Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-07-03 | Page 3 | 28 Acquitted in Wyoming Liquor Rebellion Case

2 28 ACQUITTED IN liqUOR REBELLION CASE Jury Takes Only 45 Minutes Min Mm utes to Free Last of I Defendants CHEYENNE Wyo Jul July 3 UP The Tho Rock Springs liquor conspiracy acy trial had ended today without conviction A jury late lato yesterday took but forty five minutes of oC deliberation to return a n. verdict acquitting the twenty eight remaining defendants of or the two fifty-two originally Indicted Charges Charges' against twenty twenty- twenty four four In Including Including In- In eluding Mayor l P. P C. C Dunning Bunning City Treasurer Ralph Raloh Hams Harns Magistrate E E. E. E Johnson and Chief of ot Pollee Police James Harrison already had been dismissed by Judge T. T Blake Kenned Ken Ken- Kennedy nedy ned Tho TIm ease case which was heard in the federal federl l district court here hero required eight days The government charged d liquor had been sold in the city under protection protection protection pro pro- of or tho the city officials Under Undera a working agreement tho the defendants were alleged to have havo paid fees tees and fines without formal arrest In ad addition addition addition ad- ad the they were to be bo tipped when federal investigators raided the town The defense denied such uch an agreement existed but admitted selling liquor I S