Show COMPLAINT NOT IN PROPER fORM Owens Case Against County Attorney Parley P Chris Christensen Christensen Christensen Is Dismissed NOT ISSUE WARRANT JURISDICTION JU OF ATTORNEYS ATTORNEYS ATTORNEYS OFFICE Th complaint filed against County Attorney Parley Parlay P ChrIstenson by Charlon CharI Mostyn n Owen Owan to compel him to tol tob l b Issue suc U a warrant President Joseph JosephF Jos ph F 1 Smith upon a t statutory charge and also no to show cause caute why wh he should not be removed from office for neglecting n his unties was wa dismissed yesterday morning upon the tho motion of former Senator Ar thur Brown counsel for the county at torney Before DeCore the motion was consid considered ered by the tho court Attorney Edgar A Rogers ROKers president of the Juvenile Amer Ainer ican kan ran league asked n ked that ho he be given two days in which to amend the complaint The request of Attorney Rogers was de denied denied nied nf d and Senator Browns motion granted When tho the caso case was called Attorney Brown immediately asked for its dis dismissal dismissal missal In his argument he said that the proper stops steps had not been taken by 1 Owen L tl t make 1 a n complaint against President Smith or to bring it regularly or legally before br Coro the county attorney for his consid consideration He further stated that the com corn asks aak that the county attorney be beij ij Compelled to swear out a 2 warrant which action is not in his jurisdiction He said that tho the complaint had not been submit 4 ted to a magistrate mu so that the county attorney would have hae the right to look into the evidence of or the case and approve or disapprove the issuance of a warrant In Jt regard to the authority vested ested in the attorney he said Brown Grows Sarcastic They ask that the county count attorney is ismie IsUf mie tie a warrant against President Smith Such authority is not vested in the tho county attorney R H and it is far beyond be ond his power 11 issue one and if fC he lid did he would be liable Hable for tor false Imprisonment very vry quick 11 Ii can cnn only approve or disapprove of or the issuance of or the warrant The complaint In the tho Smith case was never in any nn manner presented to a mag mug istrate j and ho never even saw it It was worn sworn to before borore a notary public and car carried ned ried around In the pocket of or this plaintiff for fot some ulterior motive and not because lio hr 1 wanted w to invoke the aid of or the law lawne None Nine ne of or the steps st ps required by statute k been taken tal en in the alleged action upon which this complaint is based The must first be bo taken to the mug mag istrate j and then th n to the county attorney and the tho latter must then examine the tho evi ei and give gio his approval or disapproval al nl of the Issuance of or the warrant These persons want to put a Ii man out of or office because he refused refus d to do a thing which he has no authority on earth to do dohy doWhy Why hy Charles Mostyn Owen issue a warrant himself or go over to the Tri Tribune rn bune Inne office I guese gues they would Issue it That heroic Dana T Smith who is al alas alys ys as ready re dv to act would not issue this warrant He He was ss the Why d nt ho he issue It Why Vh not bring this at thin against him for refusing to per perform perform form furm his duty dut Why Vh Charles lo lyn Owen I ue the warrant He lie has hasas hasus as us authority in the tho law to do it as the county attorney Another Complaint Likely During the of the argument oven osen en occupied a sent t near Attorney Rog Rogers ers and anti conferred with him on various points raised m by b Mr Ir Brown County At Attorney torney y seconded by b his two RIll tant William Hansen linnsen and end Job Lyon wan present In the room b beside eide a num lv hr r tOr of ot other spectators It is I understood und that another attempt will be made to file Up a It complaint against President Pr Smith Neither N Mr Owen nor Attorney torney Rogers would say U however how ver Just what step would be taken If |