Show JURY REDUCES RUM CHARGES Bertagnolli Convicted Of Possession Not Per Per- Persistent Persistent Persistent Violation The Tho jury In the case of at the tIo against C charged 1 1 being a IL persistent violator at atthe o the prohibition 1 Kw h a or ver-dict ver or- or Wednesday night t tp Judge N N X Kimball s division lolon of at the court finding floding the defend defend- defendant defendant ant guilty of ot kno knowingly ha haIng having Ing In Ids possession Intoxicating liquor on or about December 10 1923 Judge Jame Jarne James N Kimball ai- ai an announced that he would pass pEl'S aen sen- sen sentence tence on Monday April A tl Ji J I at 10 20 a rn m 5 1 IS I'S Commenting on the of at atthe forenoon the Jury ury Judge Kimball sao said this atI I Tho The jury did not nol disi egan the I Instructions They found the I do-I de defendant guilty or a misdemeanor I Instead ot of guilty ot of a felony which under the instructions was a rIght The Instructions to the Jury were ere as tollo follows tollos s I You may find the guilty as charged In the ma- ma matlon or ou may find him guilt of knowingly 1110 and unlawfully unla tull hav hay having havIng haying ing intoxicating liquor in his pos po- possession po- po session ulon at the date dato alleged In the thc or lou OU au may find the I defendant not according ns as our deliberations re result AROUSES T COMME The Tho verdict of at the jur Jury considerable comment today among the of at the city tending to show they 63 53 sa that it is a cry ery difficult matter to lo gain a con Iclon s Ith a Jury the tile persistent nt statute making the pos pos- pos llos possession session of at liquor a felony punish punish- punishable punishable able able with mth a term In ino state pIlson IlL Ison I IThe The Tho jury In the case was as out two hours before arriving Ing at a It was as composed of at C E L Arm Arm- Armstrong Armtrong strong trong Richard Leek J E L 1 eon on on G W tv Natell Leland ewey e ey S J B 1 tt ilson Ison Thomas V W Leek an and 1 Morris Smith |