Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-07-09
RICHARD TO Sue
GOV. GILLETTE
claims Governors Action in stopping
Fight Caused Loss of
100000.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.-When
shown an interview BY Governor
Gillette denouncing him as the man
who deliberately attempted to vio-
ate the laws OF California, Tex Rick
hrd replied by saying that he is plan
hing suit for damages to cover the
oss OF profits entailed by the trans
Ter of the Jeffries-Johnson fight to
Nevada. The sum. he says, viii
probably be about 100000.
What Governor Gillette says
hbout me personally" said Richard,
does not hurt me, but want to
bay some things, too that / know
o be facts, and that do not appear
% Gillette in the same light, judg-
ng from his interview today.
"Gillette's statement that he never
told anyone that he would not in
terfere with the fight is absolutely
Untrue. There is not an atom Of
fact in it.
Governor AttOcIss Richard.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, July 9.-De-
claring that Tex Richard woull have
deliberately violated the law of Cali
fornia if he had not been prevented
by prompt executive action, Governor
Gillette attacked the fight promoter
Friday accusing him OF attempting to
debauch the state.
My attention has been called to
published interviews with Tex Rick
ard, wherein he puts me in the An
anias club" said Governor Gillette.
HE might have done worse BIZ put
Ting me in his class.
81 never told anyone that | would
bot interfere with the fight. | have
paid that a sparring exhibition was
lawful in this state, but that a prize
light was a felony. l have also said
hat it was the duty of the local au-
horities to enforce the laws Of the
btate against prize fighting, and that
he governor had no right to step in
Rnd prevent tumults. riots and infrae-
ions of the law excepting where the
local authorities were unable or I'M
willing to do so.
Calls Interviews False.
The press of the country printed
he interviews with me that never
polk place. In these interviews was
nade to say ] favored the fight, that
was a good thing for San Francisco,
pat it would bring lots of money to
he state, all of which 1 never said
lnd in none of which l believe.
These false interviews came so
ast that commenced to believe that
was being done for the purpose of
reating an impression that the fight
you'd be held in the state, and that
hose in authority were in full sym
pathy with it and that this might dis
ourage those who were anxious to
ave the fair name OF the state.
Great Fight, Said Richard.
The attorney general told me that
lr. Richard told him that It was not
going TO be a sparring exhibition, but
he greatest prize fight the world ever
law. Mr.. Richard is not a citizen
y this state He came here for the
purpose of violating our laws. II he
lad been permitted to have done so
e would have put shame upon San
francisco. and disgraeed the fair
name OF California throughout the
Forld.
If had not interfered he wcr!a
lave carried out his plans; he would
lave wantohly violated our laws, and
e would have left us to bear the
riiieism that Is now being made by
Ae people Of the nation against the
sht, and the race riots 1t has caused.
california is a moral state. 1t is not
sympathy with men like Tex Rick
I'd or the people he associates with.
ena."