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Show ARBUGKLE JURY FAILSTOGOHVIGT AFTER DELIBERATING FOR MANY HOURS JURY STANDS 10 TO 2 FOR ACQUITAL; DISMISSED Accused Issues St-itemer.t Saying "One Woman" Had Prevented Verdict of Acquital; Cl-imc Moral Victory For Hims:lf San Francisco. C'ai. A murky Atmosphere At-mosphere of whispered or impli-.'n charges of all sorts wore 1 ft hehin.i Monday by the manslaughter trial of Roscoe Arbuckle. which ended with disagreement and d'sdmrge of tho jury. Veiled declarations of tl.e principal prin-cipal characters in the unfin'shed drama, charging that "propaganda" had been used to influence the jurors, was the most tangible story of the many. The rumors started when the bailiffs bail-iffs adopted the practice of changing rooms for the jury. After Saturday noom no two sessions were held in tne same room. Many were In Ignorance of exactly where the jury was meeting. Reports unconfirmed, nf course had it that dictaphones hidden in the walls were responsible for the shifts of rooms. When the jury reported to the court the foreman ssfated the count was ten to two for acquittal. Arbuckle was to leave Monday for southern California for a few days of rest. He will then return to San Francisco to join his lawyers in layia'; plans for the second trial, which will begin January 9. He issued nstnte-ruent nstnte-ruent late Sunday declaring that "one woman" on the jury had prevented a verdict, nnd claiming that the result is a moral if not a legal acquittal. District Attorney Matthew Brady was plainly pleased nt the failure ot Arbuckle's "million-dollar defense" to obtain an acquittal He Issued a formal for-mal statement declaring he had done his duty "although opposed by wealth, power nnd influence. He said he was ready to proceed January 0 with n second trial. Brady denied that thousands of dollars dol-lars had been spent by the state. "I believe $2500 will cover our expenses," ex-penses," he told the United Press. It was rumored that the defense had cost a half million dollars. |