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Mossier Jury Is DeadlockedMIAMI, Fla. (AP) — The Mossier murder trial jury reported Saturday it- was hopelessly deadlocked, but Circuit Judge George Schulz sent the 12 men back for another effort to reach a verdict.On th« Hiirit day or delibcra-(Ions, t)le jury said it was widely splil and, in Hie opinion of [he majority, there was no chance of agreement on a verdict for either Candace Mossier or her nephew, Melvin Lane Powers.Mrs. Mossier is charged with masterminding am\ powers with carrying out (he murder of her multimillionaire husband Jacques Mossier.1 ho jury sent Uie judge a note at 11:30 a.m. saying it was deadlocked. But it was more than four hours Liter, after the judge had conferred with opposing attorneys, that Hie note was made public.“You have actually been in deliberation loss than 11 hours/' tbe judge told the jury. In fairness to both the stale and the defendants, you should deliberate sufficient lir.ic to reach a verdict or verdicts if you can.”Stale Atty. Kidiard Gerslcin was asked, if the deadlock prevailed, whether he would Iry the defendants a second time. He replied, Very definitely yes, and as quickly as inwsiblc/'Harvey St. Jean, one of the attorneys for Powers, said his side objected to giving (lie jury another chance in view of Ihe terms of the letter.1' ]fe moved unsuccessfully for a mistrial.Mrs. Mossier waited tensely in a downtown apartment for the word on her fate.Clyde Woody, chief counsel of a banking empire willed In Mrs. Messier by tier husband and her chief defender in court, said she was bearing up well under the strain.During the sensational 34-day trial of Mrs, Mossier and tier nephew, Melvin Lane Powers, she had collapsed, twice, staggering out Of the courtroom u-iih
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The Gastonia Gazette
Gastonia, North Carolina, US
Sun, Mar 06, 1966
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