The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-29
A BLOW AT PRIZE FIGHTING.
VERDICT OF GUILTY BROUGHT IL
AT PHILADELPHIA.

The Men Convicted Under Indict-
ment for Their Participation in
BoNing Bouts on Jan. @4-eG-The
Court Lets the Accused on by De-
handing That They Each Give a
Bond to Appear in Court when
Wanted.
Philadelphia, March ga verdict u
guilty was rendered this morning by a
jury in the quarter sessions court in the
case against Charles Mccarthy, Charles
MeKeever and Jack Fogarty. who. with
Horace Leeds. were indicted for aiding,
abetting and taking part IN a prize fight
Mccarthy and McKeever, respectively.
met Leeds in four round boxing bouts
here on Jan. "A and &c. Fogarty being
the referee Leeds has not been arrested
be being beyond the jurisdiction OF the
commonwealth. The jury had been out
since Tuesday evening.
This afternoon District Attorney Ora
ham called Judge Gordon's attention to
the fact that McKeever, Mccarthy and
Fogarty were in the custody of the court
and he asked that sentence be imposed.
The district attorney referred to the
conviction as great victory for law and
order, and declared that the verdict it.
self would have more weight than mere
Imprisonment of the contestants.
Director Of Public Safety Better. with
the permission Of the court. spoke in the
same extenuating manner as regards i'm
prisonment, he regarding the verdict of
the jury as "a mighty weapon" for his
department
Judge Gordon agreed with the district
attorney and the director of public safety
and said the men were mere tools who had
been hired to receive the punishment. while
those who promoted the schemes reapcd
the largest share of the benefits.
The judge said he wanted to call atten-
ton to the fact that member of the
minor judiciary Of the city. police mag
istrate, was one Of those behind the whole
affair. and he was only sorry that he did
not have the principals before him so that
they could be summarily dealt with.
Mccarthy. McKeever and Fogarty were
then ordered to give $1,000 security each to
appear before the court when wanted. In
Withholding a sentence of imprisonment
Judge Gordon said that II the men should
again fight in this jurisdiction or in any
other that he would call them before him
and impose the severest penalty of the
law.
In conclusion, the judge stated that the
verdict will be a warning to clubs where
boxing is held and to persons hiring public
halls for the purpose of giving such exhl-
billions, that they win be committing
crime and Will be liable to arrest and pun
ishment. He hoped that the conviction
would have the effect OF stopping the en-
terprises al once
Unless the convicted pugilists appeal
the case and succeed in getting the de-
cision reversed I'm the supreme court. box
ing in this city will soon be a thing OF
the past. The shows given at the South
wark Club, Nonpariel Club, Caledonlan
Club, Athletic Club of the Schulkill Navy
and Girard Athletic Club are practically
similar to those at the winter circus and
the promoters will necessarily be COM
PEELED to close their doors, or else suffer
the same fate as these pugilists. II Is
impossible to make flesh OF one and fowl
of the other. and having found Nc
Keever and Company guilty the authori-
ties are in duty bound to proceed against
any other offenders.
Robert Deadly, one of the lessees of the
winter circus building where the fights
took place says that he intends carrying
the case to the supreme court.