The Washington times., 1921-12-03
ARbUCKLE JURY :
REPORTED III
FOR ACQU|TTAL

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court recess was taken until 8 o'clock,
The jury returned to their delibera.
tons at 5 o'clock. and. according to
reports, had taken eight ballots when
locked up for the night.
The most remarkable feature of the
tense hours of waiting was the crowd.
Scores who came at 2 o'clock to hear
the closing arguments remained In the
court room until court adjourned ~
ii o'clock last night. and then II was
necessary for the bailiffs to order all
out In order to clear the courtroom.
Arbuckle Nervous.
A pent-up nervousness which had
been apparent during the final ap.'
peals to the jury burst forth In the
obese defendant when the jury went.
out to deliberate. He left the court
room as quickly as possible, took q
rapid turn up and down the court
corridor. spilled the 'makings" as he
tried to roll his own. and then &C.
cepted tailor made" cigarette from
q friend.
His nervousness seemed tn vanish
with the smoke of his cigarette, and
thereafter he calmly discussed the case
with whoever sought his conversation.
The waiting seemed to pail on him.
end last night before adjournment he
was piled YEARLY IN one of the biz
swivel chairs which had been occupied
by the jury for the past three weeks
About him were some motion picture
men from Los Angeles, who told him
Of the doing of "Movieland," to which
he had hoped to rcturn today.
All OF the defense attorneys were at
their table throughout the long wait
Milton Cohn, humorigt Of the staff,
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and was silent. Gavin McNab sat
uncompromising in his belief a ver-
dict would soon come to free his
client.
Women In Big Crowd.
The States side OF the table was
deserted. District Attorney Brady
was in his private office working on
another case. Assistant District
Attorney Friedman and Urea were
in and out Of the courtroom a few
times, but their visits were short.
Smoke permeated the atmosphere
until IL became fetid. ~
Women, handsomely gowned in
evening dress and wearing expensive
furs. came to add to the throngs.
An obliging attorney was usually on
hand to give them safe conduct past
the bluecoat guard which held at
d.
Finally the chamber was jammed.
Standing room was at a premium
But 1t was all for naught. Not even
the judge came in. The room buxzed
with conversation as this, that, and
the other celebrity was pointed out
"Oh, aren't his shoulders broad?"
murmured one. looking at the expan-
sive back of Fatty"
"Oh, how tall and handsome"
piped another, as the tall athletic
shoulders of Fred Fischback, Ar
buckles friend and defense witness.
appeared above the heads Of the
crowd.
And that's Mrs. Arbucde sitting
in the third seat from the end" says
another. II do believe she's getting
ready to cry"
By the doors leading to the jury
room sat four bailiffs-one Of them a
woman. They were tired ard hoping
the jury would reach a verdict, but
their hopes were dashed when Harry
McGOvern come out and crisply an
nounced court Is adjourned until
| 10 q. m.
Arbpckle himself provided the only
CLINT of humor OF the evening. Once
he seated his corpulent self on the
judges bench. A watchful bailiff
called his trick.
"Get out Of there, Arbuckle. he
yelled. And Roscoe did.
The defendants pretty wife came IN
after the dinner hour much refreshed.
She was not in tears. as she had been
before she left. She was surrounded
on all sides by sympathetic friends
Occasionally her fat husband would
come up to her. pat her on the hand
and say: Hello, sweetheart"