| Show insufficient tho the case ot of the felix gisiger ot of tremonton Tre monton charged with illegally selling intoxicating liquor was tried in justee C 0 Christen sens court on tuesday ot of this week defendant was represented by henry seeger and A G horn while county attorney W J lowe prosecuted the case was tried by lury jury tho the tour lour men to hear the evidence evid enco and bring in a verdict being 1 I E duffin christian moroni jensen tild frank loses losee witnesses for both sides aides were introduced trod the prosecution offering whipple and woodruff deputy sheriffs who testified to having purchased about a quart ot of whig whiskey from the defeli cant on the day of january 1914 the whiskey was offered as evidence the defense called cashier chas mcclure of 0 the state bank of tremonton Tre monton N E U shaw and L S mann to testify as to tile the character of the defendant which the witnesses stated was honorable in every way the defendant mr Zi gisiger siger mr air gaggle the painter and wilford anderson brother in law loathe defendant were called and testified Ged as to what transpired in the barber shop on the day when the complaint alleges the liquor was sold the defendant denied having sold the whiskey and the other two witnesses testified that they did not see the defendant go into the back room with the deputy sheriffs as testified to by then them when ahen questioned as to who else was in the harbor barbor shop on that particular day witnesses were unable to name any others yet they testified that they remembered particularly the deputy sheriffs attorney lowe drew arom the wEn witnesses wi nesses espes that it was rather remarkable mar kabie that they should bei be the actions of two individuals in gaiu ular on a certain day at least four weeks previous to fo the time when the lofe rit was arrested and the ille occurrences P of bibat particular day wore recalled aud and yet they could not reme reineri riber her anything ah to the actions 0 an aberi 0 aicra who time into the bar her shop the matter of submitting argument was dispensed with by agreement of both sides and the case was submitted to the jury on the evidence presented after being out tor for nearly two hours the verdict was returned of insufficient evidence to warrent a conviction and the defendant was promptly dischar discharged geu tile the case of J W goheen coheen cli charged arged with illegally selling intoxicating liquor at tremonton Tre monton which was to have been tried yesterday was continued on account ot the pressing engagements gage ments of judge horn counsel for the defense it will bo be announced later when the hearing will be held and in the mean time the statutes will be consulted to determine whether or not the case can be taken back to tremonton Tre monton for trial as is that is the wish of the defense and the prosecution has acce eded to that wish in the mean time mr goheen is still held under bond until his case Is disposed of |
