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Show PROMOTER BALLIET GIVEN NEW TRIAL ST. LOUIS, March 21 The United States Court of Appeals has reversed the case of Letson Balllet of Baker City. Or., against the United State and ordered a new trial. Balllet was sentenced to a term of one year in the penitentiary on a charge of having used the mails to defraud in connection with promoting mining scheme. The cause of the reversal was the Instructions In-structions of Judge Munger of the United 8tates District .Court of Iowa, who, the opinion stated, "Had wrongly wrong-ly instructed the Jury." The trial Judge Instructed the Jury that. If in their opinion the defendant did not fully explain all charges against him in bis testimony that fact was to be considered against him. |