The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-27
TO PREVENT A FIGHT
LEGISLATURE OF TEXAS CALLED TO
MEET IN SPECIAL SESSION.
Governor Culberson Determined Not
to Let the Characterization mons
..MiIl" Come on I'm His state.

AUSTIN. Tex. Sept. Ex-Governor Cul.
berson tonight issued a proclamation call
ing a special session of the Legislature fol-
October. one that will be required TO pass
law that will knock the Corbett-Fitzsim-
mons prize-fight into a cooked hat. The
Governor issued the proclamation at mid
night tonight, after lengthy consultation
with his Cabinet. He gives as the reason
for his action that in the present condition
of the law the fight managers are liable to
pull off the fight while the courts are row.
ing over it; that the Chief Justice of the
Court of Criminal Appeals has ruled
against the State, and now there is man.
damus case pending in the Supreme Court
that may go in an entirely different Ene.
thus raising a conflict between the two
highest courts in the State. In order to
settle all possible contention he issued the
call tonight converting the Legislature
next Tuesday in this city. and sets fo-th
the purports of the call as follows:
Whereas. decision Of the presiding
judge of the Criminal Court Of Appeals,
lately rendered. will embarrass the exc
cution of the laws for the State against
prize fighting and other associated infrac-
tions of good order and the public peace
now imminent and threatened; and.
Whereas. there is no certainty OF de-
termination of the soundness OF SAID de-
cision by court of final resort in time for
existing emergencies; and.
Whereas. it is proper in avoidance OF
every pretext for disregarding the laws
that all controversy respecting them should
be removed by legislation and all reason
able pacific means resorted to in the first
the present Lesisiature ' unanimously
passed such a prohibitory law on the
18th and 24th days of April to become eff
code, il Should require a session Of only
a few days at small cost to remove any
possible defect and put the law into inn
casion has arisen requiring the Legislature
to be convened in special session.
Now. therefore, l. Charles A. Culberson.
of the authority vested in me by the Con-
stitution thereof. hereby call a special
session Of the Twenty-fourth Legislature to
ming at noon. tuesday. Oct. /. 1896. for the
following purposes:
''First-To denounce prize fighting and
Gus terms and prohibit the same by appro-
pirate pains and penalties. putting the law
into immediate operation and making neces-
the proposed exhibition of this character
within this State may be prevented. the
undoubted will OF the people upon the SUBJ
ject respected and this affront to the moral
.second-To consider and act upon such
other matters as may be presented pursu-
ant 70 Section ~ Article 3, OF the Constitu-
Fitzsim ons's Money Tied Up.
NEW YORK. Sept. 2S.-The stakes lodged
in Mr.. Philip j. Dryers hands on the part
of Robert Fitzsimmons for his coming fight
for the pugulistic championship OF the
world with James ]. Corbett, will not be
released from the attachment obtained on
them by the Metropolitan Job Printing
Company on July 10 last. Judge Beekman,
in Supreme Court to-day. denied a motion
to vacate the attachment The Metropoli-
tan Job Printing Company obtained judg-
ment against Fitzsmmons for printing ex-
ecuted by them when touring with Bob
Fitzsimmons's Own Speciality Company" to
would not pay the debt an attachment was
secured on the ground that Fitzsimmons
was nonresident and the $4,000 put up
in Phil Dryers hands was levied on.
Two Fighters Sentenced.
WEIR CITY Kan. Sept 2s.-Paddy Pur-
tell and johnson. 1.-THE Terrible Swede. y
have been sentenced to one year each in
the penitentiary for prize fighting. The
fight occurred last spring at Galena. The
county attorney had orders from Governor
Morrill, to stop il. but he watched several
rounds before interfering Attorney-sener
al Dawes took steps TO have the ngnters
prosecuted and has been successful In Sc
curing their conviction and sentence