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Show JURY COULDN'T AGREE. Bribery Trial of Ex-llayor of Grand Rapids Fails. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 11. The Jury which heard the evidence for seven weeks in the bribery trial of ex-Mayor ex-Mayor George E. Perry was discharged at noon today, being unable to agree on a verdict. The Jury had been out since 3:30 Friday afternoon. It is said It stood ten to two for acquittal. The charge against the ex-Mayor was the receiving: of a bribe of $3333 on July 7. 1900, from ex-City Attorney Lant K. Salsbury. This amount. It was alleged, al-leged, was a portion of ?10,000 said to have been received by Salsbury from New York promoters to buy a contract con-tract from the Mayor and City Council Coun-cil for a water supply from Lake Michigan Michi-gan for the city of Grand Rapids. |