Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-03-19
Fight Which Resulted Fatally
for "Terry O'Mallory" In
,. vesiigatcd by County -
EL official. e. 'u
CORONER'S JURY FREES
CARTER AFTER HEARING
DIR. Ford Declares Dead
Pugilisi's Skull Is One of
Thinnest He Has Ever
Examined.

Ray Carter, arrested for inves,iga-
tion and held under $50, 900 bond fol-
lowing a bout Friday night in the
Orpheum Garden arena, which ended
in Terry O'Mallory's death, was es-
onerated yesterday afternoon by
coroncr's jury at John Gen,leman's
mortuary.
The jury pronounced O'Mallory's
death an accident, caused by cerebral
hemorrhage, and recommended Car
ter's immediate release.
John Kilmartin, local boxing in
spector, the only member OF the
state boxing commission present at
the ringside when the fatal blow was
landed, came under the fire OF damag-
ing testimony by Joe Haylicck.
brother OF the dead hghssr.
Brother Angry.
Havliceks sorrow vautcd TO
anger as he told how Kilmartin had
turned deaf ear to his pleading
that medical attention be summoned.
Get out or I'll kick you out" he
quoted the boxing inspector as say
ing.
Mother Weeps Softly.
In a secluded corner Of the room
O'Malory's aged mother sobbed
softly.
Only as her dead sons name was
mentioned were her sobs audible. =,
Richard Organ, attorney fn--r I|IlI
ter. refused to let his clie.- iii
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The dead gladiator's brother was
among the last to be summoned to
the stand.
Angered by a volley OF questions,
he burst forth with:
Il want to contradict those wit
nesses testimony"
"All right" the cross-examiner
told him., Tell us the story in your
own way"
Havlicek then told how he had
been denied the privilege of getting
his brother outside medical aid.
Brother Saw Blow.
Il am not complaining about the
affair in the ring" Havlicek cried.
1T was the lack of attention given
him as he lay dying"
"He is flesh of my flesh and it
was only brotherly instinct that I
should want to be near him and see
that he obtained every attention.
He told of sitting in the front row
and seeing Carter land the blow that
caused his brothers death.
Il went to the dressing room
where they had carried Terry" he
testified, "and I found Kilmartin
and DR.. Ford there. DR.. Ford was
feeling his pulse.
Threatened by Kilmartin.
II begin to realize the seriousness
of his condition, and asked for an
other doctor.
1T was then that Ki1martin told
me to get out or I'll kick you out
Havlicek said he left after this
threat, but on seeing the doctor go
back to the ringside he tried again
to get to his brothers side, but was
stopped by policeman who had
been stationed at the dressing room
door.
Il knew he wasn't being watched
closely for the doctor was away
from him 10 or Is minutes during
the 40 minutes he lived. Johnny
Broz, medical student, was the
only one with him. He realized the
seriousness of his condition and
urged me to take him to hospital
II he regalned consciousness.
Death Came Slowly.
During the short time he lived
he was given two hypodermics. The
last was given over his heart as he
died.
After leaving him several times,
DIR. Ford returned and saw he was
turning blue in the face.
Hes dying the physician de-
c'ared and Kilmartin and he began
working with him.
my God, don't tell me that.
after staying out there all this time
| said to him.
Terry seemed to revive under
the treatment.
II guess this isn't bringing him
from death back to life,' Kilmartin
said.
HE soon began to sink again.
Then he quit breathing and his hearb
stopped.
Kimartin was called toi the stand
at the conclusion of HovLcek's tes-
timony.
Skull Very Thin.
He admitted he had ordered Hav-
licek from the dressing room.
DR.. Michael ]. Ford, one of the
medical examiners for the boxing
commission was the first witness to