Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-05-01 | Page 1 | Jury Frees Bisbee Man of Kidnaping

JURY FREES BISBEE MAN OF H. H E. E Wootton T Is Found Not Guilt Guilty After Trial at To Tombstone nr Associated lat 4 Pro Tombstone Ariz April 30 E. E. E E. E Wootton charged with In connection with tho the Bisbee deportations of or July 1 12 1917 tonight was found round not gu guilty 11 t The Jury jur brou brought ht In its verdict at 75 o'clock x Tho The Jury retired for Cor Its deliberations at il 12 o'clock this this afternoon Short Short- ly hr after Its return from crom supper It was announced 1 that a verdict had been reached Only one ballot was taken Judge Pattee asked counsel for tor the state If It thero were an any other char charges cs against Wootton and a n. negative reply was given Thereupon the tho court or ordered or- or tiered dered ered that the tho defendant be exonerated exonerated and discharged and an adjournment adJournment adjourn adJourn- ment mont was taken We Se think that the verdict was right both in the law and in the evidence evidence evi evi- dence and wo we arc perfectly satisfied was the comment made mode b by William H H. DUrges of ot El EI Paso chief of counsel for tor tho tito defense Tho rho verdict In this tints case will have havo no effect on the tho prosecution of defendants In the blanket case trial of which will begin June 7 i. County Count Attorney Robert Hobert N. N French said The Thc defendants will be tried Jointly Mr 1 French repeated his previous pre announcement that tho the charges es nb against fort forty other otheal defendants likewise like like- e- e wise accused of ot kl In connection i tion with the tho deportations would probably bo lie dismissed after the blanket blan I let ket caso case had been tried The county count attorney a added however er that he would rould take tako no action In the matter at this time Tho rho trial lasted nearly three months