Show NICOLAUS FREED BY COURTS COURT'S INSTRUCTION Millionaire Brewer and Street Railway Railway Rail Rl way Magnate of St St. Louis Is Acquitted ST. ST LOUIS Doe Dee D 4 4 t Benl Henry Nice Nice- I o- o laus the millionaire brewer nn and di director director dl di- rector In the Suburban Street Railway company who ho was vas on trial yesterday on the charge of ot bribery In connection with the passa passage e of the uh billin hill bill hillIn In the City Council was acquitted tonight to to- night under Instructions from Judge Ryan R 1 who vho sustained the defenses defense's demurrer demurrer de- de I to lo the Sla States State's tes te's cn case C and ord ordered that a verdict of ot not guilty be he returned rL After the thC Slate had rested ito ease case the attorneys s for or the d defense declared that th tho State had frilled d to 10 show knowledge ot or Intent by th the witnesses s who ho had tal taken n the agaInst acal t the defendant They asserted that th lIh Sta State t had 1 HI not not made m a it shon strong i enough CIl casi to warrant Its going to the jur Jury Circuit Attorney F Feik In arguing a against t the demurrer hel held l that the tIle State had made a clear case o oJ bribery against Nicolaus contending that he would not signed notes for 01 mone money thus thu obtained was wa to h he put nut Judge Ryan announced his decision Immediately tel upon UDon the completion of the tho arguments argument and ordered om-dered the tIle jur Jury to acquit the defendant which was n don j Mr Nicolaus received recel the congratulations lations oC of his friends a as II he left the courtroom |