The New York herald., 1922-04-13
ARBUCKLE IS FREED
BY JURY IN minute
Film Actor Acquitted by Ac-
clamation in Rappe Man
slaughter Case.
PROSECUTOR SATISFIED
Defendant Borne Out Of Court
by Spectators-Has No
Immediate Plans.
PROSECUTOR SATISFIED

SAN FRANCISCO, April PA verdict
OF acquittal was returned tonight in
the third trial Of Roscoe C. (Fatty)
Arbuckle, film comedian, on a man.
slaughter charge growing out Of the
death Of Virginia Rappe. motion pic
ture actress. The jury was out six
minutes.
ArbuclSle received the verdict with
great sigh, of relief. Mrs. Minta
Durfee Arbuckle, the defendants wife
cried quietly. Both she and Arbuckle
shook hands with the jurors. the quick
return of whom was a surprise.
The verdict was by acclamation, the
deliberation taking less than minute
The additional time was consumed by
details.
Arbuckle and his counsel and finally
bore him off to the jury room to con-
gratulate him further.
| Has No Immediate Plans.
"Arbuckle has no immediate plans
Gavin McNab. his chief counsel. said
1T was a splendid victory
"The jury did its duty" was the COM
ment OF Milton 7. Ulren. Assistant DIS.
tr;ct Attorney.
The third trial began March and wa.
marked by the appearance OF sevent,
witnesses and the calling of Two OF th'
defense witnesses before the Grand Jur,
In connection with their Testimony. i
was longer than either OF the previous
trials lasting five weeks.
Much emphasis was placed on expert
medical testimony regarding the exact
condition of Miss Rappe before and
after death. This testimony was based
| on an autopsy finding that the actress
| came to her death through rupture
| The defense evidence was to the enec'
that Miss Rappe came to her death as
the result of sudden crisis in chronic
I illness. which led to a rupture.
| AS In the second trial. fourteen Jurors
/ heard the case, two being alternates
Four of the regular jurors and one al
! ternate were women.
! Mrs. Arbuckle expressed her thanks
tc McNab by kissing him. The jurors
held an informal reception with Ar
buckle in the jury room while newspaper
1 photographers took pictures.
| group of jurors headed by Brown
| issued statement which said:
"Acouittal Is not enough for Roscoe
| c. Arbuckle We feel that a great in
! Justice has been done him. He acted
! in a manly manner and told straight
! forward story
Counsel Charges Plot.
| The day was occupied largely by the
| concluding argument Of Gavin McNab
chief defense counsel. and Leo Fried
man. Assistant District Attorney. Nc
| Nab charged that the District Attorney
'.processed'' witnesses to railroad" Ar
! buckle to prison. In answering Fried
man said that had the prosecution un-
| dertaken to frame the case" there
would have been no chance for a de-
| Tense.
Arbuckle was nervous throughout
Friedman's argument. He whispered TO
his counsel at times.
| In his charge Judge Louderback de-
fined granddaughter. He distinguished IL
| from unavoidable homicide. which nc
said was not subject to legal action.
He also defined medical expert testi-
mony.
THE fact that an indictment has beer
returned against the defendant Is no
evidence OF his guilt" he said.
The Arbuckle trials cost tie City and
County OF San Francisco something like
$4,000
For the defense Il Is estimated tina,
ArbuolSle or his hackers will have "a
foot a bill OF $4,000. II is said that
Gavin McNab. chief counsel. con-
tracted for fee OF $4,000
Los ANGELES. April Whether mo.
tion pictures showing Roscoe Arbuckle
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