Show RELEASED FROM CUSTODY Benjamin C Wright of Denver Ac Acquitted Acquitted Acquitted quitted on Charge of Killing Wife and ant Daughter Denver May Ia S The trial of o Benja Benjamin Benjamin min mm C Wright right charged with the murder of his wife and daughter was brought to an abrupt conclusion today toda when after hearing the testimony of Pro Professor Professor fessor lessor W IV Yo D Engle Englc instructor of chem chemistry chemistry at Denver university counsel for forthe forthe forthe the state at the request of the tho district attorney attorn C announced that the case against Wright right would not be continued and the jury In accordance with ith instructions Instructions thins from the court returned a verdict acquitting the defendant Professor Ensle Enle En le said that he lie had harl ex cx examined examined the viscera and other organs or ns of oC th till the woman and her child and testified that carbon monoxide poisoning gener generated generated he Iia believed by a gas heater was the cause of death The bodies of Mrs Irs Wright and antI her daughter were found In their home homo on Feb 25 2 it last himself apparently unconscious was taken from the house by the authorities and after being placed in custody custod confessed to the chief of oC po police lice liro that he had lad committed the crime However he gave gae no reason for the dou double double double ble murder and persisted in hI the state statement statement statement ment that ho he h had no recollection of oC how howIt It was accomplished This confession he afterward repudiated and It was not re ro referred referred to at his trial The Wrights rights came to this city several seral years ago from Crom Benton Harbor Mich |