Bisbee daily review., 1915-06-03
RYPNOTISM BLAMED FOR MANY TROUBLES
 OF THIS PRIZE PUG
Jack COnroy, Follower of the Ring, Spends Time in Douglas BaStiIe for Attack on "Hyp" Professor Melvin.

Professor Melvin.
 DOUGLAS. June 2.-Not all prize fighters have as easy a time as Jesse Willard. nor are their paths covered as deeply with American Beauty roses. Take the case of Jack ConToy. the I5- year-old New York fighter who now honors Douglas with his presence. Al week ago Sunday he was a hero. In 1 the second preliminary at Naco he fought Battling Brooks, and he fought him. too. The plaudits of the multi. tude proclaimed him a game little fighter, and he was happy He had ome clothes. some money iu his pockets and was eating three squares a day.
 But look at him today. He is Q guest of the city, spending his nights in juzgado his days working for noth- ing to help improve inc streets of Douglas and all the time Demoauing his unhappy fate As the poet says, "Ain't it strange what difference just a few days maker Also a few drinks. However, Conruy-s trouble wasn't drink It was nypnousm. Here's the sad story:
 While in Naco, Conroy was living. with Sid Coburn, the fight promoter Following the crap a week ago Sun day afternoon, Mir. Coburn's house burned down that night with all con- tents, including the earthly posses sions of the youthful Mir Conroy. h. cidentally he tried to woo the fckle goddess of fortune in the Naco gam bling halls But all to no avail, and the next day Conroy beat it for Bis bee broke.
 Soon one Prof Melvin, the worlds greatest sypnotist," blew into town. Conroy had worked with hypnotists before and knew their game. So he contracted with Mlyin for g. day but during the Bisbee engagement the only money he got was 10 cents for some Bull Durham He lived for two days on Bull Durham and promises. and then when Melvin came Co Doug las he also came, hoping 70 collect his money here.
 In Douglas he worked two days His antics on the stage, when appar- netly in a hypnotic state, greatly amused the crowds and ne was easny the best actor in the bunch of pho neys" which the great prU-essor hired. The second day Conroy rode a bicycle all day in the window of a local store and then worked on the stage that night lie was to get S5 for that days work and with what was already due him he had $145O coming, SO he says But not a cent did he get nor a bite to eat nor a place to lay hIs aeac. l He was hungry as a harvest hand, tired as a tramp and maG as a Mis- sOuri mule mired in mud. He dreamed of his troubles that night and in his wakeful moments he had visions of the great professor in a comfortable hotel with his pockets full Of money. . The next day he went to the hotel and demanded admission to the pro- fessor's room. When he saw the hyp- uotst he saw red. He called him names and he slammed him right and ] left. Mrs. Professor got in between and also received a blow or two. Some one called the police and fighting Jack Conroy, weight 12O pounds, was hur- ried on to jail. The next morning he
 got 30 days and he is nov serving his term.
 Ain't it Awful2
 Couroy halls originally from New
 York Last winter he fought in Sil- yer City, Juarez and othe places. He
 is fast for his weight The saddest part of the whole thing, to Jacks way
 of thinking, is that he is booked to
 fight next Sunday at Naco. And he
 hates awfully to fail to keep a date
 And furthermore, mournfully adds
 Jack, as he shovels trash in the
 street, this is no way for a prize
 fighter to train. Gee! What would
 they think of me in New York if they
 saw me now? Say, don't wire this
 to the New York papers, will you?"
 he asked, as he threw another shovel
 full
 And the reported promised he
 wouldn't
 Some local sports have interested . themselves in Conroy's case and it is
 hoped to get him out in time to fill
 the Sunday date at Naco.