St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-10-10
SUCH is THE ORDER OF Gov
CLOUGH TO PEACE OFFICERS
OF MINNESOTA
ON NEEDHAM- MOORE MATCH
MANAGER WILSON, OF THE
LAKESIDE CLUB, EXPLAINS
THE CONDITIONS,
LIMITED NUMBER OF ROUNDS.
Decision Will Go TO the Man ScOr.
ing the Most Points During
the Contest.

Sporting men claim that Gov.
Clough is not well posted on box
ing, or on the terms commonly used
by the disciples of Fistiana. In
proclamation issued yesterday the
governor enjoins all peace officers of
Minnesota to see to it that the
state laws are not violated; and in
SO doing he states that a ST. Paul
athletic club proposes to give a
contest to a decision, or, in other
words, a fight to a finish.''
D. L. Wilson, manager of the ath-
letic club referred to, when inter
viewed last night, said: 1.-The club
has no intention of breaking the
state law. Moore and Needham
will, it is true, box with gloves; but
only for limited number of rounds,
and the one gaining the most points
will get the decision. That's all
there is to it. The contest will be
conducted under the same rules that
govern boxing matches in New
York, Louisiana, California, Illinois
and other states. We can assure all
who care to witness the Needham-
Moore contest that neither the club
nor those witnessing the meeting
will break the laws of Minnesota or
any other state.'
The governors proclamation
| speaks for itself, and is as follows:
State of Minnesota, Executive De-
partment-To All Sheriffs and All 9th
] er Peace Officers: 1t having been
/ called to my attention by numerous
reputable citizens of this city and by
published notice, that the Lake Side
| Athletic club, of st. Paul, Mimi, pro-
| poses to give a contest to a. decision"
or, in other words, a fight TO a finish,
! between Danny Needham and Dick
Moore, upon Sunday, Oct. 13, 1885, and
| being satisfied that it is the intention
of the said athletic club, if not pre-
vented, to hold the proposed contest
at some point within the state of Min
nesota, in accordance with the terms
of the advertisement, and said contest
being clear violation of the statutes
of The state Of Minnesota, by the terms
of Statutes of Minnesota of 1884, which
read as follows:
Section 6652. A person who, within
this state, engages in; instigates, aids,
a contention or fight without weapons
between two or more persons, or a
fight commonly called a ring or prize
fight, either within or without the
state, or who sends or publishes a.
challenge or acceptance or a challenge
for such contention or fight, or car
ries or delivers such challenge or
acceptance, or trains or assists any
person in training or preparing for
such contention or fight, is guilty of
/ a misdemeanor."
Section 1854 Any person who bets
stakes, or wagers money or any other
| property upon the result Of such
| fight OR encounter, or holds or under
takes to hold money or other property
so staked or wagered, to be delivered
| to or for the benefit of the winner
thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor."
| Section 6656. A person who leaves
the state, with intent to elude any
provision of this title, or to commit
any act without the state, which is
| prohibited by this title, or who being
a resident of this state, does any act
without the state, which would be
| punishable by the provisions of this
title if committed within the state, is
guilty of the same offenSe, and SUBJ
ject to the same punishment as if the
act had been committed within this
state.
Section 6657. A magistrate having
| power to issue warrants in criminal
| cases, to whom it is made to appear
| that there is reasonable ground to ap-
| prehend that an offense specified in
sections 35S, $50 and S61 is about to be
| committed within his jurisdiction, or
| by any person being within his juris-
| diction, must issue his warrant to
sheriff or constable, or other proper
officer, for the arrest of the person or
persons so about to offend. Upon a
person being arrested and brought be-
fore him by. virtue of the warrant, he
must inquire into the matter, and if
| it appears that there is reasonable
ground to believe that the person ar
rested is about to commit any such
offense, the magistrate must require
him to give a bond to the state in
| such sum, not exceeding 81, 900, as the
magistrate may fix, either with or
! without sureties, in his discretion
| conditioned that such person will not
| for one year thereafter commit any
| such offense."
| And a large number of citizens of
this city having expressed great ap-
| prehensions that the necessary legal
steps might not be taken to prevent
said contest and to punish violations
of said law;
| Now, therefore, 1t is expressly en-
| joined upon all officers whose duty by
! law relates to the prevention of the
commission of said offense and the
| punishment for the violation of said
| law, to faithfully execute the same,
according to th@ tenor thereof, in
| obedience to their official oaths, and
| it is further expressly enjoined upon
all officers having legal authority so
to do, to apprehend any person en-
| gagged in the violation of said law.
The neglect of any officer to perform
any duty imposed upon him by ahy
law of this state will be dealt with
according to thd provisions of the
statutes of Minnesota.
| In testimony whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and caused the
| great seal of the state to be hereunto
| affixed, this 9th day of October, A. D.
| 1896.
Great SeaD
ID. NJ. Clough, Governor.
Attest:
Albert Berg, Secretary of State.
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