JURY DISAGREES
CHARGE AGAINST CHARLIE CHAPLIN LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4. The jury failed to agree in the case in which the actress, Joan Barry, sought to have Charlie Chaplin declared the father of her child. After six ballots the jury was divided, 7-5, whereupon the judge declared a mistrial. „ „ , The Associated Press says that an informal poll showed that six women ■jurors and one man favoured declaring Chaplin not the father of Miss Barry’s child. ~ ~ Miss Barry’s attorney said the action would be reinstituted immediately.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25736, 6 January 1945, Page 6
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