The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-13
coRHETr SANS AWAY.
his wife says the right with Mccoy
Was Fake.

From the New York Press.
James J. Corbcst. the pugilist. has dis
appeared Mrs. Corbctt says he sailed fo'
Europe yesterday IN the Campania 20
uvoid service Of papers in a divorce suit
she is about 10 institute. She says the
departure OF Marguerite cornillo. sins
er Of French songs. Is connected with her
husbands going away.
But. furthermore. she asserts.tho charms
% the singer did not have much 10 do with
corbetrs going ~ did certain deals which
she says were made IN the recent mccoy
light and which are abous TO come 10 light
Chagrined az her husbands desertioh
Mrs. Corbe,t, az her home. No. 2l5 West
Thlrty-fourih street. talked freely 20 the
reporters She eaid che actor-puEilist had
abused her for months; that he had fail
Ell TO support her and that h. had left
her for the companionship Of another
woman. she said ne hae gone to Europe
10 live and had sold his interest In che
broadway saloon TO John
She said that she was ready 20 prove
that Corbett originally had sold the night
TO Mccoy. that the latter pugiiist did not
train for that reason. and that Corbett
I'VE minutes before the men went into the
fing. went back on his bargain and whip
rcd che man to whom he should have lost
She asserted that the details OF the deal
were arranged by Tom O'Rourke ana Ell
die Burke, both prominent fight promo
tere.
O'Rourke sold. laughlngly. last night:
Il only wish he had let me In on such
good thing. / would have had a few more
dollars than I now have. you can bet
am the las, one IN the world that Corbeit
would come 10 In such a thing. SO. you
see any connecting me with Il Is ridicu-
lous"
kid" Mccoy was seen In hts saloon in
Press:
why. us ridiculous on the face Of e.
| don't care what any one says about that
fight was beaten fairly. fought
smoihering hght when shouldn't have
that's all"
John Considine. Corbett's best friend
and his partner in the Brooway saloon.
had this 70 say OF the allegations made by
Mrs. Corbett:
"Corhett has not sold out his saloon. II
is ridiculous TO think ne made any deal in
that fight AZ all. or in any other night.
He's gone away from New York ycS-and
he'll be back again too. 7 haven't heard
anything about any divorce suit. and
don't believe that there will be any Cor
bett has treated his wife too well for her
10 leave him or course as every one
knows. they have had lot of famiiy
trouble. but ] guess there's much 20 be
said on both sides In regard to that Cor
heft hasn't left New York for good I
won say where he's gone. but he'll be
hack sure"
Eddie Burke. the other alleged go-be-
tween IN the Mccoy incident related BY
Mrs. Corbett. could not be found last
night. His friends-and he has many
strong ones-scOuted the idea that he
could be entangled in anything OF the
kind saying he was too true a sporting
man 20 be mixed up in such transaction.
Regarding the disappearance OF Miss
Cornis'e many stories were afoat last
night She r. English. her real name be
ing Margaret Churchill Dagmar Her spe-
clalty Is the singing OF French songa, and
she had been engaged 20 play part IN
a Million Dollars" In the New York the
alter. She appeared last on the roof gar
den there on last Monday night, and since
then has not been seen about the thea
ter Corbett was known 10 have admired
her. and IL n said she frequently was
seen about his training quarters In Bath
Beach.
She lived in the Hotel Glrard. but left
there. Il was said. in company with her
mother yesterday morning. Her destins-
tion was not known. but IA was rumored
that she had gone 60 Europe in the Cam
mania.
Her appearances IN public with Corbett
have excited comment for weeks.so the al
lsgtd elopement was not unexpected. The
steamers sailing list does not show either
Corbett's or Nile. Cornilles name.
George Considine left on that ship, how
ever. with the expressed intention OF ar
RANGING hght between Corbett and Jeff-
rieE. 70 be pulled on" in London az an
early date.
About two months ago Mrs. Corbett
underwent an operation, the effects Of
which she still suffers from. Early In the
year she sold No. III West one Hundredth
and Nineteenth street. home given 90
her by Corbett. but says she turned the
money Il brought over TO him From a
woman companion. who said she repre-
scented Mrs Corbett. Il was learned that
nearly all this money had been spent. and
that she had little left for current ex-
penses II was this said the companion,
that embittcred her so against her hus-
band