The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-02
n forensic wrongle, Colonel Murphy
pulling one way and Attorney General


pulling one way and Attorney General
Trustworthy the other.
Finally the Court interviewed In n lit
tie speech. which showed the attitude
of thcLittlcEock judiciary toward prize
fighting Chancellor Martin is Il little
man with curly gray hair ana n chin
beard. He wears n rufiicd shirt and Il
low cut,vcst and might sit for n pur-
trait of Opie Reads Kentucky Col
oncl." He spoke slowly, but with evil
dent earncstneSS.
1T is idle to pretend" he said, that
this case is an ordinary application for
Il peace bond. IT is Il matter of COM
mon notoricty all over the United States
that these men together with CERTAIN un-
worthy citizens OF Arkansas. have been
trying to bring off prize fight IN Gar
land county. They have been warned
rcpcat tcdly to dcsist. The Supreme
Court has passed upon the unlawful
nature Of the enterprise They have
been cautioned by the Governor, and
they have received warnings from other
officers of authority. In spite OF all
this. they have persisted I'm their al
tempt to break the laws OF this State
! propose to investigate the matter
thoroughly. | don't blame these prize
fighters SO much as ] do the rccrcaut
citizens and officers OF this state who
have aided and abrttcd them in thriI,
unlawful enterprise. shall give the
Attorney General amrlc time TO produce
witnesses in this matter He shall have
all the time he requires, consistent with
the rights of these defendants to n
speedy hearing The case will he adj
journcd until ) O'Clock Tomorrow after
noon"
There was n hum of surprise I'm the
courtroom when the Chancellor de-
livered this stab at the Hot Springs
people and II began to be impressed ON
the nugilists and their friends that the
nd h,.I. q 4.
ly to prove more serious than they had
barEaincd for. But this feeling was
mild compared with the sensation that
was caused when it became known that
Chancellor Martin had granted m in
Junction restraining James j. Corbctt.
ltohcrt FitzSimmona. the Hot Springs
Athletic Association, w. a. Brady. Mar
tin Julian, Joe Ncndi-. y. X. Wheclock,
w. l.. Babcock, II. T.. Il. IIoupt w w
WATERS. Peter Mahcr. Steve O'Don-
nell. William Delaney and others I'M.
named from cnGa eing in or fostering
prize lights In the city of Hot Springs
or elsewhere in the state of Arkansas.
Ihc injunction was issued AT the in
stance of the State Of Arkansas OK
rel, Il. u, Trustworthy.
The petition recitcs. at great length.
the history of the projected prize fights
and declares that "as the officers of
Hot Springs are. engaged in the con
Sniracy, the threatened crimes cnnnot
be stopped by ordinary methods nnd
he fights will be held until stopped by
the court
This injunction was admitted on all
hands To he the Knockout blow to the
hopes of the Hot Springs Club They
writ Is not rcturnablc until twenty
days from date. and although n motion
TO dissolve could he made in the mean
time. there is little hope that Chanccl-
Tor Martin would entertain il, much
less grant it,
delay of twenty days in pulling off
the fight would be rs fatal MS twcnt,.
weeks or twenty years. and any nj
tcmnt Ia violate the Injunction would bc
surely followed by Imprisonment for
contempt of court