Show COURTS COURT'S RULING MAY COMPEL SUNDAY CLOSING IN CHICA CHICAGO O CHICAGO March 19 The The plan of defense defenso in the Sunday closing cases which has resulted in acquittal or mistrial mistrial mis mis- trial in every saloonkeepers saloonkeeper's 8 case rase so gO far tried was swept wept aWl away last evening c by Municipal Judge e Stephen J. J A. A Foster who upheld Jud Judge e Heaps Heap's ruling that tho the question of the applicability of t the e Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- da day closing statute may not be disputed by attorneys for foe the defense before jur jur ors The defense has bas sot not hitherto disputed tho the facts bets in tho case casc but has lIas relied on the allegation that tho the statute does dots not apply to m municipalities 1 under tho the cities and villages act It has bas been heen contended that this question should be bc submitted to the jur jury as t tho o judges of tho law and the fact as in in all aU previous ious cases this has been allowed |