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Show From Yesterday's Evidence Should Get What Is Due Them. 4" ' HEMORRHAGE OF BRAIN CAUSES TENNY'S DEATH Was Forced on Him by Seconds, Who Had Formed a Pool. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. March 2. Thrco theories have been advanced In explanation explana-tion of tho death of Harry Tennebaura, better known as Tenny, the prize fighter, who died In a Grant avenue bathhouse yesterday, nine hours after a gruelling battlo with Franklo Nell. The dead boy'B relatives charge that ho was poisoned; his trainers think ho died of epilepsy, and Autopsy Surgeon ICuclch declare that death was due to a hemorrhage of the brain, tho direct result of a blow or fall. Which of theso theories Is correct will require tlmo to determine. Tho Btomaoh of the dead boy Is In tho hands of tho city chemlBt. Fighters in Court. Four of tho fighters appeared beforo Pollco Judge Cabanlss this morning on the manslaughter chargo which has been mado agnlnst them. Franklo Nell, Spider Klly and John Fraync, through soma misunderstanding, did not appear. Many who were near tho corner of tin defeated pugilist heard him say that h was all In and wanted to quit In the tenth round. But his soconds were heard to urge him on. telling him he would still ' win and that IiIb opponent was tiring. Seconds Had Pool on Fight. It was learned that Tonny'n seconds had a pool together In which they placed something like 5700 as a bet on their man. They saw that monoy fast fading away and they spurred tho tired and Jaded lad to continue the fray, hoping against hope that some lucky Incident might Intcr-veno Intcr-veno nnd save them their money. Terrific Blow WaB Stiuck. Tho direct cause of death was a hemorrhage hem-orrhage of the brain, ns announced by Dr. ICulch. tho autopsy physician at the morgue. Tho bone above Tcnny'H right eye was broken by tho forco of Nell's blows, and tho eyo Itself sunk Into tho head. Had the little pugilist survived the forco of the blow there he surely would never have regained the sight of that Injured In-jured optic. Physical Condition Perfect. Death was In nowise caused by any poison or narcotic nor from a weak heart. His physical condition was perfect. per-fect. Mark Shaughnensy, who has been tho mannger nnd trainer of Tenny, and who was present when ho died. In describing describ-ing the little lighter's last moments, glveB many of tho symptoms of strychnine pols- n Case Coming Up March 20. Captain of Detectives Burnett Is making mak-ing a careful Inquiry Into tho amount of strychnine that was given Tenny after tho flchl. . l. Tho hearing of tho case was set for March 20. The dato of tho Coroner's inquest in-quest has not yet been fixed |