The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-13
PASTOR BROWN
TO Be ARRESTED
" Jim" Donaldson, Fight Fan,
Secures Warrant on Per-
jury Charge.
FARLEY P. TAKES A HAND
CALLS ATTENTION OF PREACH
ERS TO PROPOSED FIGHT.

Rev d. A. Brown, pastor Of the
First Baptist church, is to be arrested
on a charge of perjury tomorrow morn
ing. Judge c. B. DiehI of the city
court issued the warrant for his arrest
last night and directed the officers not
to serve it until Monday morning, SO
that DIR. Brown will officiate at the reg
ular services at his church today un-
molested.
The warrant was sworn out by Jim
Donaldson, promoter of the recent Cor
.bett-Hyland prize fight. who charges
that DR.. Brown committed perjury in
swearing out a compla int for the arrest
of COrbett and Hyland for engag ing in
prize fight prior to the fight coming
off. The complaint. which was verified
under oath. Donaldson charges, was
false.
Judge Diehl issued the warrant with
out the sanction of the county attOr-
ney's office. He takes the position that,
is judge of the city court, he has right
to issue warrant without the consent
of the county attorney. The state law
says that no justice Of the peace shall
issue warrant unless authorized so to
do by the county attorney, but Judge
Diehl holds that statute. does not apply
to him.
Farley p. Started Trouble.
The morning after the Corbett-H y-
printed a story that Republican poll
ticians had been active in stopping II;
that they were anxious to let the sport
ing public know that so long as the
American" party was in control OF
Salt Lake no prize fights could be pulled
off here. and that the way 70 get prize
fights was for the sporting men TO help
restore the Republican party TO power.
This story received confederation yes
terday from DR.. Brown. who said:
THE fact that this prize fight was 20
be given was first called to our atten-
ton by the county authorities County
Attorney Farley P Christensen direct
ed our attention to IL and a commit
tee OF the Ministerial association in
structed our committee 10 investigate
it"
Mr. Christensen. it will be recalled.
left suddenly for the east the night be-
fore DR.. Brown swore out the warrants.
When the preachers went to the cOuu-
~ attorneys office to have their COM
plants prepared. they found there Will
lard Hanson, Mr.. Christensen's deputy.
who is also chairman Of the Republican
city committee Mr. Hanson prepared
the complaints. and stood by the side
of Sheriff G. F. Emery at the Salt Pal
ace when that official called the fight
off
Or. Browns Statement.
1T is remarkable state Of affairs
when man can be arrested for trying
to enforce the law" said Dr. Brown
yesterday THAT was all I was trying
TO do
DR.. Brown said that while at college
he took considerable interest in atf-
letics, and that he knew enough about
them to know that when a boxing
match Of twenty rounds with one min
ute intervals between the rounds. was
advertised. the term boxing match
meant prize fight" It was to prevent
the infraction of the law. he said. that
he caused warrants to be issued for
the arrest of the principals. mana gers
and hackers.
The charge of attempting to pro-
mote a prize fight is still pending
against Donaldson, and 1t is possible
that. in view Of his move against DR.
Brown. it will be pressed.