The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-02-06

Cincinnati, Feb. 5.-Arguments and
testimony were heard today before Judge
Holllstor. of the common pleas court
ON application for am injunction against
the Jenries-Ruhlin prize night in this city
February l5.
After considerable sparrng among the
attorneys IL was decided that the case
would proceed on It's merits Tor a per-
manent Injunction rather than for "A
temporary restraining order, but the de-
fonse reserved the right of appeal 20 high
en- courts Judging from the slow pro-
grcss made today ana the long list of
witnesses It believed now that the hear
ing win not be completed this week and
that decision may not be had before
next week After submitting the CO..
tracts and other documents oury iaur
witnesses were examined today as fol-
lows:
Herman Witte. an attorney, who was
the middleman between the puglists and
the sangarfest Athletic Association, T..
c. Cook. the personal representative OF
Manager Brady. l. n. Miller, superin-
tendent of the Western Union Telegraph
company. and Fentoa Lawson, who is
director and secretary OF both the San
gerfcst musical and sangerfest Athletic
Association.
Mayor Fielshmann and other witnesses
were on hand to testify, but they we're
not called owing to the long examination
OF Lawson.
The feature of the day was the exami-
nation OF Fonton Lawson. The directors
OF the sangerfest Association are all
prominent business men. Lawson was
closely examined as to what he knew
about music and the manly art lie was
an expert witness In the former bur
caused much laughter in his replies 10
questions in regard to boxing He could
no repeat any Of the rules of Maquis OF
Queensberry or any of the theories and
practice Of the ring.
All OF the other members OF the San
gerfest Association were present and
heard the ordeal through which Mr. Law
son passed and 1t is understood that
they will an be called upon to pass a
similar examination. AS Mr. Lawson is
q leader IN musical circles he was ques-
toned closely as 20 rates charged ar
operas. concerts and theaters. as COM
pared with the rates the Association was
getting for the seats for the Jenrios-
Rubin contest.
Lawson was also closely questioned re-
gardins the interviews Of himself and
associates with Mayor Flelschmann, who
gave them a permit for the contest, and
Lawson said that the mayor did not
think that the governor would interfere
Lawson Insisted that the sangerfest Ath-
letlc Association intended TO proceed
within The bounds OF the law. as their
permit from Mayor Fleisohmann was for
boxing contest and not for a prize fight
The attorneys for the injunction ques-
toned him regarding an the fights that
Jenries and Rubin had participated IN,
ana called attention to the recent state
men OF Rubin that there would be a
new champion of the world on the morn
4 ing Of February l6.
! When asked whether the worlds cham
pionshp could be settled or determined
In boxing contest that would come
within the provisions OF the Ohio sta
tutes, the witness stated that he did not
know anything about that line Of work.
There Is an unusually brilliant array
Of attorneys on both sides, and the wit
I nesses' who are members for the most
, part Of the sangerfest Athletic Associa-
ton, are prominent business men, SO that
The hearing brings out many an amusing
incidents.
The attorneys today Insisted 70 MT
Lawson that he was a very queer direc-
tor Of an athletic association when he
knew nothing Of the records OF Jeffries
or Ruhlin or OF men who had precedeo
Jenres as holdera Of the championship
belt
The managers ar more confident thar
ever that the flight win be pulled on
here.
Jeffres did not let up on his training
70 attend trial and Rhulln resumed
his tfrah ipa 10. he afternoon.
The sale .ici Its today was unusually
large ana 2ll Sf the preparations ar,
going ahead as II there was no opposl
tion.