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w_Charles Manson and three young women accused) of the savage slayings of actress Sharon: ‘Tatars, other persons were found guilty of cae sept murdet and conspiracy today. wot Ii will now be up to the conviction jury in later’ sessions to decide the penalty for the killings — life in prison or death in San Quentin Prison’s gas chamber., The jury’s verdict was filed with the court at 11:46 a.m., and the convictions were announced by the court clerk in a somber reading of the jury forms over the space of 20 succeeding minutes. The jury informed Su- perior Court Judge Charles Older it had reached the verdicts at 10:15 a.m. — 42 hours and 40 minutes atten deliberations began Jan. 15. Jury Foreman Herman Tubick, 4 Monterey Park (mortician, handed the verdicts to Judge Older. who re- viewed them and passed them on to Court Clerk Eugene} Darrow to announce. After the jury was polled, Judge Older announced that the penalty phase of the trial will start Thursday to determine whether life imprisonment or the death penalty is imposéd against the 36-year-old. Manson and the co-defendants — Patricia Krenwinkel, 23: Susan At-} kins, 22, and Leslie Van Houten, 21. The defendants all entered the courtroom smiling and remained calm throughout the reading of the ver- idicts, although the cult leader blurted out at thé end: “We're still not allowed to put on a 1 defense Lae You won’t outlive that, old man.” This. remark apparently was aimed at Judge. Ol Wer. The defense rested.its case without calling a single witness. Manson did take the stand for 90 minut® during thetrtar-but the jury was not present, andé refused to repeat his story for them. During that ‘appearance on the stand, Manson gave a rambling discotirse on his philosophies about life and society, but talked little about the case at hand. However, he did say he had killed no one, and order one killed. ——