Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-03-25 | Page 13 | Complaining Witness Still Absent-Johnson out on Bail

WITNESS STILL ABSENT JOHNSON OUT ON BAIL New kw York March 24 Jack Johnson the heavyweight champion I pugilist was a court figure again for fora a few moments today He appeared before Judge long enough a renewal of the bail bond on which he was released yesterday and make a little speech on the status t Of f the pending case against him growing out of his alleged assault upon I Norman Tinder Pinder der Pindar whose absence absen yesterday caused Judge to declare decaro his hid court was being trifled with and to raise Johnsons ball bait to from 1500 was still miss ml inI s inS ing today to and nothing was done In the case Johnson however when wien h he was given Permission to address addres the court said I I have been here every time I was wanted and have always acted In good faith falth I am being sued civilly for tor or theat theatrical theatrical I contracts which I have boon been b En com corn compelled I polled to break bemuse because beca use I have been de here I have nothing to do dc with that re replied replied plied Piled Judge It is all your jour our own OWl fault You may be a strong man but you QU ou QUare are not strong trong enough to overcome the law Where are the witnesses who should appear In your our case Johnson said he knew of ot one witness a Woman whose real name he ho did not know but whose address he gave He declared he did not know whereto where to rind find Finder Pinder and sincerely wished he did tild so the matter could be disposed of After Atter Johnson had signed his new bond he visited the tho city chamberlain and got the cash call he had deposited when first arrested Afterward he said he Q x to leave for Chicago within twenty four hours