The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-21
CALL WITNESSES
TO FATTY TRIAL
Preliminary Hearing Tues
day Afternoon


Seven major witnesses were ordered
summoned today by District Attorney
Mathew Brady TO appear tomorrow
afternoon at the preliminary bearing
OF Roscoe Arbuckio. charged with
tho murder Of Virginia Rappe M
result OF Arbuckie's Labor day
party" hore
ALL ARE FOUND
EXCEPT SHERMAN
The witnceses wercs
Mira nambinA nAuds Deimont,
who swore 10 the murder charge
against Arbuckle. DIR. Shelby Strange.
police autopsy surgeon. DIT. william
ophuls. who performed an unofficial
autopsy on Miss Rappe's body; Grace
Haiston. nursa. Al semnarher. Ira
Fortiouis and lowell Sherman.
ur~nts ~ ArbucAie'x party.
All excepting Sherman were said TO
have been found by prooers servers.
sherman was reported leaving Chi
cago today for New York
These witnesses. Il was believed.
win furnish tho Foundation Of the
case against Arbuckis.
Federal asthorftics today vue go
ing over the evidence offered to the
federal grand jury by seven persons
who testified at = grand jury ssuion
which lasted until carry today. These
witnesses we're Mira belmont Alice
Blake. show girl. Ter ryvron. show
girl: John p. Pickett. beiiboy, Jose
phine KasA. hotel maid: Mrs Taube
and Edward carboy. said 10 have
been friends OF Arbuckiel
Their testimony was largely ON the
subject Of liquor whether there was
liquor at Arbuckie's party and where
II came from No indictments were
asked OF the grand Jury.
Dr. Arthur Beslrdslce. who attended
Miss Rappe for tims before her
death. failed to arrive In San Fran
cisco yesterday from his hunting trip
In the Si~rras. and his important
story Of Mlas Rappc'r Illness viii not
BE- known until probably late today.
NO WORD or
MRS. PARSONS
District Attorney Brady said he
had no further word from Mira May
Parsona. alleged 10 have been among
Arbuckis's Labor day guests who
also is vantesi an a witness. She was
reported TO bs In Fort Worth. Texas.
Arbuckls today added tho name Of
Minta Durfee. who off the stage IN
Mrs. Arbuckic. to the list Of callers
whom he VIII receive In his Jail cell.
80. "a. ...~ t,-IuAs. I'd. .sfc~pew.
Lou Anger. his manager. and his
wife.
Women yin hem Patty Arbuckle
In on every Aide when he appears
before Judge lazarus tomorrow for
preliminary bearing on . murder
charge.
Tho movie comedian win have his
hrAring In -women's cours---thAf Ia
the court set aside for complaints
made By women The complainant
against Arbuckis In Mira BamblnA
MAuds DcimonS
Judge Lazarus announced today
THAI no men would b admitted 70
tho courtroom until AL the women
Who wanted 10 enter had found
scasa. This means that the spec
ttAtor1 seats win b packed with
w~rnen-
District AttorDy Bndy To-Day
assiscf word firm New Yort that
District Attorney Swami In that
ctr had m.src<r,ed Icwen 5hrr.
man. movie actor. wanted here ~
q witnc. Ia tho caso.
Brady teiesr .pscd Swami ~ fol-
i7wx
Lowell 5hsrsNn import ant vii.
rez In tina ArNA -kie case nov n
Twentieth Century Limited. New
York Central bound for New York
Please intercept him and ascertain
~ he will return voluntarily TO San
Francisco to mako statements a.
promised In any event keep him
under surveillance"
sherman. who IN . movie actor,
was one Of tho guests at Arbuclsic's
wild party" at which Virginia
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