Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-07 | Page 11 | Liquor Injunction Offender is Jailed

LIQUOR INJUNCTION OFFENDER IS JAILED The he maximum penalty penalty 30 30 days in inthe inthe inthe the county jail was jail was meted out Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- to Clyde Pence 22 East Fifth South street found guilty of violating violating violating violat violat- ing a liquor injunction order on November 28 District Judge Oscar W. W McConkie who imposed the sentence sentence sen sen- tence refused to grant a stay of execution and ordered Pence committed committed committed com com- to jail It is a very serious matter to violate orders of the court court said Judge McConkle McConkie If that were permitted judicial systems would decay and rights of the people would be violated The penalty imposed by statute for this type offense is mild Pence was jointly charged with Ross Ri Higgins Riggins gins and Jack alleged proprietors of the tho place known as Jerrys Jerry's Shack which the liquor control commission obtained an Injunction against Riggins a and d were acquitted b by the court ourt The judge ignored pl pleas as of ot defense defense defense de de- de- de counsel R. R L. L Beezley for a suspended sentence on tho the ground that the offense was was not flagrant and that the defendant has no previous previous previous pre pre- pre pre- court record