Show ACQUITTED OF USING MAilS TO DEFRAUD Jury D Declares cl res Defunct Cleve Clev land Oil Oi Company Of Not Guilty LOS ANGELES Cat CaL Dec 1 After a deliberation ot of more than thirty six hours th the jurY trying officers ot of the det de- de t Cleveland company on charges ot of having used the mails to defraud ro- ro turned a verdict tOday ot of not guilty The rho defendants fro freed d by the verdict were Thomas Montgomery Grant M M. Gillette and John m Montgomery Jr or of Los Angeles An- An geles and Edson France o 0 Toledo O. O The case had been on trial in In the tho United States district court The Tho Indictments Indictments Indict Indict- ments were returned two years years' ago when the tho Cleveland company formed by bT a coterie ot of Los Angeles and Ohio men collapsed Besides the mon men who were brought to trial those Indicted Included William A. A Batchelder former r secretary ot of the tho company com com- pany and anel Dr W. W A. A France ot of Toledo president nt Dr France died suddenly when officers appeared to arrest him In Inthe the tho Ohio city Batchelder pleaded guilty and became the tho governments government's chief wit wit- neR near |