Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-12-05 | Page 14 | An Exception

r I I b An Exception r I i I p I 8 UREL Y it it cannot be that the of l ways law w are f always devious and d difficult of pf un understand understand- t f ing It must be that sometimes J. J can can understand what occurs in in ordinary folks courts o of justice i To To put the case there is the 1 the decision of Judge S E. E E E. E Cushman in federal l court at at Tacoma t Wash the other day I Where ban bankers ers o or plumbers or steeplejacks ej brokers wIth theIr untrained minds i iti ti e might bee been bee confused by the problem presente present 9 4 re 1 Cushman that worthy educated in ih Jh the j d ft jA- jA f l law made t the e matter matter- simple and to be under under- stood Mr and Mrs Pete Hermans were arrested an and charged with havi having g m made de liquor and carrying it to customers Possessing liquor is an offense against the peace and dignity of the state o of Washington Transporting liquor is an offense against the federal government Hence Hence on on the first charge that of m makin making king and possessing moonshine the Hermans were tried in state court rt and found no not guilty Th The I I wheels of law continued their turning In du due course appeared the Hermans before Judge Cushmans Cushman's Cushman's Cushmans Cushmans Cushman's Cush Cush- mans man's federal court to show cause why the they should not go to jail for transporting liquors But protested Hermans the state cour court i found we didn't have any liquor If It we didn't didn have ave liquor how could we carry it No uNo liquor no transportation of of liquor ruminated Cushman To carry a thing on one moist maist have lave the thing That seems to be true He thought it ov over r. r Su Suddenly denly there was th the I da light of understanding I Youre right h he If you you didn't didn ha have ve liquor you couldn't carry it You must b be right Youre You're free That was simple wasn't it Why then do you sty say the la law w cant can't ever be understood II I