Arizona republican., 1921-12-05

verdict. Tt is not my desire to force any unnecessary hardship upon you,' he said. But this case has taken three weeks to try and has been con- ducted at great expense. IT you can come to verdict conscientiously, I desire you to do SO.
 .s He then asked each juror for an opinion on the matter of continued balloting and each answered empha- tically that it would be impossible to reach a verdict.
 The members of the jury refused to [. make a statement of any kind before leaving the building. After reporting to the court they were escorted to a side street by deputy sheriffs and i, Taken to their homes in automobiles. F'ritze let it be known later that he Intended to make a statement. While this, through the teehnicah- ties of the law, is not a legal acquit- l fal, morally it is such," Arbuckle said Sn discussing the jury's inability to Rgree.
 sls Arbuckle was charged with having ] Inflicted a fatal injury on Miss Vir- leinia Rappe, a motion picture actress, ] t1uring a party in his rooms in the ,Hlotel St. Francis on the afternoon of < September 5.
 
 : sflicted testimony established that my spnly connection with this sad affair Twas one of a merciful service and the gact that ordinary human kindness siehould have brought upon me this lJragedy has seemed a cruel wrong" .lhis statement continued. I have 2 Thought to bring joy and gladness and 9lvnerriment into the world and why athis great misfortune should have r,oE Ix- slGod can, and will, some day reveal .'' s,f After stating that he rested his sl6ause 'in divine justice and the con sifidence of the fairness of the Amer- sfcan people" Arbuckle concluded with inc declaration that mo act of mine Never has, and I promise that no act ! Of mine ever shall, cause them to re- gret their faith in me"
 Arbuckle's defense was that he was assisting Miss Rappe through a period of illness, caused, according to the defense contentious, by an inter s nal disorder, at the time ne is alleged by the prosecution to have injured ] her. The prosecution held that the injury resulted from an attempt by Arbuckle to attack the actress. The big crowds which had marked the trial from the time the jury seiec- ton was completed, clung to the court room despite Jury OellDerdIlOnS thai ! extended far into the night. The court
 room was filled when the jury was ! summoned.
 The crowd was so dense at one period of the jury deliberation that ii was necessary. to place a barrlcade : before the door that leads from the < court room into the jury room l.atei the jurors were taken to another room, the court officials explaining ! that it was because of the crowds. There were no outstanding features < to mark the deliberations other thar its length, the activities of the crowGs
 and the illness of Miss Louise E. WIn. sterburn, one of the women jurors, wht
 suffered a slight attack last night.
 Rumors afloat after the jury hal been discharged, based on statement:
 said to emanate from jurors, said Mrs sHeien M. Hubbard voted steadily fo!
 verdict of guilty and that Tnona. sKilkenney cast one blank ballot, theT scne for acquittal, and then swung lover to the minority and voted almos steadily for verdict of guilty. Mis!
 louise Winterburn was said to have sSoted several times for Arbuckle'! sConviction.
 Three of the five women on th' sSury voted steadily for acquittal. th' srumors declared. It was said 22 bal.
 lots were taken formally and that { srumber of informal verbal polls wer'
 had.
 Both Mrs. Hubbard and Kilkenn.
 declined to comment on the case an'
 hurried away from the court room.