Evening star., 1928-04-29
BY BEN McKELwAY.
THIS is a country that demands
4 speed. and speed, and speed
and more speed.

TEIS is a country that demands
speed. and speed, and speed
and more speed.
Il 1t demands speed in produc'
ing things to SELL speed in sell
ing them, speed in talking, speed ir
seeing. speed In hearing. speed IN NOV
ing from one place to another place
whether ii be under the ground, on the
ground or over the ground. II is a
country that relegateS red tape ana
waSteful methods to the limbo OF the
horse car. mustache cup and tandem
bike.
But when 1t comes to moving the
wheels of Justice
The subject of this story is; Joseph
Salts VS. the People Of the State OF
Illinois
The moral Of this story is: Something
ought 10 be done.
Here Are Facts of Story.
The authority for the story is the
printed transcript of record and the
facts of the story are these:
On the evening of November 29, 1925,
Joseph Salts and three companions sat
in the back room of John KouczynkiS S
soft drink saloon at 49SS South Her
nlitage avenue. City Of Chicago. County
Of Cook. State of Illinois. They were
PLAYING pinochle. Police officers en-
tered and Salts was arrested. searched
and. according 10 the terSe, Succinct
Language Of the information filed by the
a~reSting officer. mot then and there
being a coroner. sheriff. constable, po-
iiceman. or watchman in discharge OF
his duties. not then and there being the
keeper of any Jail. penitentiary, prison.
institution or other place FOR the &C.
>tention of persons that are or have been
convicted or accused Of any crime, nor
not then and there being conductor.
messenger. driver. baggageman, special
agent or policeman for any railroad
while In the discharge Of his duties for
aYls such railroad, nor not then and
there being lawfully summoned by any
police officer TO assist in making an ar
rest or preserving the peace, while In
the act of so assisting any such police
Officer did then and there, knowingly
wilfillv and unlawfully carry concealed
upon his person a certain deadly weap-
on. 10 wit-Colts automatic 45-cal. re-
volver. the said defendant not then ana
there being legally authorized TO carry
such a deadly weapon concealed upon
his person, in violation Of section I,
Senate bill 34s. in effect July. 1925, con-
trary to the form Of the statute in such
case made and provided. and against
the peace and dignity of the People OF
the State Of Illinois"
In short, Mr. Salts was charged with
carrying a concealed weapon.
Trial Is Postponed.
Bail was fixed for Mr. Salts at 81 600.
The trial was set for December 8, 1925
On that date trial was postponed until
December 10, at O'Clock in the after
noon
On the 10th of December Mr. Salts,
through counsel, moved that the evi-
dence be suppressed. and the court over
ruled the motion He then pleaded not
guilty and waived a jury trial. The
trial proceeded and the court found
the defendant guilty as charged. Mr..
Salts then moved the court for new
trial. and the court oYerruled the mo-
ton and denied him q new trial. The
defendant. through counsel, then moved
the court for an arrest Of Judgment.
wlereup0n the court overruled the
motion and sentenced Mr. Salts 10
serve SO DAYS in the house Of correction
and TO pay fine Of $50 and costs Of
$3.50.
Mr.. Salts. through counsel. then
moved the court for permission TO file
stay bond pending application for super
cedeas In the Appellate Court and the
court sustained this motion. Mr.. Salts
commitment to the house Of correction
was stayed until December II.
Motion Is Oyerruled.
On December II Mr.. Salts. through
counsel, moved the court 70 yacate and
SET aside the Judgment Of December 10,
and the court ogerruied the motion
Mr.. Salts. through counsel, then moved
the court 70 extend the time for pre-
senting his bill Of exceptions for 80 days
The court sustained the motion. Mr.
Salts then moved the court that COM
nsitment 70 the house Of correction
Be stayed 80 days. and the court sus-
tanned the motion.
On December % Mr Salts filed with
the court his bill Of exceptions, and II
was approved and ordered filed
This bill Of exceptions consisted in
part Of the transcript Of record of evi-
dence taken and offered in the trial ol
December 10. and from It there viii be
quoted some Of the most interesting
passages Mr. Salts i1 represented by
counsel in the person Of W. W. O'Brien
ESQ, and the people Of the State oi
Illinois are represented by Harold Levy
Esq, an assistant States attorney.
what went on IN Court.
The Judge Is the Hon. George A. Cur.
ran. one Of the Judges Of the Municipa
Court Of Chicago.
The witness Is Albert Ruff. the police.
man vino arrested and searched Mr.
Salts on the night Of November 20
MY. Levy Is examining the witness
ct8estion--And at the time yot
searched and arrested-at the time yot
arrested and searched Joe Salts. vii
you tell the court why you searched tn
defendant Salts?
Mr. O'Brien-Thst is objected to
Let hin state what Salts was doinj
and what he was doing.
E2uestion-~ht tfle time you searche,
Salts, officer, what was Salts doing,
anything.
The Witness-on the night of No
ver1Der 23 1925, We went into a sof
drink place. The officers. Doyle ant
Healeg. walked through 10 the reai
room and ge followed them. After W
got back there We seen the men plsyin
caTdS--~--
Question: When you say you seen tn
men playing cards vino DO You mean
AHSSeE~-joe Salts, Patrick sulliYal
ekc i#o other men we're back there
Question do you remember thei
nsnaes?
Answer I don't know that I d,
After Lif1t LIebeck end myself galke
through the swinging doors. We W
n1en sitting and playing cards, and "
tod tilen " get up. they we're unde
arrest. and JOE Salts got up from hi
seat. | tanned him, and felt what
thought wae revolver on his side an
] reached under his coat and pulled
YeICIyer. S5 automatic
C0uiG Not BE Bound
0Uesslon- Why I'D you search MIN
MF C'Bglen-Thsl is objected n