, 1922-04-26
MUCHOW PLACE
IS CLOSED BY
ORDER
Temporary Injunction Issued
Under Abatement and In
junction Act Following
Tuesday Hearing.

closed yesterday on n temporary I'M
junction issued by Judge C o. Brown
following q hearing IN district court
The closing OF the institution followed
n stormy series OF incidents in which
Muchow is said tn have bon en-
bruiled with the forces represcnting
the law enforcement agencies OF the
county
The Injunction against rhe fnrtttu-
ton was sought on the ground fhst
gambling was permitted and that
liquor was Illegally kept ana disposed
Of In the institution
Judge Browns order terminated n
stormy session IN district court In
which opposition counsel engaged IN
pleasantues which were not loakec
In legal p~hraseoiogy.
h states case WAS hands by
NJ. w. Purcell. county n prosecut-
ing attorney and by John H Casey.
assistant The DESCENDANTS were rep
resented by Attorneys Z G.. McCznn
and John H Hendrict-
The action occupied tho attention
OF the court throughout The entire
afternoon Each side put on many
witnesses. chief OF whom were Lou
C.. Mucbow. defendant. who testified
in his own behalf and pledged the
court that violations Of all kinds
would not be tolerated n his store
in future; and Charles F. Miskeil,
deputy sheriff on whose testimony
the action was instituted against Mu-
chow.
The ease is the outgrowth OF m as
sauit upon Muchow by Miskell. &C
cording to the contention OF defend
ants counsel alleged to have occur-
red when the officer entered the pool
hall April /. and oun a gambling
game in progress
The defense alleged hat MiskeI
drew a gun on Muchow and threat
ened his life. This statement was re
futed by the state.
Many character witnesses, includ-
ing G. T. Mitchell. 700 North Center
street: c. W. Kittle, 700 North Center
street; w. H. Brown. $40 North Dur
bin street. o.. r. Hawiey. H. and Dur
bin street. all engaged in busin ss in
North Casper testified to Mlskeli's
good reputation. They also testified
n NIiskeIl was a conscientious Of
ficcr who could always be depended
upon to faithfully discharge his du-
Les.
In the closing arguments of the
case Mr.. Purcell condemned a local
newspaper for printing the ~unfounded
charges OF saul and graft against
tho officer and claimed that such acts
allied these individuals and institu-
tons with the law violators IN oppo-
sition to law and order.
He charged that a combine Of Ger
tain persons was seeking to brow
beat NfiskeIl because as an officer
he would not tolerate unlawful conei-
lions.
Taking an entirely different view
Attorney MCCAIN held Muchow up to
public gaze as a modern Socrates who
had made people think of the unlaw-
ful conditions which he charged were
being perpetrated by legal forces m
Casper. He said hat the action was
being brought against Muchow to
make him feel tho power of theszron
heel of law which commanded that
no charges be brought against its
faithful servants. He later hkened
Muchow to Jesus Christ-and said that
he was being prosecuted by the peo-
pie who should be upholding tho law.
He engaged In a lengthy discourse
If alleged vice conditions In Casper
charging tina; an aroused public sc1iti-
ment was ciolr.ng I'D conditions here
after people were made to think fol-
lowing eposures by Muchov.
Attorney Hendricks, Nh. McCsrn's
associate, entered into technical legal
phases of the case and severely ar
raigned the statute under which the
action vas brought. charging its IN
constitutionality.
Mr.. Purcell closed .with<a scvere.ar-
raignment OF Mr. hcCann's alleged
sacriligious remarx, Hkening Muchow
to Jesus Christ. He then entered into
a strong announcement of an persons
who engaged in destructive condem.
i.alion of the agents OF law enforce-
ment without having lifted one fin
ger to aid I'm the enforcement Of the
law or to assist officers in any way.
He defied any person to produce evil
dence of graft in handling public at
fairs and gave the lie to reports that
officers were protecting stills and
gambling houses. He also stated that
never once had his office failed to
issue a complaint In a Just cause and
never once a the sherfffs~office or
other enforcement agencies failed to
proceed when properly armed with
legal papers.
He denounced the criticism which
is being voiced at this time In Ger
tain sections charging hat the per-
sons who engaged most strongly in
spreading gossip OF irregularities were
the persons in many instances who
were doing their utmost to obstruct
the agents of b law in their legal
e~ndeavors-
Before making his decision Judge C
o. Brown made a brief statement
summarizing tho Ease and called TO
the attention OF counsel that the sta
ute on which the case was based was
a radical departure from other laws
In that it enabled. peace officers to
proceed in cases in which they would
have failed because they were unable
to receive general support from cih-
sens OF communities The people de-
mand the laws be enforced but gfve
little support 70 the officers, he said