New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-27
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MR.. BEECH ON GLOVE FIGHTS.
A LETTER TO THE MAYOR FROM THE PRESIDENT Oh
THE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY

A LETTER TO THE MAYOR FROM THE PRESIDENT OF
THE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY
10 ANIMALS.
Henry Bergh the president Of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty TO Animals, yesterday sent
the following letter to Mayor Grace:
In morning paper Of the 25th inst have read re-
port OF a meeting held the other night at sporting
place which assembled tor the purpose OF arranging
beaatly" fight In this city between two thugs az an
early day. / do to be considered overequeam-
ish regard 20 the honor and respeetablty o. tns
doesn't pay -; but would ike 10 know how u IL that
our CITIZENS are charged thirty millions Of dollars
tIing and that sucn tdose winch took places
lately Madison square Garuen are tolerated: IL IS
claimed that there l. no law Tor their pre'enon De-
camse the rufians gloves
That the sopnlstry OF humbng But there
arr laws AGAINST and betting, and that
a prze-nght; Of the conditions being To knock an
antagonist OUT OF time and this coa only De done
fight with naked fists can do no more. Ana yer we
have the anomalous picture 1 IN 90 disntabie
persons sefnbBg To witness the Dattrrine ouS Vh
time" Of two human, or, more properly speaking, IN
say sws referred TO against pr1e-hShtlhg'
An Act TO Prevent Puze-fgnts and fights among
Game Animals: passed April 1, 1856"
Every person who snail set foot, or lnstigate or
move TO- or carry promote, or engage IN a Wit
ness umpire or Judge OF d0any ac toward the iHfther
apce OF any premediJaei hgft or contention between
persons with tler fists, commonly called prize
hght, any fight between game-Drds. or
game-cOcks. Or dogs, OF Oulis' OF Dtars' Or Se-
tween dogs and rats, or any other hninals'
snl be liable arrest and prosecution Tor 90 doing
aud nnon conviction thereof shall be punished Dy I'M
prsoument In penltentary OF county jail Tor term
not less ten days or exceeding one e' OF " AS
not exceeding -, OOo -, a ,., - -,
como i'm DossDe In ct} under the operation Of those
same aws WHAT has rendered II dangerous Tor any set
of rnitians - arrange for such spectacle be-
tween animals took place between men
~ Madam square Garden under the patronage
of the police simply because there exists here non
noliricsl non sectarlan and resOutc society when
xoud have dispersed arrested the outlaws engaged
IN n And they know Only for the eGIs ence o. ths
same society il is almost sertain that bu-hgutng
would now be Of the sporting institutions OF TINS
prasurtlOying city but It's establishment among as
VS. prevented BY the OF The very LAWS
which the police ignore. corps ~ Spanish bnn-
ghers a. IL Will be- remembered three summers ago,
having ample iunds Unset and red hags, erected an
arena a. OnehuAdred eenn-sL, nOtWllhHtand-
ing the protest and warning Of tAl- society tuJ,
ar all know baTDarOus enterprise resulted IN dlsas
rOus failure 10 the Spanads because OF the existence OF
the watchful institution which have the adV antage
OF representing, aided by The very police which now
att, nd lnan-nglts a spectators And another or
these spec impudenty announced IN the papers
to take place ON evening Of the l4th u next month
The decent people OF NrwlOrk look 20 your Honor 70
protect them from vi such disgusting and
unclvllZing orgies.