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Show OPERATOR NOT TO BLAME. Jury Falls to Convict Man Charged With Causing. Train Wreck. Thompson. Mont. A verdict of not guilty was brought In by tho Jury In the enso of tho state against 0. A. !'llchtll, tho tologrnph operator charged with criminal negllgenrc, alleged al-leged to havo resulted In tlx fatal wreck nt OIvo last Soptembor, whon pnssengor train No. C nnd freight train No. 68 crashed tngclhor on tho Northern Pacific. Mitchell has hcon In Jail hore since the tlmo of tho wreck nnd his trial In tho district court lias heen tho featuio of tho wreck. The grand Jury was out but two hours. Mitchell waa In chnrgo of tho ofllco at Pannn at tho tlmo of tho wreck. Tho trial of Dispatcher Kcoley of MIsBoula will begin during tho week. |