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Show CONSPIRACY CASE ENDS IN ACQUITTAL Men Charged With Aiding Escape of General Salazai Go Free, SATA FE, V 1L, Dee. 18 A jury tonight returned a verdict of not guilty jn the case of ilannel U Vigil district attorney Trinidad -C De Baca, state game warden and two others, charged with conspiracy to liberate from prison General Jose Ynez fcalazar a Jlexican federal soldier Six persons were defendants when the trial was ordered about a week ago in federal district court. Mon ca Aranda and Porfuio Saveda were dimissed dur t ing trial on motion of the district at torney I The two others acquitted were Elfeeo Ul Baca, counsel for Salazar and Carlo6 Amnio jailer S Salazar escaped from lail n Albn f icraerque November 20 1914, while await mg trial on a charge of perjurv in con p neetion with a habeas corpus proceed L j mg growing out of his alleged violation T of neutrality He was recaptured on the border and in a recent trial here ae , quitted of the charge against him i The jury in the present ease com I posed of Spanish Americans retired for t, deliberation abont 1 o clock and reached a verdict five hours later The defense pleaded an ahbi for all the defendants |