Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-19 | Page 5 | Former Dakota Chief is Freed

I Acquitted v u k Yn GOVERNOR LAN LANIER iR iRWins Wins Conspiracy C Case FORMER DAKOTA CHIEF IS FREED BISMARK N. N D D. Dec 19 UPA UPI UPI- P A federal court jury today acquitted former Governor William Villiam Langer and two other former North Dakota officials of conspiracy charges The verdict was wag returned at a a. a m. m C C. S. S T. T Freed with Langer were R. R A. A Kinzer former relief secretary and Frank Vogel former former former for for- mer state highway commissioner They were charged with conspiracy to obstruct federal relief relie legislation by soliciting political contributions from Crom workers paid with federal relief re relief re- re Ue lief and highway funds A fourth defendant Oscar Erickson Erick Erick- son publisher of the Leader for Cor support of which the contributions allegedly were sought was WWI freed two days ago on a directed verdict The jur jury received the case late yesterday est rda