Show A UTO FOUND GUILTY ritchie recommended to lo the courts mercy JURY WAS OUT SIX HOURS convicted of criminal libed lilii willism william showell acquitted upon motion of the rrose prosecution cution complete vindication for tile the sanitary y inspector the notorious gillian again convicted of burglary Burg larr we the jury Im paneled in the above entitled cise case ina the defendant elmer P I 1 ritchie guilty is as charged in the indictment and recommend him to the mercy of the court this was the enact in the case of the people vs E Ritch le a member of the salt iab bar charged with baving criminally libeled labeled frank E mcgurrin Me Gurrin president of the salt rake 1 ikc loan ioan association by the publication of a false and defamatory circular the closing arguments in the case casc were ere made Test yesterday erday morning by judge V ennett tor for the defense and assistant united states stales attorney hovat for the on gild and the matter was submitted ty to the jury at 1230 at 6 in tho the evening they returned their verdict and were discharged judge judae howat then stated that he would consent to the defendant being allowed big liberty pending faither proc proceedings edings under the original bond given find and an to that effect was vas entered mr Rit chies attorneys did not rive give notice of motion for a new trial but it Is that they will do so in the ne near future |