The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-15
Aged Defendant in Murder
Case Based on Events of
Half Century Ago Is Given
Freedom by Justice.
ATT0RNEY-GENERAL
AGREES TO ACTION
Inadmission Of Evidence of
Hermit Druggist Said to
Have Participated in
Crime, Blocks State.

NH 49, NNfN
Bedford, Ia, July d. The case
against Bates Huntsmuu, who has
been IN preliminary trial before Jus
tiCc NJ A.. sawyer for the alleged
murder Of Nathaniel smith. a Mis-
sour Cattleman, and his son ia sep
TENDER, 1875. was dismissed today by
Justice sawyer.
The case was dismissed upon the
motion of the attorneys for hunts
man. shortly before noon. Attorney
General Cussuu, representing his de-
partmtut, acuuiosOcd in the motion,
stating To- the court that the refusal
Goo admit the evidence of John Der
ricksou with reference to Doe \.
f. Gohday. the hcrmit druggist, who
was said tu nave been 90 participant
In The alleged crime. had made u
imrossiHl, ton the state Co. proceed
further
Loud Dhccra greeted tho announce
m,ut COT Justice Sawyer that 90,
would dismisa th, case The officers
loo the courtroom had considerable,
difficulty boa restoring order 200 ru-
i~husilstID were thr u'irhUurs col the
r,d defendants vho had gathered tu
witness tho final s,or,- ui the court
dramu which has stirred the vummu-
uItt Tor tho past Wcrk Finally jus
ti,o sawyer succeeded in getting 90,
room quiet. mud then saiu that IA,
clz,s against tIi iuJr defendants
would stand dism sod
This second announcement WAS a
signal Tor another out1urst as tho
crowd closed Boo around the ltto de-.
PENDANTS Huutsman nud samuel
S.riyu"r stood with tears loo tn,I
eyes us they received the cuugtntu.
lutIuus of their friends. The court
room turned into H reception seen,
liu which the defendants were the
chief figures with Witnesses Tor ana,
against th'm miuEliur with the spec.
taturs IN what appeared 10 be- u iol.
h~ttcatiun meeting
The motion tn dismiss came from
Attorney A. j FLICK. roproscutiu
Huutsmuu. tger Samuel Anderson
had lett the stand. where hc had iusI
added q few details To his tcstimou,
of Yesterday Atturuo, Flick de.
clarod that the corpus dcl-yti IN,
not been established and that ~,
charge against his client had uu.
been horne out hy the states cNi.
dcngo.
Attorney General Cnsson ~ mi.
point arose aud announced that Will,
he had been forcihly Impressed viii
the story OF Mrs. Maria Collins Por.
ter ana was convinced that murder,
had been committed about the tim,
she stated. tho evidence. To- his mind
would not warrant the state In pro
cocdiug further viii tho case ",
said he would not. ON the cyIdcuc,
thus mr ndduced, ask the grand iur.
To consider the charges AGAINST m.
old men and therefore he aud IN.
county prosecutor would endorse in
; motion Co dismiss.
mont today on the progress Of hos
b. ulitics which says:
ACTIVITY during the might in In
region 90 the north of Arras wa
p quito diversified. To the south of IN
0 Chateau dc Carleul We seized a lin
OF German trenches. Around Neu
Vile. Saint WAIST and the "labyrluti
% there was hand grenade fphtlng.
p In the Arronne tho fighting wa
{ to the west OF the forest where "
had progressed yesterday. To IN
e north of SorNun road. after a serI,
OF counter attacks the Germans su,
rccdcd in rcgaining "a foothuld In M
{ Bcuurlin woods. In the rest Of IN
sector there was mo- change In m
4 situation