Omaha daily bee., 1894-01-25


I unwurranted official interference.
Mitchell is in his room at the Everett
hotel and Corbett is expected at the ST.
James at very late hour. All obstacles to
the fight have been removed and there
seems at tho present moment to be abso-
lutely nothing to prevent its coming OIL.
The excitement here was intense over
the question of whether or not the
temporary Injunction would be made
permanent; whether Governor Mitchell
would declare martial law and whether
he would send more troops. All
the questions are now at rest, and the inter-
est in the tight Is greater than ever. Late
trans today have brought in hundreds OF
sporting men, who tonight are thrOnging the
streets and packing the hotels to overflow
ing.
The betting tonight is more strongly in
favor of CorDett than at any time yet. Both
men are said to be in the very pink Of condi-
tion, and both have declared that tomorrow
they will make the fight of their lives.
The bitter feeling between them has been
intensified of late, and the fight Will be
desperate one.
scenes ut the Court Room.
The hearing of the injunction case
of the Duval Athletic clue against
Sheriff Broward to prevent him from
interfering with the Corbett-Nitcheil
hight was to have taken place in
Judge Calls court this morning, but it was
postponed until o'clock this afternoon.
The court at that hour then granted a
permanent injunction.
The people crowded the court room to the
doors as it assembled this morning to hear
the continuance of the case Of the Duval
club in its plea for an injunction restraining
Sheriff Broward of Duval county from IN
terfering with the glove contest between
Corbett and Mitchell. Added interest was
given to the ease by the presence of the at
torney general of Florida, Lamar, who had
arrived to assist States Attorney Partridge
in the defense. Colonel Cockrell, in behalf
of the Duval club stated to the court that
the plaintiff was informed that the defense
would offer n demurrer to the bill. Colonel
Cockrell then read the bill, setting forth the
grounds upon which an injunction was asked
for.
States Attorney Pardridge then offered
demurrer to the bill, and presented an ahi-
davit by Sheriff Broward, in which the
sheriff's position in the case was set forth.
Colonel Cockrcll objected to the introduce
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argument Judge Cali ruled the affidavit out.
States Attorney Pardridge said that the
sheriff was acting in the discharge of his
duty in preventing the contest, and that no
case OF equity was involved.
Sheriff Broward's Position.
Colonel Coclsrell then waived his objection
to the reading of the sheriff's affidavit and
that document was accordingly read by
States Attorney Pardridge. 1t set forth
that the sheriff believed the said glove con-
test would be brutal prize fight and an
evasion of the law; that he had been IN
structed by the governor to prevent the
contest, and he believed that in so doing he
would be acting IN the discharge of his
duties, and he denied that he had ever done
anything to injure the Duval club or hinder
Gthe sale of tickets for the glove contest.
During the proceedings States Attorney
Pardridge went into the law favorpg cases
of equity and claimed that court of equity
had no right to interfere with Il sheriff in
the discharge of his duty.
In Behalf OF the Club.
Ex-Judge w. S. Young of the Duval club
contended that there is nothing illegal in
the proposed contest and that the sheriff
was assuming thai it was Illegal, thereby
prevent ting the club from enjoying the law
full rights and privilege to hold Il contest of
that kind He then cited various cases
where inJunctions had been granted against
sheriffs on cases of a similar nature.
Colonel Cockrel said that the sheriff did
not know whether the contest would be il
legal or not, but he was simply acting under
instructions from the governor. Colonel
Cockrell then launched out rather warmly
into what might be termed n ''roast" on the
governors action in instructng the sheriff,
which the lawyer said was throwing con-
tempt on the circuit court and was setting
up the executive as supreme. Sheriff Brow
ard is acting not in accordance With his
idea of the law, but is simply obeying the
command of the executive The governor
was trying to invade private right
After hearing the arguments fully Judge
Call granted the order estraning the
sheriff from interfering with the proposed
contest.
Scenes After the Injunction
The sympathizers with the contest pro-
moters had the town this evening. The feel
ing akin TO chagrin that possessed them last
night when uniformed and armed soldiers
marched gaity down the street was remem-
bcred only in its humorous light today, after
tho decision of Judge Call issuing the iujunc-
with the contest The news of the decision
spread faster than docs rumor of n pleague
When the words maintaining the Injunction
fell from the lips OF the judge there was n
mad rush for the telegraph offices, and TIE
news went over the town like wildiire The
situation was changed from suspense to cer-
tainity, ana tho club was suddenly seized
with u new soul. Plans half fulfilled,
schemes not materiaized for lack of conf
nence were renewed.
AT the rooms of the Duval Athletic club
the crowd was so great it took half Il dozen
men to keep 4 pathway open for the pedes-
trlans. The demand for tickets was such
that nothing but system prevented wild con.
fusion and n crush.
Selling Tickets by the Hundred.
Finally scheme was arranged by which
the men went in one AT time, finding an
egress at another door, and the iream of
ticket buyers was continuous for hours and
the club men did not forget to advertise
their victory Half an hour after the decis-
ION band wagon, having on 1T signs and
painted strcamers announcing the Corbett-
Mitchell fight for tomorrow nj O'clock
rolled into Bay street from side alley and
was greeted with volleys of cheers us the
band played lively airs. The cheers swelled
as the wagon proceeded up the street, and
in front of the principal hotels and saloons
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