Show CROCKER ACQUITTED salt alt lake tribune cheyenne wyo july il 11 at halt half past 6 this his evening the case of edwin S crocker liichi has been before the court for nineteen days went to the ane jury and at half hilla past 8 a ver dit was maa M aa returned which pronounced the defendant not guilty tile the court house housa had been crow led all day beyond its or eta standing riding capa cit city y listening with the court jury and princia Is in tile cas to the closen 4 aru argument ment ivr kr tile which W was as mada by W R stoll of this city mr stoll shoki 4 for over six hours his hia speech was nn an able presentation ot 01 all of 0 the evid evidence etive for the prosecution deftly into what epergne I a convincing vin cing etry of the defendants guilt when lie fie clossil closed it was the general op a ion of 0 tho the public that eith r or a disagreement of the jury wool i 1 follow AL A long of the jury was looked for and there wa N when bell it was whispered around at 8 ol of 01 lock that the jury had agreed upon a 1 verdict when the jury came caine into court at the court house was at again gain bowd ed cd with spectators the defendant and liia his wife and daughter were present when hen the jury came in crocker seemed unconcerned and betrayed no emotion when the not guilty vast aas r a 1 there w was is a ripple ripped of ap plaise in tile the courtroom court room on caused by crick rs counsel and friends wr forward ti t i him mis mio mi s o crocker embraced and kissed her father and mrs crocker was overcome by her emotions crocker however was unmoved and was app tile fie least excited person in the court courtr r om after the jury aas as polled and the verdict recorded judge stott diott announced that the defendant would not dot to be discharge 1 1 but would be remanded to tile custody of alie sheriff Shei iff as there nasin indictment pen iris irig against him brou lit L by iv tile the reind jury of 0 uinta county for mud r by this iud nt crocker is charged with lia in murdered william crawford who di disappear ei from aih home in evanston on the evening of jancay 26 1893 and has hag never be bean n heard of or been since that time lime the authorities of uinta claim to have direct evidence fasten iua the death of 0 craword upon crocker the trial which has hag just closed has iwen been one ot of tile the most inter sting e in the over oil conf hund ln indred reri and tw ltv wita slits sacs have lieen been examined und and tic lite speecher ilof council have lasted three days davs the former trial of crocker in rv evanston Evin anston stin cst the county upward of and tile the present trial will cost nearly |