Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-06-15 | Page 5 | Court Changes Quarters after Dempsey Acquittal

Curt Court Ch Changes gee es Quarters Qu rr ers meter After Dempsey u Acquittal CHOWCHILLA Cal Ju June June e 15 AP AP Justice Justice of or the Peace R R. G G. Cornell today abandoned the spacious spacious spa spa- spa spa- cious clous hall haIl he used as a court over the Chowchilla postoffice where the populace Viewed Jack Dempsey as the winner In an day all-day court ourt contest which ended yesterday at sundown when he was acquitted by a Jury on a charge of allowing his chauffeur to exceed the speed law I Tho The Judge moved back to his regular township courtroom Previously Robert Gates the chauffeur was found round guilty and fined 50 but the heavyweight champion came away with the victory vic vic- vic victory tory of having convinced the Jury that he ho was talking to Mrs Dempsey Dempsey Dempsey Demp Demp- sey and P paid no attention to the speed his machine was making malting The traffic officer who made the arrest gave a somewhat different version of the affair He said Dempsey kept apprehensively looking back as the officer approached approached approached ap ap- ap- ap on on a motorcycle This was Intended to prove the states state's case cac But the Jury believed Dempsey Demp Demp- Dempsey Dempsey Demp- Demp sey as was shown by the verdict rendered after aUer one hour and fifty- fifty four minutes minutes' deliberation After Atter shaking hands with the Jurors Dempsey said I have ha been vindicated again I Ishall Ishall Ishan shall shan try to live up to the confidence c confidence dence the American people show In me Failure of Mrs Dempsey the former Estelle Estelie Taylor of the movies to put In an appearance In Incourt Incourt incourt court with her husband was the disappointment of the day Mrs Dempsey was riding with Jack at atthe atthe atto the to time he was arrested on March 25 Dempsey returned to to Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles after atter the acquittal