Show I GUll GUiLTY TV OF CONSPIRACY Eight Alleged Kentucky Night Riders Convicted in the United States Court Under Sherman Law Cincinnati April 16 As a result of the governments first attempts to deal with alleged night rider outrages in the Ken Kentucky Kentucky tucky lucky tobacco fields eight Grant county Kentucky farmers were found guilty of conspiracy in restraint of ot trade by a jury in the United States district court at Cov Cot Covngton Covngton Ky late today Of the twelve men indicted one was dismissed by order of the federal Judge yesterday esterday and three others were acquitted in the verdict ren ten dered by the Jury today Fines between and 1000 were assessed The defendants convicted were alleged to have interfered with the Interstate commerce by b intimidating and ing W S Osborne also a Grant county farmer to withdraw from shipment a 11 lot lotof lotof lotof of tobacco consigned to the Cincinnati market from the station at Dry Ridge lUdge Kentucky S SAll All AU those found guilty are prominent In their locality one of them John S Steers being a clergyman and a member of ot the state legislature Judge K G Cachran made it plain that the Burley tobacco society as an tion was not a factor In the case on trial and ruled out from both evidence and the arguments of counsel matters lag ing it All of the cases passed upon today will be appealed |