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ad * "I hope this verdict will be a lesson to the. young’ people of this country --that you just, can't} £0 into a per-_ son's house and butcher’ them uD : ih Speaking’ was Marie’ Mesmer, one of 12 jurors whiose: lives for ihe last nine and one-half mouths have been spent trying to determirie the fate of Charles. Manson and his three girl followers. The former drama critic was one of four jurors who granted inter- views arter the trial's end. Her ‘words seemed to reflect. a general feeling. by those who spoke--that~ the verdict was. a meaningful ex- ample, eapectally aimed at the young. "Now. I can go home with peace of mind," Miss‘ Mesmer:said, "I think I have served my purpose as a juror and.I think that I have protected so- ciety in having the poise or gump- tion or guts.or whatever you want to: call it to.do-what I. did." She. said: that.in thése last few days be ict, Jurors Disclose Fe Feelings About Verdicts, Action During Trial J BY JIM: STINGLEY J + Times Staff Writer ee ee there was no doubt that-death wonld thie ver ne frankly. He would sta {out oh S point and leave it ‘entirely for several days and would never get back to what he originally start- ed to talk about. I think he hurt the. case." Of the Manson girls, she spoke longer and more thoughtfully. She said she actually felt sorry for two ‘of the defendants, Patricia ‘Krenwinkle and Lestie ‘Van Houten, “because they had come from good backgrounds." But. the Sorrow was not -enough to stay her vote of \ death. "J listened very careful- ly, all the time during this trial. And I didn't see any inkling at. any time that they (the girls) were re- morseful. "All they said was 'I did it because ‘did it.’ And that's a hell of a reagon ‘for going out. and bi "We already had made.our deci- sion. quite early," she said, "but we had to argue the various, points of life over the death penalty, . "But there. were. hardly any disa- greements in. the end. We’ all felt Charles Manson is a dangerous in- fluence on. society. “Tn my verdict I wanted to. protect the society." . Miss Mesmer agreed that. the time spént-on. the trial Had been. "wear- ing, ‘difficult . ...a great emotional experience." "But, she added, "it was just a job, And I applied: mysel And no, it. hasn't charged my life In any way:" She spoke little of Manson, except to say, "I remember Charlie said, I pelieve he said, that there was no one in the court half as good as he was. I. don't know how he figured that.one.out.. . Of inving Kanarek, Manson's ats torne paid? ‘menage *y don't think he helped the case,