Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-20
JACK KING.

JACK hlnS, the wheeling puglllSt VINO Is
booked to have bout with William Gabig
tomorrow morning at peep o. day, was
boarding street car, near the Market
street bridge, intending to 90 down town,
he was arrested by Constable William
Lauchlin under warrant charging that
he was about ito commit an offense, to wit
a felony, in that the said John King is
about to engage in prize fight in the State
of West Virginia with one William Gabig."
Constable Laughlin at once took his
prisoner before Justice George Ankle, who
had issued the warrant, and in few min
utes number of friends of the prisoner
were on hand After the usual formalties
had been gone through with, the Justice
fixed the bond at one thousand dollars,
to keep the peace toward all citizens of the
State and refrain from taking part in any
prize fight on her soil. The bond was
promptly given, and the little crowd dis
persed to seek liquid consolation in near
10y resort for the sporting fraternity.
The authorities have been on the alert
to catch the principals in the little mill
which has been arranged for week or
more, and His Excellency the Governor
was advised by wire of the situation. Yes
tel day the Governor directed kilograms to
be sent to the SheriilS of all the Pan-Han-
die counties, and probably some Others
along the river, the dispatch received by
Sheriff Handlan, given below, being copy
OF all the others:
CHARLESTON, w. VA, December Is.
". C. HdndIdm, Sheriff ohio County,
The Governor has learned of proposed
prize fight at or near Wheeling. His EX
cellency directs me to say that the law
must be enforced and the fight prevented.
See Acts, of 1883, chapter ".
HENRY S. WALKER,
Secretary of State.
The Act of 1883, referred to in Secretary
Walkers telegram reads as follows:
The Law.
AN ACT TO SUPPRESS PRIZE FIGHTING.
Passed February l, 1851
BE il enacted By the Legislature Of West Tir-
GINA:
/. Ifany person fight prize fight in
this State, or act as second, or trainer, or
time-keeper, or referee, or umpire, TO any
person so fighting or if any person assist
or in any way aid or abet another to fight
prize fight in this State, he shall be
deemed guilty ola felony, and upon con-
viction thereof shall he confined in the
pcnitentiAry not less than two nor more
than ten years.
.. fany person come into the State for
the purpose Of fighting, or intending to
fight, prize fight therein, or for the pur-
pose of acting rs second to- or for training,
or assisting or in any way aiding or abet
ting another to fight prize fight, he shall
be deemed guilty ia misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof, fined not more
than five hundred dollars, or shall be con-
fined in the county Jail not exceeding one
year, or both at the discretion of the
Court.
3. Upon affidavit made before any
Justice or notary that the afiiant' has
knowledge or information and believes
that any person is about TO come into
this State for any purpose men
toned in the last preceding section, such
Justice or notary shall issue his warrant,
directed to the Sheriff or any constable Of
his county, requiring him to arrest and
bring such persons before any Justice Of
the county, and thereupOn the same pro-
ceedings shall he had as in other cases Of
persons charged with IN Oflense under
Chapter 156 of the Code.
The friends of King last night said they
were not at all surprised by the move of
the authorities, and had prepared them
selves for the contingency of an arrest.
They stated that the fight would surely
come of, but that some delay might he
Occasioned. Ticket holders, il was stated,
need have no fears, as the money adj
vanced for pasteboards would. be cheer
fully refunded in the event that the mill
was declared off.
Last night the officers were on the look
out for Gabig, the other principal TO the
fight, but knowing ones" said the gen.
tleman had not yet put in an appearance.
In official circles, however, the belief was
strong that Gabig was in town, and efforts
were made to capture him during the
evening.
The arrest of King, of course, will put
an end to any fight on West Virginia soil,
OF upon the river, which is included within
the jurisdiction of this State, but there is
nothing to prevent fight on
Buckeye soil-excepting, of course, the
vigilance of the authorities over there
and it is probable the mill will come of
somewhere on the west bank Of the river.