The age-herald., 1901-02-07
Believes a Felony is About to Be
 Committed
THE MONEY MAY NOT BE NEEDED
Jeffriee-Ruhin Trial Drags on at Gin f7
 cinnati, and There Is No indication
 As To When the Hearing Will Ls Concluded.

Columbus. Ohio, February S.-At the re- quest of Governor Nash, the State emer- gency board today authorized him to incur any expense necessary, not exceeding $50,- GOO, in the use of the State militia if neces- sary to prevent the proposed Jeffries- Ruh lin prize fight billed to take place in Saen- gerfest Hall in Cincinnati on February 15. The request was granted by unanimous vote of the finance committee, ohairmen of the two houses of the General Assembly, the state auditor and the Governor.
 It is possible that none of this money will be needed in case the courts should enjoin the fighters, and even if it became neces- sary to use the militia it will hardly be necessary to call out more than one regi- ment, and that will not entail anything like $60,000.
 The members of the board did not know until they arrived here that they were to be called upon to approve such an expense It is very unusual for an allowance to be used in a contingency to be made by this board.
 This movement on the part of the Cover nor leaves no question about his intention to use the militia arm of the State if the
 
 said explicitly that he would use the militia The Governor expressed himself the other day as believing that Sheriff Taylor was all right. The Governor is on record as believ- ing that the executive has no power to call out the militia without request from the sheriff or the Mayor, and it is believed that he has arranged with Sheriff Taylor of Hamilton County that he shall call for the troops in case 1t is necessary to stop the fight
 The Governors Letter.
 The following Is the Governors letter to the Emergency Board asking the emergency allowance:
 ''To the Emergency Board of Ohio-Gen- tlemen: sWhereaas, there is reasonable ap- prehension that body of men are acting together in the. city of Cincinnati and Ham iton County with the intent to commit a felony, to wit, bring off a prize fight and by force and violence to break or resist the laws of the State, therefore I respectfully ask your board to authorize the Adjutant General to create general deficiency for the transportation and general expenses of the Ohio National Guard in case it becomes necessary to use 1t in preventing said felony and avoiding the breaking of said laws and overcoming resistance to the game, said deficiency not to exceed in amount $So,Ooo Respectfully,
 GEORGE K NASH,
 Governor" The notice sent to the Adjutant General reads $50,009 for the following purposes: "For transportation, subsistence, per diem and general expenses of the Ohio Na- tional Guard, in suppressing apprehended felony in Hamilton County and in avoiding the breaking of the laws of Ohio and in overcoming resistence to the same"
 Adjutant General c. B. Adams said prop- ably two regiments of State troops would be used in the step became necessary to prevent the fight. The Third Regiment, with headquarters at Dayton, and the Sec ond with headquarters at Lima, will likely be those chosen, as 1t is not the policy ot the State to use local troops in a disturb ance like this