End Of The Merry Case,

Chicago, May 24.- James V. Smlth and Thomas Hickey, the companions of Chris Merry on the night of Nov. 19, 1897, when Pauline Merry wasmurdered at 50 Hope 3trêet, were arraigned before Judge Waterman to plead to the Indietments against them as accessories after the fact. Both entered pleas of guilty. On the recommendation of Assistant State's Attorney Pearson, who conducted the pros'eeutlon of Merry, Hickey was released on his own recognizanci-, while Smith recelved a sentence of eighteen months' imprisonment in the county jail.