Show CLIMAX REACHED IN PEONAGE CASE new york nov 17 A climax was vas reached in the florida east coast railway so callei called peonage case today when judge hough threatened to instruct ins eruct the jury to bring in a verdict of acquittal for the four men who aro are charged with having conspired to keep the laborers sent to miami and other places along the railroad line in a state of slavery A score or more of witnesses were called today and while their testimony was to tile the effect that the laborers s ent sent to florida to work on tho the east coast railway were kept under tinder guard and poorly fed judge hough declared that the conspiracy charge had not been proven john D Stancliff stanchfield eld counsel for the defense made a motion to have the jury instructed to brings bring jn in a verdict of not guilty for each of tho the defendants on the ground that the charges of conspiracy had not been pron proven on judge hough allowed the prosecution until tomorrow to prepare lits tits argument to show why tho the motion of the defense should not be granted |