The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-18
CHICKEN FIGHTING
AT LAST PROHIBITED BY COUNCIL.
The Anti. .Sporilas Ordinance Passed, nueA to til,
DlsappOIntneat Of the Game Bird Owners.
The Street Car Changes Hass Plrs on
an -AuBleIpaI Notes.

| "Do you think Council will pass that
cock.fghting ordinance2' asked sporting
gentleman OF reporter few days since.
The reporter replied that he supposed the
ordinance would eventually be passed, as
men in the position Of Councilmen would
not care 70 be published. as upholdine the
sport. The two bemoaned the fact that
thesport was to be put on the police black
list, so to ospeak, and were about 10 separate,
when another one Of transporting iraterni.
y, known in the parlance OF the day % a
tough" strolled up, and overhearing the
conversation joined in with: swell, 1 don't
think Council will pass that ordinance.
Why, last Saturday night we had,-let me
see-we had 'leven .Councilmen a. the pit,
and several Of 'em bet money, too. Bythe
way, why wasn't you fellers down? We
had eight OF the best fights we've had this
season. That Humane Society, what does
It want TO chip in fof? Fighting Ia q nice,
quiet amusement, and don't hurt nobody"
Tine remark about the eleven council.
men was forgotten by the reporter until
last nights Council proceedings recalled Il.
At the last meeting OF Council the ordi-
nance referred TO, which was published in
the lNTELLI6EScEE at the time il was pre-
pared BY the Humane Society, was read
once, and Mr.. Gleason .objecting TO It's Sec
ond reading 1t went over under the rules
until last nights meeting. The reading
was about half over and the clerk was
reading the following section:
"3. 1t shall be unlawful TOR any person
to SET on foot, instigate, carry on, promote
or engage in as a witness, umpire or iudpe.
or to DO any act towards the furtherance Of
any fight between dogs, or between dogs
and bears, or between dogs and rats, or
dogs and badgers, or any other animals,
premeditatedly, by any person or persons
having custody OF such animals."
Mr. Haberfeld, who aspires to be some
thing ot q comedian; rose, and with an in
jured tone asked II "this thing was TO be-
rushed through with no chance for
amendments?" He was informed that 1t
was not. tGoaI I ii i7-'.
AIR. Healy-I move to lay the ordinance
on the table.
Mr.. Haberfeld-Well, hold on a bill:
that amt in order, Is it Mr.. PRESIDENT /
want the word witness stricken OUT 80
MIR. Schultze-1 move to strike the en-
tire section out. =.
Mr.. Haberfeld-You know things are
peculiar sometimes. Now, II l 70 around
a corner and see dog fight, I'ns going to
stop and watch II, and don't want TO be
arrested for that -
Healey and schultze smiled at this point.
= The Chair-Nor would you be.
Haberfeld-How do you know?
Schultze-pm willing TO explain why I
want 1t ont, have rats In my place, and
have fine dog to fight and kill them go as
to clear out the place, and yet under this
ordinance I'm arrested for It. = lT7'
DR.. Jepson-No such thing. This has
reference to rat pits where fights are made.
Haberfeld-Weli, IL don't say 80, and /
do like to see rat fights. l
D., Heaiey-This had better 20 back to the
committee and be fixed right. I'D
DR.. Jepsop-That ordinance is as plain
and carefully drawn as any the city ever
had 1t WAS written by Judge Cramner
and approved by the committee and
On the notion 10 lay o on the table ,., the
vote was ~ 'ta i -
Ayes-Dickman, Gleason, Haberfeld,
Healy, Mckinley, schultze and Stanley.
The noes were-Gayin, Jaeger, Jepson,
Kenny, Milligan, Rosenburg, Roth, 6. o.
Smith, Wilkinson, Wingerter, Work and
Mr. President. gH7 I''iff17 =
On the final passage those who voted to
lay on the table voted for It's adoption e1.
cept Gleason and Healy.