Show I 1 semyom TRIAL I 1 woman toles lan her consia tousle and baa bass iwa idaj I 1 him STANDARD special SF S I 1 chronicle mich nov 3 one of the most sensational high life criminal trials ever ia to the courts in thia this section u has been ended by a disagreement p gre ement m ent of 0 the jury in the prosecution gee ion for forgery of mrs gertrude of Portland Michigan who three years ago was a lady of high stand standing I 1 ilg she became enamored of her cousin frank alien allen the tile husband of 0 mrs discovering them one evening rave alien allen a severe beating and be he fled to canada A few days later mrs afro ere appeared at one of the tile banka banks here with ith a draft for 2000 purport purporting ing to have been made by divine co it ahe as bankers at belding michigan which ehe she cashed and joined her paramour InCan in canada ads the pair were living on a ranch near denver when located by detective detectives th they e were brought here bere and after sever several at attempts to comp romle the c cafe a came to trial mrs her paramour and one wh wheeler wheler eler being indicted for forgery mrs Whitt acree acres cage case was first taken up the defence was hat that the draft as genuine and expert testimony was introduced to show this theory being that devine dovine co were wee in financial straits et and knowing the anxiety of mra lira to join alien allen a conspiracy was as formed to raise this thia amount on a genuine draft ebe she to have aw to act aa negotiator then flee the country when the draft waa was to to be a pr pronounced a forgery by davine devine cog cos tho the difficulty would then be tided over and come some compromise would be effected mrs afro Whitt acres 8 father left for home at the conclusion of the trial taking bis his daughter wit with him 1 thoroughly penitent the affair has 1 wrecked iree three homes and ruined the health of mrs parents |