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l RUHLIN4EFFR1E3 HEARING, ^Trial in Prcsfess in Cincinnati WithLittle Pro-spect of Ending Today.Cltiitlnn.ill. Feb. 5-^Tlic le^al battle whSrb Is lo determine wither or not I he proposed fistlo eni'oufiLM- between Jeffries and Ruhlin set for February* X3 in lira Saengerfcst hail is a prize fight, i.iliimpious to the laws of Ohio. «r s. box- ’ in« contest, permit led by lhy statutes, began to day beiore Judgo Hollister of 1h« onmTnon pleas court. So intense baa become tho feeltnrr between the* nmmotcra •of lln: ti^ht. who arc among- the most sub- . alantioi citizens mid business men of tho city, and the opponents, who comprtso eipjjilly g-ood citizens and bujlrteaa men,I hat thJ.s iesnl bartJe has drawn a host . of interested spectators atld all I he corridors of the court house were crowded long before 1*) o’clock, the hour act foi iJie hearing.The action is for a permanhnt Injure- . tlon retraining I he principals, Jeffrie* anil ILuMin, from engaging in the contest proposed and Includes in Its tcn;» nfl who aro In any way jounce Left with promo Lin ft llio enterprise, which the petition declares lo be a public nuisance.In addition to the members of the SacngcrfCHt Athletic club arrJ other promoters lending politicians were rresent-Rnhlin, Madden. TX'limey. MavM.i nr.d tbs others fratn tiic training quarters ware the contrr or a I traction to the dense crow*.. There rrns much disappointment ’ because Jeffries slid not come to the bearing. Jtidj;* H{i;lis(pr ca?Terf the case at 10 ' u’ctooh. Sh*:tlfT Taylor. Prosecuting At- • torney Hnfl'lirSmc-r ,uul other officers were present taklr.c n«)Ua. although not con- • ncctdt with the p#adtr.g on sc. The first-hour was consumed by the ailomeys on • the question as to irheihtr the caso should lc tried on Us ir,er;u nr for a tem-i porary injunction only. Ffiwlly the hear-, lag proceeded on Its merit f for a permanent Injunction. each side making statements of the case to the court in accordance with their petti ion and the answer, bo til of Trh.ch documents were read. Tho Answers of Jeffrie* anti Huh lln went also . read In. which (.her swear that they ar* on friendly terms ar.d contemplate a boxing contest and not a prize f.ghL Copies of the correspondence and or the contracts between the nromoler* and Manager W. A. Brady and between conteot-anta and their managers and other docu- . rr-cnts were presented and read to the' court.Herman J. iViltc, attorney for th« Baen-gerfest Athletic dub, was tho frrat wit-’ ness and from him was secured a copy of the contract for the bout bf'twren Martin and Childs. He was auctioned regarding hrs negotiations and cnrmipond-enco with Manager \V. A. Drady tor the-contest.K. CS. Cook, tho repreayntalive of Manager W. A. Brady, was examined regarding the Martin-Childs contract.T. M. Hiller, superintend an I of tV* Western Uhlan Telegraph company, te*. lifled ih*l he had so far. failed to make a contract for hla wires In the hall during the proposed'a no articles of Inmrporatlon of the Sacngerfcst Athletic association waa offered In evidence.Fenton. Lawson, ono of tf.e director*, testified lo tho organization of the athletic association out of the old S«enear-feat c3ub.A nets* was I hen taken.
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Des Moines Capital
Des Moines, Iowa, US
Tue, Feb 05, 1901
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