The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-09-14
DEAD MOVIE STARS
COMPANIONS TELL OF
ARBUCKLE'S ACTIONS
The Party Had Spent the Even
ing Drinking in Motion Pic
ture Actors Room.
FATTY AND THE GIRL
WERE LOCKED IN ROOM
Grand Jury Adjourns, But VIII
Meet Again When States
Attorney Is Ready.

| SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 13.-With the
grand jury which has been hearing evil
dence against him adjourned ana the
coroner's inquest. extending into its Sec
ond day. without a verdict. Roscoe
/ (.Fatty'') ArbuckIe, motion picture come
dian. charged with the murder Of Miss
Virginia Rappe, an actress. whose death
! occurred after party In Arbuckle's rooms
in hotel, spent his third night in a ceu
! tonight.
/ The grand jury adjourned without re-
turning an indictment but another session
viii be held as soon as District Attorney
Matthew Brady is ready to present FUR
ther testimony. the foreman announced
Added interest WAS given the case to-
day when the district attorney declared
he would start an investigation to ascer-
tain whether witnesses. who were pres
ent at the party last week. have been
tampered with. The offciaIs statement
followed the appearance Of Misc Yey Pro-
vost, also known as Miss Pyvron. before
the grand jury. According to Mr.. Brady.
her testimony there was entirely differeat
from that she previously gave him Re-
ports that another witness. Alice Blake.
had disappeared. proved erroneous when
she appeared st the district attorneys Of
flee. Miss Blake explained. according to
Brady. that she had gone from her home
in BerlSley TO a friends home IN Oakland
Among witnesses before the grand jury
some or whom later testified at the Sec
ond days proceedings OF the corone9's In
quest, were Mrs. BamhlHa Maud belmont,
Al Schumacher. Miss Rappe's manager.
Vey Provost and Alice blake. all of whom
are said 10 have been present AZ 81 -
buckle party. and Mrs. Jean Jar 4 p ~
nurse who attended Miss Rapps . =
her death q -
Mrs. belmont. at the Inquest -
Miss Rappe and Al seminache
Fappe.s manager. drove 70 san
from Los AnEeles. arriving Sun
September 4
While she and Miss Rappe were eating
breakfast the next day, q telephons cali
was received that a 8fr. Arbuckle wanted
10 see them all at the St Francis hotel.
Miss Rapps went to ArbucixIe's room
alone and then teIephoned fer Mrs. Del
mont and Schumacher TO join her. There.
she testified. sac met Arbuckle. Lowell
sherman, Ira G. FOrtlouis and Frederick
Fischbaoh. There were many bottles o..
the table IN the room. Miss Rappe had
three drinks Of gin and orange juice and
Mrs. belmont had about ten drinks OF
whiskey. Two more girls came In whom
she learned later were Alice Blake ana
yey Pyvron. The Rappe girl rose and
room. When she came out OF the bath
room ArbuclSle was IN his room He closed
the door between Il and the sitting room
where the other members Of the party
were.
She heard screams coming from the
room about an hour later, she said. and
demanded that Arbuckle open the door
He did so. The Rape girl was on tho
bed tearing at her clothing and scream
ing.
II am hurt I am dying He did iti'
She removed the girls clothing and. as
sisted by Fischbaeh, placed her IN a tub
OF cold water. This had no effect ard 80
Miss Rappe was taken to another room
and put to bed.
Arbuckle kept his eyes fixed on the
witness throughout her testimony.
Mrs. belmont finished her testimony
at noon. Arbuckle took more than usual
interest when. toward the close of the
session, Coroner Or. T. B. W LELAND
asked the witness. How do you happen
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