New-York tribune., 1913-05-27
PELKY NOT HELD FOR
DEATH Of M'CARTY
Coroner'S Jury ExonerateS Him
for Fatality in Boxing
Ring at Calgary.
FOUGHT WITH BIG GLOVES
Hearing on Police Charge of
Manslaughter Goes Over
Until day and Bail
Is Continued.

Calgary. Alberta. May 26.-A cor
oner's jury tonight exonerated Pelky,
the prizefghter, whose blow killed Lu-
ther McCarty in the boxing ring here
on Saturday
Pelky had a preliminary hearing late
to-day on the police charge Of man
slaughter The hearing was ad-
journcd until tomorrow afternoon.
Pclky's bail Of $4,000 was continued.
III Smith. the referee. Tommy
Burns and William Mccartney. Nc
Carty's manager. together with dozen
attendants and newspaper men. were
cited to appear as witnesses at the
hearing
The course Of investigation planned
10y the authorities was somewhat
changed to-day as a result OF the an
nouncement by physicians following an
autopsy last night that McCarty's
death was due 10 blow To the jaw
which dislocated tho neck The first
supposition that death had been caused
10y blow 10 the heart was discredited
when the heart was found TO be sound
Dr. n. II. Moshier. who conducted
the autopsy. was one OF the first wit
ncsscs AT the inquest tonight He
testified blow on the edge ~ the right
jaw. the dislocation of the fourth
ccr,ical vortebra. the hemorrhage Of
the brain that followed. and the fore
ing Of blood into the spinal canal were
the causes Of McCarty's death.
He was on the stand for more than
an hour and was questioned closely by
\ smith the attorney. who appeared
for Pclky and Burns.
crown Prosecutor Shaw questioned
Burns. who acknowledged he promoted
the fight. and that McCarty and Pelky
were 10 receive 5000 each. according
TO the agreement
smith the referee. testified that not
one hard blow was struck during the
battle. His testimony was brief.
Mccartney asserted on the witness
stand that McCarty was in good condi-
tion when he entered the ring He said
that. in his OPINION. death was not
caused by a blow.
McCarty's body was shipped To his
home in ohio tonight. Mccartney had
planned 10 accompany the remains,
hut was detained here by the author
tiles.
II developed day that eight-ounce
gloves. instead II the customary i've
ounce gloves. were used by the fighters
in Saturdays tragic fray. This became
known when members Of the North
west Mounted Police seized the gloves
for evidence TO be- presented TO the
coroner's jury.
McCarty and Pelky had agreed 10
use the lesser weight gloves and. il is
said. when the heavier ones were
brought into the ring with the excuse
that the five-ounce gloves uninten
tionally had been left in Calgary. which
is five miles from the scene OF the fight.
McCarty's manager objected TO their
use untl Mt'dItA oNtii ultu MN.
II generally is conceded that the
burning Of the Burns Arena last night
added the only needed blow 10 put
quietus on the boxing game in Alberta
Province
&. r. Mitchell. acting Premier OF Al
berta, said that the law which prohibits
professional lighting in Alberta would
be vigorously enforced.
The arena was completely destroyed.
the fire having such headway when II
was discovered at II o'clock on sun
day night that IL was impossible TO
save any Of the structure. Four deaths
were narrowly ayerted.
Wesley Benson his wife and two
children were asleep in room at one
corner OF the building and they rs
capped .ust in time. The loss TO Burns
is covered by insurance.
II is felt here that the fire was
caused by incendiaries.
81. Paul. May 26.-A Chicago lawyer
advised Mrs Luther McCarty here to-
day that her late husband who was
killed in the boxing ring last Saturday
had left an estate valued at $4,000.