The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-14
SALT LAKE AND
STATE NEWS
BRUTAL ATTACK
MADE UPON MAN

Salt Lake, June 13.-It is dangerous
10 talk about NV w Finn and his
management al the fair grounds.
One of the most unprovolScd as
saults in the police annals of the city
was seen yesterday evening in front
of the Cullen hotel. when w. w Finn,
general manager Of the Utah Jockey
club, struck Tom F. Rooney, local
newspaper man. After delivering two
blows to the face, Finn continued the
brutal assault by kicking Rooney in
the stomach.
w. H. Gleason, promoter and trea-
surer Of the jockey club. was holding
Rooney Mt the time of the last assault.
Finn was dragged away by Associate
Judge jay Davidson. with whom
Rooney had been talking. A warrant
charging Finn with assault will be
sworn cut Monday
The AFFAIR was the outcome Of the
gang rule applied at the fair grounds
yesterday, when James Handy, press
representative of the Butte Jockey
cIuD; Sam Klein. bookmaker, and
George Williams, his clerk, were or
dered from the grounds. The reasons
given for the rulings was that the
mon named were alleged to have made
statements that they could not prove
which reflected upon the name OF the
Utah Jockey club management. Also
that they were influencing the local
reports as to the things" that went
| OIL at the track. AT the same time
| Tom Rooney was warned to keep
still or he. too, would be >ousted.
Returning from the races, Mr..
Rooney was standing in front of the
Cullen hotel talking to Judge Jay Da-
wilson, when Finn, followed by Glea-
son, suddenly approached him and de-
manded if he, Rooney, had anything
on him"
Mr.. Rooney had both his hands
akImbo as Finn. followed by Gleason,
| approached. and was taken complete
| ly by surprise. Mr. Rooney replied:
why. Mr. Finn. I don't care to dis
cuss matter of this kind on the pub
| lie streets. It's no place TO argue
Without a sign or word of warn
ing, Finn let fly his right arm and
planted two stingng blows on the
newspaperman. Before Mr. Rooney
could recover from his surprise, David
SON. who was standing close by,
| grabbed Finn about the shoulders.
| Gleason. who was close behind his
| general manager jumped into the
| breach between the newspaper man
and his general manager and inter
fered with any retaliation by the news
paper man.
While still clasped in the arms of
Davidson, Finn reached out with n
vicious kick and planted his shoe in
the abdomen of Rooney.
Finn weighs close to 200 pounds,
while Nh Rooney weighs about 140
pounds and is a comparative invalid,
having come west for his health.
Finn was hurried off by Davidson.
while Gleason, the hacker and finan-
cIer of the carpet bag meeting, re-
NAMED behind to yillify the newspa-
per man for his criticism Of the nun
ming Of the horses at the fair grounds
meeting
The ruling against James Handy,
made because he was causing the To-
cal newspapers to mention the
things" that went on at the track,
met with good laugh from the sport
ing writer's who have been covering"
the races, Mr.. Handy has a signed
statement from all of the local news
paper men saying in connection:
I'VE might add that his (Hanby's)
views at which the officials found
fault were unanimously concurred In. q"
The real reason for enforcement of
the gag rule against Mr. Handy and
Mr.. Rooney is personal spite on the
part of Finn and further against Mr
Handy because he is signing up horses
for the Butte meeting.
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