The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-13
VERDICT REACHED
AFTER BEING OUT
BUT SIX MINUTES
ONLY Comment of Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Was 'SThat
Jury Did Its Duty"
TRIAL WAS LONGER THAN
THE TWO PREVIOUS ONES
Bepan on March 6 and Approx
mateIy Seventy Witnesses
Called Into Court.
,sy Tho Associated Press,

10y The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO. April IA ver-
dct Of acquntal was returned by a
Jury tonight in the third trial OF Ros-
coe G. (Fatty) ArbuclSle on man
slaughter charge growing out of the
death Of Miss Virginia Rappe, motion
picture actress. The jury was out six
minutes
The defendant was deeply affected.
He received the verdict with a great
s.gh Of relief. There was no demon
stratlon, the court having warned
against II. Mrs. Minta Durllee Ar
buckle, the defendants wife, cried
quietly. Both she and Arbuckle shook
hands with the jurors.
The quick return Of the jury was a
surprise.
Edward Brown. whose presence on
the Jury was objected to by the prose-
cuuon, was foreman. There was a
slight delay when the jury returned,
due to the absence of the district att
torney.
N~SN~NsAANNNN%O-N'
deliberations taking less than a min
ute. The additional time was con-
sumed by details.
Jurors and spectators crowded
around Arbuckle and his counsel and
finally bore him off to the jury room
TO congratulate him further.
pArbuckle has no Immediate Plans
. Gavin McNab, his chief counsel, said.
1T was a splendid victory
The jury did it's duty" was the
comment of Milton T. U'Ren assistant
district attorney.
The third trial began March 6, and
was marked by the appearance Of APP
proximately 20 witnesses and the call
ing of two Of the defense witnesses
before the county grand jury in con-
nection with their testimony. The
trial was longer than either OF the
previous hearings, consuming nearly
five weeks.
As in the second trial IA jurors
heard the case, two OF the number
being alternates -Four of the regular
jurors and one alternate were women.
Mrs. Arbuckie expressed her thanks
TO McNab by giving him a resounding
kiss, The jurors held an informal re-
Ception with ArbuclSle in the juror
room while newspaper photographers,
armed with flashlights, took many pic
tures.
Both sides waived the reading of
written Instructions on the final charge
TO the Jury.
The day was occupied largely by
the concluding argument OF Gavin Nc
Nab, chief defense counsel, and Leo
Friedman assistant district attorney.
McNab charged that the district at
torney "prooessed" witnesses to rail-
road" Arbuckle to prison. In answer
ing, Friedman said that had the pros
ecution undertaken to frame the
case" there would have been no
chance for a defense.
Arbuckle was nervous throughout
tredmans argument.
In his charge Judge Louderback de-
hned rnanslaughter. He distinguished
from unavoidable homicide. which he
said was not subject to legal action,
The fact that an Indictment has
been returned against the defendant
Is no evidence Of his guilt" he said.
NEW YORK, April 12.--One Of Ros-
coe Arbuckle's comedy drama pictures
VIII be released to the public within
80 days in test of public opinion. 1t
was announced tonight by Adolf Zu-
10" resident of the Famous Players
lasEsy corporation, when informed of
me comedians acquittal.
As 10 Mr.. Arbuckle's future activity
IN notion pictures, 1t may be said to
depend on the attitude of his public"
Nr Zukor said. "If the picture meets
with favorable reception we will re-
'ease others. We will not force the
pictures but will supply them If the
public demand exists.
Mr., Arbuckle will not act for the
present"
LOS ANGELES, April 12.--Whether
motion pictures showing Roscoe G..
p@tty) Arbucile will be shown again
% 70 he determined by the board OF
directors Of the Famous P1ayers-Les-
"ey corporation. whose headquarters
are IN New York, 1t was stated late
,ooay' by Cecille b. DeMille, director
eeheral OF the corporation, upon being
informed that Arbuckie had been ac-
Quilted.
the pictures were withdrawn by the
corporation soon after Arbuckle's ar
.eS' last September Mr.. Demille said
"T arrangements had been made for
lease Of the pictures Ia the event
oI an acqulttal.