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Show NO VERDICT REACHED Jury in Trial of Alleged Mob Loader Fails to Agroo. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Aug. 24. The jury in the enso of Doss Gailbraith, the alleged leader of tho mob which lynched and burned three negroes hero in April last, and who was on trial chargod with socond degree murder, was discharged by tho court today when it was reported that its members wore unable to agree. The jury had considered the caso for- more than twenty-four hours After tho jury was discharged its mombors freely admitted that the vote stood ten for acquittal and two for conviction. Twenty ballots were taken and thero was no change after the first ballot. Tho defeuse announced that it was ready for a new trial immediately. It is not believed, howover, that tfie Stato will try tho caso again. Gov. Folk and Attorney-General Hadley as-aisted as-aisted tho prosecution, tho Attorney-General Attorney-General and his assistants taking an active ac-tive part in the proceedings. |