Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-29
FIGHT With BOB THOMPSON
Tho Latter Arrested Today and
Charged With Murder
NE Is SOW IL roLIcE CUSTODY


Tom Carter, the well known coloro'
pugillsi, 10 dead. lilo drew his las,
breath at st. Mstl's hospital abou
$3.50 this mofnlur, within nv minutes
after having become On irmaio Of tba,
Institution. His demise was due t.
coucussilu Of tro brain, the result otA
inii received In tho twelfth round otA
glove c1nles, given before tho salt
Lake Athletic club with Bob Thomp.
son, alec CulJtcd, latt night.
About three hundred spectators were
present sud while the head Of the dead
pugilist struck the floor With terrible
force, no. hsli dszon persons tus.
pectcd that he had teen seriously
iuIurci, come Of thom lightly say.
lug tnat "Y0u can, hurt daIkey
W hitting him ON the head--if II had
teen his shins there might be cause for
fear" But one man who know some.
thing Of tue ethics OF ring tacllcs,
incidents aud accl1uats, realized tbs,
Garter was IN u very Uad way ,aud after
he hal teen carried limp anu uucon.
soious from the ropod arena where tho
tatoiul battle was fought to tue dress.
ing room, he summoned Drs. Daily
nEd Harrison, who NJ once
declared the pugilis,s to he
~ fl5ung from conclusion Of the
brain. They gave prompt VI.
tention to the dassd fighter but all the
while were appreneuslve Ne to the re-
suits. DIR. Harrison remained with
him the gfsAtrr part Of the night, M
dil also Bob Thompson, bis opponent.
When this morning II was seen that
tbs prospects Tor Garter fegaining senr.
bility were very slight he was, under
the direction Of Dt. Daily, teut to tho
hospital.
DR. DALBY's sTATEsiEST.
Or. d 10y. when informed Of the
mans death, declared that II wa
| wholly due ~ co ncusriob OF the brain
produced by the iaii. The blow he
received from Thompson, he ,aio, hurt
him very Little. lilo examined tho
body carefully and aside from slight
abrasion near the left eye, on tue
mouth anu tue body where the
shoulders " tue men came 10.
gother, there were absolutely NO
marks upon his person. Car,er's
skull was not fractured, said DR.. Daily,
unltss II was NJ the very base aud be
believed II was not broken there.
Sor THE fIRsr CASE.
This h not tho fiTsI fatality resulting
from glove cOntctls, In the fight DO.
tween Dai Has kins hnd Miller tho
"tcffible 5wed," In San Ftsnclsco
three Or four years ago tue latter was
killed by precisely the same kind Of
fall that 20 suddenly cut short tho
pugillstic career VI Carter. The fatal.
Ivy attending that battle put a stop to
Prize lighting GU the coast tor n period
ana only recently has there been
promise NJ return 10 old methods In
this regard. Then again, Amy Bowen
met utniH In idrutlcally the same
manner At New Orleans Al the hands
OF Kid Lavigue, who was indicted by
tue grand Jury ona charge OF murder,
uut subsequently, acquitted ON the
grounds OF II buiug mn "acc.dent."
CHARGED Win MURDER.
B.b Tr1mls was arrested at his
room this morning by officer But0ldge
soon after the announcement Oi the
death OF Carter. lie was Immediately
taken 10 the police station where he
I ft.E.ttfVhaHaN a AZ.
krunly senses the seriousness OF his
position, bul beyond saying 81 was
not responsible for It and am very
sorry, but Il was simply an accident
caused by falling ON tho hoor,"
lac viii fAY nothing, HIS
friends rallied round him tn great
numbers Rui he soon sent Tor an
attorney, Il. J. Daily, who with Judge
| Powers, Will defend him, Tho latter,
| who /. fuglicating al Brighton, was
tulpphoued Tor by Prot, stOddard AMI
is expected IN come down from bis
mountain retreat this evening. At
noon today an information chAFging
| Thomson with murder was filed with
! Police Justice Weugrr aud by As-is.
tant County Attorneys wsite ant
Nyu, They arc proceeding under sec.
ti0p 1895, page OIL, volume got the
| Cnn.ncJ LNUgot U!sh, lsss, which
| Irnit gH tUlgwi:
Eyory person who engages in, ins'i-
| GATES, encourages, or promotes any ring
| or prlfn ag.t ug Huy other promedliatod
FIGHT OF contention without deadly
| wwluuuBI, other as principal, AID,
| second, umpire, surgeon or Otherwise
! lis punishable by Imprisonment Ia the
Sta,o prison not To exceed Two years.
As no spECIATUEs.
Tile feclon relating 10 the presence
! rl snrc ptugs Ia concluded In this
leuau.gG
Every person wIlfully present as a
spectator At any hght VI contest mon