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Show uu 'FATTY' APPEARS IN HIGH SPRITS Talks Over His Defense Tactics With Group of Attorneys SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7 Although Al-though the exact day on which Roscoe ' Fatty" Arbucklo will go on trial again for manslaughter remained In doub. tonight, all preparations for the new court proceedings were completed. Arbuokle. in high spirits, was looking look-ing fit for the long court siege. He arrUed here today, accompanied by his wife, who has been his constant con-stant companion since his arrest. Her mother, who sat with her throughout the last trial, did not come with the Arbuckles. but'Mrs Arbucklo stated sho expected her when the trial actually ac-tually gets under way. A conference of defenso attorneys was held late this afternoon with Ar-! Ar-! buckle present. Indications tonight pointed to Wednesday Wed-nesday as the probable date of the new trial, although the state would prefer for the caso to go over until the following Monday. Announcement was made by Brady that the second trial of Arbucklo will tie predicated upon the grand Jury indictment in-dictment which charged him with ro-sponsiblllty ro-sponsiblllty for Virginia Rappfs death instead of the police court holding. This marks the complete elimination elimina-tion from tho cose of Bambino Maude I jelmont, "tho avenger," who swore to the police court charge. |