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Show pplfflfll TFAPHFR olilwfi ILALIILK In the municipal court, Saturday afternoon, Judge John D. Murphy rendered a verdict of "not guilty," In the case of the State against John C. Neal, charged with battery on the 13-ycar-old' son of Christian Wangs-gaard Wangs-gaard of Huntsville . Mr Neal Is the principal of the , Huntsville schools and he was ac-cused ac-cused of unduly punishing the boy at the school. The case originated In Huntsville, but was transferred to Judge Murphy's court on an affidavit for change of venue. Tlie trial of tho case occupied the time of the court the greater portion of tho day. The court concluded, after hearing all the testimony, that the instructor did not use undue force and that there vas no malice on his part in the administering of corporal punishment. pun-ishment. t j oo ' I |