New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-01
By w. o. MCCLELLAN

Jimmie Johnston. the boy bandit of
Madison Square. is a fugitive from JUS
tice. He is wanted for contempt of
the New York State Boxing Commits
sion, and Chairman Wenck, backed by
Commissioner Dryer, is preparing to
offer a suitable reward for his capt
ure. alive or dead. preferably dead.
The alleged contempt was committed
when the said James Johnston. after
being summoned by the honorable COM
Moha bout was not held at Madison
Square Garden, did wllfully, unlaw.
fully and feonously absent himself
from the rooms Of the Boxing Commits.
sion. This is the first time that the
offence of contempt Of the Boxing Com
mission has been committed. and there
is some doubt as TO what penalty nay
be imposed. The matter has been re-
ferred to the Attorney General. and il
will 20 hard with the guilty man.
Furthermore. it is reported from re-
| liable sources that the missing john
ston is to be ousted as manager Of the
Garden. and that Tex Richard. pro-
moter OF the willard Moran fight. will
be given the privilege OF holding boxing
| contests there. The eviction Of John
ston is scheduled for the first day upon
which the snow flies.
There were some dramatic as well as
pathetic scenes enacted in the Office
Of the Boxing Commission yesterday.
Patrick Aloysius Csllaghan. manager
Of Bob Mocha, opened the case against
Johnston.
"This man Johnston" began Gala
CHAN, promised faithfully that Moha
should be matched with Weinert.
Moha. as the court knows, has received
only $45 for boxing since he came to
New York. We have been eating on
this for three months. and it is now
nearly all gone. Unless Moha. who is
a light heavy, gets a bout soon he will
be a legitimate lightweight. Then |
will have TO match him with Freddie
Welsh instead of Weinert.'
This man Johnston twice contracted
with me for Weinert and then ran out
chimed Harry Pollok.
Johnston was ordered to appear
here to-day" said Commissioner
Wenck. "He has dsobeyed the sum-
mons. So has the Show Corporation.
so has the F. and B. Company. Every.
body was summoned to be here. ! VIII
ask Assistant ATTORNEY General ODER
meier to explain the status of the COM
mission in THIS matter
Over the telephone Assistant Attor-
rev General Obermeier said in part:
81 would hesitate 10 pass upon the
pons asinorum aspect of the case IN
this perfunctory manner. The de1eno-
ant johnson being non est at the pro,
ceedings to-day risks his Fundamental
rights of corpus deficit. and the sig
mum tauri aspect of the case must
Therefore be ignored. But. on the otner
hand. we have the point OF populusGue
Pomanus 20 consider. for without that
the liberty and property OF the de.
fendant. IL he possesses any. cannot
be ieopardzed. The situation Is very
grave. and the case of the defendant
Johnston is one unique in the history
of legal procedure
at is perfectly clear now SAID Iom'
missioner Wenck. 81 order that WEI,
merit and Moha be paid 5000 apiece.
What" gasped Patrick Aloysius
CaIlagban. give hundred bones IN
real dough? Is there that much money
in the world? Everybody come out ana
have a drink" ,.. u.r
Pollok. "You don't get the s5oo tiil you
collect IL from Jimmie Johnston
"Stung" mosned Callaghan. avn