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Show SAYS'LAW 6IVES ADEQUATE REMEDY In an opinion handed down by tho supremo court psterdav morning tno Judgment of the dlstilct court in th" case Qf the state of Utah, on the relation rela-tion of H. J. Carrigan against Judge John H. Bowman of the criminal division di-vision of the Salt Lake city court, denying de-nying a writ of prohibition to stnn the city court from assuming Jurisdiction In the gambling case against Canl-gnn, Canl-gnn, was affirmed Carrigan was charged with gambling, gam-bling, under tbn city ordinances, and it was contended that Uiq rtj court had no jm jsdlctlon In the matter, on the grounds that lh ordinance wns Invalid, because it was noLcovcrcd by a statute and the city had no authority author-ity to enact It Carrigan applied to the district court, for a writ of prohibition to restrain re-strain further piosecution, on the contention that he bad no other speely and adequate remedy :t law The supreme su-preme court, without deciding whether wheth-er or not the ordinance is alld, declares de-clares that the district court was rigfit In denying the writ, because it is evident ev-ident that there is a remedy at law, making an appeal in the regular course of affairs to the district court and then the supreme court. Carrigan was arrested on June 27, 1911, on complaint of Patrolman J. H. Radko, who charged him with gambling gam-bling by conducting a poolroom In the quarter formerly occupied by the motor club, at the rear of the Now "Windsor hotel. Tho poolroom waa known as DJnkenspIel'a place. |
