The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-10
More Frank Than Madden, for He Says
There VIII BE No sLove Taps
for Points" Next Friday.
HE TELLS ABOUT ROOSEVELT
WITNESSING A PUGILISTIC CONTEST
In A NEW YORK THEATER,
And Also Testifies to s'reddy" Being
the Bravest Man on Earth-NO De-
cision Until Middle of Week.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 9.-The situation IS
more complicated than ever tonight re.
garding the contests here next Friday night
between Martin and Childs and Jeffries and
Ruhlin. 1t was thought the arguments
would be completed tonight before Judge
Hollister on the application for a per-
manent injunction against the proposed
contest. The attorneys. however. insisted
on so much time that another day will Re
spent in hearing the arguments, and the
case will not be finally submitted to Judge
Hollster until Monday evening. 1t is hard
ly possible that Judge Hollister will be
ready to render his decision on Tuesday
morning, and II he delivers II Wednesday or
Thursday there will be very little time for
the proposed appeal to the higher courts
Meantime, there all sorts of rumors
about other proceedings, including action
against Madden and Brady for perjury, and
especially against the former.
During the argument this afternoon Judge
Peck insisted that the proceedings should
be In criminal court rather than one Of
equity and asked why Brady Madden Cook
and others, who were in the courtroom
We're not arrested if they were abetting a
prize fight, and held the same as Jeffries
and Rubin had been two weeks ago. Coun-
sci for the injunction replied that such
might be the case further on. At any rate
there is much talk about what may yet be
done to prevent the fight. While the de-
fense denies the jurisdiction of the court
OF equity to grant such an injunction as as
asked for. they will proceed on appeals.
and possibly otherwise, in case the injunc-
tion is granted. 1t is reported that IL he
injunction is refused the plaintiffs will
stop the proceedings on account of the
limitation of time and leave the matter 20
the Governor. The plaintiffs have no doubt
as to the outcome of the pending suits. ex-
cept on the point of jurisdiction of a court
of equity, and on that point the defense
expects decision in their favor
There was much comment to-day among
the crowds in the corridors over the ad
jCurnment of the Supreme Court at Co.
lumbus to Feb. 10, four days after the date
tor the proposed contest. The lawyers.
however. explained that majority of the
judges of the Supreme Court reside in Co.
lumbus and could readily hear the case in
chambers any time next week.
The time to-day was devoted abou.
equally between w. A. Brady as the star
| witness and the arguments of Lawrence
Maxwell and Attorney General Sheets for
! the plaintiffs and Judge Peck for the de-
fense- Brady made dramatic as we'll as
a strong witness. He was not kept on the
stand as long as Madden yesterday. but h
made much more Of an impression and was
at times almost sensational. Madden had
testified that Jeffries and Rubin would
| spar with love taps, for points," Brady
said his man would hit as hard as he could
to retain the championship and he had no
doubt that Rubin would meet him equally
vigorously. Brady said any Other kind cf
| a performance would be fake and an i'm
position on the public. His candor was suci,
| that the eour: allowed him the. fullest H.
cense, so that at times Brady would rise
| to his feet and testify with gesticu.atior
and eloquence in the most eloquent man.
ner and had several colloquies with the
court Brady. however maintained the
same as Madden that there iaad been no
| that boxing contests were now the order. in
which the championship was decided on
points.
Brady testified TO sitting beside Theodore
Roosevelt at one OF the contests i'm the
Metropolitan Theater in New York. Brady
| testified TO reserving box for Roosevelt
| at another contest, but Roosevelt did NOT
attend. Brady thought his failure to attend
was because the New York papers had saId
| so much about him having box reserved.
| Judge Harmon asked Brady II he though,
man who was not afraid OF q lion va
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