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Show TG1D GUILTY OF KILLING SILVA Preston and Smith Must Pay Penalty for Shooting Opponent Op-ponent of I. W. W. Preston Found Guilty of Murder In Second Degree and Smith Convicted Convict-ed of Voluntary Manslaughter, After Trlul Lasting Three Weeks. Goldflold. After n legal battle lasting last-ing throo weeks, In which every Inch cf ground has been blttorly contested, tho chargo in tho Smith-Preston murder mur-der trial was given to tho Jury Thursday afternoon, and a verdict was rolurncd lato at night, Preston wns found guilty of murder mur-der In tho second degree, which carries car-ries a penalty of from ton years to life. Smith was found guilty of voluntary vol-untary manslaughter, with tho penalty from ono to ton years. Tho conspiracy caso of St. John nnd other members of tho I. W. W. went ovor undor a motion to qunsh tho in-dlctmonts, in-dlctmonts, but tho findings of tho Jury against Smith, who was charged as nn nt'ccossory, presages an opinion from the court ngninst tho so-called con-spliaiors. con-spliaiors. Tho Jury In tho matter of Preston recommended mercy. Sllva, for whoso death Preston and Smith are hold lvspouclblo, wab conducting con-ducting a restaurant In Goldflold, and during tho recent strike discharged his I. W. W. employes nnd refused to recognlzo that union. Tho charge has been mndo that ho was murdered by tho accused men nt tho Instigation of tho leaders of tho union becauso of tho stand he took In opposition to their organization. |