Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-17
FATAL PRIZE FIGHT.
John Dion Knocked Out and
Killed at Lowell,
Charles Armstrong Under Arrest for
InAicting the Fatal Blow.
r 'erec, Seconds and Club Manager Also in
Hands Of Police.

Lowell, Mas. Aus. 1G.-John Dion
the wcll-EnoHn local pugilis.. died a
~. Johns hospital at 4.35 Friday morn
ing. He had engaged in Il boxing bout
before the kniCkerbuckcr Club in Ivr-
| ban. Thursday night, and WAS kuocEcd
/ out IN the ninth round of what was Ia
| have been a 20rOund bout. His opnon
ent was Charlie Armstrong. another
local pugiiist, and the end came after
Dion had received terrible punishment
| AS a result of the outcome of thc
bout Armstrong WAS arrested ard held
by the police without bail Manager
| Desmond of the club. was also placed
| undcr arrest ana held in $1,000 bail.
| while Referee Kcliher was asked IA
| iuiHiSn pan IN the amount of $500. The
seconds in the boat Were Martin Fla
| hcrty, ice Dion, brother of the dead
man. Fred Humphrey, Billy Gardner
Tommy Tully. Bob Armstrong and Pc
ter Allen. and they We're held in $5oo
each.
four Hundred members of the club
witnessed the affair and when the end
came ana Dion was sent 10 thn n,,
therc was great cht rring for the y;r-
Tor II was not thought that the Door
fellow who had lost was badly hurt
anu some started TO leave the place.
When trey Saw that DION was uut ~
covering consciousness, although t,le
seconds had worked hard over lin.
they remained with him.
DIS. Mccain and Wood iumncd into
IN" ing and worked over the fallen
man for some time ana then Il was de-
clded 10 send for the ambulance and
nave him removed 10 st. Johns hos
rital. DIR. Burnham was called AMI
he with the other doctors did an in
their power TO resuscitate Dion. They
administered hypodermic injections
and finding that this had no effect they
sent for Dr.. MciSs.
In Tie meantime Police Lieut.. Bros
nan, who was present. sent Officer
John Walsh To the police station to
notify capt Kew. and when the latter
arrived he ordered the arrest of all tho
parties named above The arresting
officers were capt. Kew. Lieut.. Bros
nan. Scrst. Connors. officers John Fox.
Freeman, Mccain, Sullivan ana
Walsh.
After the arrests were made the am
bulancc arrived mt the hall and Dion
WAS renewed 10 the hospital There.
everything known to medical skill was
Gone for the Young man. At O'Clock
I'r. Mcigs stated that Dion's condition
WAS Very critical. There was conCus-
sion OF tn" brain with hcmorrhagos at
tending. rr. Tifurnham said ~ tn
sam" tim" th;I evening, if Dion got
got better lie would be parajyzcd The
young man fingered until l.31 Friday
morning. ana passed away without re-
gaining consciousness. His father was
present when the son passed away.
The body Was not disturbed until Or.
Mcigs had an opportunity t. conduct
an examination.
The men were poorly matched. Both
strong ana active. Armstrong had
ruGiiistic science. hut Dion had not.
The first blor Dion received came
upon his mouth lik" 4 @lcdrc hammer.
soon his breath was knocked out ana
in tn" eighth round cam" Il solar pI"xtIs
blow followed by a heavy one or the
jaw and another on tho neck. after
which Dion fell to the floor ana be-
came 50 rigid that many feared he was
dead.