Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-02
10 FIGHT, SAYS JUDGE GREENE.
N ORDER RESTRAINING col. Il.
DANIEL BooNE AND OTHERS
from Giving Their Grent Lion and
Hear Combat Today--rhe Petition
FiI.d Yesterday ny County Attor-
ney Hen NJ. Terrell.

The much-talked OF and much-ao-
,ertised lion and bear wrestling
latch" which Col. e. Daniel Boone
proposed TO give this afternoon at
lportman's park will not come of to-
lay.
Yesterday afternoon County Attorney
fen NJ. Terrell filed petition in the
district court asking Judge Greene TO
hjoin the contest, and Judge Greene
Uttered an order enJoining the parties
fho proposed TO give the exhibition
ae order to hold good until next Mon
.ay, when the case Will be heard. The
eution filed by County Attorney Ter
vi Ia as follows:
v estate of Texas County OF rarrant'
District Court Of Tarrant County
10 the Hon, =. =. Greene, Judge OF
ne Forty -eighth Judicial District; Inc
Rate OF Texas, BY her attorney sen
ID. Terrell, county attorney complain
IAg OF Daniel Boone, Sr.. Daniel Boone,
ia, L. b. Clark, Mrs. l.. u. Ciark anu
leorge w. Mcpherson, all OF Tarrant
ibnnty Texas. respectfully represents
ma shows unto the court that the de-
endants herein, Daniel Boone, ST.,
panlel Boone, Jr.. l.. u. Clark, Mrs
ID, Clark uud George W. MoPher-
Dn. are preparing and threatening 10
ave. carry on and conduct In Iurfhut
buttv. Tex, ON the End day OF Fen
barry, A. b.. 1895, what Is called ana
enomnated By them as wrestling
Hatch between Il lion and benG
wncd. managed and controlled by
Daniel Boone. ST., one Of the defcnd-
.fre domegtlcated animals and have
pen taken Up, confined and restrained
sh their Wild nature by the acts ana
. beans OF man. and which said AMI
talH are not allowed or permitted by
ian 10 roam ut large IN state OF
nature and exercise their natural de-
res and procllyltles but nre con.
ned. restrained. held I'm check ana
iucated by the means and through
iyne Efforts and instfumeniahues OK
civilized man, and the said defendants
he about to commit, now threaten To
nd will commit Ia Turrnnt county
,ox.. ON the Ind day OF February, 1888,
n the means aforesaid, an Illegal act
nd uffcnse against the penal laws Ut
) Ne state uf Texas, In that they WIN
/ IN the mems aforesaid and at the
,me and place aforesaid, cause, Huii"f
nd permit said lion and bear TO get
bgethcr. wrestlc, hight, tear wound
balm aud dMtgurc one another ana
X he said defendants will do cause
ufer and permit the same 20 e'
None wnntonly and that thereby th'
. laid defendants will at the time aue
flace aforesaid wuntonly mlim
Hound and disngure said animals, II
holation OF tho penal laws Of the stat
u Texas. aud that said defendants VII
10 and perform said acts unless pre-
aented by II restraining order of TIM
Hourt. The plaintiff has no ADEQUATE
temedy at law to prevent SAID acts
therefore, the promises considered, IN
llnintiff prays that a restraining orde
Issue herein against each and all o
tAid defendants. restraining them an
hch OF them, their agents and en-
isaoyca, from giving, carrying ON nm
hndueting said so-called wroatlin
Nj Antch and from permitting said ho
Atnd bear of the character herein dc
AArihed 30 come together, wreHtl
Nlttht. tcnr, MAIN, wound or diahgui
nc another and from themselves war
rbnly causing. suffering or perfnltun
ald lion and bear, or any lion an
par Of the character herein dcacrlbe'
main, wound or dlafBure one az
ffdhw until the further order OF IN
burt, and that on final hearing heri
said restraining order and inlun
lion be made perpetual for COSTS
llAiiit and for such other and furthI
lief 90 which II may be entitled nm
{ bat citation issue herein, commandm
tf.Aid defendanta 10 appear aud nnsw'
h'lis petition Signed.
tu BEN NJ. TERRELL.
!, ounty Attorney, Attorney for u
State OF Texas, County Of Tnrrani
'"I. Bon NJ Terrell. do solemn
wear that / nm attorney for plninti
Il herein. and make thls affidavit
nch. that tho matters and thin
/, ercln contained In the foregoing pei
aFY'on for Injunction are true and co
u lei. Signed, BEN NJ. TERRELL"
f"sworu 20 aud subscribed before n
\ N Ben NJ. Terrell, this February
- 400. II. II, McNATNT,
ai district Clerk OF Tarrant Count
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