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Show ?' J jl ' & ' cSs e& d5 f? iS ' A ' A 9 & '' l FORMAL VERDICT OF IT GUILT! ENTERED I JUDGE'S ORDERS I 1 , Eighty-five Defendants Left On Trial at Hearing on i Alleged Frauds iH FIFTH COUNT OF ' INDICTMENT DROPPED 'l j 'H Attorney for Defense Argues To Have Other Charges ! - Dismissed by Court . , jH GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March ,( 3. Judge Sessions this morning lH freed 15 more 'defendants in the ( Newberry elections conspiracy lH en.ses. ,IH This left the field at So defend- ! i.H ants. The "fifth count of the in- ', iH dietmcnt vas also dismissed. This i ( Kvas the one founded on the-feder- t jal statute of Oetobcr 6, 1919. i Judge Sessions took both ac- 'H j lions on his own motion. He said ' i'iH .that a "very close attention to the 'H i prosecution's evidence and a care- ii'tfll jful study of the evidence" had j convinced him that he would he . unwarranted in holding the men '(! for a jury verdict. He directed jH mif ilirlr tn outer n formal Tftl'dicf, lll of "not guilty" in the fifteen " cases. , 'iH Fifth Count Dismissed. i'B Mr. Littleton startccVt'o present yH the motion outlined yesterday and directed against three' -of the six l'ir! counts in the in'di'etivj'Qnt.. .Judge Vrfl Sessions halted hjm . momentarily U and said that unless the govern- j meut objected he would rule out , iH the fifth count at once. jH Frank 0. Dai ley, assistant attor- -H ncy general, argued briefly j against this action, maintaining ( JM that the evidence had, shown vio- ' VM lation in several counties of the i law against the purchase of votes. ! Argument Proceeds. Mr. Littleton then proceeded , with his argument against th ' jH sixth count, alleging conspiracy to , ; jl violate the law against use otho mails to defraud. He maintained ' ,H that, the record was "destitute of . Jl evidence" that such a crime had JH been committed. mH Judge Sessions denied defense motions for dismissal of counts ' ''M three and six of the indictment. j He then notified James O. Murfin j that it would be useless to argue r ; HH a motion for a directed verdict as NH to all the defendants, as he would deny it. !H |