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FD-350 (Rev. 7-16-63) ° (Mount Clipping in Space Below) Gas Chamber for Watson?’ Superior Court jurors today|that he displayed throughout:the|neys’ contention that their ¢lien feprepce death in the gas ag or trial. —" hs ‘not eae ae pole iy ' : , e former Texas high school|killings, having been reduced ° chambes {or al (Tex) Wal: honor student was convicted .forja ‘‘mindless. robot!? by drug son, 25, convicted killer of ac-\taxing part. in ‘the: brutal slay-|and Manson's: influence, tress’ Sharon Tate and six oth-lings of Miss Tate, Abigail Fol-| Watson had been scheduled ta ers. ger, Steven Parent, Jay Sebring|stand. trial for’ the. slayings las ‘The six-man, six-woman, jury|and Voityck Frykowski on Aug./year along with Manson an returned its recommendation inj, 1969, and the murders of Leno|three women followers. Howev the penalty phase of the trial and Rosemary La Bianca thejer, a long legal battle over ex (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) eration. _ The same jury that convicted|od in a California staje_hospitgl A-1 Herald-Examiner However, Judge Adolph Alex.|Watson also rejected his attor: Los Angeles, Calif. ‘ander could ignore the jury’: recommendation and send Wat son to prison for life at sentenc ing proceedings later. Watson, described as a chie lieutenant of Charles Manson 36-year-old cult leader alread under the death sentence fo master-minding the murders, forced the separate’ trial. heard the jury's recqgimenda-| {tion with the same passivi y| Date: 10/21/71 Edition: 8 Star Author: Editor: Title: Character; or Classification: [_] Being Investigated SEARCHED SERIALIZED SZASFILED. GAL! OCT 2 2 1971 BI— LOS ANGELES Submitting Office: Log Angeles