Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-11-28
STAMPEplN6 THE RING.
The Sheriff and Deputies Swosp Down
on the Prize Fighters In the
Midst Of the Sport.

The glove contest between Jack
Murphy and Jack Flaherty which
was anticipated to come off on We'd
nesday night somewhere near this
city, did really begin n short distance
below this city on the appointed
evening In the Ruggles circus tent.
A large number Of the curious from
the city were IN attendance.
Sheriff Croisan had his schemes
we'll laid to raid the camp at the
proper time. with his usual tact
he had the spot for the contest well
located. When the fight had well
begun he and his two deputies
walked up to the door, where tickets
were demanded but the doorkeeper
on second look recognized the
officers aud at once left the tent
without further orders and did not
even give the alarm to those inside.
The peace officers walked In with
their great coats on and the collars
turned up and were not recognized.
Time was called just as the officers
entered, SO they stood on the inside
until the next round was COM
menced, In order to take the men In
the midst of the fight. When the
third round was fairly under way
the officers jumped over the rope
into the ring and took possession of
the gloves and their owners. In less
than two minutes the entire tent
was cleared of its two hundred per
sons, who had been visiting the con-
test. The most serious man in town
would have becu constrained to
smile at this point IN the scene If
half the reports are true. They dis
persed through the tent on all sides.
On one side, near the tent, was
woven wire fence, and score or
more darting under the tent, thrust
their heads into this fence. One
man ran squarely against house,
and many others fell down over
boys aud stumps, while others In
tteir haste to get away, trampled on
them. A number run over the high
bank and fell rolling, down to the
waters edge; one man ran even into
the river, and another was brought
To a halt by coming into contact
with clothes line. One man, who
had ridden down in n buggy, near
to town and had left his team-one
maroon-headed quill.pusher, started
north, and ran to the poor farm be.
fore he stopped.
Never did Il lot of stampeded Mex
lean steers act wilder than did the
crowd, who were out at this fight.
The sheriff said it reminded him of
a hawk, swooping down into a band
of chickens.
THE TRIAL.
Jack Murphy and Jack Flaherty
were called up in Justice Bachelors
court this afternoon, on a charge of
prize fighting. Geo. q. Bingham
appeared in behalf of the state aud
! Tilmon Ford for the defendants.
/ Ed. NJ. Croisan was the first witness
called to the stand and tell what led
him to seek out the place and make
the arrests. Frank Miller was mex;
called to the stand. A. II. Vain
was next sworn. He stated that
one of the defendants SAID. after the
arrest was made, that If he had
known that the officers would have
interferred he would have Knocked
his opponent out in the first round.
Other witnesses were still being
sworn when the JOURNAL went to
press.
The laws of this state are very
plain on prize fighting. The defend.
ants are making the plea that il
was not prize fight, but simply a
glove contest for points and will very
probably clear themselves on this
point.