, 1900-09-13
HYNDS AND MCCOY.
Pugilist's Wife Says Cheyenne Man
Was in Crooked Deal.

Mrs. Norman Sclby the wife of Kid
Mccoy. did not spare Harry Hyuds OF
Cheyenne and Denver when she flied
her application for divorce from her
husband in New York. The Denver
friends of Mr.. Ilynds voice "A denial to
the charges. saying he could not pos.
sibly have manipulated any such deaf
ag alleged.
Mrs. Mccoy swears that the fight
between Corbett and Mccoy. on Aug.
30, was a fake thereby corrobOIat-
ing the allegations of Mrs. Corbett, in
the lattcr's application for divorce
Mrs. Mccoy says in an affidavit:
Recently my husband, Norman Sc
by, hccnmc possessed of 800 600 in
casr. "hich ne secured by entering
| and Harry Hynds, the former a well
| known bookmaker and the latter a
| proprietor of a gambling house in
Cheyenne. Wyo., whereby Burke am
Iynds were to procure all the money
they could throughout the United
States, wherever it was possible to
make bets and wagcrs, to the effect
that James J. Corbett would he the
victor in the pretended contest, Nor
man Sclhy agreeing in the p~arlaucc OF
the prize ring to lay down or to suf-
fer defeat.
That, in order to secure themselves
against the duplicity of my husband
and as security that he would fulfill
his part of the conspiracy, Eddie
Burke and Harry Hynds received Ca
the amount of $4,000"
Although spending the major portion
of his time in Cheyenne, where his
business is located. Mr.. Hynds has
kept in close touch with his interests
iu Denver.
Mrs. Mccoy must be mistaken"
said n of Mr.. Hynds' business rep
rcsentativcs. On this Corbett-McCUy
fight Hynds never offered to bet any
money, and he would have SEM me
word to do so if he vas in any deal
of this nature. There was too much
good money here. and Hynds knew it,
but, to my knowledge he placed no
bets. There is no doubt the fight was
a fake" and Mrs. Mccoy is right in
that allegation. nut Hynds was not out
of Cheyenne and hasn't been east for
a long time. II is improbable to sup
pose that a deal of this kind could be
fixed up by wire or letter.
Some time ago Mr.. Hynds was ask,
ed to buy the Colorado Athletic club.
He replied that he had no tune to at.
tend to anything outside of his own
business. He is growing rich in Chcy,
enne and | do not believe he would
take a hand in the Corbett-McCoy fas-
co.
Harry Hynds has beer borne along
on the ave of good fortune. He was
born in Illinois and came to Cheyenne
when a lad, bearing the trade of a
blacksmith. SO magnificent was his
physique and so apt was he with the
gloves that several Cheyenne Sports
backed him as the coming heavyweight
champion. This belief was strength,
ened when he whipped a skilled pugi.
list at Rawlins. and went into train,
ing for a knockout battle with John
p. Glow, then not as well known as he
was at the time of his death in Den,
yer at the hands of James Marshall,
Hynds met Glow in 1884. and was
knocked out in the sixth round. In
skill he was no match for his adver.
his smithy and gave out he had retired
from the ring for good.
Mr.. Hynds keeps the largest gam,
bling establishment in the west out
side of Denver. He can count his
bank balance in the sixth figure. owns
large cattle and sheep ranches and is
d~evoting himself to business. often
coming to Denver to look after invest,
ments in this city.
He met the McCoys when they were
in Denver last year, but the friendship
was rot a warm one. He has long
known aud followed the career of Cor,
bett and is said to be a warm friend
I e "