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Show JURY IS DISMISSED ON BRIBERY CHARGE SEATTLE, Jan. 2C Judge John B. Ynkey, presiding at tho murder trial of Mrs. Linda B. Hazzard at Port Orchard, Or-chard, excused the Jury late today while he notified counsol in tho case that positive Information of attempts to tamper with jurymen hd come to his attention. He said ho would push an investigation Into tho matter mat-ter and put In jail any ono found guilty of the offense. Judge Yakoy denied a motion by tho defense to take the case from tho Jury. The motion was based on assertions as-sertions that the state bad not shown Mrs. Hazzard restrained Miss Claire Wllllnmson, whom she 1b accused of starving to death, nor kept her from eating raor' than sho should. Slity-seven witnesses had been subpoenned by tho defonse, |