The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-23
'PUGILISTS PREPARED.
Referee Kelly Holds the Cash for
the Corbett- Mitchell Fight.
ALL ARRANGEMENTS PERFECTED.

As the Military Are Now Quartered at
Jacksonville 1t Is Not Likely the Fight
VIII Take Placs There, but Sheriff Brow
ard Admits II May Occur Elsewhere.
: JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 23.-The law
firm of A. w. Cockerell q Son has been
called in as allies of the club, and late in
the 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
and preventing any persons from entering
the grounds, etc. Notice was served upon
Sheriff Broward OF the action soon after
the bill was fled and a hearing was be-
gan before Judge Call this forenoon.
Collateral to this legal action are decla-
rations made on the subject by Mayor
Fletcher, OF Jacksonville. He has mounted
the fence now that there appears to be a
chance after all that the fight may be
pulled off in the arena original Built by
the club, He declared to an Associated
Press correspondent that the city had
passed an ordinance permitting such CON
tests as that proposed between Mitchell
representatives the money for license.
Under these circumstances he believed it
to be the duty of the city of Jacksonville
10 protect the club and thetlghters as far
n il can.
There has been considerable talk"
said the mayor, about my swearing in
special policemen to protect the fighters
and seeing that they are allowed to have
their little affair without molestation. I
have never done such thing, nor will
10 it. These men and the club are vio-
isting no law OF this municipality, and
have no right to interfere with them.
Neither am in my way bound to protect
them beyond seeing that they are allowed
to proceed under the ordinance passed by
tho city council This says that the chief
OF police must be at the ringside and sat
isty himself that the parties to the fight
have permit and that the gloves weigh
mot less than five ounces. lie will be at
the ring II the fight comes Off in the arena.
He will look at the permit and weigh the
gloves, then he will allow them to pro-
ersd ="
But what about the militia and the
sheriff ~
! "That Is no business of the city's. !
snail allow the men to go ahead, but il
She authorities of Duval county or of the
rate stap in and stop the fight it is no af-
fSir OF mine. The city council Of Jackson
r'lia cannot by passing an ordinance
render void the common law which un-
derstaud Gov ernor Mitchell declares will
be violated
Whether or not the law is being yio-
lated is matter for the courts The city
vf Jacksonville has nothing to do with it,
sud does not propose to argue it, Wewill
allow the men to proc ed, but will not
project them il the state or county stops
hem. We are no more bound to protect
the Duval club, simply because it has
been'e, than we are bound TO protect and
guarantee success to saloon keeper or
any other branch of business for which a
license has been granted y
II iS admitted hat the club will make
a strong effort to bring off the fight in the
Rren0 out at the race track, and falling
there, will be prepared to load fighters
and spectators on special trains for
point al which the men can fight without
m0iestation in a place already provided
for, which will be in readiness for the
mill the day before the date set for the
eOntest
The baggage cars and cabOose left the
Florida Central and Peninsular railroad
yards last night. Inside the two cars
wore packed a circus tent and portable
seats Of the Frank Gentry circus. In the
eabnnrb, the blinds and shades of which
wsre tightly drawn, there were thirty-fiye
picked inen, each armed with brace of
rsso!Vers. Every man of them had been
swnrn In as IA deputy sheriff, the oath
having been administered by the sheriff
o, an adjacent county friendly to the pro.
naters Of the contest between Corbett
Rnd Mitchell. Jast where the tent was
bound no one outside the inner circle of
the Duyal club knows.
While Sheriff Broward and one Of his
Deputies were driving near the arena
erected by the Duyal club yesterday after
noon he was met by Circular Joe" Ven.
dss, who was also on wheels. Both
stopped and at once began discussing the
light. shortly the big. dark, swarthy and
typtrai southern sheriff leaned forward
eHt in determined fashion said to Ven
Ok There will be no fight here on
fhursday"
"iiut what If an Injunction should be
serg7d upon you, asked Sendig
"ldid understand, returted the sheriff |
with something Of II sneer, that you fel- |
game on me-
.,lC wr do :, ip.f.tad vana;,. So, IN,
he1or tbs order of Tho coir, ~" WI ,.1
Il won,t c,,.. tI,ot hid, ~ , 'o'.i
so ii " rsrljed Rroword 81 viii r,,ant
tb,t tber. yS,u H.. No. ,t..l. -,
th4t buildin,, NJ in this cnnrtr ~ S y.
SOC what you people mean by Insisting in
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