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Show Trio Acquitted of Jury Fixing f: Waukegan, III. A sequel to tho Ui al and acquittal of Fred Lundln In Icago last week was enacted Wed-sday Wed-sday In tho acquittal of Edward 8( urtnoy, Ed Ward Kaufman and John u Fields, charged with fixing tho ' y that freed Governor Len Small tr conspiracy charges last year, c- ri ding to attorneys for tho thrco i n. Indicted in April, Fields, who BC b a member of tho jury which nc itted tho govornor In Juno, 1022. .. s charged with having nocopted ;,' 0 for his influonco as Juror nnd . ufman and Courtnoy woro name1 conspirators who attempted to pt luonco iho vordlct by unlawful ct nas. William Itlloy, Antloch sa- nf n keopor, also indicted, was prom,-d prom,-d immunity to turn stato'a ovidonco th I testify against tho thrco during so trial. Tho indictment against pc i will ho dismissed, stato's at- tli noy's uald following tho vordlct. hi |