Show proceedings QUASHED Commissi commissioner carrington sat down upon by the Supreme theu preme V court some ome months since E H pierce was artl arrested ested on en a warrant issued by united states tate commissioner carrington oB of brigham city and ordered to so show cause why he be should not be punished for contempt of the commissioners court tee tae contempt consisted in mr pierce sending rg it is ia alleged certain to the lake herald showing up the commis diun tiun ers official conduct I 1 gendics the contempt proceedings a 11 v prohibition was issued on M mr pierces application by the territorial supreme court coort forbid forbidding dieg the commissioner aiss ioner to pr coed f further and to show cause why he be should not beber es topped from any action is ib he premises the question WS wa argued before the supreme court at Us irs last se siou oo and today a deci decision was rendered the opinion opinions Is ls some same what lengthy and was delivered by budare boreman it reviews the juris fiction of botzau both lu that thai capacity and as justices of the peace a relation to contempt proceedings nd ind shows that commissioner carrin on abd no such authority a as he pre turned to exercise his I 1 it I 1 natters batters nat of contempt is restricted t occurrences la in his presence and while us ais coutt is in ia session and has a general isope such as was wad sought to bt b exercised in this case the court held that the prohibitory writ was properly issued and that it be made absolute and ancl proceedings against mr pierce on the part of commissioner carrington Carr inston sus funded permanently |