Show SHEPARD ARD GUILTY ON TWO COUNTS Convicted of Giving Information Information Information tion Concerning Prohibited Prohibited Prohibited Literature CAUGHT BY DECOY LETTERS lII Jury Out ell c I Hours Before hl lug ing Verdict in ill e Ca of or Former Attorney A After Aftem being out mote mot than thun seven sc hours the time jury In the tue case of the United d States Slates against t Richard B. B formerly a n. practicing attorney lie hey ney of this city returned a verdict al at alS atS S 8 o'clock last evening finding the defendant de tie- guilty of two of the thc s seven sen en counts upon which he lie was indicted Both Iloth counts were for sending InC Information r- r mation matlon through the United d States Slates malls mails as to where certain prohibited might be obtained one omie o othe of Ih the letters letter a addressed to In Inspector In- In G. G G. G the lie other to Postoffice Inspector McAfee The hc first t letter sent ScOt out by Mr Mm II Sh pard of or this nature Is alleged to tu have e been addressed l to the thc Specialty company of Ind md This was forwarded to the lie postal postal pos pos- tal taI authorities and amid deco decoy letters were wele mailed to the Shepard Book Boo I. I company here hicie In due time tinie answers els were iere I ic- ic e- e with wiLl catalogues an and amid other In Information Information Information In- In formation and after a correspondence covering a n period of several months ji mi shipment of the lie prohibited literature was WIlS made malIc through brought Wells ell Fargo Co Cos That was on omi Juno 27 I 1905 lOG and the lie arrest of oC Mr Mm followed in Iii July Indicted on Se Se cn 11 Counts At AI the e November term terra of the grand jury Juno he was was- indicted on omi seven ell different differ emit ent counts Two of or these counts were b by Jud Judge e Marshall l during the time therial trial rial of or the case cas Wednesday leaving five ff counts The jury found him guilty of two of the lie five counts Arguments In the case cas were bc begun un yesterday morning District Allol ilC ney Joseph lippman opened for the pros plO Senator ex-Senator Joseph 1 L. L and Judge O. O W. W Powers making strong pleas on behalf of the tho defend defend- a apt ant lt A Assistant tant District A Attorney 1 lon made the lie closing l' l for fOl the lie prosecution after which the thc jury was Im Instructed at nt sonic some length I by hy Judge Marshall May l 1 II tl L was the he late elate set Pt for fOI sentence semi sen tence lence of or Mr h fm Shepard The Tue penalty tom tor the thc crime Is a fine CIne of oC from 1000 to or Ul Imprisonment of it fi flom oneto one oneto to five years cars at the discretion of tho lie judge |