Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-27
Johnsen's FIishs.

Chicago. Juno 37-Jack johnson. the
negro prize fightsr who was Ano1
$1,000 and sentenced to . years. I'm.
prisonment In the federal penitsne1a1y
at Leavenwozsh. Kan. for violation oz
tho oiann act. has ned 10 Canada wl1hs
his white vile. ss ;.s
File destination - thought - NoA1eA<s
er London or Paris. He 1s5s9e =
I'll. 900 bonA psnAlng m saooeA1 q ~
case. ana unisso he appoa1o - go
United States court of appealo v11o
his case 10 called his bond win - 0og.
feited. a,s s
10 Second Flight. 4
This IL tho second time that the
pugilist has ned from the state. Once
before when he and his wife apparent-
ly attempted to Cross the Canadian
border they were taken into custody
by secret service men In . Pullman
sleeper between here and Battle Croek.
Mich. They were placed In jail there
and johnson agreed to return TO CHI
cago with the agents OF the DEPART
ment Of Justice.
A. soon a. Johnson's second disap-
pearance was learned agents OF the de-
partmsnt Of Justice were sent 70 his
HOm6s OSHA SOutu "SbSsOA sNOAANSt ~
fnd where he had gone. Relatives de-
clared he merely had gone on nshin1
trip to Cedar Lake. Ind. but Ar. Do
woody learned by long distance tele-
phone he had not been At the summer
resort within the last two weeks.
Almost simultaneously reports were
received from Toronto stating THAI
q large negro and q white woman. be-
lisved TO be johnson and his wife. had
arrived there and that Johnson was
thought to have had a conference with
his former manager, Tom Flanagan.
They departed later for Montreal.
Later dispatches from Montreal as
serted johnson and his wife arrived
there on a morning train and Inn
medintely disappeared. It was rumored
that they were on their way to Lon
don or Paris Flanagan was quoted As
saying Johnson intended to forfeit bis
bail and escape to France.
Justios Agents Busy.
"l have put agents Of the department
OF Justice working on the case. and NO
shall find out pretty soon whether or
not johnson actually has Ned the cCun- 4
try" said Mr.. De Woody last night.
There 10 a paragraph 4: she laws OF
the CanuadiAn northwest police which
saws the police have q right TO turn.
back into this country any persons
crossing the border whom they deem \
Of an objectionable character. plan
to get into Communication with the
authorities there and hnd out II this
statute can be enforced in this In s.
stance. II It can and johnson has not
already left Canada for abroad. we viii
try to get him back here on these
grounds"
Attorney Benjamin G. Bachrach. tne
pugilist's lawyer, said he did not know
where johnson was. but explained
that there was nothing In the bond
which would. prevent him from leaving
the state or the country.
"'The only condition imposed by the
bond in that johnson appear In the
United States court OF appeals when
hie casa II called" he said. And hs
will be there at that time. you can take
my word for It"
Safe Fer Time Being.
Jack johnson has made GOOD hie
cape from the United States for the
time being at least. and can neither
be extradited nor deportcd from Cana
da according to the latest official view
here.
Johnson. II has been learned herA -
travelling on q tourist ticket. ana CoH-t
ada can not dsport him because the,
allen law does not permit or th0 *
clus,on OF transient alien IN such
circumstances. Johnson.s offsnss = gnosss
extraditahle IN Canada i;HSES77 n !:
n the United STATES court Of Appoll1S1
sustasns Johnson's Sc:rsetion ass 60 3 !