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Charles Manson — Part 4
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FD-350 (Rev. 7-16-63)
Jurors Begi
Deliberations
In Tate Case .
| Jurors today began delibera-
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‘Manson and three of his women
followers shall .be sent to prison
or die in the. gas chamber for
the murders of actress, Sharon
Tate and six others.
Superior Court Judge Charles
H. Older gave. the seven men
and five women instructions on
how they must consider under
jaw certain testimony and facts)
presented in-the trial which has
lasted nine months: and 11 days|] been done to him.”
so’ far.
Under supervision of foremaj
erman Tubick, a morticia
jprors began deliberations at
am. today in the downtow
all. of Justice.
The abrupt conclusion of final
arguments in the penalty phase
Of the. trial came as a surprise
to néwsttien and. spectators.
Defense. attorneys and prose-
cutors were called by the. judge
argument was finished.
atuihe Tate home
pletely innocent.
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morning where he informed |
them that he wanted the case to
go to the, jury as quickly as pos-
sible. : ;
Irving Kanarek, Manson’s at-
torney, was told by Judge. Older
that he: had until noon to finish
his wide ranging plea to jurors
to spare the: cult, Jeader’s life.,
Kanarék was cut off in mid
‘sentence by the. judge at. the
tréke of noon as the attornpy
as reading to jurors from {pe
ible how Jesus ascended into
heaven: :
and his wife, Rosemary.
them to return.
against Mans
| At the bench,, “Judge Older] gominati Fata’
tions to decide whether Charlesh toie=enerek he eOtnt—aps re} domination still persists,
him two more minutes but not a
second longer. The burly attor-
ney shrugged and said. that his
Harlier Kanarek had assured
jurors that ‘he did not believe
Manson to be God or God-like.|:
But then he told them, “Mr.
‘Manson is being treated the
way Christ. was... . Our. hearts
jery out to this boy and what has
Despite the fact the jurors
have found Manson.guilty of the
murders on Aug. 9 and 10, 1969,
that of
|lwealthy grocer Leno La Bianca,
Kanarek insisted right to the
end that his client gusts
Manson, 36, Susan Atkins, 22,
;Patricia Krenwinkel, 23, and
,Leslié Van Houten, 21, have
ei found guilty for their parts
; ; ees in the seven savage. ‘slayings.
into his chambers yesterday. {Miss Van Houten ea tried . only
for the murders of La Bianca
| Prosecutor Vincent T. Bug-
liosi, calling the defendants “h::
man monsters,” .had made an
émotional argument to the jury
that death in the gas’ chamber
can be the only fair penalty for
Daye. Shinn, attorney for Miss
Atkins, argued yesterday after-
noon.that his clieht was prom-
ised her. life if she. testified
jon _and the others} jqining the courtroom whére
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and now prosecutors have
“yriggied out of' the det
‘Mr. Bughiosi now has aj
gpilty conscience. It will be: on’
his conscience until-he goes’ to
the grave.” :
, Maxwell Keith, attorney for
‘Miss Van Houten, said that the
prosecution seeks “blood and
vengeance” from “‘three ‘sick,
littie girls.”
Keith. said that the women
were. dominated by: “‘their in-
sane ‘master, Mr. Manson,”’ who
ordered the. homicides.
| “I acéept that, Mr. .Manson’s
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Herald Examiner’
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Keith said. “But I do not °
say Mr. Manson should forfeit
his life.”
Keith, court-appointed ‘attor-
ney’ for Miss Van Houten, said:
that. he deduces that Manson’ is
Jegally insane. |
Paul. Fitzgerald, attorney. for
‘Miss Kreiwinkel, launched a
personal attack'against Bugliosi
in his argument stating that
‘dedth never had a more viggr-
s.and bloodthirsty advocate”
Fitzgerald told jurors that
ugliosi had used the ‘word
“murder” 254'times in his argu:
ment to them and tried to use
the Bible to ‘justify the death
penalty.
“Tf Jesus Christ was a fellow
juror’ sitting next to you, how do
you think He. would vote?” Fitz-
gerald asked.
“Why kill'them? Is there any
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good reason to kill these: child- Editor:
ren? What.good réason has been Title:
advanced for their-deaths?”
Fitzgerald, over heated. objec-
tions. from Bugliosi, ended his
argument with a graphic de- Character:
scription of death in the gas or
chamber in which jurors. were Classification:
led step by step. to the death:
oom in San Quentin prison.
AS he. spoke the three women
‘defendants giggled,, laughed ‘and
made mocking faces over their
shoulders at spectators.in court.
[anson listened fo: the end, of
le penalty phase ina cell a
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was banished ‘by Judge Old
for repeated misbehavior.
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