Show we approached the city Alai chal last monday morning and inquired how the case or of the state stale vs wilson Diot bi others bers on the charge of permitting gambling on oil their premises came out the saturday before why he answered 1 I hai had to ask for a continuance why did you have to ask for a L continuance wo we asked the attorney there and there was nothing else for me to do if I 1 done that the case would have been dismissed then the bl marshal arshal went on oil to say that he be ts Is pretty much discouraged and it if the attorney show enough interest in this case to appear tomorrow to morrow friday morning all and prosecute lie he vill simply allow the matter t be dismissed the alar marshal feels that it if bead h ad a case hat was vs certain this one is H he e w alk lh 44 U 4 ia W 9 r the oAi 0 n dersT yn ln ali I focas ccase r j ht bt jn DS V supplemented by the confession of the boys seemed to him to be enough As for us we have urged the officers in season and out of season to do their duty but it if a case that Is worked up cannot c R n not be taken through the courts we are ready to shut up and keep still in this particular case it seems that the city attorney has not been active he fie was not present when the case was called and gave no reason n for his absence if lie he is too busy to give his attention 1 to these things no one blames him for that but lie he could it at least signify as much and make room tor for someone one else we never will have an all orderly city until the entire peace department part ment can work interestedly ind and god 1 oa speed that day |