Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-09

have been committed by the kurds and
Hasamiedah cavalry. The foreign en-
bassies have received information to
the effect that the bloodshed there was
exceptionally serious.
PRIZE FIGHTER BEATEy 10 DEATH.
He Was n BOY Only go Years oid--The
Other Participant Declares That Death
Was Not the Result of the Fight--May
Have Been Assaulted Afterwards.
New York, Jan. IA prize fight
took place last night in the loft Of
Wagner's stable, in East 112th street,
which ended in the death of one of the
principals. Whether he received the
fatal blow in the fight or whether be
was set upon and beaten to death after
the fight is question which the
police are now trying to solve.
The fight was between John Shagner,
l6 years old, a vender, and Henry
Rodriguez, aged 20 years. The former
weighed ITO pounds and the latter l02
pounds. Rodriguez is the young man
who was killed. Both young men are
members of the Sherwood Athletic
Club and had been in training for the
fight for several weeks,
AT midnight several young men were
another man between them up the
stairs of tenement house in Second
avenue and knock on the door of an
apartment on the third floor. The occu-
pant opened the door and asked what
was wanted. One of the young men
asked: docs Rodriguez live here?''
He was informed that the family
lived on the floor below. 1t is believed
hnf nj &c ufa hn
frightened, for after the person who
had answered them had closed the door
to the apartment the young men laid
the body of the man which they had
heen carrying in the hallway and fled
down stairs. 1t was carried into the
home of his father and brothers.
On one arm of the body was long,
livid mark, which had the appearance
of having been made by hard blunt
instrument. The nose was cut in sew
eral places, which it is said could not
have been done with blow or blows
from three-ounce gloves The other
arm was scratched aud cut aud one
shin was bruised as if it had been
kicked.
The police were notified, and as a
result of their investigation Michael
Ginto, a barber, has been placed in a
cell. Subsequently on information he
gave, Shagner, who was Rodriguez g
antagonist in the ring. was arrested.
Robert Hanlon, witness of the fight,
was also taken into custody.
The fight was with three ounce
gloves. When eight rounds had been
fought Shagner saw that he had his
adversary nearly knocked out and did
not want to go on with the fight. He
said that the agreement called for TO
rounds He was pushed to the centre
of the ring by his seconds and told TO
go in and finish Rodriguez. He said
that the crowd shouted "Put him out, I"
and that for Ia rounds he was pushed
into the ring until finally refused to
fight any longer and walked out of tho
place. He said that while Rodriguez
was somewhat gruggy he was by no
means unable TO take care of himself
and he saw him walk from the room.
ATTACHED 4 MAGISTRATE.
He Promptly Drew His Revolver and Shot
One of the Assailants Dead and Forced
tho Other to Eiee-The Identity of the
Dead HiGhwaymnn Unknown.
Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 2.-Justice Jarvis
Blume of the West Chicago avenue
police station was passing underneath
the Alley l. structure at Thirteenth
street at /. 30 O'Clock this morning in
company with his daughter May. Two
masked men sprang from the shadow of
the structure and attacked the magis-
.rato. Ono of them threw his arms
about Mr., Blume's neck and tried to
strangle him. The other made an at
tempt to find his pocketbook. He
drew his revolver and fired without an
instant's warming.
Seeing the man fall, Justice Blume
turned his revolver upon the other
man, who was trying to escape, and
fired several shots after him, none of
which took effect, 30 far as is known.
After tho shooting tho two went to
the Harrison street police station and
told what had occurred. The patrol
wagon was sent out at once and the
man was found lying dead where he
fell.
The dead man was taken to the
morgue. Among papers in his pocket
book was vaccination certificate made
out TO John Kelly. Letters we're also
found which bore different names as
follows: NJ. B. +. Wells Youngstown,
O.; John Gingle, No. All Pennsylvania
avenue, Pittsburg, and o. Il. Shep-
pard, Altoona, Pa.
RBPOLUrI0N ~ MOzAMBIQUE.
Tho strife lnaugurated Among the People
of the Mozbrough Country by Gungun-
hama, Who Has Eeen n Native King for
Several Years and Had Recome Discon-
tented.
Washington, Jan. 7.-The acting
Portuguese minister, Senor Tavera,
has received cablegram bringing the
intelligence Of the capture of Gungun-
hama and his son, Guidide, by Captain
Mushino Of the Portugdese troops.
The party reached Lorenzo Marques,
and will at once convey the prisoners
to Lisbon,
The cablegram further announced
that the news OF tho capture Of the
leaders Of the rebellion in Mozam-
bique caused the greatest enthusiasm
in Lisbon and that it is considered in
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