Show LIPSEY IS NOT GUILTY so says jury by its verdict attorney bates is congratulated for his stubborn fight fi in case jury out about eight hours the lincy ease occupied th the e attention of the district court on T ie day morning there was as the usual attendance of witnesses anti and titer eare are aran arani of these fol foi both sides and in addition to these the jurors nho hu had been excused on fri city were present in cobit the first witnesses called were vere for the purpose of im peichin ching mr sheffield ti tie the e defense alleging that hf he had told different dil dit ferent stories as to th the shooting sheffield testified that he saw sav no one at the time of the shooting while the defense defene claims that he told several parties he saw dapsys horse tied to th the fence near the clump of willows M F case wilford burr and john fillmore w were re called for that purpose and testified that sheffield told them a lew few days das after the shooting nR that he saw lipsey at the time of the shooting and also saw his horse blackburn ames and ervin tanner teti testified fied that fields reputation for truth ericie eri cit peace and quiet was not good lee rill more ot of burrville Burr ville teat teti ineil fled to acing fiela liela and lipsey lapsey on oil the morning of the shooting the latter vaa aas in the whitehead lead lane and going aas east t while sheffield went ent down donn the fillmore lane about ten tell or fifteen minutes after he saw sheffield he I 1 eard two dit di distinct t inet hots one m was as a light report and it was followed fol loved loed by a oud loud report on cross examination it d developed that the witness was ab a broth r in law to the defendant and that lie he bad acie c th the two shots only to lipsey court then took a recess until 2 1 1 in the coi cise c ise e of 0 A NV lipsey 0 charged with pho hootin otin qt it nick haffield hi ffield tuesday afternoon was spent in introducing some minor testimony teb arguments argument to the jury and jhc thc conrge by the court the case was glen gien to the jury shortly after 4 1 and at 1 wednesday morn morning i rig the court and defendant were notified that the jury as ready to report the as returned as is one of not guilty ind lipsey was set free the ease case is 11 considerable conid erable of a victory for N J bates the defendants defend arts attorney he fought hard foi his client and succeeded in building up a good defense and he is entitled to considerable credit as the aae looked bad for his client tie the time of the district court on wednesday was aas taken up with gheem pann eling of a jury to try the morrell case from loa the defendant is charged with having appropriated a cow belonging to P C of salina the re regular izular panel was exhausted in the afternoon and a secial venire was issued returnable this morning at 10 adlock G R beebe of junction appeared appe ired in a divorce case of sprague v vs sprig e and a decree dearee was entered the case of alleged idia eny fr m salina in m which brig bird is the d fondant will be heard in th district court on a motion to distills dismiss ile he ns was arrain ged on monday coining mol and entered a formal plea of not gul guilty ity at As the eviden evide nce rince in the cise case is flims flimsy y the case will not bu be jbf ly to rea reach ch a d trial |