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i** IfwmgrtIN TOP SKETCH, defendant Charles Manson, on trial lor the Tate-LaBiancamurders in 1969, lunges over the counsel table at Judge Charles Older duringmorning session of the trial yesterday. Defense attorneys Ronald Hughes(right), Paul Fitzgerald (second from right) and a sheriff’s bailiff look on.BELOW Sheriffs Bailiff William Murray dives over the counsel table tosubdue Manson. (UPI photo of NBC-TV news sketches by artist Gene Windhoff)■*Manson is oustedafter leap at judgeBy LINDA DEUTSCHLOS ANGELES (AP -Charles Manson has beenousted from the courtroomagain after taking a flyingleap at the judge in tfae bailiffs at the foot of Judge Sharon Tate murder trial. Charles H. Older's bench “In the name of Christian yesterday, justice, someone should cut The bearded, long-haired your head off!” Manson leader of a hippie-type dan shouted as he wrestled with sprang at the judge after telling him: “The minute I see you are going to use this courtroom to kill me, you know what I’m going to do to you.iHrftffi1MANSON, 35, is on trial with three women followers, charged with murdering Miss Tate and six others in August 1969. Twice ejected last week for singing and shouting taunts at the judge, the defendants were readmitted yesterday and given another chance to behave.But as the session began, Manson spoke up, asking a chance to question witnesses. The judge refused.“Are you going to use this courtroom to kill me? Do you want me to he dead?” Mansonasked the judge, his voicerising with anger. The judge repeatedly told him to be silent. Then Manson asked. Do you know what I’m going to do to you?”The judge said. What are you going to do to me?”MANSON MUMBLED, “You know,” paused, then added: “You order me to bequiet while you kill me. I’m going to fight for my life one way or another. You should have let me do it with words ... Pm going to have you removed. I have my own little system, you know.”The judge tried to proceed with testimony, but was interrupted by Manson who shouted. “Do you think I’m kid-dMT’With that the slim S-foot-5 . defendant, with a sharp pencil deocbcd in ooe hand, made a | quick cat-like jump with ooe foot on the counsel table, lanuching himself into a dive at the judge. He plunged bead ( first to the floor within two 1feet of the bench. Subdued by ■ bailiffs, be was removed to anadjoining detention room.THE THREE women — Susan Atkins. 21; Leslie Vaa Hoatea. 26; and Patricia Krenwiaket. 22 - began a largely unintelligible singsong chant from their seats at the counsel table When they refused to slop, the judge ordered them ejected too.The chant was a “universal chant.” a defense lawyer said later, and the words were “Nam-ma-bo-ram-gay-ky-o “ The attorney said the women wouldn't explain its meaning.A court observer said it was a chant of Oriental origin which has no specific meaning but is supposed to bring wishfulfillment.The judge, who was unflinching during the tqroar. ordered testimony to resume with the defendants Intoning via loud-speakers m adjolmg rooms
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Lorain Journal
Lorain, Ohio, US
Tue, Jun 21, 1955
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