Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-12-03
LOCKED UP FOR NIGHT
AFTER 4 HOUR DEBATE:
FILM COMEDIAN NERVOUS
Hundreds Crowd Court
to Hear Verdict; Actor
PAGES Up and Down.
Alternate Juror Says
He Believes Star Will
Be Found Not Guilty.

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jury trying Roscoe G. (Fatty)
/ Arbuckle on a charge Of man.
slaughter, failed to agree on a
verdict after four hours and
fifteen minutes deliberation
Friday and was locked for the
night at IL p. m. with the
announcement that it would
continue it's deliberations at
10 a. m. Saturday.
The bailiff entered the jury room at
IL p. m. and then came back and re-
ported the jury would be locked up
for the night.
The jury took ballot few minutes
before being locked up but it failed
of a decision Speculation that it
stood II to / for acquittal could not he
confirmed. Hundreds waited inside the
courtroom through the period Of delib-
Grafton and there were many express
sions of disappointment that a YER
dict had not been reached Friday night.
Actor Nervous
The failure of the jury to reach its
verdict did not appear to ease the
visible apprehension that the defend
ant, Arbuckle, held throughout the
night. On the few occasions that the
bailiff was called into the jury room
his hands trembled as though he ex-
pected some tremendous decision.
At p. m. the jury was given a din
ers. heavily guarded, were taken to
their hotel.
Three-week Session
The case has occupied the court for
approximately three weeks. Fridays
entire session was taken up with final
arguments. instructions to the jury and
jury deliberation
Arbuckle appeared to show deep in
great artist who has sweetened the
when McNab characterized him as "a
lives of millions of little children"
U'Ren referred to Arbuckle as
'Belshazzar sitting on his throne and
pouring wine," during the party in the
Hotel ST. Francis. Thank God he
has been told, as Belshazzar was told
that his kingdom is divided and his
reign is over" U'Ren said.
No Future Plans
Asked at the cessation of arguments
What his future plans were, Arbuckie
said he would make no statement ..un-
til the thing is out of the way
Alternate Juror Hopkins said that
the jury had been watched closer than
any other jury in San Francisco for
% years. They censored our mail
both incoming and outgoing" he said,
1--WE each had separate room at the;
hotel where we stayed and were
watched like hawks by four deputy
sheriffs who guarded US.
THE newspapers were carefully
kept from US. ] have no idea of what
has happened in the world for two
weeks
Hopkins told representative of the
San Francisco Call that in his opinion
the prosecution had failed to prove its
case and that the jury would be four
or five hours reaching verdict.
At 9:15 p. m, when the jury in the
Roscoe G. Arbuckle manslaughter case
had been out of the court room five
hours their verdict to all outward ap
pearances was as distant as ever. The
Jury has been celebrating only about
half the time. however, as it took re-
cess of two and one half hours for din
ner.
Baiiiffs Called Twice
The bailiffs were summoned to the
jury room twice. Once was to receive
A request that the jurors be taken to
dinner and the other time the jury
asked that the doors of the room in
the Hotel st. Francis where Arbuckle
is alleged to have injured Virginia
Rappe, be brought to them for exam
nation. They changed their minds.
however, before the request could be
net. Each request caused a wave Of
excitement.
Expert testimony regarding the fin
ger prints on these doors was the basis
Of contention By the prosecution
that Arbuckle had struggle with the
girl in the room.
Arbuckle was visibly nervous and
paced in and out of the court room IN
a restless fashion. He had little to
say.
The crowd remained in the court
room and its immediate vicinity as the
hours wore away. Courtroom and cor
ridor speculation agreed on the tho
opinion there would be no verdict to-
night. Defense counsel remained in
the courtroom chatting with county of
ficers and spectators but the district
attorney and his assistants went to
their offices on the floor above.