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Show JURY ACQUITS' ILLINOIS GOVERNOR PARADE HELD WHEN VERDICT ( IS ANNOUNCED L , Governor Len Small Still Must Face Suit to Recover Re-cover Interest. STATEMENT IS ISSUED Years Cannot Efface Un-happiness Un-happiness Caused By Charge, He Says VArKn6AX, 1 III , Juno 24 (By) the Associated Prey? The end of the moal amazing political-criminal trial in the hirtory of the state of Illinois ha literally turned this city wild to-1 night. parade headed by leading citizen, rv lrass band and deafening shouts of tiie celebrating thousands are acclaiming acclaim-ing the acquittal of Gov. Len Small, i tried here on charges of conspiracy to1 embezzle stat funds. This Is the f irt case in tho history of the comrnon-trealttl comrnon-trealttl (hat s. governor in office was i tried on criminal charges. I ho people of Illinois have their j answer," declared the governor ln .i statement issued after his acquittal. Bl Rft OF I KlK T '"I was always sure that a verdict Lit "not culltv" would be brought. hlle I ,im delighted at the quick action ac-tion of the Jory in deciding tho case 1 ilo nut think lhnt the years Will ever b,' low; enough to efface from my iiifmor- ih UHhappinoM and tho sorrow sor-row that has been brought Into m home and to my famllj by the most enjual chargea thai were ever made against a man ln the history of Illinois. Illin-ois. I Will return to my official duties and 1C tho people who have been seeking seek-ing to destroy my usefulness will tak-the tak-the verdict of this Jury as a repudiation repudia-tion ol their methods, I will, with tlv" hi li "i Cod. give to the people of llinola th best administration I am capable of " MAI Mll. IWAIJ I I'. Tlie offect of the governor's aOQUlt-tal aOQUlt-tal on his political enemlts as well a hi- BUpportera is now the subject of dlscustdon. .lust what his foes will now .I . a problematical but the Joyous jcHizena of Waukegan are jjostponlng Berioan thinking upon it until after their celebration tonight. C. C. l-oforgce. chief counael for the governor's defense, took the acquittal ax a matter of course. I never had any doubt as to thi j ultimate result." he said. "The position posi-tion of the governor, however, was unl-l que In the fact that he comm.indad , that the cue should go to D Jury upon the full strength of the (uc riUide by the -prosecution aru' ,'lat f,,on'v The trial Of the case of the state b-orsus the governor In office started c. -irr rifto,. nnarlv n veal nine wi i rvo u - -- of delay. Indictments against the governor wars returned almost a year ago by the Sanagamon county grand ury follo-vlng an Investigation into affairs of the offlee of th state troas- ury. HISTOKY OF C 16i The'orlglnal indictment Included the governor, Lieut. Gov. Kre.Jerlck K. sterling nnd Vsrnon S. Curt ban kcr. Th,, lr",i wrre charged Jointly with conspiracy nd embesslement and similar sim-ilar Charges were made against Small Individually. , . A change r.f venue was K-ranfed on Iho claim of tho govern r ih.it Sanga-n Sanga-n an . aunty wus "hosl Uc T J,n. embezy.le.ni.nt (Aargss -ers qtwahed by the court and ths irr.. ..f.n.lanis granted trials. On December 29. I91- P0 ot , mbozsiemeni h' . Jveraor was dropped nd ths stata. mratnadfl bj the - i it Small aad SS mMM would b prosscuted only on charge of conPrft v to embezzle. civil row Lending. .-IIICAGU. June 24. (Bj ths Ao-rtntod Ao-rtntod press. 1 The acquittal of Ofv- .ii v II ha'- ii" -1 1 t c i.'ii in' SJftWtilo- of intereat on stSS funds which th. state main-, tain" Oovo. nor Small has fulled to i n r to the .r.,.,u... Attorn-y . Edward urundago said thu in n informed of th.. ver-d,.f ver-d,.f acquitting the governor. rL tfOrtrnco was not oven mn ..i- tea, sas.-ap w rsis TZ " .1 ' !"" "! U JgJ a SS- pernor Small'. defendants which will bo rushed to 'Saijoli u aoi aswa can do o. |