The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 11, 1896, Page 1

.@ all / VOLUME LXXXL_NO. 11. CROOKED WORK WS BY LONG Allen and Abbott Swore That the Alleged Foul Blow Was on the Pit of Sharkey’s Stomach. Long Green and the “Examiner 1 in a Very Disreputable | Transaction. THE JOB IN SHARKEY’S ROOM. Hiram Cook Was a Fair Referee,and Therefore Andy Lawreince Did Not Recommend Him. Long Green Lawrence, the Examiner’s managing editor, did not recommend Hiram ‘Cook as referee, because Mr. Cook | hall-quietly given Dan Lynch to under- stand that he would decide in tfavor of the winner, no matter who he might be. | According to the testimony of Trainer | Allen, Lynch and Sharkey did not want a fair referee. *That —— won’t do for | ' said Sharkey. Sharkey had Wyatt | Earp of the Examiner in his eye. The fact that Long Green induced Gibhs 1 Groom to write a letter to THE CALL _with the object of showing that Mr. Bua- | ker of the Report and Mr. Simpson oi‘ the Chronicle had also recommended Earp | for the position of referee is regarded as n of guilt on Long treen’s | for both thess gentlemen have ded the statement as a lie and placed | burden where it belongs, upon the | ers of Lawrence and the Examiner. As an illustration of the low trickery sorted to by Long Green in order to | it appear that other newspapers es the Examiner had given Wyatt | the glad band, the reader is reminded @ visit to the Chronicleottice of Earp | Police Lieutenant Esola, the latter a | relative of Long Green Lawrence, and | whose position in the Police Dapartment obtained through Long Green’sinflu- | ce as one of the powers that be on the | miner. It will be remembered that asked City Editor' Simpson for a oplimentary ticket to admit Wyatt arp to the hall in'which the Sharkey- | Fitzsimmons fight was to take place: Earp | could have got a ticket from his ward, Long Green, butit would be better that the | ticket sbonld have come from the Chroni- | cle,-so that the Examiner could havesaid | that the Chronicle had approved of the ction of Earp. very day’s developments clinch thel f iact that the whole affair was a fake and a | conspiracy on the part of the Sharkey | crowd ana that Managing Editor Law- | rence of the Examiner assisted in the plot by recommending and procuring the se- | lection of Wyatt Earp, his bosom friend, as referee. yatt Earp has resumed his position as bodyguard and special writer for the Es aminer, for that paper contained yester- | day a signed article by Earp. | George Allen and William Abbott went | on'the stand in Judge Sanderson’s court | yesterday morning and corroborated the | s atement made the day before by Billy | Smith te the effect that Sharkey’s injury | on which the foul was declared was a fake. Both the witnesses saw the knockout | blows delivered and both were positive that the alleged foul blow was landed on the pit of Sharkey’s stomach and not be- low the belt, as claimed. | They told of the visit of Dr. B. B. Lee to Sharkey’s room and of Lynch ordering | them out while the doctor was there—a | proceeding which Allen regarded as un- | called for and unusual in his case, seeing | that he was one of Sharkey’s trainers and ‘ that there was no occasion for secrecy if | everything was fair and above board. | Sharkey returned to this City from Val- lejo yesterday aiterncon, and was followed up Market street from the Baldwin Hotel | to the Windsor by a crowd of small boys, | gezing in open-mouthed wonder at the | sturdy sailor who almost whipped that | fine elocutionist, Mr. Corbett, and who had the hovor of being knocked out by Fitzsimmons. The sailor looked as though he had been | engaged in 2 battle with a bulldog and had got the worse of the encounter. His left | s was bandaged and poulticed, he had a | freshly healed scar on his mouth, andgwas | pale and interesting enough to be the hero of one of Pierce Egan’s novels. People stopped on the sidewalk and turned around to look after him as he walked nlong with a slight limp and wearing a gratified smile on his face. Similarly, when Mr. Fitzsimmons, ina Jong black overcoat and shining silk hat, left the City Hall and walked down the street with Julian and Lynch, he, too, was followed by a crowd of admiring men and boys. All the people accused of being in the conspiracy are vehemently denying the statements made by Sharkey’s trainer, | he wanted a fair re | room and put him to bed the witness had | foul blow. | the dressing-room Gibbs hammered on | that thz doctor wanted to examine Shar- | yelled with pain. DONE EREEN'S PROTECTOR Billy Smith. Hiram Cook corroborates | Smith’s testimony as to Lynch having| called upon him, but says that Lynch did not make any crooked proposition to him. He told Lynch, in explanation of his state of mind as a referee, that if Cook’s own | brother were engaged in a boxing contest | with 2 Chinaman, and tae Chinaman dis- played more scientific points than his op- | ponent, he (Cook) would decide in favor of the Chinaman. e, and that is prob- | ably the reason why he selected a horse- | racer and gambler instead of Mr. Cook, | who has been honestly identified with | boxing contests in this City for more | than twenty years past. On the opening of court it was agreed | by the connsel that all depositions on | both sides be taken on this occasion, *in order,”” added General Barnes, “that the fullest investigation may be made of this fraud, if there be a fraud.” George Allen, the assistant trainer of | Sharkey, took the stand to tell about the | great sporting conspiracy. His story was | to the effect that he relieved Billy Smith | when Billy was tired, and boxed with | Sharkey every other day, after which he | rubbed the pugilist down. Sharkey never took him into his confi- dence regarding the fight, hepnce the state- ment of the witness was confined to what occurred in the prize ring. When he saw Sharkey knocked down in the eighth round he ran upon the stage and waved a towel, but a policeman caught hold of him and pushed him down. After the| gong struck the sixth second he threw up | a towel, thinking that Sharkey had been | knocked out and that he could no longer continue the fight. | The witness illustrated to the court the | manner in which Fitzsimmons delivered | the knockout blows. Afier making a| couple of feints Sharkey led for Fitz, but | his blow fell short, whereupon Fitzsim- | mons came down with what is called a | left-hand shift, and the blow landed di- rectly in the pit of Sharkey’s stomach. This was followed with an uppercuton | the jaw, knocking Sharkey into a sitting | position, after which he fell back on the flat of his back. At the time these blows were delivered | Allen was facing Sharkey, with Fitzsim- mons’ back toward him, and he saw the st of the Cornisman land on the pit of Shbarkey’s stomach, a part of the body which is above the belt. Smith grabbed Sharkey around the waist and with the assistance of Allen, Needbam and others packed the fighter into the dressingz-room. He was not knocked out or unconscious, but be was as limp as a wet rag and groaned. They bandled him rather roughly, but he did net complain. Allen and Smith proceeded to unlace Starkey’s shoes and were about 1o take off his trunks when Lynch perem piorily forbade any dlsrobing of the beaten fighter until they bad got to the hotel. When they brought the fighter to his a good view of Sharkey’s person and saw no signs of injury on any part of the body except the head. Sharkey made no com- plaint of the supposed injury, nor did he say a word about having been struck a While they were attending Sharkey in | the door and demanded admission. Gibbs said that he had Dr. Lustig with him and key's injuries. Lynch replied that he would admwit only Gibbs ‘“and no other ——; that no doctor would be allowed to see his principal until they got to the | hotel. Allen described the manner in which Sharkey was buandled into a hack and | taken to room 15in the Windsor House. | Althouzh not treated with that care which would be required if he were injured in the manner claimed by his frieads, Shar- key made no complaintof pain except in his swollen ear. A manwho declared that he was a doctor came in after the fighter had been put to bed, and Lynch made Allen and Smith go out of the room into the ball, while Needham, Lynch and the aoctor remained in the bedroom. Allen heard SBharkey *‘sing out,” and explained the expression by saying that the fighter The witness thought that it was very strange that he and Smith should have been ordered out of the room. They were vet his trainers, they had not been dis- charged and their duty was to attend to their principal solong as there was any reason to suppose that he was injured. Allen relieved Madden the next morn- ing, and by Madden’s instructions re- newed the bandage on Sharkey’s cauli- flower ear every half hourand changed the bandages on another partof the bedy. Lynch came in during the forencon and gave Allen fve $20 pieces. The witness supposed that this sum was merely onac- count of his services as trainer, to do him Lynch remarked that | B HEARST JOURNALISM---Sketched from life. while knocking around town for a day or two, but when he was informed by Shar- key that that was his fuill pay he told S8har- key that he must be a pretty cheap fellow. Allen expected to receive $50 out of every $1000 in the purse, or $500. Lynch after- ward gave him $60 and Needbam made bim a present of §50 more. Allen was not the chief second of Sharkey in the fight. He was the bottle-holder, and had charge of the buckets of water, the towels, etc., his particular esre being to see that no- body drugged the water which Sharkey drank or with which he was washed. General Barnes put Allen through a vigorous cross-examination, but failed to shake his testimony in the least. The wit- ness did not give a satisfactory explana- tion of the reason why he threw up the towel at the end of six seconds without waiting until the gong struck ten seconds. His statement wes that he saw that Snarkey was out of the fight, and that it was the duty of any second to throw up the sponge when he believed his man could no longer continue in the fight. The general got his fingers in the trap a few minutes later when he asked the wit- ness whether he had ever attended a man injured in the manner in which Sharkey was believed to be. Allen replied promptly that he once attended a prize-fighter who had received just such an injury in Balla- rat, Australia. It was a foul blow and im- mediately after the man fell he was so swollen that it was found necessary to cut off his trunks. William Abbott was the next witness. Heis agood-iooking man with a rakish bang over his forehead. His business is that of a saloon-keeper at 210 Grant ave- nue. He described the knockout of Sharkey and bow he assisted in packing Sharkey from the ring to the dressing- room. With regard to what Lkappened in the dressing-room the, witness corroborated the testimony of Smith and Allen and added that when Lynch gave ordets not to admit any doctors Lynch added that he had a friend of his own who was a doc- tor and for whom he had sent. Abbott described how Lynch ordered him and Alien and Smith out of Sharkey’s bedroom in the Windsor Hotel when Dr. Lee came in, how he saw Sharkey when stripped and put to bed, and failed to dis- cover any blood, bruises or discolorations below the belt. His description of the knockout blows was the sanie asthat given by Allen. One blow was on the pit of the stomach, which made Sharkey double up, and the next blow was a left upper hook in the face. Abbott cxplained his interest in the matter by saying that he was not employed to attend Sharkey, but he was a friend of Allen and was helping him out. He was Continved on Fifth Page, POWERS FORCING THE iQEFUNDING BILL., WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 10.—The Republican members of the House Committee on Rules to-day he!d a confer- ence znd decided to report the Powers resolution favorably to the House, setting January 5 for consideration of the Pacific roads refunding bill, debate to continue four days. Representatives Barbam and Hilborn appeared before the commiites and protestea against allowing a consideration of the bill, The following is a Lit>ral quotation from that part of Attorney-General Harmon’s report in which he speaks of Pacific railroads: “I have grave doubts as to the ability of the Government to preserve the present situatfon much Jonger. Iam advised that one attempt wiil be made to enforce the Government’s appearance in ths foreclosure case, with a view of giv- ing a complete title to the purchaser at the foreclosure sale. While I believe the position heretofore taken and still main- tained fir the Governmentisthe true one—namely: that its appearance cannot be compelled—it must be confessed express consent upon property which it has itself reserved as a lien. that the contention of those opposing isat least debatable, viz.: that, while the Government cannot be sued with a view 10 recovery against it, it may properly be made a party to a suit in equity brought by the holders of bonds issued by its As the only object of steadfastly keeping the Govern- ment out of the cases thus far has been to secure some favorable solution of the difficult problem prssented by its owner- ship of a subordinate security upon property whose value is generally believed to be insufficient to pay in full any but the first-mortgage liens, I think that, unless the pending bill be passed and accepted, the Government should endeavor to selure terms for its appearance in court in the way of an assurance of such bid on the property, in case of judicial sale, as will secure tp it a fair realization of the value of its lien. 1f this is not done and the Government shoulit be compelled to sue to protect its own interest, or required to appear and set up its claim in the pending cases, the benefit of the position 80 long maintained may be largely lost.” LILIVOKALANI TO SEE McKINLEY His Brother Was Her Friend and Kalakaua's Trusted Adviser. NOT TO SEE CLEVELAND She May Visit England and P.ace the Cause of Hawaii Belore Men of Power. NG BELLIGERENT - DESIRES. The Ex-Queen of the Rainbow Islacds Sees Reporters, but Declines to Discuss Her Affairs. The most distinguished passenger on the steamer China yesterday was ex-Queen Liliuokalani o. Hawaii, who came unan- nounced and as modestly as Odin of old, though bent on a mission of great import to her people, whose cause she will advo- cate in this country and England. She will see President-elect McKinley while here, but will not visit President Cleve- land. The first intimation of the coming of the ex-Queen was received by Colonel George Macfarlane of the Hawaiian Commercial Comvpany, who has been sojourning here for some weeks. He received a message as soon as the steamer came to meet the ex-sovereign at the wharf at once. As the colonel had been chamberiain to the late King Kalakaua, Liliuokalani’s brother, he hastened to meet the detbroned ruler. The ex-Queen aud her party, consisting of a maid and companion, were hastily driven to the California Hotel, where she is now at home to her old friends and ac- cessible to the press. Though freely granting an interview, the late reigning Queen had little of im- portance to say. Courteousand easy in manner, with evi- dences of refinement, Lilioukalani is sus- picious of newspaper men, for which rea- son she gracefully declines to answer questions that might divulge her plans. A bitter experience has sharpened her wits and taught her great caution. “I have scarcely formulated my plans vet,” said the Jate Queen, “and I cannot even say whether I shall go East or to London. Matters may arise at any mo- ment to change any plans I might make,” The chief topic of the distinguished Hawaiian woman’s conversation was the voyage and the wonders of her native land. She speaks eloquently of Hale- maumau’s awful fires, tclls of Pele’s hair and of Kilaunea's thundering billows of flame, but knows little of politics or of her own plans, No public character more deftly parries the interviewer or more successfully ais- tracts attention from the subject at hand, butin spite of her care the general pur- pose of the visitis known, ‘The ‘ex-Queen, so those closest to her say, comes to America for the purpose of having a long and detailea interview with Presiaent-elect McKinley on matters per- taining to the Hawaiian people and the political affairs of the 1sland. . The natives still look upon her as their leader, and while they abandon the idea of monarchy they will largely follow her advice on annexation and like questions. There are many ressons why the ex- ruler of Hawaii expects courteous ireat- ment and a sympathetic bearing from the coming ruler of the United States. David McKinley was a brother of the President- elect. He loved Hawaii and the Hawaiians and was for many vears the trusted con- sul-general of little Hawalii, in this coun- try. He was tne personal friend of Liliuo- kalani and her brother, King Kalakaua, and the adviser and trusted representative of King Kalakana. Itisfor these reasons, among others, that the ex-Queen will call upon Major McKinley, having already re- ceived quite direct assurances that she will be given a thorough hearing. “It is absolutely unknown,”’ said Col- onel Macfarlane last night, “what view Liliuokalani takes of the complicated question of annexation, and the rumor that she will seek to hurt the cause of an- nexation isa mere guess.”’ That the distinguished visitor will not | seek an audience with President Cleve- 1and is as certain as that she will try to see Major McKinley. Itis understood from authentic sources that Liliuokalani, while thankful to President Cleveland for what he first undertook in her behalf, is dis- gusted with the result. It is said she believes he backed down in the Hawaiian question, being afraia to confront the current of public ovinion. It is almost certain that Liliuckalani will visit London before she returns to the sunny isles of the semi-tropic seas, and that while there she will confer with Prin- cess Kaiulani and her father, Hon. H. 8. Cleghorn. This belief is current among well-in- formed royalists here, who believe that the ex-Queen’s coming has long been known to the elect few. There are few so rash as to think that the Hawaiians are plotting another revo- lution, though thoughtful and well-in- iormed people believe that the ex-Quoeen’s coming to America has great political significance, It is thought to mean, at least, that she comes as a special pleader and distin- guished leader for thos~ who are making an effort to gain more civil Itbertiesin the islands. They demand a broader govern- ment than they have to-day. They do not seek to become hostile, vet they think they bave too little to say to-day. There were many callers on the ex- Queen last night, among the first being Frederick Wundenberg, formerly a mem- ber of her Cabinet, and Henry Crocker, who offered her a box at the horse show | to-nignt, which, it is understood, she will accept. Colonel Macfarlane denies that he is familiar with the ex-Queen’s plans in de- tail, yet he would not deny that her mis- sion is partly of a political character. He | even thought it highly probable that she would call on the President-elect before her departure from the United States. The fact that her plans embrace visits to men in high places in this country and England is not denied by any who are close to the inner circie that has at heart the welfare of the old royalist faction, The ex-Queen does not seem to have aged much during the terrible misfortunes that have befallen her and her people in the past three years. Her voice is soft, her conversation is easy and she does not strike one as suffering from deep melancholy. | She dresses and demeans herself with great modesty and her manner is dignified and reserved. Her old friends still address her as *“Your Majesty.” Hebels Loot a Town. PARIS, Fraxnce, Dec. 10.—Advices from Antananarivo, Madagascar, say that on the night of November 18 the rebels looted the town of Ambohimunga, ten miles from the capital, capturing forty prisoners and all the cattle. The English residents made their escape. EX-QUEEN LILIUOKALANI of the Hawaiian Islands, Who Is Now in San Francisco. CUBA LOST 10 SPAIN Senator Cullom Says That This Country Must Stop the War. HUMANITY CRIES FOR INTERVENTION. The Present Situation on ‘the Island Cannot Continue Much Longer. PATRIOTS’ BLOOD CONSECRATED TO LIBER1Y. It Is Time for Uncle Sam to Say That No Charnel-House of Ruin Shall Be Continu-d. WASHINGTON, D. €., Dec. 10.—The independence of Cuba and the recognition ot the insurgents as a regularly organized government had two advocatesin the Sen- ate to-day in the person of Cuilom (R.) of Illinois and Call (D.) of Florida. Cullom detivered a carefully preparea speech in support of his views, while Call conterted bimself with a brief, decisive statement. The bill to restrict immigration was taken up as unfinished business—a motion by Gibson (D.) of Maryland to postpone its consideration until the first Monday in January had been defeated by a vote of 13 10 57. A number of amendments to the text of the bill were offered or suggested, but no action was taken on any of them, although they were discussed a couple of hours, and at 3:55 P. M. the Senate ad- journed till Monday. On motion of Aldrich (R.) of Rhode Island it was agreed that when the Senate adjourns to-day it be until Monday. A bill to authorize the Judges of the United States District Court to appoint stenographers was introduced by Allen Pop.) of Nebraska, and was referred to the Judiciary Committee. A resolution was offered by Mitchell (R.) of Ohio, and was adopted, for the appointment of three Senators 1o make the necessary arrangements for the in- auguration of the President-elect on the 4th of March next. At the close of the morning hour Cullom addressed the Sen- ate on the subject of Cuban independence. He prefaced his speecn with the introduc- tion of a joint resolution declaring “that the extinction of Spanish title and ter- mination of Spanish control in the islands at the gateway of the Gulf of Mexico are necessary to the welfare of those islands and of the peopls of the United States.” Mr. Culiom, after a brief reference to the President’s message in regard to the issue of Cuba, said: We are already placed in such position that some certain course of action must be adopted. Whatever course it may be it must be such as shall give proper recognition to the rights, under existing conditions, belonging re- spectively to Spain and Cuba. It mustalso recognize the rights and prerogatives of the world at large—of the nations and the people who stand aloof and watch with deepest in= terest this struggle for independence and for liberty against absolutism. Among the re- sponsibilities imposed upon us as a nation is the conservation of our own rights and in- terests. In fact, this latter is the Getermining factor which must control our course. While I am 1indisposed to criticize Presi- dent Cleveland, I may properly say that I had hoped he would £nd occasion -to give more positive or emphatic expression of the true American continental policy, which ought to be invoked in all cases where the liberty and in- dependence of the peoples of the American cone tinent are involved. And further, I think we ought never to hesitate or delay when the lines of this policy run parallel and coinci- dent with those of common humanity, There mey be no warrant or international law for interference between a government and its subjects, provided that government belongs to the family of nations oris recognized as one of the powers of the earth. Still, does not the great heart of humanity beat in sympathy with the poor souls apparently forgotten by the Master and left to bear the burdens of cruel and relentless oppression? Is there no way, no light, no hope? Must the brutality of might alone define the offense and mete out the penaity with no human power to whom intercession may be made? Having sketched the career of the former Spanish-American colonies, Mr. Cullom went on: While all the provinces which have rebelled and separated irom Spain have become pros- perous and fairly well-conditioned independ- ent countries, the feeble mother countryhas graduaily fallen into lower and lower estate, depending and almost relying for existence upon the stolen gold levied upon Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippine_Islands. Spain con- tinues to be what she has always been—a robber nation. Ispeak new of tne nation and not of her people. We violated every precedent by the declara- tion of our own independence on July 4, 1776. We had no precedent, nor did we even ask for advice as to the change in 1789 froma contederation to a union of States. When we announced the Monroe doctrine in 1823 it was in defiance of precedent and was the de- termination of a rule which has become a law and will never be gainsaid. When we announced not many months ago that we should intervene in the matter of the Venezuela boundary and see for ourselves if our rights were to be concluded by foreign dictation we followed no precedent but that of good American common-sense. And com- mon-sense has wou. We now have reached the time to take another step in advance. We have already proclaimed that the Uaited States will have something to say regarding matters affecting the American continent and we should now announce that the speedy ter- mination of Spanish control of the islands at the gateway of the Mexican gulf is neces- sary alike to the welfare of those islands and to the people of the United States. The present situation cannot continue. A population of §50,000 white Cubans and 500, 000 colored Cubans, aggregating 1,450,000 persons, will never yield and ought never to submit to the bloodv military rule oi 160,000 Spanish residents. The Spanish element which has always controlled and dominated Cuba since its discovery numbers only about ones tenth of its population. Columbus declared “this is the most beautiful land ever beheld