The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-09
COURTS AGAINST C0RBETT
TIE NEW TURN OF THE AUTH ORI-
 TIES CAUSES 4 SENS4TIOE.

\ The Champion Says He Cannot Imagine
 What is Wanted of Him and His Trainers M Arguments Were Heard Before the x Supreme Court in Regard to the Validity & of the Laws.
 & San Antonio, Tex, Oct. S-Sheritf < Campbell to-day received from the < sheriff of Travis county attachments < For Jim Daily, Billy Delaney, Joe Cor x bett, John Donaldson and John McVey, " all members of Corbett's training par 4 he district court grand jury a Austin ! Tomorrow as witnesses, The attach I nents were served late this evening < and all witnesses left for Austin to- night. This turn caused a sensation at < he Corbett training quarters and much
 speculation was indulged in as to the l object of the Austin court. The only members of the party not subpoenaed are Jim Corbett and Steve O'Donnell, and this fact makes it appear that the < grand jury is seeking to bring an in
 dictment against the champion and O'Donnell.
 When asked what he thought of the action of the Austin court Corbett said: T cannot imagine what they
 want with my trainers as witnesses. SlWe have certainly not viloated any law. NJ regret that they must go to Austin, las it will set me back in my training. The only possible charge that the grand K jury can bring against me is that I am X a party to conspiracy to bring off the Might with Fitzsimmons. I received a < telegram to-day from Brady stating X that the prospects were that the fight X would take place at Hot Springs, Ark, 3 or in New Mexico. I do not think 1t flpossible for the fight to be pulled off \ at any place in Arkansas, as Hot x Springs is too near Chicago, and the x governor has stated that there can be no fighting in that state" # It was learned tonight that the grand jury of the Travis county court will seek x to secure indictments against Corbett x Fitzsmmons and Stuart on the follow ing authority:
 
 Texas penal code provides that con- spiracy entered into in this state for 4 the purpose of committing any felony < in any of the states or territories of 3 the United States or in any foreign territory shall be punished in the same manner as if the conspiracy entered into was to commit the offence. s< In this state the penalty for such conspiracy by the Texas criminal code \ is confinement in the penitentiary not z less than two nor more than five years.
 \ Austin, Tex, Oct. s.--The supreme court to-day heard arguments in the case where the tax collector of Will liamson county seeks to make the comp troller issue a prize fight license un- s der the law passed by the regular ses- sion of the Twenty fourth legislature. While the plaintiff admits that the law just passed by the extraordinary session declared prize fighting felony he desires an opinion on the old laws in regard to the validity of the law in case the new law is knocked out as is threatened. The state contends that the new law knocks the old law out, \ but even if it did not under the bill
 of that legislature the comptroller
 would have no authority to license
 fight between man and man.
 Dallas, Tex, Oct. S.-Papers are out
 for the arrest of William Brady, man.
 ager of James J. Corbett; Martin Jul ian, manager of Bob Fitzsimmons; w.
 K Wheelock, secretary of the Florida Athletic club, and presumably for Dan A. Stuart, Joe Vendig and others. The papers were issued from Austin and ar- rived in Dallas to-day. Wheelock's pa-
 pers were served on him to-day. None
 of the others has so far been served.
 Where the -Fitzsimmons fight
 will be pulled off is still a matter of
 conjecture. President Stuart says it
 will not be decided until Joe Vendig
 and others arrive. The Hot Springs
 proposition is under consideration, but
 the fight will go to the highest and
 most responsible bidders, It may be
 several days before it is finally decid-
 ed.
 Later-Papers were also served on w. A. Brady and Martin Julian. Brady,
 Julian and Wheelock gave bail to ap-
 pear before the Travis county grand
 jury.
 It is understood that they will leave for Austin tomorrow. Papers are here also for Vendig. They will be served
 by Sheriff CabeIl when Vendig arrives. There are no papers yet for Stuart. The idea is said ito be that everybody
 is to be used as witnesses against Stu art before the Travis county grand ju-
 ry to indict him for conspiracy to com. pound felony.
 Cincinnati Oct. S.-A telegram was
 received in this city to-day from E. B.
 Trustworthy, attorney general of Ar
 kansas, saying:
 Neither the laws, officers, nor public
 sentiment will permit the Corbett-Fitz-
 simmons fight to take place in this
 state"
 May Fight in Tennessee.
 Memphis, Oct. S.-Yesterday John
 Houston left for Dallas to conser with
 Dan Stuart relative to pulling of the
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