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Show TAKES SNAKE TO CHURCH Alabama Man la Acquitted on 'Charge f DUturblng Worthlp. A church attendant In Alabama may carry a live nuate to divine rforablp If tt ta med lu reilgloua rlte, aanrd-tng aanrd-tng t an opinion iclven In the trial of 3. Wiley Reese befoie the nonjury dl-vlalou dl-vlalou of tbe De Kalh county coorl. Reeat wan acquitted ou a charge of dtatnrblng religious worghlp. It was apeetlVeally charged that he. carried a lite anake to church Htnutay and that wnrfhlper left the building. Judge Steele, wba beard the cane, told le defemlaul. In dlrmltMlng the charge, that he lock no alock In My anake theories, hut It m a matter that Involved the defendant's eon-rleiieet eon-rleiieet and rcllgluui convictions and therefore he was forced to free him. Tlie defendant took liwue wjlh the court vbeu the Judge pointed out that the xcrpciit had bisin the enemy of man lnce AduiuV day by declaring that ie bad tieen bitten "hundreds of times by alt matinrr of reptiles" and that be bad never suffered Injury, |