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Show VEBDICT ofnot guilty The Concluding Argument in the Mos ! Murder Trial and Judge Andenon's r Charge Given This Morning, J , THE JURY IS OUT THIRTY MINUTES And Returns with a Verdict of Sit O 'l Guilty and is Dismissed Ths Court CO ' ' Bmothors Attempted Applause. .V ! N1 Tho closing scene in the Moss rour-der rour-der trial was transacted this .morning, J aud is now a thing of local history. O j: The concluding argument for the JT ! prosecution was made this morning by H' ; W. I. Snyder, prosecuting attorney of I Summit county. Attorney Snyder has Q' i . been helping Assistant District Attorney v H Critchlow iu this case. The argument made by Attorney Snyder lasted about j. . an hour and a half. The argument was ! very forcible from the fact that be CD' clearly stated the bearing of each fact lJ j ! in evidence without redundant words. Judge Anderson, who has been pre- j siding on the case in place of Judge Zane, the latter afflicted with the grip, charged the jury at 11:!!0 aud half an hour later tho jury retired. Judg Anderson's charge was very complete aud exhaustive of the law bearing, on the case. The jury remained outaliout thirty ; minutes and returned with u virdictof not guilty, when the jury was discharged. dis-charged. The verdict caused a num- bcr of spectators to begin applause ; which was promptly stopped by tha court. Thus Woodson J. Moss, who was charged with the murder of Alexander , Langton in last September was made a free man. After the retirement of the jury in the Moss murder case the court proceeded pro-ceeded to impanel the jury iu the case of John Doe Flynn. charged with grand larceny. The" court appointed W. C. Ilielly and G. V. Moyer attorneys for Daniel Martin, David Arthur and W'm. By an. Park City boys, who are charged with larceny. j |