The evening world., 1908-02-27
PUC|L|ST DIES ON
SIDEWALK AFTER
FIGHT IN PRIVATE
Emmett Browns Follr-Round
Bout Ends in Riot
of Spectators.
TAKEN FROM RING. DIES.
Two Companions Lead Stag
gering Fighter to Street from
Scene of Battle.
TAKEN FROM RING, DIES.

Emmett Brown. a negro barber and an
ambitious prize fighter, was Killed In
private fight held in Second avenue
bomewhere between SevIntieth and
Deventy-hfth street last night and to-
0Ay the police learned that there had
been ariot in which many heads were
broken
Brown lived at No Il West Ninety
ninth street, and for the past two weeks
bad been training. He told his wife that
Bob" Armstrong. who Is employed In
4 livery stable in the vicinity OF Fifty
eighth street and Park avenue. had
Arranged for him to fight Fred Lucas,
white man. for purse and gate re-
eeipts. Lucas recently came to New
York from Connecticut. He tried box
ing at some of the legitimate clubs. but
made such a poor showing that he was
hot wanted at any of the exhibitions.
Brown told his wife last night the
Eight was to take place about mid
blight He was very secretive, the wife
baid when the police questioned her.
Found Fighter Dead.
Policeman MoSilley, Of the East Six
fy-seventh street station, found Brown
Hing on the street, between two
pegroes, John Holmes, of No 23S West
6ixty-third street. and Harry Frank
FORT, OF No. 44 West Fifty-second
street.
We don't know him. We just found
him here" Holmes told the policeman.
A surgeon from Presbyterian Hospital
was called, and said Brown was dead.
and expressed the opinion that he had
been killed by blow In the chin
Frank fort and Holmes were both ar
rested. They slick TO their story about
finding Brown on the street, but
Holiness wife says he knew Of the
fight, and left home to attend 1t.
Soon after the police heard of the
fght four young white men entered
Presbyterian Hospital with blackenei
eyes and cut faces. They said they were
John Doyle, os No. 406 East Seventy
fourth street; Charles Casey. of No. 1b50
Second avenue: John Costello, OF No
231 East Seventy-fourth street. and Pat
rick Sullivan. of No. $50 East Seventy
eighth street.
$50 you know all about this prize
Eight held in private where that negro
was kilied?" Detective Bowes asked one
Of them.
The four men declared they had been
to no prize fight but had been hurt
while fighting among themselves at Sew
ent y first street and Avenue A. The hos
patal authorities were asked to COM
municate with the police should any
oher men appear to have bruised coun-
tenances patched up and the four were
Arrested as suspicious persons.
Fought Four Rounds.
From other sources the police learned
that Brown and Lucas fought four hard
rounds. Neither was clever at boxing,
and they just slugged away, Brown get
ting somewhat the best of the argu-
ment
White men We're betting on Lucas and
negroes on Brown. and in the fourth
round. when Lucas seemed TO be abou;
all "in." there came "a row Whether
Lucas struck the blow that put Brown
hown and out, or whether he was struck
by some of the onlookers, has not been
determined.
Brown fell to the floor. and then. 1t
Is said. there was a general mix up
which ended only after many men had
been punched. Then It was found that
Brown was badly hurt He staggered
about and was taken 10 the street by
two companions. \ short distance from
where the fight was held ne fell TO the
pavement and died.
The police arrested George Armstrong,
thirty nine years old, OF No 2o9 East
E'iffy-eiRnth street He WAS form erly
employed as d coachman at a livery
stable at Park avenue and Fifty eighth
> rect. hut has for some time been en-
gagged in promoting fights. the police
say.
In Yorkville Court Mag strate Crane
held George Armstrong. Jonn Holmes
and John Meverback for the Coroner
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