Show l RUIN or HOME EXCUSE MADE BY DEFENDANT District Attorney Recommends Recommends mends Dismissal of Action Action Ac Ac- tion for Wounding Taxicab Taxicab Taxi Taxi- cab Driver Predicting I Sure Acquittal I I Charges of assault with intent to commit murder against Henry Stoddard dard clard will be dismissed in the district court tomorrow if Judge L. L B. B Wight follows recommendations that will be made by District Attorney E. E A. A Rogers Stoddard is completely exonerated from blame for shooting and serious seriously ly injuring J. J H. H Bilton taxicab owner in a written statement which District Attorney Rogers prepared today for submission to Judge Wight tomorrow in support of his motion for sal of the case The district attorneys attorney's statement carries cairies the assertion that he feels that Stoddard has a full defense to the charge and that a trial could result only in acquittal Bilton has hag recovered IMPROPER IMPROPER CONDUCT CONDUCT CHARGED The full defense Is said to be Stoddards Stoddard's charge that Bilton had been guilty of improper conduct towards Mrs Stoddard The shooting took place April 29 or orthe on 01 the curb In front of the Kenyon hotel Bilton was alighting from one of his taxicabs when Stoddard who had been beer waiting nearby for nearly an hour drew a gun and began to shoot at him Three bullets took effect as Bilton ran for shelter towards one of the shops along the street Stoddard followed I hut but was captured by Patrolman E. E A A. A Lesser who was within a few yards of the Kenyon when the shooting be be- be gan At the tho city Jail Stoddard is said to have made a statement that he re regretted regretted regretted re- re retted g-retted that the bullets had not killed Bilton b because cause Bilton had ruined his home Other similar statements were said to have been made to th the police at various arious Intervals WITHHELD The motive for the shooting did not develop further than this as Stoddard waived his preliminary hearing when arraigned on the assault with intent to tc commit murder c charge carge carge arge before City Judge Ben He pleaded not guilty at that time and asked for a acon con continuance on the grounds that his hit wife was ill and ard that she would be the principal witness for the defense When ho he could not get a continuance for Tor the desired length of time he h consented to be bound over to the district district dis dis- dis- dis tr ct court for trial |