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Show Jury Dismissed on ii Motion of Prosecution Sir Possibility of a biiBlnew relationship between Attorney Royal J. Douglas Wfr'- attorney for Dave Judklnn. and O, H. WgJ '? Abbottj Juror, resulted In a sudden 9 jA dismissal of the Jury In the caae of I A the City of utpJen against Judkii: vph- terda afternoon ' ' i . i u Ilob- f efts discharged th ur; upon recom- sj mendatlon o( Assistant Citj Vttornej Samuel Powell The caae waa started yeaterdaj U morning and following the aeleotlon 1 if Jurors was continued until J jpjt1 , o'clock. Immediately after tin n - r sumption of the trial, Attorney Pow- .uH ell asked that the Jurj leave the room, (a After they had h it Mlorney Powell asked Attorney J'ouKlas If it were nut so that Abbott hud been In the Doug- iAVB las office and waa dlacuaatng the Jud- BH kins case In the presence of Douglas tUH and Judklns. Attorney Jouglns denied XHn that this hud taken place Sjgl The Jury was then brought hack tUKl and Abbott waa placed upon the stand SFj ami was asked the same questions. Wmx I . He M,d that he may have been in j mi office wlill Ji.ilklns was present,; HBj but that no dlacuaalon of the sort men-j l tioned by Attofnej Powell had taken' BBj place. EM Attorney Powell then asked Abbott BJK If Attorney DoUglaa was not In charge' BBC of organising 'i company for him Ab- tfrfc OOtt anawered no, and stated that lf while Attorney Douglas was doing ;V4 work for a company In which he waa V J Interested, lie stated that he did not C,vl consider that Attorney Douglas' ser- j:T vices were for himself, but rather for 'k tin ompany. fc Judge Roberta then dismissed ihe; ! A and Bel the case for setting Tucs-j I JBf daj morning I Judklns Is alleged to have been ar-! B rested recently with a quantity of mine m m hi- pom laion II la stated that if! Crfl he is convicted hi automobile maj BH possibly be confiscate,) ,,nri so,!. |