Show Negro Is s Fou Found d Not Guilty on onui Murder ui ei Charge ar e DETROIT Mich lay May 14 AD AP AP- AP After four Cour hours' hours deliberation a Jury late yesterday found Henry Sweet negro not guilty of ot a t charge chargot charge ot of murder in connection with tn the slaying of Leon E. E BreIner last Sept Sep Sep- t The trial was the second growing out of ot a race In the eastern part of the city w when Breiner was wounded fa fatally tally when volleys were sl shot from a house occupied occupied oc oc- by OssIan H. H Sweet negro doctor Ossian Sweet was tried recently on a charge of murder and the hearIng hearing hearing hear hear- ing was declared a mistrial after the Jury had disagreed The doctors doctor's doctors doctor's doctors doctor's doc doc- tors tor's brother Henry was then trIed on the same charge Ossian Sweets Sweet's wife any and eight other negroes were arrested at the time of the shoot ing Hobt M M. Toms prosecuting attorney said he had not decided whether the other negroes would b be e placed on trial The disturbance which resulted In ners ner's death came after Sweet Swee had purchased a house In a section of the city occupied otherwise exclusively exclusively ex ex- by white persons Reported threats caused the police department department department depart depart- ment to station a guard around the Sweet house Patrolmen were on duty there at the time of ot the shootIng shoot Ing log and immediately after arrested the eleven negroes in th building A quantity of arms and ammunition was found In the house At the two trials the state maintained maintained main main- the shooting from the house came without provocation and that tha there was no disturbance In the neighborhood Toe lne defense contended contended contended con con- tended that a mob was threatening the house and that the shots were we-re I fired by the negroes In self defense |