New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-05
JAMES DUFFY'S DEATH.
DIE TO CEREBRAL HEMORhhA"T'
CAUSED BY BLOW.

COMMISSIONER ROOSEVELT SAYS THAT HIS WE'VE
IN FAVOR OF BOXING ARE NOT MODIFIED ID
THE FATAL REstLT OF SATURDAY NIGHTS
MArc1r-rRrsoNERs CONTINUED IN
DER THE SAME BAIL.
Iames Duffy the pugilist of Boston. VINO
| tainted on Saturday night as he was leaving the
| ring in the Broadway Athletic Club after nav
| ing been beaten by George Justice died IN 81
VIncent's Hospital early yesterday morning
He was bleeding from the ears nose and mouth
| when he was removed the hospital on satuT-
| day night and he nsensible he ala not
rally before his death, although the attending
| physicians resorted TO every eXpedient known u
| surgical experts in the effort TO save MS IRE
| II was declared by many people yesterday lna'
| the death Of Duffy would be blow 10 prize
| fighting. and ought to put an end to the degrad-
| ing and brutal exhibitions which have been al
| lowed in this city under cover OF the law per-
| hitting boxing exhibitions at athletic CLUBS
J After Duffy was taken to the hospital the
! pole, arrested Justice. the fighter. In company
with Thomas F. O'Rourke manager OF the cup
| in Broadway. and Richard Roche the rereree
| Of the fight. The prisoners were arraigned al
| the jefferson Market Court on sunday. ana
were released by Magistrate Flamm,r in $1,000
II. After DuNy's death the police were ordered
! To- rearrest the prisoners but yesterday after
| noon the prisoners surrendered by their
| LAWYER at the court The lawyer asked for the
| discharge OF his clients.
| "There ought to be some evidence here in the
| shape of a medical certificate. to show the re-
| suit of the autopsy" said the Magistrate.
| Police Captain Groo. who was present, had no
certificate. and the Magistrate continued: L
guess we had better let the case go over until
| Tuesday. January II. We will not change the
| charge and the prisoners are continued under
| the same bail"
| The prisoners then left the court with the
| lawyer. and 1t was said they intended to attend
DuRys funer, ard aid in paying for It, Previ-
Gus to the rearraignment Of the prisoners be-
| fore the Magistrate there had been an autopsy
on the body Of Duffy. The physicians said that
| death was caused by cerebral hemorrhage. "A
large amount of blood had burst through the
| cells of the brain the left side OF the head
| There were no marks OF violence whatever on
| the head or any part of the body except small
| abrasion on one shoulder The physicians said
| that the hemorrhage evidently caused by
| blow There was difference of opinion as To
| the exac. manner in which the blow might have
been received Ii might have been on the head
| or on the jugular vein the physicians said. but
| they declared that the injury could not have
| been received by a fall.
| President Roosevelt one Of the spectators
| at the recent fight at the Broadway Athletic
| Club between Erne and Dixon. His presence at
| such an AFFAIR was severely criticised in many
| quarters and in defending himself Mr.. Roosevelt
| spoke strongly In favor OF boxing as a sport.
| Tribune reporter asked him yesterday IL
Dufys death had qualified his opinion on the
| subject.
| II think" he said life whole is altogether
| too serious a problem TO pay as much heed to
| one individual life some people do. There was
! a man killed in Harvard when boxing some years
| ago but | would not for occurrences like these
| forbid amateur boxing. Some day there will be
man killed at football in one of our big university
matches and then there will he great clamor
| to abolish football But don't join in such
| clamors any more than | would clamor against
| riding to hounds because have twice seen men
killed while in the hunting field II professional
| boxing matches are be put down, they should
| be so for some stronger reason than because one
| man has got-what nobody could anticipated
| blood vessel on the point of bursting.
| For the last twenty months have been
gagged In fighting the real evils that exist in this
| city and It seems me. in the face of such foes
| 10 deccncy widely prevail, IT Is rather wasting
| our time to attack boxing exhibitions and the
| like An act Of cruelty would not permit for
| che moment. but do very emphaticaly believe
| ~ boxng and football and in all forms OF rough
sports do not personally care. and do not like
| the crowd OF men who make OF sport business
| and thereby degrade IT, But want to be sure
Of my ground before interfering with them
| 1T must be remembered that boxing matches
| under the present law are not prizehChts. For
example. the other night when Erre whipped
| Dixon in "a clean-cut twenty-rOund match. which
| hard fought, there was an entire freedom