The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-20
PUG|l|sT's FATAL BLOW
Edward Gibbons Killed i'm a Fight
With John Perry.
LANDED ABOVE THE HEART
With a Blow Like FitzsimmOns De-
livered ON Corbett Philadelphia
Fighter Is Knocked Out for Good.
Officers of the Club, Seconds and
Others Placed Under Arrest.

Philadelphia, March 20. "A blow near
The heart, similar to the one with which
Fitzsimmons defeated Corbett, caused the
death at 1890 O'Clock this morning of
Edward Gibbons, who late last night met
Samuel s. Perry in a boxing bout at the
Tenth Ward Democratic Club.
The contest was one of a number on the
program of an entertainment of the club
and the men were good friends.
For two rounds the contest continued
without much damage being done, al
though il was clear TO the spectators
that Gibbons was no match for Perry. In
the third round the men spared for a
minute, and Perry, who had decidedly the
better of the argument, suddenly stepped
in close and shot ard jab into Gibbons
body. His glove landed just under the
heart, and the recipient sta ggered back, but
did not fall.
At this point Referee Laskey ordered
the bout slipped, declariong that Gibbons
was clearly outmatched and the men took
off their gloves. Perry went home, while
Gibbons, after dressing, stayed about the
clubhouse some time.
Suddenly he complained OF being sick and
began vomiting blood. This alarmed the
crowd, and DIR. Curry was called in To see
him. The physician found the man badly
injured from internal hurts due ID Shock,
and as he continued 70 sink ordered his ie-
moval To hospital. Gibbons was taken to
the Hahnemann Hospitalin a cOmatoSe con-
dition, and with blood coming from his
mouth. No marks were visible 10 show
where the blow landed, but the patient con-
ti:ued to sink, and at 1880 O'Clock he died.
Perry was arrested at his home. He
declared that the bout was friendly and
that he did not hit Gibbons very hard.
Martin Comber, well-known custom
house employe and the president Of the
club, was arrested this morning as were
also James O'Neill, who seconded Gibbons,
and william Farrell, a spectator. Other
arrests Will probably be made.
Perry was arTaigned before Magistrate
Jemon this morning and committed to
await the action of the coroner.
Another death as the result of a boxing
bout occurred this morning at st Mary's
Hospital Christian Keilnecker, aged forty
ak years, was the victim.
on Thursday night Keilnecker and Frank
Connolly, aged thirty-five years, engaged
smith shop at Fourth and oxford streets
and Keilnecker was badly worsted The
latter went to his home, and yesterday he
was found unconscious in bed, and was re-
moved TO the hospital.
Keilnecker's face presented sorry spec
tacle. His right eye was closed, and his
nose and forehead. were badly confused.
Sbo1Gv after his admission to the hos
pital the injured man developed delirium
tremcns, which the doctors say was So
perinduoeG by the punishment he received.
Connolly was taken into custody yester-
day.
IL is not known whether gloves were
used, although il is claimed by mutual
friends of Connolly and Keilnecker that it
was a friendly bout. Connolly is much
larger than Keilnecker. The latter had
been drinking heavily Of late.
Connolly was given a preliminary hear
ing by Magistrate Gillespie this morning,
and was held without bail to await the re-
suit OF the coroner's investigation.