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Show i I JUVENILE con JUDGE CITED IN Gunnell May Be Found in Contempt Con-tempt of the District Court. Special to The Tribune. OG DEN. Dec. Confllclion over the jurisdiction of the district and the ju-vonlle ju-vonlle court of Weber county him resulted re-sulted In an effort being made to haro Judgo Volney C. Ounnell of the juvenile court before the district court to show cause "why lie should not bo punished for contempt in case a previous order of the higher court Is interfered with. The controversy arises from a divorce granted to Emily Belnap from Oliver Belnap by former District Judge IJ. 11. Rolapp. Mrs. Belnap was allowed the custody of the minor child by. order of the court and the father of the child was enjoined from interfering with the child without the permission of the court. Belnap some time -ago filed a petition in the juvenile court that he Iks given the custody of the child. Judge Gun-ncll Gun-ncll has announced that he will hear the petition, and if he deems it proper ho will give the custody of ihe child to tho father, despite Ihe previous order of tho district court. Mrs Uclnap, through her attorneys, applied lo tho district court for an order citing tho juvenile Judge and Belnap to show cause why they should not be punished pun-ished for contempt. Demurrers were tiled by the defendants, which were dismissed by District Judge Howell, in a decision rendered today, Judge 'Ho well saying: "It scorns to the court that tho demurrers de-murrers of both defendants should bo overruled, for while It may be doubtful whether the defendant Gunnell Is at this time guilty of contempt In threatening to proceed to hear the cause before him, tills court, can enjoin him from rendering render-ing tho decree of the court ineffective, mid can prevent him from disturbing tho pin in LlfC in her custody of the child." |