Ogden Evening Standard | 1910-09-13 | Page 7 | Not Guilty is Albert Thomas

NOT GUILTY !S ALBERTJMAS The trial of Albert Thornm. charged with assaulting Louise Rumney. wns heard before Ijslice of tho Peace E. R. Rheas of Pleasant View today, and the defendant was found not guilty. The girl testified that, on August 9, she went buggy riding with Thomas, and that at a point near the mouth of Ogden canyon, late in the evening, he mistreated her and pushed her out of the buggy, leaving her In the roadway to make her way borne as best she could. She said she made her way to a farm bouse near the foothills east of Ogden, where she was taken care of by the people residing there, she afterwards coming to Ogden and swearing to a complaint against' Thomas. Thomas denied the girl's story, and stated that he had in no way mistreated mistreat-ed the young la ly, and that he did not strike her or assault her in any way. After hearing the testimony th0 C'.urt Immediately rendered a verdict of not guilty and the defendant was discharged.