The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-19
CITIZENS In JAIL.
PECULIAR. OUTCOME OF THE
NORTHUMBERLAND AFFAIR.
DEPUTY sherins, in Order to Prevent
the Fight, Which Had Been De.
clared on, Arrest Well knows ana
wealthy Steamboat Men.

st. Paul, Oct. 15.-Gov. Clough has
proved himself more powerful in en-
forcing the laws of Minnesota than
the managers of the Lakeside Athletlc
Club of st. Paul were successful in VI
olating them. The prize fight between
Danny Needham and Dick Moore, the
well known welter-weights, that was
to be pulled off Sunday under the
auspices of that club, did not occur.
The governor prevented it.
Following the arrest of Needham
Saturday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff
Kinney the promoters of the fight get
together and decided to call off the
affair. The men could not fight in
public, and as there would be nothing
in it for them to fight in. private they
decided not to fight. But this compact
was not made public, and in order to
make assurance doubly sure the state
officials went ahead and arrested the
captains. pilots and engineers OF the
boats that were to take the people to
the scene of the battle. The men were
arrested by Deputy Sheriffs Picha
and Kinney OH the strength Of allega-
lions contained in warrants sworn
out by d. r. Noyes and w. l.. Wilson.
charging the men arrested with aid
ing and abctting prize fighters n
conniving to arrange a prize fight
The men arrested are Capt. John e..
Smith. of No. 336 West Third street,
captain of the Oracle A. N"w"""
p. f. Richie, of No. go Pleasant ave-
nue., captain and owner of the eX-
cursion steamer Daisy; George Ill
bury, engineer. and Ariah j. Bosley,
pilot, of the steamer Daisy. They
were arrested at their respective
boats. On being taken to the county
Jail they were confined in the boys
ward, where they were kept behind
bars all day, despite the attempt of
friends to have them allowed the free
dom of the corridor OF to release them
from Jail. Three Of the four arrested
are wealthy pioneer residents of st.
Paul. Capt. Smith is fifty-eight years
old and is said to be worth in the
~neighborhood of $4,000. Capt. Richie
is sixty-fve years old and is the pos
SCISSOR of a fortune valued at more
than 100000. Despite this aggregate
wealth they We're compelled to spend
the day in prison. since bail could not
be given on Sunday.
The river front at the foot of Jack
son street was the objective point for
several hundred of st. Paurs resi-
dents. The people had read in the
newspapers that there might be
trouble at the levee if an attempt was
made to get the fighters out of the
state, and as early as 8 O'Clock there
was quite a crowd at the foot of Jack
son street. They stood on the river
bank. sat on the steps, and some OF
the more venturesome got on board
the two boats, moored there together.
Each boat had in tow a large sized
barge, around the ratings of which
there were arranged a row of chairs.
There was no semblance Of a ring on
either barge, but the wise ones told
each other that it would not take long
to pitch me-.
At 2:15 the president of the Lake
side Athletic club, a mucll-souglt-after
man at that time by. the authorities,
made his way through the crowd,
brushing past a couple of deputy sher-
IFS and state officials on his way,
stepped on board the raft and in
formed a couple of men who were in
charge that the fight was off. He was
tlSNo1lllJatlIlCu wv a. lVpOllVls SNllu
leaving the dock he ate dinner at. a
downtown restaurant. and then called
on Dick Moore at his rooms. Dick
informed a reporter that he did moi
intend to lie in Jail all day, therefore
he was lying quiet. II am going up
to the governors Office tomorrow
forenoon" he said, "to give myself up
personally to Gov. Clough. If he
wants to arrest me he can do So"
Danny Needham was around town
all day. ooh, dear. no. he said. II
would not think of fighting now. l
would cause my bondsmen to lose
their money by SO doing, and besides
there's no use of fighting if we can't
get any people to see u.s."
In an interview with Capt. Smith,
of the G. A. Mower, at the Jail. he in
formed a reporter that both he and
Capt. Richie would Immediately
bring heavy damage suits against the
persons causing their arrest and In.
generation in jail.
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