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Show JURY IN BURCH ! uiibnrn tiii a 1 1$ UldunrlifilLU Final .Ballot, 7 to 5 for Acquittal, Unchanged Since Saturday U)3 A.v;ELKS, Califs May 22. The Jury in thf trial of Arthur C. Rurch fo:- i iio murder of J. Briton Ke r.n i . w&a discharged by Judpr' Sidney Rocve, today after reporting' li w.-..s impossible to agree upon a vcr-dlet, vcr-dlet, Jurpn said that the final ballot was 7 to t for Jiquittal. ThlB division was unchanged ince Saturday when the MrM ballot of six to Hx waa chunked by r.ne nioro Juror Mwinging to favor ac-4uhtal. ac-4uhtal. Hi" four wonipn on the jury yoted for acquittal, 'i he ease was plact-d ,n the calendar for next Bat-urdas Bat-urdas t., he set for a third trial. : After adjournment the four women I jurors gathered about th Kev and : Mr- W A. Burch. parent of the de- fendant an, J i.liook hands with thom. na n I,,., nrnm'ni ova no I A ... frv I "i i.l. ,i JUIU.s iw ..11.-.. Burch: c all feel very sorry for you." Deputy District Attorney Asa Kcyes. jwho conducted the prosecutidh said There will undoubtedly be another anoth-er trial of Hurrh." ' I- wenl t,. in--, office and had a conference with J. D. Kennedy, father ot thf slain man, and Hortry Waiz. foreman o the jury. Wala told news-Ipapermen news-Ipapermen he had voted for conviction The second trial of Mrs Madalynne Obenchaln; jointly indicted with Burch i If) set for .lun- h nM ! This was th- third trial in connection connec-tion with ill" Kennedy slaving. The first BUrch j..r. -toixl 10 ! 2 for conviction con-viction anil the ubcnclinin jur 9 to 3 for conviction. |