Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-02-14 | Page 3 | Court Decides Against Chambers

COURT OURT DECIDES CHAMBERS I Refuses f t to Grant r P Petition t of pf Ogden City Council Council- man lOWELL MAY NOW PROCEED Jurisdiction of O Ogden Judge c In Matter of Charges Charge Drought Brought b by SiCCI Is Upheld I IThe The supreme court yesterday denied a petition asking that a writ o of prohibition J J. J A. A be Issued isome 1 a against Judge Howell Bowen of the Second district court to against as pre prevent prent nt him from proceeding Fred W. W V. V Chambers of or the O Ogden Ogdon l n city Chambers Chamber council in seeking to remove from his on char charges cs filed against him by y J J. J D. D Skeen who claimed Chambers was guilty of oC co collecting illegal ille Ilic- gal J fees from the city of or Ogden for 01 services lI which It is alleged he ho did not perform Tin que question lion of the Jurisdiction of Judge H Howell weH In the Llie Jrr premise was the basis of the petition for he the writ Mr Chambers hall hail filed a demurrer to the charges chanos basing basnA It t on the grounds ln that It did not allege e a n. statutory char charge c and that the he court has hus no jurisdiction jurisdiction juris uris- diction to hear t the trie 1 accusation This Thi demurrer was overruled and the courIs court cour courtIs Is about proceed In the te case In his petition to the tho supreme court Mr Mi h Chambers again fig raised raisel the points alleged ed in the demurrer but b at th the tho I conclusion of ot the thC arguments the tho su supreme su- su i preme court decided against him I