The San Francisco call., 1896-12-13
What Julian Will Show by a
Score of Witnesses in Court
To-Morrow.
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Evidence is being accumulated every
day proving beyond all doubt that Fitz-
simmons was robbed of the $40, 900 purse
bv a gang of sharpers. The testimony
given by Trainers Smith and Allen and by
William Abbott has been verified in every
detail as to the job by which it was made
TO appear that Sharkey was suffering from
a foul blow, and as to the reasons why
Hiram Cook, after having been visited by
Manager Lynch on behalf of Sharkey, was
not selected as referee, and why Long
Green Lawrence IS man was accepted above
all the rest on Long Green's recommends
tion.
The taking of the dispositions will be re-
sumed tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock il
Judge Sanderson's court and those depo-
sitions will be confined TO such witnesses
as may be non-residents and who may in
tend to leave the City. If General Barnes
files his answer tomorrow in the suit
brought by Fitzsimmons TO recover the
purse the trial will be proceeded with at
once before the court and without jury,
the case being one in equity and to be de-
cided by the Judge.
Judge Sanderson made remark on the
last days ession to the effect that it was
doubtful whether the case would be tried
at all, and it is believed that he meant to
imply that the matter was outside the
jurisdiction of the court for the reason
that prize-fghting is an offense under the
provi sions of the Penal Code prohibiting
''anY prize fight or contention without the
use of deadly weapons" But this part of
the code has been interpreted by some
lawyers to mean a fight TO finish, and
they argue that the Supervisors had a
right to pass an ordinance allowing them
to issue permits Tor ''boxing contests for
limited number of rounds, the intention
OF the State law being to put a stop to
brutalizing and degrading exhibitions OF
two men bruised and bleeding and stag
gering with exhaustion for fifty or sixty
rounds in the ring.
Colonel Kowalsky said yesterday that
in order to determine that fact it would
be necessary for the court to hear evidence
anyhow.
Manager Julian and Bob Fitzsimmons
were in good spirits yesterday. They are
confident that they can show up all the
ramifcations of the conspiracy. Julian
is asking every one he meets why did not
Lynch and Sharkey accept Hiram Cook
when they found that he was square
man, and why did they select Long Green
Lawrence's bosom companion, a man
known 10 be a gun fighter and believed to be
able to take care of himself in case of a
row over an unpopular or rank decision,
as Earp's decision WASP But up to the
present time he has not received salts.
factory answer.
The manner in which General Barnes
has conducted the case thus far is univer-
sally commended. He has not attempted
to take advantage of technicalities, and
seems to be actuated by desire 10 get al
all the facts in the interest of honest
sport. If he continues in this course the
matter can be decided before the end OF
this week and the blame can be placed
where it belongs.
In future no glove contest can take
place in this City before fake club and a
bad man for referee. The honest sport
ing element will give no countenance to
such affairs, while legitimate clubs before
which such contests take place Will insist
that the referee shall be man of good re-
pute and acceptable to them.
blow to honest sport in San Francisco
from which it will be difficult to recover.
The evidence to be presented 10 the
court tomorrow will throw light upon the
reason why Sharkey was kept an hour in
the dressing-room in the Pavilion after
the fight and why Lynch refused to admit
any doctors or reporters to examine the
pugilist 1t is natural to suppose that if
Sharkey had received foul blow both he
and Lynch would have been only too
willing TO have let the whole world ex-
anime the injured fighter in order that
there might not be the slightest doubt or
suspicion in the matter.
Explanation will be offered on behalf OF
Fitzsimmons as to the motives which
prompted Lynch to order Trainers Smith
and Allen out of Sharkey's room when
DR.. Lee was about to attend the pugilist
and also as to the reason why Sharkey
yelled with pain few moments later.
1t will be shown also on the testimony