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Show WOODARD II OUILTY. Murdtr In PI rat Degres Verdict of Jury. Casper, Wso, Peb 22 The Jury In the caso of Charles Woodard, charged with the murder of Sheriff C W Itlcker of Natrona county, January 2nd, today luoiight In a verdict of guilty In the llrst clcgne Seutinco waa deferred until Monday 'lh trial occupied two and n lltlf dasa, a greater part of which time waa klven up lo securing u Jury. The defense offered of-fered no evidence, besond that of Wood-urd Wood-urd himself, who yeali rdas made a ion-fessltin ion-fessltin In which ho told of breaking Jul! with threo companions. Ihe pursuit and Initio with thn Sheiirf and posse He said, however that the killing was not liilentltnal, that Hi., shota were fired for lliu pure of holding the Sheriff and his men on until ho could make his escape Wood ml wna rinsed to a ranch near Hillings, Mont, whero he wus laptured after a dtsperale fight with Iho officers Since his return to Cnsntr a large num. lir ot men hnvo been na ly to lynch W'oodurd, hut the hherlft baa prevented such an attempt bs keeping a fnrco of deputies reads for action In tho event of their services being required All Is now nulet and nn fears nro interlalnid nf violence to the prisoner |