The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-21
FifZsimm0ns. Maher and the
Sports Leave Ell Paso
ON A TRAIN GOING EASTWARD.
Fight TO Take Place in Mexico at a
Point Opposite Fort Hancock.
A Hurricane Battle From the Call of
Time Looked For-TEe Man With
the Aikaii Eve Looks Better Than
Was Expected The 4cfs rec VIII
Have the $4,000 With Hin.

Have the $4,000 With Hin.
Fl Paso. Tex. Feb. aa.-Peter Maher. fol-
lowed by rangers 10 the train bearing aim
from Las Cruces. y. NJ. and accompanied
by others on the trip. arrived here at noon
today. He left the train at the smelter.
three miles out. Rangers we're posted at
every point from the railway station out
10 await him. A carriage was IN waiting
at the smeiter. and into this Maher, Hall
and Quinn jumped and with the horses On
run reached this cay. Hot after the car
riage came two mounted rangers. with
their horses heeked with foam Maher
had evaisi them. After reaching here.
Maher remained in hiding several hours.
Then he appeared upon the streets with his
trainers. making no effort 10 conceal his
movements.
The Irishman looks better than could
be expected for man who has had The
salkali eye and whose training has been
interfered with. He had time 20 say. sfll
be at the ringside. ard Til make FttzSln-
mons know he has had fight. This was
the substance Of what Peter had 10 say.
Everybody predicts short fign.. hurri-
cane battle from the call OF lime. Jim Hah
Buck Connolly, j. J. Quinn and probably
Phillip Lourie viii be In Ma corner.
Jack Everhardt William atcc0y, Jack
care for Fitzsimmons.
The pugllists and the crowd bound for
the fight left on the east-bound train over
the Southern Pacific leaving here al 1905
d. M. The immediate members OF the
Maher and Fitzsimmons parties are pro-
vided with railroad tickets 70 Langtry.
Tex and sleeping car berths to Del Rio.
Tex. the second station east OF langtry.
The train on which the pugflists left Is due
at I.angtry at 80 tomorrow afternoon.
1t is believed the rain will run south unih
the northbound train is met, about I15
miles from FL Paso. when the extra cars
will be attached 10 the rear OF the tram
and brought back TO point near Fort
Hancock, which viii be reached about day
light Fort Hancock is about fifty miles
south, and near enough to the Rio Grande
river TO be within walking distance. The
crowd VIII cross The river, and the fight
will take place on the Mexican side.
Rumors are about tonight that there Will
be trouble at the ringside. 1t is said that
some of the Maher party are determined
that it shall be win. draw or wrangle.
Should such an effort be made. there will
surely be trouble. Referee Siler is not TO
be sweryed from what he believes To be
fair. There are enough fair minded support
ers of Siler and Stuart to make such an
attempt result disastrously 10 those who
might be willing to undertake such a
III
through some foolish remarks of Jim Hall.
augmented by threats of Jimmy Carroll
against Fitzsimmons and Julian. Carroll
tried TO get into the Maher camp, but was
turned down. He is bitter against Julian
and Fit2simmons and is talking too much
II is believed the Maher company has no
such plan and would not be a party TO it.
Al 5 o'clock tonight a notice was posted
i'm Dan Stuarts office. declaring that all
hfa dos red n Hah
should be at Stuart's office at 9.45 O'Clock
1t was also announced that the railroad
fare for the round trip would not be over
si2
Fitzsimmons was to have reported at
Stuarts office at noon. He did not appear,
nor did he show up during the afternoon.
At o'clock a messenger was sent for
him. saying that he was ordered To come
over to Stlmrt's office at once. Fitzsinn-
mons refused TO accompany the messen-
ger. saying he would not come over until
Q O'Clock He asked If the money was up
i'm Sier's hands, and when told il was not.
but that IL was in the shape of a certified
check payable TO the order of Thomas
O'Rourke, Fitzsimmons replied: Checks
don't go; no cash no fight / will be over
at O. and If | am not shown the money at
that time | will not fight. | will not get
on the train until see IT. This was tele-
phoned to Stuart, and the latter replied
"All right. I'll fix 1t up" Stuart had re-
fused several times during the day TO nave
the checks converted into cash, and Fitz-
simmons had as often declared that there
would be IL decided hitch in the proceed
ings unless the money was forthcoming
When the word was brought back thar
Julian ard Fitzsimnfons would not hear
To anything but the cash I'm the hands OF
Referee Siler. there was mad rush for
the banking house. BY a mere chance the
ant nf he IA IA hos
found. This is the only bank In the city
without a time lock. Dan Stuart is good
for twice $1,000 In any bank in the city,
and the casa from the State National was
quickly forthcoming. After the money
was counted and turned over TO Sler he
sent a second messenger to Fitzsimmons,
saying that he had seen and counted the
$4,000 In cash. and tha; IL would be turned
over to him TO hand 10 the winner al the
conclusion of the battle. Fitzsfmmons at
once declared himself satisfied. and came
back with the messenger. He and Julian
reached Stuart's office shortly after Z
o'clock, and FifzSimnous declared him
self ready for the fight.
Just before the train pulled out IL WAS
discovered that every available inch OF
space on the trucks was occupied by hood
iams bent on beating their way 10 the
fight Bat Masterson took a survey Of the
situation. and remarked that the imps-
back TO FL Paso. NasterSoa's plan was to
get his men together and clear the trucks
when the train reached a point twenty-five
miles east of here Several clambered to
the roofs of the coaches
Soon after 10 D. m. Fftzsimmons started
for the train. attended BY Martin Julian,
Jack Stencil and William Mccoy. all OF
whom viii probably be in his corner. Fftz-
simmons went 20 a sleeping car which was
living on side track. \ stateroom had
been set aside for his party. He remained
at the house of Or. a. X Aibers until a
few moments before train time.
During the long wait for the train the
rangers seated themselves Ia row along
the station. with their Winchesters resting
on their knees.
1t did not seem that there were more
than 30 sports ready with the s55 or more
required for ticket aud railway fare. The
newspaper men formed a considerable pro-
rortion of the party The tickets read 70
Iangtry. Tex and this verified the story
that the spectators would have ride OF
over Ssl miles TO see the hght. At ii .S ?.
m. the train started for the east.
Corb@.t Wa = 10 r ght rs winner
Chicago. Feb. 9s-James ]. Corbetf sent
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