Show VERDICT IS RENDERED BY JURY THIS AFTERNOON Monro cs trial is commenced before judge today in the case of hickey tho holdup hold up today here was no evidence introduced and the arguments wore made before the jury which had been excused during the pleading 0 balnes when the jury were brought in mr Christ lansen the attorney tor the defendant fen dant asked the court for a peremptory instruction to the jury to return a verdict of not guilty against the defendant upon the ground that the testimony of an can not be considered as evidence unless corroborated ro the request was denied upon account of the tact that all the requirements of the section had been fulfilled the arguments of the counsel were made and the case given to the jury before the noon recess when court reconvened this afternoon the case of state against john monroe the second one of the gang of the alleged zang saloon robbers was put on trial A the jury in the hickey case announced that they were ready to report the defendant was brought into court and took a scat near when the jury filed in and took their seats both hickey and monroe assumed a very anxious look clerk hollingsworth took the verdict filed and read it when he read we the jury in the above entitled action find the defendant R E hickey guilty as charged hickey turned very pale and leaned forward to bo sure that ho had heard it right monroe also turned very pale and exchanged looks with hickey the court will pass sentence on monday at 2 p m when hickey was taken back to hla cell a standard representative called upon um and in speaking of the case he said it this court does not reverse itself the supreme court will tor we are going to appeal the case to that court I 1 haye witnesses right here in this town that would contradict the evidence of hal alln and lynburg Wyn burg he also went on to tell about the character of the two above named states witnesses and of the ir implication in the different affairs and trying to get him into the deal to hold up Mun cigar store he very strongly protested his innocence and compared the differences of character between hallin and himself in speaking of the testimony of ed becio the saloonkeeper hickey said how could he see my eyes that Is I 1 mean ballins Hal lins eyes or the eyes of any one else after telling a little more of his side of the case in reference to a little of the testimony bo could have introduced but did not think it would be needed hickey said well about all of my side of the affair and he started walking up and down tho jail corridor |