Show tim crow acquitted tim crow was gilem a preliminary hearing bearint 0 this 1 week on the chargo of shooting 0 jolin john joy the homing hearing wa before U united states commissioner F all hayt and occupied thursday afternoon and a part of friday morning the oyid enco ence introduced was substantially the same as that gi given ivon in tho the record at the time tho the shooting oc cured and was nut considered sufficient to hold him to the grand jury seven witnesses were examined in open court the OTi evidence dence all being taken down by biz snyder iv hand and transcribed for future use and was to the effect that the first shot was fired by joy jov that crow did not draw his gun until after he bo had beon been hit and t nat he be was ans forced to shoot in self defense abat there was no ill reeling or malice between the two mn meu that the affair was percia stated kaied by some misunderstanding tho the soften of bf which w as not oven even understood b by y the participants As stated above the eTi evidence dence was of such a nature that it ii was not considered sufficient to warrant tho the detention of mr crow and lie was consequently discharged tho the prisoner was waa most heartily congratulated by hi his 8 many friends on his honorable acquit acquittal al paik record |