Show l I P J m DISMISSES 1 HARG f 1 Judge Tanner Holds State Law Inadequate for t Prosecution l rr r r I Hb Jing ding that the state law is enI entirely en en- I cl insufficient t 19 to accomplish its A purported ends City Judge N. N HJ H H. J after listening to to an day all f f argument argument on a demurrer interposed by Attorney E E. R R. r late I I. I Monday dismissed chargeS of book- book f. f i and pool selling against J ih poe Doe l Ie Meyers 1162 East Fourth tI M i So lith th H II B B. Wallace WaIlace 34 South h l In i. i street and J. J Swenson i Main S South uth Main street street- g e argument made by JS' Y Mr 11 Calwas Cal- Cal er was on behalf of Meyers only tit Qt the courts court's ruling applies equal equal- 1 Sly ty fy to the other othel ca cases s the charges t f and a r complaints b ng Identical ini in f i Ai e et rY respect Z Following the tho dis- dis f. f tiri sf j 3 L. L L. L Larson chief criminal f I putt sheriff announced that the sheriffs sheriff's of office rica w would uld made no curl further fur cur uri ur- ur l 44 i ith ther r arrests of alleged bookmakers 3 fl Judge Judge Tanner County Attorney i Wallace B B. B Kelly and Mr Ml Canister Callister Qi agreed that such prosecutions could 5 F probably be successfully brought ij Bunder under the city ordinances in police t j court but that to successfully prosecute pros- pros 1 2 I under the state law the sta state e x 1 vj i t Would would have to show solicitation t rr professionalism professionalism odds odds' and otherA other A complicated evidence r l f to n could be secured This the 1 prosecutor admitted would be in-i- in 1 possible 11 excepting In very rare t JV f C ses ses- fj In t In h his s decision Judge Jude Tanner K i t pointed out that the Ut Utah h law closeY closely close- close Y itly ly followed the New York act beg bei bellg be- be i g almost a duplicate of it Hence i fn the absen absence e of a Utah supreme y k t court decision construing the law lawf y s f-'s f r. r rhe he he- was guided b by a New sut sud su- su d t kt jeme court ruling Applying the 1 vV y jew ew York courts court's logic to the pres- pres hIt f. I ent case Judge Tanner said when f 4 1 r. Holt the complaining witness in fi fb Meyer ca cane caie e laid 2 the on counter coun- coun coun- coun counter ter to bet on a horse race he and Meyers l were making makin an individual ri bet bet e unless Mr lr Kelly could prove J v Y M professionalism odd odd and all the theother I i other enumerated enumerated |