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Show EXONERATED IN POLICE COURT Charles Muhs, the local contractor, vas exonerated in police court this morning of all blame in the alleged theft of a bridle from Iver Iversou. According to the complaint, the bridle was stolen on October 15 from the Iverson barn. Muhs was brought into court Monday Mon-day on a charge of petit larceny. Iverson Iv-erson swore that the young man had attempted to purchase a set of harness har-ness from him in October, but 6at-isfactory 6at-isfactory terms had not been reached at the time. Muhs promised to return re-turn later, but did not. and during tho eenie week the bridle of the harness was taken from the barn. Some time later Iverson says he saw the bridle on the head of Muh's horso and accused ac-cused him of stealing it, Muhs claimed that he had purchased purchas-ed tho bridle at the AUord secondhand second-hand store, but Iverson, believing that his story was not true, caused hifc arrest. Muhs, in testifying in his own defense de-fense Monday, said that the bridle which he had was not the bridle which Iverson had attempted to seil him. As the bridle was not in the court room, the case was continued and Muhs ordered to bring the piece of harness Into court. When the caso was again taken up the bridle was produced by the defense. de-fense. Iverson was placed on the stand and handed the head-gear for Inspection. He testified that the bridle waa the one stolen, but that it had been changed by Muhs so that hu would not know it. Several strapb were different, he admitted, yet he was positive that it was the identical piece of harness which he once had iu his possession. Iverson's son, about 10 years of age. testified that it was the same bridle, but he also noticed the difference In It even the bit was different. I. T. Alvord aud other witnesses Bwore that the bridle shown in court was the one which Muhs had purchased pur-chased several months prior to the time when Iversou claimed that his bridle was stolen. , In dismissing the action against Muhs, Judge J. D. Murphy stated that it was a case of mistaken Identity, the complainant having mistaken tho identity of the bridle. |