The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-06
THE INJUNCTION CASE.
Against The Jsffrles-Ruhlin FIGHT Is Now
BEING Heard.
OF ASSOCIATION EXAMINED
Hcnrins May Not Nc Completed This
wcck-LonE List OF Witnesses
10 lie Examined.

Cincinnati Ohio. February S.--Argumens
add testimony were heard today before Judge
nollister OF she common pleas court on an
application fer an injunction against the
lerries-R Ago, February 10. There VAS
trst en- 81; cmpt BY tho defense TO dismiss
all moMoers OF tho Saeagewest board Who
arc no, members .. tae Athletic association.
There are eleven q th.g,y-one included IN
,als list Attorney Geuegai Saeeis protested
and asked for a temporary injunction agalust
ne eleven who aave ne died az answer
The court decided that an injunction later
c..ald so out against these eleven. II was
tnen needed tha. the case would proceed on
ne merts iot permauent inluatt'on lAtner
saAn Tor a soaipurary ros,raiGng order, pAs
tue defense reserved The Cat Ot SIpcal 10
h gher courts. JuuEing fs0m the slow prog
resS made Today and the long Vat Of WIZ,
ntsseE % Is believed Ihc neAfSng Vii not
nc coaaleted tAls week aad that tue decision
Il judge Hollis or may no; be nad ocioro
next week. Only l0ur Witnesses were en-
ummed today as follows: Herman Witse,
an attorney who mas the middle man be-
tween tAe pug lists aud sac Saengertest Alta
eae association; a. Cook, The personal rep
reScntlrye OF Manager Willism n. pcady;
!. y, Miller. super n,cndcnt OF Tho Western
un.on Telegraph company. and fcnton Law
son, who Is director aud secretary OF both
,he Saepgorfcst Musical association aud tue
Sacngcr.cst Athletic association,
The feature of the day WIS the examna-
ton OF Fcnion Lawson, as Il Indicated Nha
hc attorneys for the injunction propose 20
do with all the members OF The Sacngcrfcst
A,tletlc association. They are all prominent
business men aud none .; them are What arc
known as athie;os although they organl1cd
their musical association into an athletic as
soclsflon.
Lawson was closely examined as TO what
lao know about music and lho manly art,
lie was IN expert with the former aud caused
much laughter 10 his replies 70 questions re-
sardiue boxing CxhthitlnnF He could not
rcpcat any OF nc rules .. the Marquis Of
oucensocrTy or any OF the p.accee OF toe
lug All OF ;hc other members Of the Saen.
sorfes. Athletic assocst.on were present and
hoard Ehs ordeal through which Mr., Lawson
passed and Il > understood that they VIII
al be called npon 10 pass through similar
exam na'lon. i,awsop lugis,ed that the Sacp-
gerfes, association intended TO rroeccd wih.
IN the hounds az the law. as thc permit or
the msyor Mas for a boxing contest and not
to- a prize hght
The attorneys Tor the injunction questioned
him REGARDING all the fights hat both JET
tries ard Rubin bad plriiclrated IN and
then cslled SPEC! " attention 20 The recent
statemsn, OF Rubin that thero would be a
new chgmp.on Of the world On the morning
o, February rs When asked whether Tho
worlds chAmplonshlp could he se'tled or de-
tcrmiusd 10 hcNing conies that would
come within tho prov sious Of tho Ohio stat
utss toe witness stated toat be DID not know
anything shrOt tha, llne Of work
Tbe attorneys MISSED 10 Mr. LAWSON that
he MAS yery queer director 81 an sihlc'''
sssocsNrn when he know nothing c' the rec
ords OF jeff es or Rubin or ~ men who
had prcceded Jefres as the holder Of the
her Tho promoters % the nEh' tnuish' IN
asst tbs ihsy arc mere conhdent than ever
that the hEh vii be pulled IN here Ict,sS
never let ~ 90 his training 20 attend toe
'rai snd Rubin resumed his raining IN
the afternoon
The salc u tickets todav WAS unusually
large and al the preNsritions fOr the even.
are sane ahesd TO same as Il thcrc were
No nppas ton