Show BRATTON RELEASED f ON CHARGE OF ARSON Former Insurance Man Here Cleared in Trial at Victoria Victoria Victoria Vic Vic- toria B. B C. C Those ThoC who knew C. C B. B Bratton when he lie was an nn insurance agent n hero lr In Inthe the thc employ of or the Metropolitan Lift Lio Lioa a year year- oal or two ngo and amid who have followed followed fol fol- lowed owed with wih Interest tho tire news oC ot lil hii l mid and trial In Victoria 13 C. C o oV on 0 of DC arson will wiil b too ba I Il ti to ft V c r 4 u on f l learn arn of hi Iris vindication b by byr r the Canadian courts courts According According- to tho the press pres dispatches Bratton Braton was tas arrested about tw two months ago as its ho W was leaving lea a buildIng build build- buld- buld Ing In tho the British BIlt h Columbian capital capita from front which names wore were bursting through the thc basement windows ills His HII trial m delayed for 01 or sonic some time flame for fo various causes and it i was not net until August 12 1 that tha he lie was finally released habeas corpus proceedings and ind time the case against n aln t him him dismissed ed In Imi commenting on n the thc case a VictorIa Vie Vie- oria torIa newspaper of August 1 12 has the tho to to say Kiy C. C R 11 B Bra Bratton charged with wih was released from custody custod his afternoon upon habeas corpus pro pro- taken bj I jy 1 J A. A Aikman be- be ore OR-c Chief Justice Hunter In chambers chambers and nd the time charge nt at 1 time he same time Hmo dismissed dl dis dis- missed at the thc request of W W. W 0 T 5 T Taylor lorK lor K C. C C. C Co who appeared appealed for the thE crown on onlie onlie th lie ground that thero there was not hot lot lent evidence Idt nce to secure a conviction In connection with tho tIme case several sc elal lord lord- were brought ht before his hip this morning h by time thc attorney for forlie lie he defense during the time course courso of ot which In 11 1 reading leading several neural letters lotters and affidavits ith the habeas corpus atlon It wih was that C C. B. B cAton I yesterday took out a a writ raton Mr Ii Justice Martin under clause of the habeas hahl-H hahl l corpus act net calmIn claIm claIm- calm calm- CrOO 00 sterling for failure In iK mg th the sum Rum of to o 0 hear habeas corpus proceedings called upon to do tin so o. o Mr Ir AlIt Alk- cald maim mii also Informed his lor lordship that Ian h e C hall had prepared of oC tho time pro- pro arising out of ot tho alleged of Mr Ir Justice Martin to hear hearlie heArth th lie he application and that lint they they- would be bo to thc the minister of ot justice at for the time purpose o of having the tho matter latter dealt with there thero and aud Mr Ir Jus- Jus Ju maUll Ice Martins Martin's larth conduct In tho the matter mater as brought ht be- be before In the fore oro tho tire minister |