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Show HORSEMAN CONVICTED OF JURY BRIBING: Laporte. Ind., Jan. 9. The Jurv in the trial of Wm. H. Bell, a well-known horseman, charged with jury bribing, brought In a verdict of guilty. Tho punishment Is an indeterminate term of from two to fourteen years. The cose originated during the trial of a $10,000 alienation suit by Steve Juan-ovitsch Juan-ovitsch of Chicago, against his father-in-law, John Stevens of Cincinnati, which trial ended in disagreement of the Jury. Tho grand Jury Indicted for conspiracy conspir-acy and bribery Gust and George Stevens, Ste-vens, sons of the defendant, In the alienation suit, William Bell and Juror William Blakcman, it being charged that the two Stevens paid Bell for preventing the Jury from giving Juanovltsch a verdict. The two Stevens Ste-vens plead guilty. |