New-York tribune., 1921-06-30
Move to Stop
Fight Carried
To Grand Jury
Hudson County Prosecutor
Will Present Affidavits
of Reform Association
to judicial Body To-day
Rickard Is Not Worried
Plan Is to Seek Indict-
nnent of All Principals
Connected With Match

Admitting failure in their efforts tC
stop the Dempsey Carpenter fight by
injunction proceeding, agents of the In,
ternational Reform Bureau who at
tempted to block the contest in Chan
Gerry courts on Tuesday announced last
night in Trenton, N. j., they would
ccnfine their endeavors to having the
principals indicted by the Hudson
County grand jury tomorrow.
Prosecutor Pierre Garven, of Jer.
sey City, who had previously declared
that no crime had been committed
said he will be forced to take
the matter before the grand jury or
account Of the additional matter pre-.
sented to him. He will ask for an in.
dictment tomorrow afternoon.
In their new move the Reform Blu.
reau claims that Tex Rickard, promoter
| of the fight, his associates and the
| fighters themselves are guilty of 6
conspiracy to violate the New Jersey
boxing law.
In the event that the indictment is
| granted, it is reported the defendants
| will be placed under arrest at once, anc
then it will be up to the court to quasi
the indictment or to bring the parties
to trial. Should they attempt to hole
the contest in the interim they woulo
be guilty of contempt of court.
Rickard Is Not Concerned
Rickard, when seen at Madison
Square Garden last night, declined tc
express himself at length on the latest
turn of affairs. He was unperturbec
and declared his prosecutors were only
seeking further publicity and he die
not propose to give them any more.
! Of one thing he was certain and thai
was that the fight would come off Is
| scheduled. The fact that probably hall
million dollars had been expended
already in preparing for the contest
made it appear logical that Rickarc
has taken all the necessary precautions
| hand to offset any legal estoppel with
similar action.
"I am more concerned" the promoter
said, ain having the innocent victims
| of the crooks who counterfeited tn.
| tickets get Strengthened out before they
! 90 to Jersey City on Saturday thar
anything else at the present time.
wish that everybody holding paste
boards and who obtained them in any
way that does not look official woult
exsmine them at once or bring then
| to us for identification. 1t will save
an enormous amount of trouble the day
| of the exhibition"
Affidavits Given Prosecutor
| Despite the triple defeat of the da.
| before, the Rev. Harvey L. Watt
pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian
! Church, Jersey City, one Of the clergy
men of that city appointed to aid th'
! International Reform Bureau, delivered
to Prosecutor Garven yesterday morn
| ing copies Of the complaint and thu
affidavits, which were presented in th'
chancery courts SO unsuccessfully.
Mr.. Garven said that while he dit
not believe that there was any inten
ton of the fight promoters to violate
the law, it was his duty, in view of thu
complaint and supporting affidavits, tt
lay the matter before the grand jury.
| "An investigation by. my Office has
satisfied me no crime has been com
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