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Show NEW RULING OF COURT ABOLISHES STRAW BOND Salt I-ike, March 10 "I do not care If the bond is only 15 cent3 and Is signed by every banker In Salt Lako City, they will have to come Into open court and qualify." Police Judge John M. Bowman. No more straw bonds will be accepted ac-cepted by tho Judgo of tbe criminal division di-vision of the city court. Every signer sign-er of a bond will have to appear personally per-sonally and qualify. This was tho positive and unqualified order issued by Judge John M. Bowman, "I do not know of any law covering 6uch an order," said Attorney William New ton. "It will be tho a law of this court from now on, and will stand," said the court. "The order for qualifying on bonds as Issued by Judge Bowman this morning meets ray unqualified approval; ap-proval; It will help materially In the, enforcement of tho law," said Chief of Police Barlow. "1 absolutely approve of the order that Judgo Bowman issued this morning morn-ing with regard to tho furnishing of bonds, and he may be assured that ! the county attorney's office will lend 1 him every possible assistance," do- clared Assistant County Attorney Attorney John F. Bowman "I think that I am safe in saying that the rule adopted by Judgo Bow-man Bow-man this morning will meet with the approval of every member of tho police department and of everv law-abiding law-abiding citizen of Sa't Lake' City.' was the opinion of Lieutenant of Police It, L. Sh'innon. "Hurrah for Judge Bowman! We have now the a-surance that when we make an arrest tho party arretted w ill got get out on a straw bond, and that will be the last we will ever sco of him or h!s bondsmen," said several members of the police force, when notified no-tified of tho new order. Newton wanted to know If a person would have to lie In jail for several hours. Just because the court did not happen to be in ressio.'n. "You have heard the order of tho court. That order will stanJ," said Judge Bowman. |