The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-06-30
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FSiiee on the Alrr. '.r Tue Participants.
1he .frAnsipals In Pittsburgh,

F'"ee on inc Al-e. ,"r ,ne Participants.
Inc ,rrAnsipals In Pittsburgh,
P'rTsDuRoH, June 20.-Tbe frequency
With which prize fights arc INDUCED in BY
tle sporting fraternity without any .tTo,
az suppression on the par. OF the prorer
authorities, has been severely commented
on by The more orderly portion Of tho
community for some time pas.. The law
on the matter Is very definite, but the gen.
eral idea is that no one seems ovcr.an.ious
TO enforce it. The act Of Assembly passed
I'D Of March, 1867, says, whatsoever
shall engage or participate in any prize
fight within this Common wealth, or any
fight or pngilistic, contest on the result of
which any money or valuable thing is bet
or wagered, shall be guilty OF a misde.
me1nor and on conviction thereof shall
lined In sum not exceeding one thou-a, d
dollars, and imprisoned in tue. peni,en.
tiary or the, Jail oi1,he proper county
for "a period not exceeding two
years, and every person being
present, at such, Gsh., or laying my bet or
wager on the result thereof, whether pres.
ent or not, shall be considered a par,ici.
pant therein and as giving encouragement
thereto, and nlay,st the discretion OF ,be
Court, bepuRish-d in like nlanner.n, Re.
garding the practicabili,y Of erilorcirp This
act, I. Nj. Marshall, TIA. Moptoo,h md
Alafshall Swariz.elder awpre conypr,,.1
with by a CEronicle Reporter this morning
SAld Alr. Marshall: There il quite m,iI.
tlplicity Of ways in which this priz. ti,lt.
my, whlch'is purely species OF gambling.
could b. easily suppressed. II the authori.
ties could be gnided by the ", Ii worn
prorerb that prevention is better than cure
prize fighting would soon be athing Of tina
past. For instance, when the Drinc; pnis
seconds 5and others cDnsresate in soiue
saloon or hall for, the purpose OF making
preliminary arrangements, every ors NJ
them could be arrested and indicted on a
harse Of conspiracy" ssfii;Gr
What Is cunspiracy?9jd "a 5ssy
Se'lt ls an agreement, between two or
more TO- 20 nm unlawful act by lawful
means Prize fighting is s,atuabie otf.nse
aud II Is .diegmceiul RI Fiction that plans !.
can be concocted right in our midst with.
out any effort being put forth TO visit thos,
guilty oi such gross utlense with sue.dy
conviction" Messrs. Montooth and Swar,s.
welder joined in the above expression NJ
opinion and .intimated il those who's, riyht
y was 70 suppress an exhibition OF brutal
power were really in earnest, there would
oe no reason Tor complaint on the part OF
law.ablding citizens t,f35a77s.i nj :.
4 The Mayor was visited and said that he
Was using all the, power within his Office 10
arrest Tue participants in the fight. uc had
made an examination OF the law and Yas
doubtful OF his au,horitylto arrest the men
previous to the fight on the change Of con-
templa'lns breach, of the peace. G neal
Pearson. the Mayors a,torn,v, sum the
charge Of conspiracy would no d Hereaf.
ter the Mayor will arres, all people within
ms jurisdiction who have aught to do with
prize fighting. '''''
The men. Walling and Campbell came
to the city this morning. Campbell dis.
embarked at Lock No. i, and went with a
select attendunce of admirers to the Galley
slaYe House, Fiith, avenue, near Ross
street. lie VIA supposed to leave bv 1890
tor country retreat, but the police did
not believe the yarn and hunted for him
al the Galley Slave and elsewhere. Camp-
bell i. a battered mp mortal on the Irft
o!de OF his face and the two licks an The
skull which he got riiscd lumps that couId
rival the effort Ola hAndy.biily. ;Wnllinp
lett the Steamer at the landing and went 10
Morgan Thomas Hotel, ut Eleventh and
fenn streets. The break in his bands ara
terrible, the bones protruding,c but the
s"eiilng was 30 great that the wounds
eouid not be seen. The hotel proprietor
insisted that .Wa!ling would not arrive
until 10 night, L. was evident however.
that the snif.rer was in bed, badly used
up, lnssmuch as the police were being az
ranged fc!a raid on the premises,