The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
THE ENEMIES THEY HAVE MADE.

the morning. carp stood and looked at
do you feeI?" Smith said: Ppm not
Sharkey. He's in bed." Then carp went
into the bedroom and had a talk with
Sharkey for about fifteen minutes.
The witness did not see any towel
thrown into the air after Snarkey's knock.
down and he did not claim fonl.
General Barnes began his cross-exam-
ination by inquiring as to where Smith
had worked at his trade in this State, and
Smith replied that he had worked at the
Risdon ana the Fulton iron works and in
Eastwood's foundry. He had fought
about dozen prize-fights in this City and
had acted as trainer for several pugilists.
The witness explained that he was
citizen of this country and had no present
intention OF leaving the State. He did
not make any arrangements with Sharkey
as to what his compensation SHOULD be.
Trainers always leave that to the fighter,
and it is usually 500 on every $1,000 of the
purse. His board and lodging during the
time of his services were paid by Sharkey.
Last Saturday Lynch paid him $100
on account of his services and said that ii
he would call around on Monday he
would be paid the rest. The witness
called, but was unable to see Lynch. He
considered that Sharkey owed nim $1,000.
On the evening OF the light Smith met
friend named George Harding, who in
formed him that he had bet some money
on FitZsim mons. Harding wanted to
Know Smith s opinion of the matter, and
the witness told him that he thought it
was rob-; that he, Smith, was on
Sharkey's side and that he thought of
coming out and telling the truth about
the matter. On last Monday evening
Smith went with Harding to the rooms of
Colonel Kowalsky in the Baldwin Hotel
and made statement of all the facts to
him.
Smith had trained Sharkey twice before,
once in Vallejo and once in San Mateo.
did you go to the fight with the under
standing that it was to be settled that
way p asked Mr.. Barnes.
The witness said that he didn't NEEDLE
with it. He kept his fingers out OF it as
much as he could.
Didn't you tell sharkey that that was
good scheme?"
mo, sir"
"You didn't say it was rascally scheme
to get thousands of people to pay S. and
$40 to see fight of that kind 2"
The implied reproof was lost on the wit
ness. He repeated his reply that it was
no affair of his and that he did not meddle
with it.
In reply to further questions Smith said
that Sharkey told him twice on the after
noon of the fight that he, Sharkey, was
going out in the first round on foul
Sharkev did not tell him who it was that
had made the contract with Referee Earn.
He did not mention the name OF Gibbs or
Groom in connection with that matter
When the witness went to pick up
Sharkey he found Sharkey lying fiat on
his back with his arms stretched out. He
did not have his hands on his body at all.
He was not knocked out, but very nearly
so-not unconscious as knocked out men
are, but conscious and very much dazed.
When they were carrying Sharkey out
OF the ring the witness had Sharkey
around the waist and had all that he could
do to lift him. Sharkey did not try TO
walk, but the witness believed that he
could walk if he wanted to. The only
place where Sharkey was hurt was abou.
the head. Sharkey told the witness that
Ftzsimmons could not hurt him about
the oody at all that Fitz had only two
good blows, and those were his right and
left hand swings.
"They seemed to answer the purpose
pretty well,n commented Mr.. Barnes.
George Allen was called to the stand and
was asked by the court whether he had
any intention of leaving the State He re-
piled that it had been his intention>to