New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-20
Richard and Associates
Liable to Prosecution
Under Penal Code, De-
clares CounsellorTacker
By W. @. Mcclellan

The Willard-Dempsey articles signed
at Weehawken are not worth the
paper they are written on. Worse
than that. Tex Richard. Jack Dempsey.
Jack kearns and the witnesses to the
contract are liable to prosecution for
conspiracy and for violation of Sec
tons LILO, 1,713 and LIZA of the
penal code of New York State.
Ihese facts were brought out yes
u ooy Counsellor Emmanuel
lacker' II Y William Street. Coun-
sellor Iacker has made an extern
sive study of the law covering puei-
ism and sparring exhibitions. The
attention of the District Attorney has
been invited to the result and there
Is some chance that a gcndarme or
two may meet Tex Richard on his
return TO New York, while an army
corps or two will be sent out to gather
III one Jack Dempsey. Ike Dorgan
Richards associate and the tiredest
business man in New York. is said to
reported to be d fugitive from Justice
at Doyle's.
When Richard made the hurried and
inexpensive trip TO Weehawlsen with
Jack Dempsey. Jack Kearns and a
ferryboat load Of satellites he thought
that he was leaving the law on this
side Of the Hudson. The simple
Westcrner knew enough of legal law
to realize that boxing contracts in
New York State were Illegal.
Contracts Are Illegal Here
That much is contained in Section
LILO of the penal code which reads
as follows
GA person who within this state
engages IN. lnstigates, encourages
or does any act to further a con-
tentlon or fight, without weapons,
bet"een two or more persons. or
tight commonly called . ring or prize
fight, either within or without the
state. or Who engages in q public or
private spaTrlng exhibition. with or
without gloves. within this state at
-. which an admission fec is CHARGED
or received, either directly or in
directly. or who sends or publishes
challenge or acceptance Of a chal-
lengc for such a contention. cxhibi-
ton or fight. or carries or delivers
such challenge or acceptance, or
trains or assists any person in
training or preparing for such
contention, exhibition or fight. iu
guilty Of a misdcmcanor."
1t was to duck this law that Richard
At'~S~N ~ titN O'' Sty rluC. J. lie prom OF
crs Of the Willard Dempsey battle
eYaded Section LILO, but they ran into
Section LIB, and were apparently
wrecked Tough az Section ITO may
seem, 1913 is tougher still 1t reads:
"A person who leaves this state
With intent TO elude any provision Of
this article (Section 1,710) or to
commit any act without the state
which il prohibited BY this article,
or who, being resident Of this
state, does any act without the state
which would be punishable by the
provisions Of this ar..clc If com
mittcd within the sta.s. is guilty of
the same offcnsc and snbject TO tho
same punishn1ent AZ * the act had
been committed within the state"
With the ominous verbiage of this
law ono can almost see the nervous
tcntaclcg Of the law reaching out and
keizing such estimablc citizens an Tex
hickard, Ike Dorgan, Jack Dempgcy.
Jac| Kearns and others. Looks AZ
though the only chance for escape
would be TO have Richard show that he
had signed up Willard and Dempsey
for a pinochlc game, ten rounds Of
chcckers, or something that is NOT
barred by the penal code.