Found Guilty, Later Acquitted of Hog Stealing

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PEARL YEOTHERS FOUND GUILTY OF HOG STEALING

Pearl Yeothers was found guilty of stealing hogs from Dr. Ernest Stubbs during the flood and was fined $5 and costs in Judge Smith's court in Jackson township Tuesday. An appeal was taken to the Livingston county court.

--The Chillicothe Constitution, Chillicothe, Missouri, August 4, 1909, page 1.



PEARL YEOTHERS IS ACQUITTED

AFTER LONG DELIBERATION JURY SAYS NOT GUILTY.

Defendant Was Charged With Stealing Two Hogs From Ernest Stubbs During the Flood.

The jury in the case of the State of Missouri vs. Pearl Yeothers, charged with petit larceny, brought in a verdict of not guilty just before noon Thursday.

The jury was out five hours.

--The Chillicothe Constitution, Chillicothe, Missouri, January 13, 1910, page 3.

Comment: Pearl's last name is spelled both Yoethers and Yeothers in both articles.