Show TH J3ARRIERE MURDER TRIAL I The Defendant is Unexpectedly AFire A-Fire In the Lexington Foundry Btttte BUTTE Mont May 7 Special telegram to TiE HERALD The Barriere murdertrial was brought to an unexpected finish the jury fnih returning re-turning a verdict of not guilty at 10 oclock tonight to-night Barriere was arrested for killing his wife November SO last The wIeNovemberrlast killingjwas the result re-sult of a quarrel in which the accused claimed that his wife attempted to shoot him and in taking the pistol it was discharged killing her instantly The trial has occupied the last ten days and has been of I one the most closely contested con-tested in the history of Butte The general opinion was that Barriere would get a long term in the penitentiary or tho jury would hang I him and so the verdict of acquittal was a decided de-cided surprise The prisoner received the news of his release with the same composure that has marked his conduct throughout the course of the trial tralA |