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Show state i::.:;:ies ceuelty cases Dr. T. B. Boatty, aecreUry of th stntn board of bealtk aad president of th state bumaao society, has sworn to thirty-one eomplnints charging tba frioripala aad spectators of the dot ght which was held in-the basement of the Luxor saloon ia fc'tnte street at midnight Saturday night with atata Misdemeanors. The romplaiata wero issued br tbe county attorney at tbe request of Irr. Bentty, after a conference with At aiatant itr Attorney William 8. Dal-toa. Dal-toa. iaspeetioa of tbe city ordinances showed that the regulations are not sufirieatly stringent to provide for 1 proper puaishmeat ia the event con- fiction are secured. There ia also I I some doubt that convictions could be secured under the existing ordinances. Tho keariuge of the thirfv-ono de fendaata hare not beea act. Their raaea will be divided betweea Jua-tieee Jua-tieee Uaroor. Helm, Bishoi, ami Wil- Iiama. It ia thought that all of tbe men charged with being spectators of tho brutal exhibition will bo allowed to plead guilty aad that nominal ones will be imposed, in view of tho fact that this is tho first raid of tba kind made by the police. The raaea of the principals, thAsa who Eromoted and conducted the light, will e prosecuted more vigorously aad aa example will be made of them.' J. J. Byrne aad F. C. Mantel are I charged ia tho complaints with being promoters of the fight, and tho following follow-ing are charged with witnessing tbe fight: John Williams, J, A. Vander-berk, Vander-berk, I Wilson, Joha Doe, J. B. F.vaa, Bed (rwoeav, Dick 8mith, C. Powell, U. Hossley. J. Fitzgerald, Tkomaa Nevias, George Miller, Fred Andersen, Henrr- Jobmwv,- V.- 8.- Ben- aett, miiiam Bandera, M. Kichardeon, B. Vaaser, A. Tiilton, Boy , Ludlow, Arthur Sullivan, Art Oarsey, James Chesler, Elmer Kesler, W. F. Bil-liogsley Bil-liogsley aad Thomas Dunn. |