The San Francisco call., 1899-09-08
.FRANEYS DEATH
DUE TO SHOCK
AND EXHAUSTION
Pugilists in the Police
Court.
TESTIMONY OF MEDICAL MEN
OPINIONS OF THE MASTER OF
CEREMONIES.
Frank McConne1Ps Preliminary Ex-
animation on the Charge. of
Manslaughter Conn
menced.

Judge Conlan's court was filled yester-
day with pugilists and men Interested in
the manly art when Frank H. Mcconnell
appeared for his preliminary examination
on the charge of manslaughter in causing
the death of Jim Franey at Wood
wards Pavilion on the night of August Is.
A large number of witnesses were eX-
amined, including several medical men.
but there was nothing definite brought
out to show that Franey's death was any
thing but the result of accident.
DR.. G. ]. Fftzgibbon. testified that he
attended Franey in the Receiving Hospital
and found him in dying condition from
compression of the brain due to cerebral
hemorrhage. DR.. John d. Kergan testi-
fed to the same effect. DIR. D. D. Lustig
testified that he examined Franey at the
Pavilion prior to the fight and found him
in an absolutely perfect physical condi-
ton.
DR.. Charles E. Jones was at the Pa
vilion and saw the fight. In the four
teenth round Franey received the knock
out blow and was rendered senseless. He
thought the blow was right uppercut on
the jaw. Attorney John j. Barrett saw
the fight. Franey was fighting vigorously,
but just in a moment witness saw him
hanging helpless with his arms against
the ropes. Then he received the knock
out blow. Prentice Clarkson thought
the fight was even up to the fourteenth
round and it looked as If Franey was the
stronger of the two. He did not see the
Knockout blow struck. but saw Franey
go up against the ropes and then fall on
the floor.
Billy Jordan, the master Of ceremo-
nies. testified that one of the articles of
agreement was that the men were to
break away clean, but Franey objected
and wanted to fight in the clinches. Nc
Connell had signed the articles to break
away clean, because he had given Franey
ten pounds the best in the weight After
a wrangle they agreed to break away
clean, but Franey kept punching McCon-
nell in the clinches and Mcconnell was
compelled to do the same Where Franey
and also water used in bathing the man
in that corner, and a sort of crust had
formed He thought that Franey's head
striking on this hardened crust was chiefly
c. H. Westphal and E. F. Burns testi-
fed that the fight did not differ from the
amateur contests at the Olympic Club.
Sol Levinson, who made the gloves used
in the fight, testified that they were a
little heavier than the regulation weight
of five ounces. They weighed very nearly
six ounces.
DR. Zabala the autopsy physician. testi-
body and that he died from shock follow
ing the injuries received On examining
the organs he found pleuretic adhesion of
the lungs. He did not know of any spe-
to Franey's physical condition, he was
unable to describe 1t without his book.
and he was asked to bring it when the
case was next called. DR.. D. F. Regan,
Franey before his death and also attended
the autopsy He was satisfied that death
was caused by shock and exhaustion.
Policemen Taylor and Riehl gave un-
continued till Tuesday afternoon. All the
other cases were also continued till then.