The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-10

u1terence between boxing contests and
prize fights. He declared, that prize
j glitter or a West Point cadet used the
pare knuckles, While boxers wear gloves
William A. Brady was then called to
the stand. AS Jeffries' manager he de-
clared that the would-be contestants were
the hest of friends and would not in
5ure each other. He told of-the Fftzsim-
mens-Corbett fight at Carson City, show
ed how Corbett dropped to his knees,
sustained no Injury, and was not knock
out He Vouchsafed the statement that
Corbett
rs A MODEL GENTLEMAN
Audiences at boxing contests were of as
high class as at the theaters, adding
he had seen Vice President-elect Roose-
welt at sparring match in New York
Cress-examination on this statement
brought out the fact however that Gov
Roosevelt afterwards signed the bill 1e-
peaing the Horton law. Brady insisted,
however, that the Horton law had been
repealed because the staff of New York
newspaper had been refused tickets to the
boxing contests.
In dilating On the statement that JEFF
fries and Rubin are big and strong, but
SeIentiflc boxers, Brady illustrated his
talk with an exhibition of the yarious
points of boxing, including clinch and
E-eakaWay with one of the attorneys,
much to the amusement of the crowd
which packed the room.
ARGUMENTS BEGUN.
Lawrence Maxwell, in opening the ar
guinents for the injunction, cited many
authorities on public nuisances and de-
lined tie greatest OF all nuisances as that
of the premeditated violation of law in
defiance CT the governor and the whole
power OF the state. He insisted that the
mayor could not give, a legal permit for
a nuisance or any unlawful thing He
ridiculed Madden and Brady in their dis
unction between prize fight and box
ing match, anu he insisted that at any,
such event at which prize was offered
was prize fight. Maxwell was very Sc
we're on the members of the Saengerfest
Athletlc assCciat ton, under whose au-
spices Jeffries and Rubin and Martin
ana Chlids are to meet next Friday night
! lie showed that three of these members
were presidents of national banks one a
| Sunday school superintendent, and others
members of churches and leading f1 d
ness firms, and insisted that the ri h
stanolnS CT these men could not be held
| IN justification of crime or any violation
+ of law. Maxwell referred to the Deb
+ strikes in 1894 when these same men IA
| zVored so-eaIled
GOVERNMENT BY INJUNCTION.
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! 10 the action of Judson Harmon who
] vas attorney general OF the United States
! ~ ISst ana was now associate counsel for
! this injunction. Maxwell insisted that the
HdengerfeSt Athletic club was Simply get
! ting ~ per cent for their pulp with the
mayor. Otherwise, Managers Brady and
! hall.
Judge Peck replied vigorously to what
he termed 'MaxwelFs TRADE upon public
! spirited citizens such as the members OF
| the association, who had been the pro-
! motors of various things for the city and
| Who were recognized as leading business
men. Judge Peck insisted that the attn
ietfc association was organized in good
faith and not solely for the ptrpose OF
securing the mayors permit for the JET
l frles-Ruhlfn contest. He argued that his
clients had carefully proceeded according
letie association, in securing the permit OF
the mayer and in all their arrangements
and that they would continue 10 do So
and hold the boxing contest next Friday
night. He showed the history of boxing
from the earliest days of the Anglo Sax
ens and insisted that his clients were
proposing an exhibition of the ancient
art under modern laws. He denied that
any property or personal rights were or
would be interfered with.
COURTS AUTHORITY DENIED.
Judge Peck, in denying the jurisdiction
OF a court Of equity, asked why the plain
tllfs did not proceed in the criminal court
secure the Sheriff S posse, arrest Brady,
Madden. Cook and others connected with
The training as well as the contestants
Maxwell argued for an hour. Peck ar2u-
ell for almost two and half hours and
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