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Show DRIVER OF TAXICAB GIVEN EXONERATION William D Adams, Charged With In voluntary Manslaughter on Account of Death of Stokes la Tree William D Adams charged w th nvoluntary manslaughter n connec t on with the death of Thomas Stokes fatally n red in an automot le a dent near Midvale on tho n ght of October 28 was yesterday exonerate I by lulge N II Tanner comn tt ng magistrate in the criminal 1 v s on of the c ty court At the conclusion of the hear ng the co rt granted tbe mot on of the do fondant s attorneys Wooton and An derson for a dism ssal of the caBO holding that under the evidence Stokes rpce ved h s injuries n a purely accl lrntal manner for wh ch tho def en J ant roold not be held criminally re spons 1 le The state was represented by II Van Dam Ir and A V Watk ns ass st ant county attorneys Most of the testimony for the prosecution was taken last week and at the concl sion of the state s case yesterday morn ng tl e mot on for lism ssal was male argued an 1 granted wltho t the intr duction of evidence on behalf of the defen I ant |