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Show TEN THOUSAND ON TRIAL. Spanish Women Haled Before Court for Contempt. Snn Sebastian. Spain. Tho opening trial of 10,000 women In Bilbao began on Tuesday. Tho women nro accused of contompt of court In signing a petition pe-tition of sympathy In behalf of Je-susn Je-susn Pajann, who wns sentenced to eight years Imprisonment for killing her fulthless nance. Tho petition ex-tolls ex-tolls Jcsusa's deed and tho prosoculor cnuscd tho Indictment of all tho women wo-men slgnlnK fho petition. Tho documents in tho case were brought In court In three vans, and covered 157,000 pages. The court room was packed with beautiful SpanlRh women, nnd tho plnza outsldo was packed with tho remainder of the defendants. The court resembled n bennty contest con-test Instead ot n tribunal. Tho Justice Jus-tice and prosecutor wero Jeered In tho streets by tho women, who do-mnndrd do-mnndrd to know whore thoy could find Jails enough to Imprison them all If convicted. |