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FRANKLIN BADLY TORN UPAbout Hair The Village Arrested' atBehest of Law And. Order League._ Saturday whs tho day of atonemout in franklin, oa Hie grand jury made its report, and many indictments wore returned against saloomsts and thoso who purtici |mted in ami promoted the recent boxing exhibition between Patsy Moore, of Cleveland, and Karnoy Walsh, of franklin.Moore was indicted for being a principal tit a boxing exhibit ion—not a prize fight. The law is peculiar in its respect toward pugilism. If a person attends a prize fight lie cannot bo held responsible, hut if he views a Ixwiug exhibition 0r sparring untcb,fio is guilty of on ofi'eiiso nn.il liable to a Jiao and imprisonment-. Tbc verdict rendered by tho grand jury willgiyo tho Law and Order League a largo field from which Iq “garner tiio sheaves of sin,” as each person who was present at tho light.is open for prosecution. Nearly all the safoonists in Franklin were arrested Saturday for illegally selling on Sunday, ami one or two were charged with selling to minors. Deputy Sheriffs Boh Smart, h rank Forgy and Hamilton were serving papers all day, lmt a full list of the offenders cannot ho seen red until all the arrests are ir.atle.Somc of tho saloon-ists are Will \V*l»r, Bart Neuman, Clarence Gcbhart,Jack Riley and Brook Taylor, a bartender. .Joliu Holwegcr, Jimmy Has sett. Joe Thomas and several others will be taken in connection with tho prize fight.
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Hamilton Telegraph
Hamilton, Ohio, US
Thu, May 16, 1901
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