Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-09
White Cook County Pris-
Oners Object to Champ
as Associate.
NEAR RIOT THE RESULT
PugiliSt Locked Up When
frameup Is Detected in Con-
neGtion With Bond.

Chicago. Nov. 9.-White prisoners
in the Cook county jail, when they
learned Jack Johnson had not been
locked up in the negro section of the
cells, became so dIsorderly that the
turnkey decided to remove the negro
champion to a segregated section of
the cells where other members of
his race are incarcerated
Johnson was much annoyed by cpl
taphs shouted at him by the other
prisoners and by the necessity of be-
ing locked up in the section set aside
for negroes.
Johnson was placed In Jail last
night following the dicovery by Judge
Lands of Irregularities in bail bonds
intended to hold him for trial on
| charges of violating the white slave"
law.
Johnson was locked in a cell with
James Brown, a negro, charged with
murder.
PUGILIST SHEDS TEARS.
In the course of his extended battle
yesterday for bond, Johnson shed
tears, pleaded, offered cash bond in
almost any amount and employed two
attorneys, David Buchrach and Ed
ward Morris, in an effort to obtain his
release. Three prospective bonds
men failed to qualify, and one of them,
: Albert c. Jones, was sent to Jail after
he had failed to obtain a bond of slO.-
600 for his appearance In court next
Monday to answer charge, of con-
tempt which was lodged against him
by the court when he attempted to
schedule property said to belong tl
his wife. Tony May. another prospec-
tive bondsman was ordered out of
court because he gave answers to
, questions which the court considered
untruthful.
Give cash in any amount, but for
goodness sake keep me out of JAIL"
Johnson pleaded with his attorneys.
Both District Attorney Wilkerson
and Judge Lands refused TO consider
a cash bond.
PLEADS FOR TINE.
"An unparalleled attempt to swim
die this court by Offering unqualified
bondsmen has been made" said Judge
Lands. '1 will not consider a cash
bond"
Mr.. Wilkerson said he understood
= that Johnson intended to leave this
n country if he obtained his release
y The crime with which johnson is
n charged is not extraditable.
;, After Johnson learned that only
9 surety by property owners would be
accepted he made plaintive plea for
=, an extension of time. First, he asked
q at the close Of the days session that
., he be permitted to represent new
= bOndsmen at a night session which
!. the court was holding for the consld-
GRAFTON of another case. Having failed
to obtain his release at the night ses-
= sion, his attorneys sought to have the
time extended until tomorrow noon.
Johnson thought he would be able to
obtain bond which his attorneys
might not secure, but the court was
y not inclined to extend its leniency
= any further.
ARREST MRS. DORSEY.
Coincident with the Incarceration
of Johnson, Mrs Catherine Dorsey
with whom Luci.e Cameron is said
81 to have lived three weeks while in
u Chicago. and whom federal authori
" ties have sought as witness against
'o Johnson, was arrested and placed in
~ Jail
To add further to the pugilist's
80 troubles it is reported today that the
5 federal investigation OF Johnson's al
2 legged immoral practices has only be
2 gun. Several other charges against
him are to be Investigated by the
grand jury, it is said.
at District Attorney Wilkerson said he
IN intended to put Johnson on trial al