The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-02
PngfIist's Preliminary Hearing
VIII Take Place Tomorrow.
SUBPOENAING WITNESSES.
WILL BE MOSTLY OFFICERS AND
NEWSPAPER MEN.
Judge Powers Writes a Letter to
the Herald on the suDject-Puts
the Blame Where it BelonGs-Car-
ter's Funeral This Morning.

| The sheriff began to summon wit.
nesses Yesterday for the preliminary
hearing of Bob Thompson. who landed
the blow which sent Fighter Carter to
his death last Tuesday night at the
Salt Lake Athletic club. The witnesses
will be confined mostly to peace officers
and few newspaper men, who were
required to be present This is entirely
in harmony with the previous an
nouncement through these columns that
the prosecution is not making any move
to subpoena prominent citizens that
were spectators at the fight. Such
story is simply an attempt to create
a sensation without any foundation. At
torney Waite stated yesterday that so
far as the prosecution was concerned,
ut would not go outside its proper
sphere.
FROM JUDGE POWERS.
Judge Powers, who is still recuperat-
ing in the mountains, base some decided
views on the case, which are set forth
in the following letter received yester-
day:
Sunrise Lodge, Brighton, July 81, 1896.
To the Editor of The Herald:
1t does not seem to me that the partici-
pants in the late glove. contest, which re-
suited Qealn De prose-
cuted. First, because it is doubtful
whether they are amenable to the law
and second, for the reason that If it be
possible for the people of the state
through their representatives to put the
stamp of approval upon such contests it
has been done. Last winter in order to
put an end in our state to such exhibit
tons as the one that has resulted in
Hon. William A. Howard, of Emery coun-
ty to introduce it in the legislature. The
bill was introduced, and without even the
Formally of referring the same to a COM
mittee, member of the Republican ma
jority moved to lay the same upon the
ia BILE and it was done by an overwhelm-
ing vote, and Mr.. Howard was guyed for
having attempted to put an end to
pugiists. / told Mr.. Howard that the
time would come when he would be fully
justified. l did not think that it would
come so soon, but it is here and it came to
us with bloody emphasis. In addition to
this, the newspapers have fully reported !
these contests from time to time and
spread all their brutalizing details in the
homes of Utah. The public was fully |
aware that they were given with stated
regularity They have been attended by
prominent citizens, including peace Off |
GERS and those who are our censervators
of morals. The public, the pulpit, the
press have made no protest. Any man
of the world knows that such contests fire. !
quently have tragic ending. But, they
nave heretofore received pubic
sion and through negative action, legisla-
tive approval. Then why rise up now and
prosecute some one? Let the responsi bill !
ity of Carriers death rest with the men
who laughed down Towards bill. AT
least be consistent and dismiss all suits
against those who have apparently catered |
to the pubiic's demand.
l am now glad that l drafted the bill |
that l have referred to- and congratulate |
Mr.. Howard for having introduced it into
the legislature. o. w. POWERS.
THE FUNERAL.
Carriers funeral will take place at |
10 o'clock this morning from Sleeves |
undertaking parlors on Third South
street. The colored people will attend |
in body.
Regarding the censure of the officers /
who were present at the ringside and |
did not stop the contest, all that can
be said is that the plan that was fol-
lowed on all former affairs of the kind |
was followed then. Captain Donovan !
pursued the custom of Chief Pratt, eX-
cept that he did not attend the con-
test in person, as he never witnesses
affairs of the kind as a spectat tor. find
ing no pleasure in it. He detailed Ser
geant Wire with other officers to at
tend the contest, and stop it should |
there be any brutality. This contest
was no more brutal than most of the
Others. almost every one of which re-
suited in a knock out as this did, the |
vious affairs. the defeated man came
around, while poor Carter didn't.