Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-20
GIISHPLOT CHARGE !.
! IN ARBUCKLE CASE.
s.,dv Asserts Three Witnesses
planned Frame-Up to Get
/, Money From Tragedy
GRAND JURY DELAYS MOVE

a., Francisco, Sept. 20.--The coun-
Grand Jury early today adjourned
.u re,t Monday night its investiga
,,or % Of alleged tampering with prosecu-
W. .i,nesses in the case OF Roscoe
w" "'"r.ttr") Arbuckle. film comedian,
,.n in fail in connection with the
s 18th Of Miss Virginia Rappe, film
M Grand Jury. It is said, also heard
testimony of DIR. William Rumwel
NV "ho is alleged to have performed an
'.,orss V on Miss Rappe. No action
was taken. e.,
~ an autopsy had been performed
xmy.u;ns wy % Miss Rappe's death without
fouUrst Ic,,vmt Seing made by county officials,
,I;ss Joycc Clark. Reggy Morely and
n. Cobor Kingstone were called, Dis
IT, ., Attorney, Brady said, in conuec-
W.. NJ With n rcport intimating possible
su.rriai interest Of witnesses in the
trial. S ,,. p,,,
A, Tho conclusion Of the session Dis
..nt ATTORNEY Brady issued state
.,snt in which he declared that IL has
h.nr h,.n' disclosed that these three wit
us,ses had discussed the probability Of
"'mot;nq money out OF the Arbuckle
,.se bv framing Miss Joyce Clark to
imnsacb the testimony Of Miss Zey Pre-
,ost. A most important prosecution wit
ne~." ,, a.,
,srty' where. It is charged, Miss Rappe
,uGcred injuries from her host which
.a,ulted in death, is to bc the subject
~ Investigation by United States
nj.trict Court grand jury here tonight.
I,huckIe continues to be held In tho
ctv isil without bail, charged with
AL degree murder in connection with
the girls death.
Rohert II. Mccormick. Assistant
Tnited States District Attorney for the
n,osecution for liquor cases, announced
r,tnesses would be called who were
Cssts at the alleged revel. Mccormick
riT not. he said, seek indictments Mt
,hs fine. waiting until other Federal
omcIals have completed Investigations
rou going on In the motion picture col
20
The Federal attorney intimated seven
ar more persons were under investiga-
bon He has examined numerous wit
neses. but has refused to make their
names public.
Physicians View
TOO much high life.
This was the diagnosis Of DIR. AR
IoI
sinia Rappe the first night of her i'll
ness that followed the party given by
Roscoe Fatty Arbucklc. motion pic
ture comedian. and from which she
subsequently died. according to a state
nent made by the physician yesterday
to Sheriff A. f. Dolan. d Mono
County, before he left Bridgeport to
hasten to San Francisco in response to
q summons from District Attorney
Brady.
The physician was located in Mono
County. one Of the most remote Sec
tons OF the State. He is the only
witness in the case whose story has not
been told.
DR.. Bcardslce is understood to have
attended Miss Rape much of Monday
night two weeks ago. 1t has been ru-
mored the defense counts heavily upon
his testimony although so far as known
they are as ignorant of its nature as
Is the State.
College Springs. Iowa. Sept. o.
ADA Gilllhllian. sixteen years old.
farmer daughter. was found in n straw
stack eighteen miles from home. She
had been without food and water for
three days.
Fatty Arbuckle was her film fa-
'rorite and she had pictures of him In
her room. She said her mother whippcd
Der when she refused to take them
down, so she ran away. When found
In semi i-conscious condition shc had
picture of Arbuckle clasped tightly
to her chest.