The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-17
TOMMY'S PROTEST.
A Hard Scrap for the East Pr0vl-
dence Fistic Championship.
What the Coroner Heard About the Death
OF Johnny Mcguire.


was In state OF turmoil most of the
day, and was the scene of attraction OF =
large and admiring gathering. In the
afternoon tho exercises opened by Kate
German welting Mrs. Wolf over the head
with a baseball bat, and when Mrs. Wolf
reported TO the chief OF police there was
q bump on her head that would have de-
lighted the heart of a phrenologist. In
the evening, Tommy Farrell, champion
OF that locality, made ungentlemanly re-
marks about the standing in society OF
lady caller OF Mrs. Wolf. The lady over
heard the remarks, and at once inter
viewed Tommy, asking him II the re-
marks Just uttered related TO her. The
affirmative reply had hardly been uttered
when out shot the lady's dangerous left,
straight from the shoulder, and down
went Tommy. She proceed to follow up
her work, and before the round ended
Tommy was completely knocked out.
He has entered protest. however,
against giving up the belt TO the Amazon,
as she is a resident of the "Patcn," and
consequently has no authority to fight In
the "Gas Holder District" The referees
decision will probably be ANNOUNCED in
the Seventh District Court this after
noon.
This morning Mr.. Cooper, father OF
the boy who entered the house OF Howard
bicycle, called at the police station and
told tho chief that he had demanded the
amount paid for the wheel from the
bicycle dealer, but was told by bis
(Cooper's) counsel that he must have the
machine TO be able TO procure the money.
The chief allowed him to take the wheel
away.
Medical Examiner DR.. George r. Alli-
son has decided to make his report upon
the death of little John Mcguire, who
WAS killed on the railroad Wednesday, to
the Attorney General. recommending q
coroner's inquest, as he Is satisfied af-
ter his very thorough investigation that
the blame was wholly with the boy.
The lad, Eddy Riley, who was with the
Mcguire Toy, tells very Straightforward
and pIausa bic story which looks more like
the correct solution Of the manner in
which the accident happened, than any
yet told. He SAYS the children had been
over the track TO see the car that was on
fire, and seeine the freight train ap-
preaching, stal ted 10 run across the
tracks TO be out of danger OF the moving
train. Riley and the others, except tho
Mcguire boy, reached the side of the
railroad in safety, although the Riley
boy says he came very near being hit by
the engine, put the Mcguire boy did
not succeed in getting clear Of the track,
and became dazed, and started to turn
back, but before he could do so he was
caught by the pilot of the engine and
thrown down, and the engine passed over
him. So II will appear by his account that
the engine and entire train passed over
the booy of the unfortunate little fell
low. The funeral of the boy took place
yesterday afternoon at his late residence
OIL Valley street, Rev. Father Hsrty, rec
tor of the Church of the Sacred Heart,
officiating.
Last evening the delegates from the
several societies occupying Grand Army
Hall met In the hall to arrange for a
union field day, or outing. commit
tee was elected, with Senior Vice Com
mander W. III, McTwiggan, chairman,
and Mrs. Mary III. Brown, president Wo-
mans Relief Corps as secretary. The
president was authorized TO make the
best arrangements he could with the
transportation companies and report at
the next meeting, Monday evening.
Rumors were atioat yesterday that the
bicycle race that resulted so unsstisfac-
torily July was to be run over again.by
the riders who thought they had won
prizes, and quite a number of persona on
foot and on wheels gathered at the start
Ing point on Broadway, about O'Clock
in the afternoon, but the riders did not
materialize, and later some one brought
word that the race was off, and the dis
appointed party left the ground.