| Show JACK IS FINED FOR HAVING LIQUOR A meho of whisky consisting ol of two full cases three parts parta of 0 cases two empty and one ono one gallon keg beg was unearthed tuesday by deputy sheriff A N johnson and city marshal A A rich incident to the finding of the liquor john ode kirk was arrested on a charge of having intoxicating liquor in his possession in a hearing before justice irvin eaton tuesday evening he be was waa fined ile he left tor for salt lake early the next morning i ahe liquor was waa found in a field of brush about a mile north of town on the property belonging to C 13 atwood on ashley creek the officers were tipped on off that there was a supply somewhere in tile the vicinity as aa autos had been seen making frequent trips to that locality lu in making a search the officers ran on to the hidden supply and waited in the brush all day for the owners to come and claim some of it tuesday afternoon they were rewarded by the appearance of at a point of vantage VAY they watched him fill 1111 his pockets As aa lie he was about to leave lie he pulled an au six shooter from hla his pocket and carried it in hla hia hand drawn dramn I 1 ready to shoot the off officers leers were prepared and both with drawn guns ordered him to throw down don his deap on which he did the prisoner was taken into anti town and arrangements were made tor for swearing out a complaint the complaint was mas sworn out by county attorney meredith assisted by city attorney demo sy ay inasmuch as justice ashley bartlett under whose jurisdiction all county cases c come 0 w was as not in town atty meredith mea arranged for a hearing before justice eaton justice eaton in an interview with an express representative stated that lie he dian didn t want to try the case that evening and felt he should have more time in which to beliber ato ate on the matter and to hear a state ment from the officers the county attorney said however thal tha t the pres oner had already plead guilty and that he was anxious to get it over mith alth as ode wife ife was ver ill III in salt lake the only facts in the ease case given the justice at the time of trial were those contained in the complaint which charged with willfully and maliciously and knowingly having in hla his possession intoxicating liquors contrary to and in violation of chapter 2 of the session laws lame of the state of utah 1917 in addition co atty meredith explained to justice eaton the penalty which provided for a minimum fine of 50 and a maximum fine of lie he also said that this nas the first offense of mr ode irk on this particular charge there thereupon u poll a fine of was levied which vh fell was as paid in tho the interview with mith a re presen tattie of the express mr eaton said eald full particulars of this case were are not made to me at the time of trial I 1 know a 0 the large amount of liquor mauei or of the gun drawing dra incident upon the representation resen tation by co atty meredith that this was Ode kirks first 0 offense of this character I 1 made the fine accordingly the existing law on this provides for a minimum sentence of 50 and a maximum of or not less than 30 days nor moro more than six sl imprisonment or both such fin an aal I 1 imprisonment |
