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.TRAVELING THEIR OWN ROADS rlansfPSrfsK District Attorney to Ignore Action in Jefferson Parish Case. NEW ORLEANS, La., December 10. Regardless of the decision in the Jefferson Parish case on the system of betting at the Jefferson Park race track. District Attorney Marr of Orleans says he will prosecute persons using the same, system at the Business Mens Racing Associations Fair Grounds race track, which is scheduled to open January 1. "I have nothing to do with Jefferson Pnrish." said District Attorney Marr. "If tha same system is used at the Fair Grounds as is used at Jefferson Park,, which I believe to be a violation of the Locke law, I will prosecute. "It will make no difference to me if any appeal in the Jefferson Parish case is pending before the Supreme Court, or not, ,1-will proceed In the Parish of Orleans just as if the Jefferson case did not exist. I do not recognize anything as a test case." At the time judge Marr visited the Jefferson Park track two weeks ago and announced lie would prosecute if the same system of betting is used in Orleans as is used in Jefferson Parish, Walter Gleason, attorney for the Business Mens Racing Association, declared that his association "will operate and operate within all the provisions of all laws." T. E. McBride, "oralizer" at the Jefferson Park track, who was arrested on orders from District Attorney Bucliler, was arraigned in the Jefferson court Wednesday morning. He pleaded not guilty of violating the Locke law and wns released by Judge Gautier under 00 bond. The trial was set "for December 23. I , At the time of entering the plea of not guilty F. C. Middleton, attorney for the Jefferson Racing Association, who represented McBride, reserved the right to withdraw the plea at any .time and file a demurrer, alleging that the action of McBride did not violate any law. District Attorney Buchler, according to his statement Wednesday, is anxious to bring the case to a speedy conclusion. "If the defense is ready to go to trial Thursday," said Mr. Buchler, "I believe we can finish the trial in a day. Practically all of the facts charged in the information are admitted by the defense, the contention being, I believe, on the interpretation of the Locke law." If the Supreme Court-docket is not badly crowded a decision in the case could be sppedily expected.
