| Show HEATH DEATH BLOW tom cater carter killed in a prize fight tom carter the well known colored pugilist pu Is deed he drew US dis last breath at st si marks maks hospital about this morning within five minutes after having become an inmate of that eliat I 1 in institution ution his demise was due to concus concussion ion of the brain f the he result of a fall received in the twelfth round 0 of a glove contest given before the salt lake athletic club with bob thompson also co colored lored last night about three hundred spectators were present and while the bead 0 61 the dead struck the floor with terrific force cot a half dozen persons sd ed that he had been seriously injured some of them lightly saying that you cant hurt a barkay by hitting bitting him on the bead if it ad been me hie shins there might be cause for fear but one man who knew something of the ethics of ring tactics Inbi incidents denta and accidents realized that carter was in a very bad way and after he had been carried and unconscious from the roped arena where the fateful battle was fought to the dressing room he summoned drs dalby and harrison who at once declared the pugilist pu to be suffering irom concussion of the brain they rave gave prompt attention to the dazed lighter fighter but all the while were up sp prehensile as to the ur dr liar ilar rl rison rent remained med with him tb the greater part of the night as aa did also bib thompson his opponent when this morning it was seen that the prospects tor for carter regaining sensibility were very slight he was under auder the direction of dr dalby sent bent to the hospital where rebe ae died bob thompson was waa arrested at hia room this morning by officer burbidge soon alter after the ibe announcement of the death of carter ile he wag immediately taken to the police station where he remained throughout throng hoat the day he keenly senses the seriousness of his bis position hot but beyond saying I 1 was not responsible for it and am very sorry but bat it was simply an aa accident caused by falling ailing on the floor he be will say nothing news nes |
