Arizona republican., 1922-04-13
THIRD TRIAL
JURY AGREES
.ON VERDICT
in s MINUTES
Jurors Give Verdict BY
Acclamation After Less
Than One Minute OF
Deliberation
[RspubIIean a. ?. Leased WIre1


SAN FRANCISCO, April 12.- A
verdict Of acquittal was returned BY
a jury today in the third trial OF
Roscoe C. (Fatty) ArbuckIe on .
manslaughter charge growing out OF
the death Of Miss Virginia Rappe,
motion picture actress. The Sdry
was out six minutes. The case went
to the Jury at sos D, IN.
The defendant was deeply affected.
The verdict was received by him with
a great sigh of relief. There was no
demonstration. the court having
warned against it.
Mrs. Minta Durfee Arbuckle. the
defendants wife cried quietly. Both
she and Arbuclzle shook hands with
the Jurors.
The quick return OF the jury was
a surprise.
Mrs. Arbucix1e expressed her
thanks to McNab by giving him a
resounding kiss. The Jurors held an
informal reception with Arbuckle in
the jury room while newspaper
photographers. armed with flash
lights, took many pictures.
Edward Brown. whose presence on
the jury was objected to by the
prosecution, was foreman. There
was a slight delay when the Jury re-
turned due to the absence OF the
district attorney.
Christian Void. one OF the alter
mates. said after the verdict that he
had expected an acquittal after a
short deliberation.
Deliberate Less Than Minute
The verdict was by acclamatioli.
the deliberation taking less than
minute. The additional time was
consumed by details.
The jurors and spectators crowded
around Arbuckle and his counsel and
finslly bore him off TO the Jury room
to congratulate him further.
Arbuckle issued the foilowins
statement tonight:
This is the most solemn moment
Of my life,
MY innocence OF the hideous
charges preferred against me has
been proved by a jury of the best
men and women in San Francisco
IA II, all-rendering a verdict iinme-
diatelg after the trial.
For this yindication. ] am truly
grateful to God and my fellow men
and women.
my life has been devoted to the
production of clean pictures for the
happiness of children. / shall try
to enlarge my field OF usefulness
so that my art shall have wider
service.
ut is the duty of all men to use
the lessons that have been given
them by experience and misfortune
for the benefit of all. to make them
selves more useful to humanity. This
shah do.
Il can only repay thestrust, conf
dence and loyalty bestowed upon me
during my trouble by millions Of men
and women throughout the world by
rendering service in justification OF
their faith
"Arbuckle has no immediate
plans" Gavin McNab, his chief
counsel, said. 1t was a splendid
state Attorney Satisfied
''The jury did its duty" was the
comment Of Milton T. UsRcn, assist
ant district attorney.
Both sides waived the reading Of
written instructions in the courts
final charge to the jury. The court
room was packed throughout the final
session.
BY coincidence the case went to the
jury at approximately the same time
as in the two former hearings, which
ended in disagreements. The day
was occupied largely by the con-
Guiding argument OF Gavin McNab
chief counsel for the defense, and
Leo Friedman, youthful assistant
district attorney. McNab charged
that the district attorney ''processeds
witnesses to railroad Arbuekle to the
penitentiary Answering this Fried
man said that had the prosecution