The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-02
HIS VERY GREAT SURPRISE
HOW A. X. ELDREDGE KNEW HE
WAS SwINDLED.
1t Was When He Saw a Man Knocked
Down by a Blow With a Padded
Glove.

Mr.. Eldredge experienced a surprise
at the prize fight.
He had never seen one before. but he
testified this morning that though he
had had lots of fights himself and had
seen lots of them, he had never seen
one like that between Denny and Arm
strong And when he saw Armstrong
knocked down by a blow with a pad
ded glove he knew he had been swim
died. 1t was impossible i'm his opinion
for man to be hurt with the gloves
used.
The case Of the Republic of Hawaii
VS.. Armstrong and Denny. charged with
conspiracy, wherein a. X. Eldredge is
complaining witness, came. up before
Judge Wilcox this morning. The COM
plant was again amended and the
charge promoted from conspiracy in the
third, to conspiracy in the first degree
ON this charge the case went to trial.
Eldredge was the first witness. He
told how he casually met Denny at
Long Branch a few days before the
fight. From that point on he gave in
endless detail his daily life. Denny's
first proposition was that E,ldredge
should back him, and if he won they
would share what they made equally.
But the evening before the fight in
conversation held with bated breath as
the two walked back and forth on King
street III front OL IIe Arlington nOtel,
first on one side of the street and then
on the other, Denny disclosed the plot
to him, Eldreuge having first sworn
kaea, who seems to have been his
FtduS Achates, TO secrecy under threat
of cutting his face open" Denny ac-
cording to this testimony was sore"
on his backer and he wanted to
throw him down" Receiving assura-
ances from Eldredge that the latter
could raise $500, the witness said he
proposed that Eldredge should bet on
Armstrong and he Denny would give
the fight to Armstrong. Eldredge seem
ed to be afraid Armstrong would not
accept the gift, and wanted assurances
from the latter that he would. This
Denny promised to secure.
BY appointment Eldredge and Denny
met at Long Branch early the next
morning, Eldredge ordering his phaeton
for $50 a. m. and incidentally the faith
full Kaea did not show up on time. Al
Long Branch, Denny assured Edredge
that he had seen Armstrong and the
actor fighter had agreed to accept vic
tory. But that Eldredge might have
it from ArmstrOng's own lips he would
take him to Armstrong and Introduce
him as the friend | spoke of last
might" BY devious paths, like deep
conspirators Eldredge and Denny walk
ed to Sans Souci and Mr. Eldredge had
illvtIitI surprise. II WAS MS IlfSL SISnt
of Sans SOuCi and he thought it a nice
place. They met Armstrong and FL
dredge was introduced according to
program. Denny also remarked that
he was going to give the fight to Arm
strong. Then he bowed himself out.
Armstrong said he didn't blame Denny
eor wanting to throw his hacker down;
said he was going to win, and invited
Eliredge to breakfast Iildredge in turn
invited Armstrong to breakfast with
him. They went down town together
and after breakfast went to a number
of saloons, according to a list Arm
strong had and Eldredge covered money
left by Denny, in sums Of 800, $50 and
$50, $3.50 in all
That evening at the pavilion Arm
strong told Eldredge not to get alarmed
| If he saw him knocked down, for he
was all right.
The next incident was Mr.. Eldredge' $
great surprise to see man knocked
down with a blow from a padded glove.
The case is going on this afternoon.
| The police have more than a dozen
witnesses to prove that Denny put up
| the money which won Eldredge's, and
| that the bets We're won on his behalf
| Their theory is, as it is developed in the
testimony that Denny got up the whole
| scheme to make a killing and led Arm
| strong to believe that he would let the
| latter win