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Show The McKcc Trinl. St. Louis, 25. In the MeKec tii.il this morning, Judgo Dillon decided the question aruued yesterday by the counsel for tho defence asking that tho case be thrown out of court on nc-count nc-count of tho incompetency of the evidence o( accomplices. Tne judge ruled that the case must go on. '1 he conspiracy had been one of numerous acta and extending over a loi g perad of time, find the declaration of the conspirators or accomplices must be beard. If, however, when the ca-e should be ail in, and the connect. on ot McKee with the conspiracy should rest solely on tho tet timony of t'ne accomplices, then the court would instruct the jury how little weight was to be attached to their t vidrnc. Tlie intimation was that the evidence ol the ring and MeUec'a connection with them would not alone be sulli-cient. sulli-cient. Following Jhe decision of t'ne judge, tho testimony of sar.!'ord M. Harion, niaipigi r ol Uingham Urns. St. Louis distillery, was taken. Ht tcstiliidto t'ne general oper-ition" 0,1 '.he ring. |