Show TO DECIDE IF POLICE MAY SOLICIT One of the most important nt points of law Jaw that has ever eve been brought before the the new City court is involved in the case of the city ys vs W W. H. H Cowan charged with violating the Sunday clos ing ordinance which case Is now in the hands of J Judge dge Tanner who yesterday took the matter under advisement Cowan was arrested last Sunday on evidence secured by Policemen Armstrong Armstrong Armstrong Arm Arm- strong and Cannon who went into the saloon and bought the liquor themselves themselves themselves them them- selves the bartender not recognizing them In their civilians civilian's clothes The case is similar to the drug store cases tried before Judge DIehl DiehI In in December December De De- cember in which the court held that the city could not send out its officers to tOo solicit crime and nd then punish it The evidence against the drug stores had been s secured cured by bluecoats in citizens citizen's clothes When the Cowan-case Cowan was called before before before be be- fore Judge Diehl Prosecuting Attorney immediately y moved that the theca ca case e be transferred to to Judge Tanners Tanner's court which was done When the case came up before Judge Judg Tanner the defence defence de de- de- de fence fenc set up for Cowan by his attorn attorney n ne ney y Lindsay Rogerst was s the same one used in the drug store cases The only precedents cited were three Colorado Supreme court decisions Attorney Attorney Attorney At At- torney referred to United States Supreme court courts New York Massachusetts Mas Mas- and Illinois cases to the con con- J j I oo i Judge Tanner will decide the case on Friday morning In the event his decision decision deci deci- sion is for tor the Hie city Attorney A Attorney Rogers says he will carry carrYL the tM case into the District court and seven even into the S Sd preme court A decision for the city may result in a reopening of the drug drugstore drugstore drugstore store liquor selling cases |