Show I A Question of Jurisdiction The people of the territory Utah vs William March was the last case and was argued by Attorneys D D Houtz and M M Warner for the appellant and Umttd States Attorney Judd for the people pleThe The defendant was tried before Judge King in the First district court and convicted con-victed of unlawfully opening and conducting con-ducting a faro game and other games of chance at Provo City and sentenced to he imprisoned in tho county jail for four months and to pay a fine of 150 and costs The defendant moved for a new trial on the grounds that the court misdirected I mis-directed the jury in matters of law that the verdict is contrary to the laws and the evidence and further that the territory terri-tory had no jurisdiction in such class of of Lenses committed within the corporate limits of Pro City for tho reason that by the terms of the city charter the ex elusive right to deal with such offenss was conferred exclusively upon the city and that the justices of the peace should alone deal with them hence it was contended ddf il th th tended that the district courts have only I appellate jurisdiction Irt1 these case and V are absolutely without original jurisdiction i i jurisdic-tion to act V The prosecution held that the territory had jurisdiction and moved to dismiss the appeal because the appellant had not filed a bill of exception The case was i Ndu wa c7 and submitted waI I I |