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Show VERDICT; SS NOT GUILTY John C. Cradlebaugh Is Justified in Killing of Walton - Denver, March 30. The Jury in the case of John C. Cradlebaugh of Wallace, Wal-lace, Idaho, on trial for the murder of Frederick W. Walton, this morning brought in a verdict of not guilty. The verdict was reached shortly before midnight last night, arter two or three Jurors had stood out for some time in favor of conviction of Crad- lebaugh, who la a prominent Odd Fel-low Fel-low of Idaho. Cradlebaugh shot and killed Walton a few weeks ago at the corner of Sixteenth and Champa streets, after Walton liad refused to tell him where Cradlebaugh's wire and boy, with whom Walton had come to Denver, were living. Uoth the "unwritten "un-written law" and seir-det'ense were I urged In Cradlebaugh's defense, and Mrs. Cradlebaugh herseir went on the stand and told of her relations with Walton in an effort to save her husband hus-band from the gallows. Cradlebaugh, who has beou confident of acquittal from the first, took the verdict coolly. - Tho verdict was received with applause ap-plause by the crowd which packed the court room to suffocation. Cradle-baughi Cradle-baughi ashy white, walked about the court room for a moment or two after the verdict had been read, his son clasped in his arms, and then returning, return-ing, shook the hand of each Juror and thanked him. The Jury deliberated about five hours, the first ballot standing 9 to 3 for acquittal." Before midnight the vote was unanimous. |