Show I i I Still Stiff in in Custody County Official Asks Action On Salt Lake County Attorney Edward Edward Edward Ed Ed- L 1 ward M. M I. I Morrissey Thursday called for a date as soon as possible possible possible pos pos- sible for a hearing involving eight slot machines which have been in the city's custody since March 28 1948 The eight automatic devices were confiscated by the Salt Lake police department March 26 1948 at a party in the Crown room of the Congress hotel and sponsored by the thc Mervyn Bennion American Legion post In December City Judge Reva Beck Bosone denied a motion for dismissal of the case casc and continued it indefinitely Since Judge Bosone Bosone Bosone Bo Bo- Bo- Bo sone was elected to congress the case will vilI be placed on the calendar of another city judge Hugh Snyder officer of the American Legion post and chairman chairman chair chair- man of the entertainment entertainment entertainment enter enter- committee contends in a notarized statement the machines were seized by means of illegal entry He argues on the filed statement the American Legion LeSion party March 26 was as held to raise funds for the posts post's charity programs programs programs pro pro- grams and was an invitational affair affair affair af af- af- af fair not open to the public Mr j Morrissey promised Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day his will seek complete destruction of oC the machines according according according ac cording to law He said under the present law the machines could not be released and transferred to another state where the they are legal egal |