Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-02-01 | Page 7 | Jeff and Gotch Balk When Berger Arrested

JEfF AND GOTCH BAlK BERGER ARRESTED Trouble Starts When Manager Re He Refuses Refuses fuses to Let Bellingham Police Folice Force Into Show Free Bellingham Wash Jan 31 Because h he refused to admit members of the local loca police force torce to the show a athe at atthe atthe the Bellingham theatre last night Sam Berger manager for James J S Jeffries undefeated heavyweight champion of th the world worl was charged by a squad Quad of eleven policemen overpowered and carried away awa to the city Jail where he be was compelled to put up iiO 50 0 ball bail on a charge of Inter Interfering interfering interfering fering with officers in the discharge dl o otheir of their duties Late last night the police returned the ball bail bond and notified Ber Berger Berger Berger ger that the charge had been withdrawn The trouble arose after Berger had re refused refused refused fused admittance to several officers who wh desired to enter free of charge Five po policemen policemen applied in a body and were re referred referred referred by B Berger to t the tha box office They left the theatre but informed Berger that tha he would hear from them again In th the meantime a number of deputy deput sheriffs sheriff applied at the door Some of th tir n were admitted but finally Berg Berger r refused t to let In any more mom of them unless they pur purchased purchased purchased chased tickets A little later eleven patrolmen ap appeared appeared appeared at the door and descended upon Berger In the form of a flying wedge The fight manager was overpowered in ina Ina ina a twinkling and five policemen carried him struggling to jail while shile the others other went in to see the show At the police station Berger deposited 60 50 to Insure hi his appearance In police pollee court on the charge chars of interference with an officer and wa was permitted to return to his post Jeffries and Gotch heard of the die dIs dIsturbance and refused to go on with the show until Berger was released This Thi caused a delay of an hour in starting the performance The audience became very restless am and gave evidence of their disapproval of the act of the policemen by cheering Berger Berge Ber r rand and hooting at the officers After Atter the show Berger was notified that tha the charge had been withdrawn and hi his money was returned to him It was re reported reported reported ported that this was done upon orders order from the chief of police pollee who is preparIng preparIng preparIng Ing to make a thorough Investigation o othe of the action of the patrolmen tomorrow