The morning times., 1896-12-16
FIGHT REHASHED IN COURT
Sharkey Enters a General Denial
of Crooked Work.
CERTAIN HE WAS FoULED
Describes How the Blows Were
Struck and the Agony He Snf-
fered- -Corroborated by His Train
err carp Denounces Ju1tan'sS State. !.
ments as Tissue of Fa1sehoods. =

San Francisco, Dec. 1 5. Thomas sharkey
testified in his own behalfl today in Fitz-
summons suit for possession of that $10,-
900 check, and his denial OF the charge of
crookedness were prompt and vigorous.
The proceedings opened With Mr.. Lynch
on the stand for further rcross-examination,.
but Attorney Kowalsky was unable to
bring in any damaging admissions and
Lynch soon gave way 10 ape sailor, VINO
formally identified the articles of agree
ment signed by himself and Fitzsimmons,
and then Gen. Barnes questioned him along
the lines of Trainer Smiths testimony -
Sharkey denied having any interest what
ever in the National Athletic Club; also that
he had advanced that orgat ttza ion So, ,500,or
any other sum- The first he heard OF carp
WAS when he saw his name III the papers
before he went to Sausalito to see Fitz He
did not tell Smith that he (Sharkey) could
get carp for referee he would be all right, or
that there would be good none yin it for
the right referee. Nor did he ever state
that he would refuse TO agree to any referee
IN advance, and the club would then name
any man he would suggest.
The sailor was positive he bad never
talked to Lynch or anybody else about carp.
He went into the ring with no thought-but-
to win fair fight. carp asked him to re-
move the bandages from his hands, but
y ".
Ibid Lyncn tell you IN the nne i o pnf
your hand 10 your groin and pretend tQ be-
in pain?''
He did not. I did OF see Lynch in the
ring %
TELL how the last blows We're. struck
THE KNOCKOUT BLOW.
.'FitZsmmons struck me a blow in the
mouth with hisfeft hand. Then he feinted
with his lie It and swung his right across my
A.
again, and he gave me the poke in the
groin
when he struck you i'll the groin he
injured you in the way cIaimed?'r
''Yes, SIR
'Then what happened?'
'AsI was falling he hit me ontbe Jaw
Were you inscEsible?i
mo sir. / put my hands to my groin
from the pain
WAS your pain little or great?''
ut was great
Are you stnl suffering from your in
iury??''
~ am''
'Did you ever enter into any agree
inent with Lynch 10 Go anything to get
the fight, or had you anything to do with
the selection OF rtferee?'
II never did. Lynch had the referee in
his hands,
Did you have any agreement with
Earp or anyone else to get an unfair de-
cision?''
No, sir.
This closed Sharkey's direct testimony
he was then subjected TO d cross exanlna-
top by Kowalsky. -
SHARKEY'S DENIAL.
did you ever send by Billy Madden to
Fitzsimnons headquarters TO offer FitZ--
$500 to let Madden referee the fight?'
Il did not e
How long did DR.. Lee work on you.''
He stayed until morning
TELL what Lee did,"
After he had. examined me he got
hot cloths and putpthetn on me-
Did he use-todine?s,',
mot that time"
when did Ale?"a - ,f
Friday night. Leechesi were put on
Thursday"
Did he use hypodermic syringe, or
use knife 10 make puncrure?"
"He did not"
Danny Ncedham, Sharkeyls trainer, was
the next witness. His story in general was
denial of what Smith and Allen had said
about the referee and about the suspicious
circumstances in the dressing-room and
in Sharkey's room at the hotel.
Referee Wyatt carp testifiedthat he was
in the Baldwin Hotel about O'Clock the
afternoon OF the fight, whenihe was first
asked to referee the fight by Groom,
Gibbs, and someone else He did not
know Lynch, except to speak TO him, and
had not spoken TO HIM half dozen times
in his life.
AS to the bandages on Sharkey's hands,
carp said he told Sharkey TO take them
off on seco nd dprotest from Julian. Earp's
description of the eighth round was as
follows:
EARP BECAME EXCITED.
"Fitz drove Sharkey to his corner and
struck him a blow on the breast Sharkey
came again and Fritz tried to
upper cut him, and struck him on the groin.
As he went back he upper-cut him on the
chin. He did not fall backward but went
down onto his knees and placed his hands
on the place he was hit. Needham came
up and asked IL / saw the foul, and
said: That's all right; / see it, l walked
over and gave my decision. 1 decided that
Mr.. Sharkey has won Oh a foul"
There was an exciting scene when carp
was asked If he had said what Julian had
testifiedto. carp denounced Julian's state
ments as tissue of fasehoods. At the con-
clusion of Earp's examination the court ad-
| journed.
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