The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-10
Ramsey, the Colored Pugilist, Has
a Hearing Before Judge
Sanders.
Eureka Colored Pleasure Club and
the Exhibitions Given
in It's Rooms.
,y r,s. ~ a Man Whose Wife Left Him.
A Stone Quarry Causes
Trouble.

tention in Judge Sanders court yesterday. |
The club has been making a feature OF
snarriug contests at their rooms, which have
been attended by both colored and white
admirers of the manly art. These exhibit !
tons take place in the back room, to which
access is had from jackson street and from
broadway by passing through the Parchen
building. The club has three rooms. The
room fronting on Main street in the second
story is fitted up with good billiard table
and chairs and the usual fittings of places
of like character. Here on almost any
evening may be seen men who are we'll
known in coored circles, enjoying a game
of billiards and exchanging views upon
current topics. The next room, which is
between the billiard room and the one used
for athletic exhibitions. is the cloak room.
The room in which these affairs are
given is barely large enough for six
the spectators. Members of the club
when they have any leisure time find the
club rooms pleasant resort to spend an
hour or two. Among the regular members
there are quite number who are amateur
athletes and who take great interest in
physical training. Generally every Saturday
evening the rooms are crowded and several
matches are on the programme for points.
It il not an easy matter to gain admIttance
to these exhibitions, but If one Is acquainted
with a member of the club he may be in
vlted as guest to witness the contests. Not
many evenings ago the space out side of the
ropes was crowded with members of the
club and their friends, including white and
colored. There were several interesting
and clever bouts with gloves such as are to
be found in any we'll equipped gymnasium.
Once in while a little blood would flew,
A. Lo, knn in ho A
gymnasium which was located in the Gran
tie block. Handy fellows with the gloves
in that popular resort used to tap each
others claret. The secretary himself, who
was graduate of a physical training school
in one Of the eastern states,
friendly bout with one of the
members. Shortly afterward he would
lead prayer meeting with just as much
energy as he had put into the work with the
gloves. In the crowd that was present a
few evenings ago at the Eureka club rooms
the city and state. They included a deputy
sheriff, hotel keeper, who acted as referee.
a lot Of turfmen who were following the
circuit several we'll known business men,
one or two clerks, and others in various
walks of life. OF course there we're several
as time keeper. The best of order was
maintained and any one passing through
the hall adjoining the room could hear moth
ing to indicate that anything was going on.
The interest in the evenings sport centered
in spirited contest between colored athlete
from the coast and a local expert with the
gloves. When the local man had enough
he quit. There was nothing brutal about
the affair, and there was no i'll feeling be-
tween the men. In few minutes most of
the spectators had gone home.
The evidence brought out at the trial yes
Al ,,A-
found attired in the costume usually worn
by sparrers when giving an exhibition.
Judge Sanders made no decision in the case
yesterday as the county attorney desired
to present some authorities bearing upon
the law in the case. The judge will con-
slider them as soon as presented and may
render his decision some time to-day. 1t
was said yesterday than when arrested the
other morning one of the principals was
wanted by the police on another charge, but
later this was abandoned and the present
one made.
The evidence introduced at the trial had
very little tendency to prove an infraction
of the law, and the ''interrogatories pro-
pounded Gus Col. Nolan would say to the
witnesses elected very little satisfaction to
him. When Ramsey was placed upon the
stand he was asked to tell his story of
the affair." "Well,'' he began, II jes goes
and spars him two rounds for points with
pillows, and l biffs him couple of shove
swipes, he says, below the belt, and then he
goes and falls down, and won't come back
He was then questioned as to his career az
pugilist. He thought he was something
of fighter, but never had a finish fight in
his life. His only ambition has been, ac-
cordinG to his statement of reasons for en-
gazing IN fights. was to see if he could sta,
with his opponents. As for the exhibitor
Of prowess at the club Sunday morning, Il.
said with an air of contempt that he die
not get cent for sparring Johnson.
MIR. Nolan said in presenting his cas-
that clear violation of law had been per
petrated and that an offense of assault an,
battery had been committed. Such exhl
billions were at any time, to his view of tn
matter, disgraceful, and especially at sue
morning. While Mr.. Nolan was thus talk
ing Ramsay offered suggestion for tn
consideration of the court to the effect tina
Jack Dempsey, the Nonpareil, was in Hel
ena short time ago and gave Sunda
sparring exhibition and nobody interfered
This was considered good point and thos
III the court room smiled SO emphatlcall
that his honor had to rap for order, thong
he INDUCED IN the merriment himself.
The proceedings of trial in the polio
court were interrupted yesterday by the az
for to examine person supposed to be ''ol
his base" This was the man d. A. Lake
whose actions and general conduct have no
been rational of late. Since his young wifi
left him, some weeks ago, he has not bee
right. Yesterday, however, Lake was on
working with the chain gang and d.
Ireacy thought that was a good place fo
him. Lake is late of Leadville, and ther
are some men III town ffom that place VIII
offered the suggestion to Marshal Croni
that he was of Mr. Nolan, the count
attorney, was notified and he was desiror
of having an investigation. The marshal
keen perception has led him to beliey
that somebody is very anxious I
get rid of Lake by havin
him thrown into an asylum. Thel
Is little doubt. however, that the unfortur
ate fellow is laboring under temporary il
sanity and is a mild type of a mono-man
&C, his wife being tine subject. He h,
evidenced an insane infatuation for her
such character that he makes himself oil
noxious to all around him and is perfect
worthless since he met her and since 81
left him. She is believed to be now eth
in Omaha or Leadyile and if Lake cou
locate her there is little doubt that
would be on her trail. While he may NJ
be tit subject as yet. for the asyluI
nearly everybody he has come in conta
with, thinks he will be, before long.
John +. Holden, the stone man, b
brought a complaint against John Emil a,
Peter Smith, charging them with assar
and battery. The case is the outcome OF
storm of ill-feeling and dispute over c.
tain wagon roads and boundary lines
stone quarry south of the city, which ID