Show JUDGE DIEHL WINS FIRST ROUND IN I SEAL WAR AND FINES City R Recorder order J. J O. O was fined 50 for contempt on tempt of court by Judge Diehl DieM this morning The latter held that there had been a flagrant violation violation violation viola viola- tion of the order of the court legally issued that a seal should no longer be used on the papers Issued by the court Mr Mi and his deputy Walter Valter Meeks on on Wednesday were cited to tp appear be before re Judge Diehl to show why why they should not be fined for contempt of court Judge Diehl Diehi Issued an order on March that a seal seil was unnecessary unnecessary unnecessary sary and should not be used upon the courts court's papers pars The Judge objected to the he seal which bore a design of the Mormon Temple Mr Hr Condition Mr who had supplied the seal to the court several weeks before believed that a seal was necessary incourt incourt In Incourt court procedure ur and ordered d Mr Meeks leeks to continue its use Wednesday Mr Meeks presented two complaints to the court with the objectionable seal seal affixed Judge Diehl DiehI Immediately ordered ordered ordered or or- dered the papers amended to appear without the seal T he order for the I appear appearance nce of and Meeks followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed lowed at the afternoon session of the City court I The Case in Court Assistant City City- Attorney Shoup represented represented represented the offending officers and moved their dismissal He based his motion principally on the contention that a aseal aseal aseal seal was necessary that the law establishing es establishing establishing es- es es- es the City court provided that the procedure In that court should conform as far as possible to the procedure procedure procedure pro pro- in the District court Citations were introduced from the statutes to show that a a. seal was required in the District court Mr Shoup further contended contended contended con con- tended that no disrespect to the court had been Intended by Mr in giving the order to continue the use of the se seal l but that h he was a acting under undera I a belief that the seal was absolutely necessary Meeks Is Acquitted Judge Diehl first disposed l f the case against Walter Meeks ord he he should should be purged of t the e ch charge rge of conI contempt con con- tempt and be De discharged The Judge I held that Mr Meeks Was vas acting under instructions from a a- superior superIor- and should be absolved from all all' blame blaine In the case of Mr however Judge Diehl held that the law establishing establishing lishing the City court did not in anyway any anyway anyway way require the use of or a seal al and that hat Mr had not only violated the order of the court but had also shown gi great eat disrespect and discourtesy in not consulting with the court before issuIng issuing issuing ing his order Judge Dl Diehl Dichl hl then declared Mr Mi Nys Nys- In contempt and sentenced him to pay a fine of f 5 50 An appeal bond was asked by Attorney Shoup and this was fixed at |