Show ENFORCING THE LAW Chief of Police of New Orleans Charged with Misdemeanor NEW ORLEANS Jan 70n Dec 23 the assistant district attorney sent a letter let-ter to Chief of Police Gaster instructing him to arrest Sunday law violators Gas ter retorted that he would not state what he would do until instructed by the mayor The following Sunday the assistant assist-ant district attorney found Emil Bau manns saloon open and asked the chief to arrest him but Gaster said he would make report as usual and such report was actually made by him The district attorney filed information against the chief of police charging him with a misdemeanor in failing to arrest Baumann The trial case came on yesterday yes-terday This evening the jury having failed to agree was discharged It is reported re-ported the jury stood 11 to 1 in favor of conviction |