the Florida Ath-
letic club for doing everything in their
power to prevent and stave of the
fight to n later day. They declared
that Corbett was not In condi-
ton now and hence tried to put
1t off. Fitzsimmons said he was in
fine trim and felt confident Of easily
knocking out Corbett. He had trained
continuously and was never in finer
form. Fitzsimmons gave his weight
now ut l52 pounds. He and Julian
will claim the $500 forfeit to-day II
they can get through to Hot Springs.
Both appeared in good humor, III
though under arrest, and said 1t was
useless to fret over such thing, as 1t
was unavoidable on their part. The
trial of their cases under the warrant
issued by Chancery Judge Martin ut
Little Rock win be held to-day.
Sheriff Houpt, Of Hot Springs, who
sought to carry Fitzsimmons and
Julian through to that city under the
guise OF arrest, was lost in the shuttle
when he disputed Sheriff billiards. au-
thority. The latter arrested him on
the Iron Mountain train, but when the
crowd got off ut Fulton. Houpt re-
manned aboard, but got off ut Hope,
the next station above, where he tele-
graphed billiard that he was not try
ing to get away and would come back
on the first train and give himself up.
Sheriff billiard has been assisted by
deputy sheriffs of Little Rock and ev-
cry move has been made according
to written instructions from Gov.
Clarke. The governor ordered Sheriff
billiard and Deputy Heard to get big
posse OF men, to take Fitzsimmons
ut all hazards and at any cost and
produce him before Judge Martin
at Little Rock as soon as possible
after arresting him. The officers and
pugilist were due ut Little Rock
early this morning. There was an
immense crowd to meet the officers
and pugilist as they came In from
Fulton, and the party could scarcely
get through the jam at the Cosmo-
politan hotel TO secure supper before
starting for Little Rock.