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Show CONVERSE CALLS FOR A NEW JURY; In tho district court Saturday after-noon, after-noon, Judjre Howell sentenced C. IT. Conerse to one year In the penlten- ! tlary for th theft of certain hat plumes, for which bo had previously been found guilty by a Jury. Converse, however, 6ays he will not abide by the Judgment until another Jury has had ' an opportunity to pass upon the merits of the case. To this end ho ; has made a motion for a new trial ; The court will consider the grounds i for a new trial In the near future. Converse was convicted of stealing 1 a number of willow plumes from thi . Lyman Bros. ' wholesale millinery s'.ore. The plumes were valued at about $125. Whllo the evidence against the man was considered to be conclusive Converse claims that tho court was prejudiced and that there was altogether an insufficlfnt amount ! ' of evidence produced by tho state I I to warrant the verdict. I |