Salt Lake Telegram | 1914-05-28 | Page 7 | Whisky to Squawman-Felony; to Ful Blooded Indian-Misdemeanor

Whisky t to o Felony u Felony to Full 1 Blooded Indian Indian Misdemeanor To sell Cell whisky to a Is a n. felon fel fel- fel- fel on ony To sell It Jt to an Indian of ot the tho full blood is but a n. misdemeanor This Is one of at tho the incongruities of ot the tho Utah liquor laws larva as brought out b by the tho court t this morning In an opinion r reversing Judgment against John R. R Justice Justice Jus Jus- tlc tice convicted of or selling liquor to an In IndIan Indian Indian In- In dian and sentenced to tho the state prison Justice on tho time contention that the law under ender which he was WilS convicted of ofa a o felony had been superseded by a later law maltin his offense but a de- de 6 meanor Tho The court holds tho the contention w well taken and orders that t Justice be he enc d as to lot for l' l a Q misdemeanor misdemeanor meanor which may mean only a fine ora or ora ora I a a JI light Hunt ht sentence b to the tho county to Jail r 1 When Wien lm the legislature amended the liquor la law w so o as to reduce tho offense for tor sling selling r lo to an Indian to a misdemeanor meanor It failed to Include the selling o of liquor lOt to a white man married l to an Ill Jn- dUit dlan woman Consequently It is ts still n a Celon felony to sell to a b iua