The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-22
For Battle and Letter Detailing Arrange
menis In States Possession.
ATTORNEY WANTED THEM GIVEN UP.
RIs Demand Promptly and Emphsths1y Rsfussd.
Probability That GoVsnm VIII b Asksdb
Have Pier Gambling Places Closed.

The inside history OF the Narragan>
sett Pier crusade against prize lighting
is mighty interesting reading. Gov
ernor Dyer has succeeded In forcing
the authorities to do their duty, ana
il is now anticipated that he will make
anotherl and a much desired move In
the cause of morality. II the mailed
hand is not applied right away the
pier will be doomed. Already the alb
sence of former patrons from Phila-
delphia. Baltimore and Washington Is
noted, and it is known that these peo-
pie who have heretofore spent thou
sands of dollars every season, nave
been kept away from the Pier because
OF information sent to them that the
old health resort had been converted
into a Monte Carlo.
When Governor Dyer's attention was
called TO the disgraceful Johnson
Rhodes fight, he sat down and indited
| a caustic epistle to Sheriff Cundall, In
| forming him that within his bailiwick
| a regular prizefight had come on and
that he should expect Mr. Cundail 10
| report to him without any delay mat
| ne had caused the fighters and the per-
|
sheriff CundaIl at once came down to
| Sauth Kingstown from westerly ana
placed the governors commands In
! Deputy Sheriff W4leexs hands and teid
him that he should expect him to make
the arrests.
Mr.. Wilcox had no option but to obey
the order of the commander-in-c -chief,
and procuring warrants for Johnson.
| Rhodes and Comber the latter the
manager of the fight, started out TO
corral the tri). ..1.
one of the colored prizefighters ne
easily picked up. The other was Sc
cluded: but Wilcox ferreted him out
and placed him beside his pal. whe
had been sent to the Jail.
In the meantime Comber had go
a wind of the arrests and feared that M
was included in the fish to be taket
i'm wilcox's drag net, and he guesses
right the first time.
Procuring horse and Dus8y ~
drove over to Wakefield and consulted
a lawyer. The latter told ,Comber y
4 remain at the office while he went owe
to the Pier to see WILCOX.
To the latter he represented tnat o.
did not want the warrant served upol
his client. Wilcox told him that n
most assuredly would get service
IL were possible to do 50, and positivei
declined any negotiations looking I
the holding back of the warrant unit
the power-that-be could be seen an
An Arrangement made for permanent
pigeon -holing the complaint.
All arguments failing, the lawyer tol
Mr.. Wilcox that he couldn't arrei
Comber as he had started for Ne
York.
Wilcox doubted the truth OF that a.
sertion and said that he was convince
that the man he wanted was stiii
the town.
A few mirVltes later Wilcox got
"tip" that Comber was driving acro'
the fields toward the Pier, intent upo
boarding the New York bound tral
and that he was SO timing his mov'
ments that he would just catch u
train
Wilcox hied himself to place me-
the station and secreted himself, al
as per program. Comber drove up al
W was arrested as he was on the point
~ getting aboard the train.
Comber had no trouble In gettn
surety and his case will be heard
H the district court at Wakeheid ne
H. Monday.