The daily sentinel., 1904-02-06
SIS and Trimmings.

The case of Peter Rosa was called
IN Justice Byers police court this
morning. Rosa was charged with
gambling.
1t will be remembered that Rosa
was the man who charged, Smith,
Gould and Quinn of holding him up.
in front of the Strouse building.
Rosa was then used as states
witness against these men. He gave
evidence upon the witness stand. at
the suggestion of District Attorney
McMullin that he had been gambling
and from this testimony it is said
that the information was filed against
HIM by City Attorney Carnahan.
There has been considerable friction
over the matter of Rossa's arrest. af-
ter he had been serving the purposes
of the state, as a witness to convict
the meE charged and convicted by
their own confession of gambling. 1t
was said that undue advantage was
taken by City Attorney Carnahan of "a
states witness. Charges and counter
charges have been flying freely be-
tween the friends of the two attor-
neys. one representing the district and
the other the city. The bad feeling
was heightened yesterday by the ap-
pearance. under an anonymous head,
of an article i'll the News severely ar
raigning Mr.. Carnahan for his filing
an information against Rosa. under
. hn aSr .sfo
Anticipated that there would be live.
ly debate between the two attorneys
this morning when the matter was
called for trial.
The anticipation was not at fault
and compliments flew thick and fast
for a time. Mr.. Carnahan thought he
knew his business as city attorney
and he MAS amenable to no party for
his election and disclaimed being a
member of any party. He said that
there was no law warranting Mr..
McMullin to promise imunity for the
commission of crime, to Mr.. Rosa
or any other man. He charged that
neither the county or city officers had
been doing their duty and he said he
did not care whom this assertion in
cluded. He took exceptions to the art
icile that had been published against
his action III having Rosa arrested
and published in the News and said
that if the cur who had written it
had been manly he would have signed
his name, especially when making
such lying and unfounded charges.
Mr.. McMullin. district attorney came
back. He said there was an unwrit-
ten law that n states witness who did
not take advantage of the statuatory
provision that he need give no testi-
mony against himself. was always to
be protected. He said that in ferret
ing out the individuals who held him
up he had performed a greater service
to the public than anyone who had
been connected with the gambling
cases. He said that the city through
Mr.. Carnahan was prosecuting him,
that Rosa had alraedy been given a
large and sufficient dose in Jrstice
Sweney's court, when that gentlman
had fined him the equivalent of a fine
of over one hundred dollars He ask
ed leniency of the court because Rossa
had performed a duty for the public.
The court took the matter under
confederation and said that he would
not consider anything that had gone
before, but would render his decision
on the undenied assertion that Ressa
had gamhled.
He fined him $25 and costs. Dis
trict Attorney McMullin who appeared
for Rosa gave notice of an appeal to
the county court.