Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-01-21

Neil Clark and Rev. Jenkins hac
been assigned as witnesses" bv IN,
Rev. jenkins efforts to secure adj
mission failed on the grounds thai
ne had not been initiated. while
Mr.. Clark easily secured admittance
The result was conspicuous in tn,
amount OF accurate data available r.
the Civic League attorney.
Continuing, Miss Shannon told
how the committee OF three had At.
tempted 10 effect IN entrance ?,
the hall and how she had put one
loot inside the door only TO be re-
pulsed and the door shut in her
face. The committee then campel
outside, heard the clang Of the gong
and saw the crowd going in.
After quoting the definition Of I
prize fight as contained in the
dictionary. she told OF her past ex-
periences in the campaign to put
the lid on prize fights Then fol-
lowed the most interesting tilt of
all the proceedings.
Mr.. Anderson asked Miss Shannon
whether she knew of her own knowl.
edge that there had been a prize
hight when she had signed the COM
plant. The question opened great
gap for conjecture. Mr.. Clark in.
timatcd lack OF courtesy upon Mr..
Anderson's part in springing the
question.
Mr.. Anderson took the comment
in the way he presumed it was in
tended. Before the smoke of battle
had cleared away. Mr.. Anderson had
delivered himself of a gem OF ora.
tory which brought forth an OUT
burst of applause from three-fourths
Of the throng in the room. In con-
clusion, Mr.. Anderson said: 81 have
mother that's as good and dear
to me as counsel's mother. | have
wife that's as good and dear to
me as counsel's wife, and | have 4
sister that's rs good and dear to me
as counsels sister, and they all
stay at home and mind their own
business"
Mr.. Clark replied with an acI,-
OF Mr.. Anderson's con-
tentions. but insisted that he was
trying to bull-doze in this special in
stance. Mr.. Anderson replied that
he was not; he was simply at
tempting TO show how a poor. de
tenseless woman had been led astrav:
practically into committing perjury.
Miss Lucy Howe Jenkins, the
second of the signers to the COM
plant, continued the "slamfest" by
declaring that Attorney Haworth OF
the defense had told her that the
local boxing game was a violation
Of the law. Mr.. Haworth undertook
10 crossleXaminc her and managed
10 give another Interpretation OF
he consultation held in his office
when he declined to act as counsel
for the Civic League. She was
followed upon the stand by Mrs
Marietta Staples, president of the
eague, and third signer of the com
olaint.
The prosecution rested at this
the county attorney as
'erting that more than forty other
witnesses were available, but all
possessed the same line of testi-
nony. a recess of ten minutes was
After the recess. Ben Silverman
vas called to the stand by the Civic
league and testified that he had
made wager upon the fight" as
lie termed it. William Duncan, one
If the two witnesses placed upon
he stand by the defense, gave
cicntiflc and accurate description Of
he contest in question, delivered
summary OF the boxing game from
N experts viewpoint and clearly
that the bouts on Friday
light were simply boxing affairs.
The defense then reaped revenge"
because of the prosecutions prank
n calling Attorney Haworth TO the
Iefcnse. Attorney Anderson sum
noned Assistant County Attorney
oseph II. Morgan, who was a ring
ide spectator At the stag. Mr..
.forgan declared that the McMahn-
Fitzgerald bout was 4 sparring ex-