St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-23
was asked to come back at $50 this

was asked to come back at $50 this
evening.
Mason promised to have Bowden
there then. The meeting recOnvened
at $3.50 O'Clock with every member of
the club present. Kelly stated again
for the edifcation of Mr.. Bowden the
proposition he had made in the after
| noon, and the result was the unan-
imous decision to turn the $4,000 over
to Referee Kelly by IL o'clock tomor-
row noon.
There is one bright executive mind in
the Duval Athletic club. He is the one
optimist in the organization, and to his
suggestion is due the fact that the
pugilistic machinery is thought now to
have taken motion within the lines of
safety. The new feature is legal. En-
tirely new counsel have been brought
into the situation, and today there were
several legal conferences. The law
firm of A. W. Cockerell & Son was
called into the case as allies of the club,
and late this afternoon bill was
filed by the clubs counsel in the
Fourth circuit court of the
state Of Florida, praying for an
injunction restraining the sheriff or
any one of his representatives or agents
from interfering in any way with the
proposed exhibition, from preventing
any person entering the grounds, etc.
The bill sets forth the declarations
made by the sheriff of purpose to take
possession of the property of the club,
arena, etc. 1t further sets forth that
the continued reiteration by the sheriff
Of this intention has already seriously
interfered with the sale of tickets and
the prospective success of business
enterprise engaged in
BY THE CLUB.
1t is further stated that in the belief
of the clubs officials these threats will
continue unless all injunction shall
issue until the proposed contest or en-
terprise is abandoned, to the detrIment
OF the interest of the club. The bill
shows that the agreement for the con-
test is in accordance with the city Or
dinance passed by virtue of power
granted by the legislature to regulate
and license amuSementS and exhibit
tiOns.
Notice was served upon Sheriff Brow
ard of the action soon after the bill was
filed, and hearing will be had before
Judge Gail tomorrow, collateral to this
legal action declarations made on the
subject tonight by Mayor Fletcher, of
j Jacksonville. He has mounted the
fence, now that there appears to be a
change, and after all the fight may be
pulled off in the arena originally
built by the club. He declared tonight
to an Associated Press correspondent
that the city had passed an ordinance
permitting such contests, as proposed
between Mitchell and Corbett. and had
accepted from their representatives the
money for license. Under these cir
cumstances he believed it to be the
duty Of the city to protect the club and
the fighters as far as IL can
"There has been considerable talk"
said the mayor, 'about my swearing i n
special policemen to protect the fighters
and seeing that they are allowed to have
their little affair out without molesta-
tion. have never done such a thing,
nor will do it. These men and the
club are violating no law of this munic-
ipality and l have no right to
INTERFERE WITH THEM.
"Nor am in any wayebound to pro-
tect them, beyond seeing that they are
passed by the city council. This saws
that the chief of police must be at the
ringside and satisfy himself that the
parties to the fight have permit and
that the gloves weigh not less than five
ounces. He will be at the ring if the
fight comes off in the arena; he will
look at the permit and weigh the gloves.
then he will allow them to proceed"
But what about the militia and the
sheriff."
THAT is no business of the city's. l
shall allow the men to go ahead, but if
the au uthorities Of Duyal county or of
the state step in and stop the fight, it is
no affair of mine. The city council of
Jacksonville cannot by passing an or
dlnance render void the common law,
which understand Gov. Mitchell de-
clares will be violated. Whether or not
the law is being violated is matter for
the courts. The city of Jacksonville
has nothing to do with it, and does not
propose to argue 1t. We will allow the
men to proceed, but will not protect
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