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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-14

refusal to give this testimony when called
before the grand jury was due to nervous
breakdown and the long strain.
Following these developments Brady
called the grand jury together shortly
after o'clock last night. He announced
he would clear Up the disputed points
which prevented the jury from indicting
Arbuckle at its first session.
The manslaughter indictment followed
Arbuckle's lawyers were jubilant at the
close of the coroners inquest session yes
terday.
Two nurses who attended Miss Rape
testified she told them she had been suf.
fering for six weeks from a serious all
ment. They also declared Miss Rape
herself did not remember whether Ar
buckle had assaulted her.
Mrs. Jean Jameson, a nurse, whose ar
fidavit was the primary cause for the
charge of murder against Roscoe Ar
buckle, film comedian, in connection with
the death of Miss Virginia Rape, movie
actress gave evidence before the coro-
ner's jury which attorneys for the actor
declare will insure his acquittal.
She testified that Miss Virginia Rape
told her before she died that she did not
know whether she had been raped and
that she had been suffering for six weeks
from an ailment for which she blamed
alleged relations with "her sweetheart
Together with this testimony, Mrs
Bambina Maud belmont, another member
of the party, repudiated former state
ments that she had seen Arbuckle drag
Miss Rape to his room, and that Miss
Rappe had told her that he had torn
her clothes from her body.
AL Semnacher, ms mayer for Miss Rape
also gave testimony favorable to Ar
buckle
The turn Of the eoroner's inquest, in
dicates that the murder barge agalns
him will fail.
Miss Rape told me that her rela,
tions with her sweetheart were respon
sible for the ailment from which sh'
had been suffering" Mrs. jameson testi
fed.
"She was very anxious that the party
and what had occurred there be KEEP
from Henry Lehman, who she said wal
her sweetheart. As she expressed 1t, h'
would throw her down II he found out
"She said she had been suffering fo'
six weeks from internal trouble. Sh'
frequently asked me what could hav'
broken inside Of me?' She asked me sew
eral times to determine if she had beer
assaulted. She said she was uncon
scfous.
My diagnosis when frst saw he
was thas she was hysterical from ;
drunken party.
"At first she wouldn't tell me the trutl
about her condition, but when I was re
/ luctant to believe that It was caused b.
| what may have taken place in the room
with Arbuckle, she told me the truth.
| "She asked me to be her witness
she sued Arbuckle for the money
would take to recover from her illness.
~ am going TO make Arbuckle pa
for this, because It is his fault she toll
me.
"Our case is won" Attorney Charlie
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-14
SAYS Arbuckle Scandal
Will Tighten Booze Lid
Mrs. Willebrandt Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral, Sees Nation Awakened to Present
Disregard for Law.

far that public opinion is shocked at last.
These revelations of what has been going
on in the breaking Of the prohibition
laws has awakened public conscience.
Il fully expect that reaction against
such license and lack of restraint which
has been growing worse and worse will
set in. The pendulum has swung to far.
1t now will begin TO swing back again to
something like normal"
In facing her new duties, part OF which
have to do with the interpreting and
passing opinions on the national pro-
Mbition laws, Mrs. Willebrandt is full
Of optimism.
"I am in the least pessimistic about
the future" she declared. ~ think we
have been going through a period of
readjustment. You will remember how
horribly careless everybody was about
speeding. To break automobiles was
thought to be clever and smart. Every
body did it, but now people have sobered
down and there is far less disregard for
speeding regulations. l believe public
opinion soon will feel much more respect
for prohibition, and there is no doubt
but that these revelations in the
Arbuckle case, whether true or not, will
make prohibition enforcement easier. The
national conscience has been shamed. -
Copyright, 1921, by Public Ledger Com
pany.
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INDICTED FOR
.MANSLAUGHTER

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 14-Roscoe
Arbuckle was indicted by the San Fran
cisco grand jury early today on a
charge of manslaughter.
Dismissal of the murder charge orig
inally filed against the movie comedian is
| expected to result from this Indictment
on a lesser charge His attorneys are
| prepared to attempt to secure his re-
| lease on bail.
Ar5uckle is accused of causing the
death of Virginia Rape, motion picture
actress, whom he is alleged to have as
+! saulted during a "booze party" in his
suite at the fashionable Hotel st. Francis
! on Labor day.
Under the murder complaint Arbuckle
was accused of killing Miss Rape with
malice aforethought."
The manslaughter indictment absolves
him of generalization, but charges him
with committing a felony to wit: man
| slaughter"
1.-The said Arbuckle did wllfuIly, I'M
lawfully, feloniously and without malice
aforethought kill one Virginia Rape, a
human being" the indictment says.
The grand jury Ly a vote of II to 2
voted the manslaughter indictment at
its second session on the Arbuckle case.
The maximum penalty for manslaughte
in California is ten years in prison.
At its first session it had refused to act
until disputed points in the evidence were
cleared up.
The coroner's inquest into the death of
Miss Rape was continued.
The indictment will be formally re-
turned in the court Of Judge Shortat,
presiding over the grand jury at II a. m,
Thursday. He will assign it to one Of
the Superior Courts. The judge to whom
II is assigned will issue a bench warrant
for Arbuckles arrest-a formality- and
set bail probably at $4,000. Arbuckle
will appear in court for arraignment on
the manslaughter charge Friday after
noon or Saturday morning.
He already is scheduled to appear in
Police Judge O'Brien's court Friday
morning for preliminary hearing on the
murder charge. At that time. his law
yers will ask the Judge to dismiss the
murder charge altogether.
District Attorney Brady said he had
not yet decided whether to prosecute Ar
buckle on the manslaughter indictment
or on the murder charge.
Brady has succeeded in locating Miss
Alice Blake, one of his star witnesses
whom he said had disappeared" He
also had long conversation with Miss
Icy Preyon, beautiful show girl, who at
first appearance before the grand jury
repudiated her charges against Arbuckle.
Miss Prevon informed Brady she had
changed her mind gain and would stick
to her original story and 5gn her orlgl-
nal affidavit, which charges she saw Ar
buckle drag Miss Rape into his room
and Of hearing screams. She said her
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Continued From Rage O1e.)
fit across his face as he read the mes
sages.
He was more cheerful than at any time
since his arrest. His attorneys expressed
themselves at highly confident, reiterat-
ing their assertion Of last night that
"our case is won"
conference this afternoon between
District Attorney Mathew Brady and his
assistants, will determine whether or not
Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle will face trial
on a charge of murder or on a less serious
charge of manslaughter in connection
with the death of Virginia Rape, film
actress.
This announcement was made by Brady,
who absolutely declined to give any in
dica ton of his personal views on the
case. He said:
THE conference will decide the issue. y
1t was intimated by persons close
to the district attorney that the hnal
decision in the matter may not be an
nounced unn Friday, when Arbuckle viii
come up before Police Judge Lazarus for
his postponed arraignment on the murder
charge sworn to by Mrs. Bambine Maude
belmont.
To do so before. 1t was said, would
return of the indictment voted last night
by the grand jury charging Arbuckle
with manslaugnter after that body had
refused the request of the district at
torney for murder Indictment. will not
take place until Thursday. Until the
return is made it remains in the files of
the grand jury.
| It was pointed out by attorneys
/ familiar with the case that despite the
voting of the manslaughter indictment
there is nothing to prevent District At
/ torney Brady, under the California law
with proceeding on the murder charge
/ and falling a conviction on that, proceed
| with prosecution on the manslaughter
indictment. These it is understood, are
matters to be considered at this after
Moons conference.
! To proceed with the murder charge
! filed by complaint it would necessitate
a preliminary hearing in police court al
which the district attorney would bC
forced to disclose the evidence on which
{ he hopes to secure verdict in order tc
have the defendant held for the superior
Court for trial Had he succeeded in his
efforts to have Arbuckle indicted by tn,
grand jury on a charge Of murder, thi:
preliminary hearing would not have
3 Teen necessary anu the ulslA III dtbVi ucs
would have been able to guard his evil
dence closely pending the trial.
Apparently assuming the attitude tina
the next move is up to the district at
| torney, counsel for Arbuckle continue
, their policy Of silence
"One Of the girl witnesses IN the Ar
buckle case has admitted to me she va
approached by friends of Arbuckle wit
regard TO her testimony" Captain of De
tectives Duncan Matheson declared to
day.
Matheson refused to say who the wit
ness was or to give any details.
ITO do so would endanger a possibl
arrest" he explained.
Matheson said he favored trying Ar
buckle for manslaughter instead Of 10
first degree murder.
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Arbuckle case shall pass their lips, and
like the boy on the burning deck, there
they stand.
I have gone up to Brennan and said :
'"Charlie, like a friend, I ask you, ETC.,
and Charlie has patted me on the back,
the same as he has done to the other
newspaper people that have followed suit,
confessing utmost awe for the Domin-
guez silence ultimatum-and holding
down the fort.
I have cornered Cohen and he has
looked me square in the eye and sighed
with the weight of that awful silence.
But not a word has passed his lips.
AS for Arbuckle, not a word, not a
sound, not the flicker of an eyelash can
you coax from him.
Nor from Anger; he is as uncommuni-
cative as the tallest pyramid in the
world.
To the chief, then, and out with t.
But Dominguez is invincible He will
smile for you, oh, yes, but talk, heavens,
no.
So there they stand throughout the
coroner's inquest, Arbuckle, fat; L.
Anger, as fat; Dominguez. fatter; Charlie
Brennan. tall and fat, and Cohen, bring
ing up the rear with about fife feet five.
And we salute you, gentlemen, Yin ST.
lence.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-14
Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
BY CONSTANCE DREXE'

WASHINGTON, Sept 14-"What do
you think Of the Arbuckle AFFAIR."" What
else could you ask a woman lawyer who
halls from Los Angeles, who has just
assumed her new duties as an assistant
attorney general, and who was to handle
prohibition ses in the Department Of
Justice as part of her job?
II was the first interview uchslfed
to a correspondent by Mrs. Mabel Walker
Willebrandt, whom President Harding
appointed only fortnight ago to the
highest post yet occupied by a woman
in the Federal Government. Mrs. Willie
brandt succeeds Mrs. Annette w Adams,
appointed under the last administration.
When the question about the revela-
lions which are startling the nation was
put to Mrs Willebrandt, she proved she
was an excellent lawyer even before she
was a woman by first parrylng:
But the facts have not been proved.
However" she conceded, 1.-The affair is
Of national importance. If the facts are
correct, they show how far the present
disregard for law, especially for the pro-
hibtion law, has been carried.
what is encouraging" she continued,
sis the shudder of horror which appar-
emily has been aroused throughout the
country. The pendulum has swung so
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Miss Cumberland testified that she had
had differences with DR.. Rumwell, who
was attending Miss Rape, because the
doctor did not take certain tests, and
that she ha dleft the case.
Semnacher, admittedly the lightest
drinker at the party. told of visiting
Miss Rape the day after the gin jolh-
feation."
ut was the first knew that anything
was the matter with her except a little
too much TO drink" he stated. Roscoe
hurt me, she said 70 me-"
Semnacher testified that he had advised
Miss Rape at the party that II 1t was
getting too rough" she had better go.
She wouldn't leave" he stated.
The witness then identified the dead
womans clothing. 1t consisted Of a green
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-14
DEATH IN SHAME,
DISGRACE, END OF
3 MOVIE STARS
Continued From Page one.)

and night out, all over this country.
The old-fashioned rules that protected
girls who had not sense enough to pro-
tect themselves have all been brokea.
LOSE NAME IF
IN MANS ROOM.
Ten years ago, the girl who would 90
to Il mans room In a hotel, party or
no party, would have thrown away has
good name the instant the fact of her
visit was known.
Ten years ago, any woman who stayed
for ten. minutes IN the room with
crowd OF drunken men would have been
considered no better and no worse tAeR
the men.
Ten years ago. women of decent
reputation did not frequent the company
Of men who were known to be shame
less and disgusting brutes.
Since the war all this is changed.
All the fences are down-all the rules
are back numbers, and half the girls
we meet in the street and see at the
best friends are subjected day after day
even dreamed.
All over the world the situation is
nothing less than appalling, and in Amer
lea it is worse than anywhere else
Poor Virginia Rappe-before we judgs
her for going to such a place IN such
company, let's stand for a little judg.
ment>ourselves.
Who was this man Arbuck1s, who gave
this party, anyhow
The tales Of his sickening orgies have
spread from one coast to the other.
Everybody who knows anything about
him or his kind at all ought to know
what party" given by him would mean
But he is rich, he owns a $4,000 auto
mobile and has goodness knows how
many servants and Wallets and hangers
on of every description.
Besides, he's a "celebrity"-Gave tbs
| mark
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-14
overwaist, green skirt, and black lace

overwaist, green skirt, and black lace
garters.
81 took her clothing with me when
returned to Los Angeles as a joke" Sem
nacher testified. II thought l would kid
her about how wild she had been at
the party the next time 1 saw her.
Her skirt was torn when took
g. The lace had been torn from her
garters, her stockings were torn to shreds
SO / didn't take them.
II don't know how Miss Rape and
Arbuckle got in the bedroom. wasn't
there then. I returned when Boyle was
called by Mrs. belmont.
"Mrs. belmont told me- that Miss
Rape was in the other room suffering
went in"
Evidence had been taken to show that
the dead actress had worn a string OF
ivory beads
when you saw her with her clothes
torn of when she was lying on the bed
did she have on the beads?" asked Cor
oner T. B. W. Leland.
mo. she had absolutely nothing on
not even the beads" Semnacher replied.
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Brennan for Arbuckle said as Mrs. Jane
son left the stand.
Miss Vera Cumberland, who was EN-.
ployed as Miss Ra2pe's night nurse, was
next called.
WANTED SECRET KEPT
FROM SWEETHEART.
1.-THE patient admitted to me that her
relations with Arbuckle in the roop had
not been proper" she said. She did
not say whether her actions had been
voluntary or involuntary.
"She said that she had been living
with Henry Lehman for some time and
that several months ago she and Lehr
man had had a quarrel and that he had
gone to New York. She was very anxious
that what had happened be kept from
him"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-14
51,617 Registrars
One Precinct Out

Indications were today that ths total
registration in Indianapolis on the first
registration day, last Saturday, will run
only slightly more than the original es-
innate OF 10000. Reports from 165 OF
the 166 precincts in the city give the
figures as 3O.ss3 men and 2O,734 women,
g total of II 617
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-14

slaughter returned by the grand jury
early today.
The coroner's jury cannot free Ar
buckle, but its verdict was looked upon
as sort Of test vote on the question
of his innocence or the degree Of his guilt.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-14
CeLLmGte Silent, Too

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. Alt was
from the lips of Albert Martin, cell
mate and adopted man Friday" of
Roscoe (Eatty) ArbuckIe, that the
round comedian learned of his in
dicfment by the grand jury
Martin awOke Arbuclxle to tell him.
Asked what the film star said, Martin
replied
He's my friend. He's not talking.
Neither am To
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-14
FATTY VIEWS
LIFE WITH EYE
OF AN INFIDEL

Continued From Page One.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-14
REFUSES DARE
TO BARE STORY
OF HOTEL ORGY

Continued From Page one.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-14

The New willard a
brand new design by the
Domestic Sewing Machine
Company. Tested to give
the service of a high
grade machine; 40 year
guarantee; set in a very
fine oak case. Very neat
IN design.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-11
Selection Of Delegates For Conference Is Now
 Subject of Discussion

Washington, Aug 11-Forna1 mes sages to Great Britain, Japan, France and Italy, inviting them to assemble around the conference table at Wash ington, three months from today to discuss limitations of armament and settlement of Far Eastern problems, probably went fordward today.
 With the first formal step toward the conference all but completed, tn e attention of President Harding and his advisers here is turning to the personnel of the American commits sion, where a real problem is pre- scented.
 It is considered settled in high quarters that President Harding him self will take no active part in the deliberations and that Secretary of State Hughes will act as chairman of and principal spokesman for the American delegation.
 A number of plans already have been proposed for selecting the del egates. The one understood to have found most favor embraces: A rep resentative of Congress. probably a Senator: a representative of the army; a representative of the navy; a prominent Democrat; a prominent Republican; perhaps a woman.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-11
Suit Against
 xxi Company

Cornelia Cole Mclaughlin and Brenton Yelling, Jr., adninistrato tors of the estate of Charles Mclaughlin have instituted an action in Superior court against William c. Shaw as trustee ct al, the Fairfield county hank of NorwsIk and Attorney Henry c. Shannon of this city named among the co-defendants.
 The late Mclaughlin made a will on April 5, 1913, bequeathing his en- tire estate to his wife. He subse- ouentIy died on November s of the same year, and shortly after James G. Mclaughlin, who was originally named as one of the administrators of the estate, also died.
 walk involved has been tied up be cause of litigation, and the transfer of a mortgage, and the suit filed today asks that the property be sold to sat isfy claim of the widow of $15,- 400. together with interest from No. venber 8. 1s13,s claiming this to be prior to others held against the es- tate.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-11


 Frank Hoeminisky, alias Frank. Cominisky, proprietor of The Old Homestead Cafe, at 6s2 East Main street, was an offender before the court on two previous occasions. A five gallon jug of alcohol and five gallon jug of whiskey- were found se- creted in the place when searched by appeal was taken by his counsel from Judge Comleys sentence of ten days in jail and $500 fine.
 John B. McCann, proprietor of the Bridgeport Grocery company, at Ioz Broad street, and his bartender, Louis Farkas of 65 Hanford avenue, were each lined $200 for possessing and selling liquor.
 Herman Slavinsof 24 Railroad ave- nue, and Sam Miller of 34 Railroad avenue, received fines of $100 each for selling wine of pepsin, horkeylno and a wine of ginger compound. The men are grocers and violated the law by opening the bottles and selling by the glass.
 A $50 fine and a five days sus-, pended jail sentence was Imposed upon James Link of 452 Spruce street for manufacturing sand selling whiskey Link admitted making two quarts of moonshine a week. and selling the same for SS quart
 Joseph Kovacs of 57 Cherry street was fined $50 and sentenced to five days in jail. execution suspended, for manufacturing and selling wh1skey. Kovacs claimed his wife made the moonshine, and sold it to employeS of the Columbia Graphophone Com many as they came from work
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-11
Ship Landed 1000 Cases
 of Whiskey

Philadelphia, Aug. 11-Customs of- flcers were authority today for the statement that the two masted Amer1- can fishing schooner Thomaston, seized here yesterday on suspicion of v1o- lating port regulations landed 1000 cases of Scotch whiskey in Camden, N Y Captain Lewis T. N1ppel, the government officers say, admitted this and gave the names of two men to whom the liquor was consigned ana the warehouse where it is supposed to have been taken. The warehouse is under armed guard. No arrests Lave been made.
 According to the customs officers Captain Nippel told in substance the following story:
 He took his boat to Nassau, Bahama Islands to sell it to a syndicate. The deal fell through and he was per- suaded to bring a cargo Of liquor here from Westend in the Bahamas. He passed Quarantine here under cover of darkness, landed the liquor and dropped down past Quarantine to Delaware Bay as an outward bound vessel and took on ballast. The fThomaston returned and receiving a clean bill of health at the Marcus Hook Pa, quarantine station, sailed for Atlantic City instead of con1ing up to Philadelphia the port to which the schooner had cleared in ballast from Westend. The failure to report at Philadelphia led to the seizure.