Ogden Sun | 1905-12-26 | Page 3 | Acquitted at Last

ACQUITTED AT LAST fifth time john C new was tried for same offense chicago dec 22 A dispatch from noblesville Nob lesville ind saya john C new formerly secretary of the treasury and consul general to london under president harrlson and john C wright hia associate in business were acquitted yesterday of charges of fraud in the sale of stock in the first national bank of indianapolis involve the plaintiff was elmer stevenson receiver for the indiana banking company it was the fifty first day of the trial and the fifth time the case had been tried four jurlds disagreed the first trial occurred la 1885 the transaction occurred in but suit was not filed until six years afterward