The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-17
Judg.- M"Eihinncy Refuses 10
Make Injunction Permanent.
and Jury Acquits.
TO REOPEN ARENA IN COUNTY
Sonora crrvcra. Widow Of Mat
ador. .Accu>cd az .Atlackin.
Witness With Sharp
Cane.

Eu;iG..irl-= vfI n --sgGu-H ln rAs
DTeanlanI arena In - Louis County to
nigh; As rozu!' ~ JUICE McF:lhinrcy-s
decision 81 thu CLAYTON Circuit Court yes-
;erIay
Judge M.l-iD.1'l.g ruled against the con-
toHtioa o, At;o-nes- General Crow IL th.
injunction Proceedings Instituted 20 pre-
vent continuance O.: -he f.-h's The bull
| ishi"-, also Won All additional victory Ia
ter IN the day as = jury acquitted them Of
the criminal proceedings tia; had been in
stitu;ed.
At tie c:!n-iI-I. tT.al a sensation was
sprung wnsu Felix Robert. c,e q, The
hsnie-s. interrupted rhe proceedings to
apply for . warrant against SONORA Ger
vera. whom. he CHARGE. attempted 10 as
sault him with a cane
IN tae injunction Proceedings Judge Nc
E!hinney ruled That a court of .rr,i,N-
could not extend restraining arm TO prs-
vent the commission OF a crIrnc. for The
reason that there Tas a We'll regulated
procedure whereby the commission itself
could bs punished
me Jurisdiction OF equity" sal. Judc.
;hcE!hintey. quoting Chancellor Kent is
-1Ini'rc 10 tie Protection Cf civil rights
ana II Is exceedingly rare an annrais' g.
Iac'- 10 interfere AZ all by injuuriIon To-
Put do"n public nuisance which dos not
sioisIc the rights OF I-uDerty bur cplx,
contfateres general policy
- ne Deys c.ise. r.li.t upon bv Attorney
.s! q! row IN MS contention that an
9ui's court could restrain the commission
% crime. vas decided. J.dg. Nc y. hin
!!.y sad. on THE ground that ~. I-u.I.a
.>tsIe hao a property right IN Abe rnaiI-
:I.a vas under obligation 20 promote the
Continuing. tie court said th, s-stu:a ~
tfle cs>- ..t bar Was not ciryCr.! .gair.- "A
ls.ohS. such as rriz- night. nor wa *
directed against Spanish or Nexf~s,,
buunsht alone.
NO ANIMALS KILLED.
The evidence did NOT show ans. L,lIl,y
Or "ounding o, bull or horses. ,rhs
feature ot the exhibition wa tn. -kiu q.
the Performers in drawing and then avoid
ing the attack 0: wild and dangerous ami
mas. He characterized these exhibitions
a. caring. dangerous and r.nreh.nsbl.
and said they might b. considered hill
Hsn.iis such as T. condemned by statute
The evidence fails TO show said the
court. shat tho exhibitions ar. advertised
as 5riliSht beyond the city aud county
oi st Louis. or that they are l!ke,y to
bring together lawiess. violent dangerous
or tufbulen: ssse:nblages The perform
aiicss are danserou. and immoral. bGt not
NOR NOR DANGEROUS. degrading or immoral
Worlds Fair. which have the patronage
and sanction OF the community
There - no injury 20 property actual
or prospective. nor has there been any In
vasion Of property or civil rights or any
threatened injury"
The motion L. d.ssoivc the tenrorary
Injunction VAS then sustained Tho Al
t0rIley General will take the case 10 a
higher court
The criminal case against the b,i,ihght-
ers and their managers was tried before
a jury in Justice CampbsITs court yester-
day and a verdict OF sc1,;ittal returned
Ths evidence was practically the same as
that given in Felix Roberts Trial las,
Monday.
While the case vas IN progress Robert
applied to Justice Campbell FOR a warrant
against Sonora Mariana CerySra al
lesing that she had attempted to assault
him with a cane IN the corridor o. the
Courthouse.
Sonora CeTvrra is the widow Of Don
Manual Cerr.ra- who made an ill-SAfe5
attempt 20 pull off a buIIhSht June and
was killed n a quarrel shortly sTte.ward
by a member OF hia troupe