Show CARRYING GUN art rich fined in justice court took an appeal to the district dietr act court art rich was fined 15 last saturday by judge of the city court on the iho charge of carrying a gun con arary to the law lie he took an appeal to the district court on the grounds that he did not have a fair trial J 11 II reader and geo E adams are his bondsmen bon damen verne workman the complaining witness in the case testified that rich pulled a gun from his pocket at the don ton restaurant last wednesday night after the opera house dance at the same time saying here take this and defend yourself youra elf guy samuels samuela and linn mcclelland testified that they heard rich make a remark of that kind they did not recall just what the th remark was but they said they did not see any gun rich who was called to the stand by his attorneys pope hanson denied that h ht had a gun workman had some trouble with rich rat at the opera house during the tha dance lie he claimed that he objected to rich drinking in or at the front of the building and it made rich sore at him the gun episode at the restaurant later grew out of that tie attorneys for rich at tho tha beginning of the trial requested a jury but the request was not granted the court ruling that the ordinance provides for a jury only when the nna faw exceeds 50 the defendant claimed that the fine for carrying a gun un can exceed 50 inasmuch u the ordinance provides provid ca that both a fine and aad imprisonment can be imposed when the jury was refused refined the defense asked for a change of venue on the grounds that the court was prejudiced mr pope ope contended that the affidavit of rich was sufficient to disqualify the judge the court refused to allow a change of venue at oae one time it looked as though the deafened would walk out of the court room which would have hare resulted in contempt proceedings attorney pope thought better batter of it and went to trial under protest pro teat T W odonnell represented the city mr odonnell by the way has called the attention of the and officials to the new law which says that when a gun gm is found on a man when arrested said gun must be turned over to the justice af the peace who is to try the case caie |