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Show MOTnEflMTING FOR After a short argument Jud;je Lewis today ordered briefs to be' filed In the demurrer to ' the ' habeas, corpus , proceedings pro-ceedings commenced by Mrs. Josephine Larsen In behalf d her son, Herbert Lareen. who. was sent to the State reformatory by Judge ."Willis Brown of the Juvenile court. The Question raised and argued by County Attorney Christensen. representing repre-senting the Juvenile court and the Ftate, was that the court had not the right to issue the writ, but that the nuit should have been commenced In the court nearest the place of confinement. confine-ment. Attorney Ray Van Cott contended con-tended that the right was within the discretion of the court. Judge Lewis ordered briefs made on the point, the same to be filed by June 28. Another point raised by the County Attorney was that the boy should be the real . applicant for the writ and that his mother, who filed the suit in Ms behalf, was) not the real applicant. . In response to the questions raised by County Attorney Christensen, Attorney At-torney Van Cott declared that the court had competent Jurisdiction, as all of the proceedings in the case had been in the county of Salt Lake and that here was tbe proper place In which to file the writ. He said that Mrs. Larsen should not be compelled to leave her. place of residence to file the petition. ' |