Show GRANT CRANT MUST MST TEST CONTEMPT SnOWING Co Court rt Discusses Harpers Harper's Right to Give Bail Before Complaint Is Filed Chief of ot Police Grant must appear before bo- bo fore Justice of ot the Peace Harper and t test teat st the sufficiency of ot the showing of ot cont contempt contempt con con- t tempt made mado against him said Mid Judge M M. I I. JJ Ritchie Ritchie- In a n. decision handed banded down yesterday yesterday yes yes- CS y afternoon And the court also holds hold th that thit t the writ of ot prohibition applied for by the city attorney on of Grant GrantIs Is not the proper remedy as was contended contend contend- ed ad by counsel for tor iu Justice tice Harp Harper r. r The courts court's opinion which was rendered orally dl discussed the lie right of ot Justice Harpe Harper Harper Har Har- pe per to admit a 0 defendant to ball bail before a written complaint had been filed flied In his court and while that that question was not before th the court for det determination Judge Ritchie says he do does not consider there Is any Jurisdiction over a prisoner r until the written complaint has haa b been en filed If this contention is true It Is claimed a person might be Imprisoned Indefinitely or until tho the arresting atTesting officers made up their minds minus to file fUe a a. written complaint However tho the statutes give a person arrested ted the right of ball from the moment of ot his arrest and the law requires the person arrested to tobe tobo bo ho taken Immediately J before the nearest and most moat accessible magistrate for tho purpose of giving balL baiL Justice Harpers Harper's attorney contended that the defendant C. C W. W Whitman was waa before him b by his counsel coun coun- sel eel IL J. J Robinson and Assistant County Attorney Charles Morris represented the tho when the prisoner was admitted to ball baU and the fact that tho the written complaint complaint com corn plaint was wai not actually filed tiled until the next Dext da day does doell not affect his Jurisdiction Judge Ritchie In his decision says saS A public officer or private citizen who undertakes undertakes undertakes un un- un- un to disregard the order of ot a I Judicial tribunal does so at his peril It ItIs Itis Is III a a. perilous undertaking for tor him to assume assume as as- sume Judicial functions and undertake to topas pass pas upon the validity of a court order Attorney Robinson who ho appeared for tor Justice Harper Harpel In th the district court said eald this morning Tho The decision of ot Judge Ritchie that prohibition Is IB not the proper remedy and that Grant must test tes tho the sufficiency contempt proceedings In InJustice InJustice inJustice Justice Harpers Harper's court Is exactly what wo we 0 contended for tor And If tr Grant should find rand himself aggrieved by Justice Harpers Harper's decision decision decision de de- de- de he ha may appeal This Is Just what the tho decision say uy says |