Evening star., 1921-09-18
PHYSICIAN LOCATED
| IN ARBUCKLE CASE
Or. BeardsIee's Testimony Is
| Greatly Desired-Mrs.
: Taube Quizzed.
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Isv the Associated Press
5 SAN r'i.dNCISCO. September IA
missing witness in the Roscoe CFatty)
Arbuckle case, DIR. Arthur Beardslee,
1he hotel St Francis physician. who
freated Miss Virginia Rappe before
her death. was located today, accord
ing to telegram received from the
Sheriff of Douglas county, Nevada.
Rt Minden.
J DIR. Beardslee yesterday left Min
: fen for Bridgeport, Mono county.
Calf. on hunting trip. according to
fhe notification given District At
torney Matthew F. Brady, who tele-
Eraphed to the Mono county sheriff
= 20 order Beardslee to proceed to San
francisco at once.
e Testimony Important.
His testimony is expected to throw
light on the condition of Miss Rape
the first day after the Labor day
party in Arbuckle's suite at the st.
Francis, from which her death re-
suited. DR.. Beardslee was wanted as
a witness at the coroner'S inquest,
but could not he located.
Arbuckle's brief appearance, in the
superior court today to OBTAIN a con-
t1nuatiOn on the manslaughter charge
pending against him completed his
present schedule of trips outside the
city prison until next Thursday. when
his preliminary examination on tine
murder complaint, sworn TO by Mrs
Bombina Maud belmont, a member of
the party in Arbuckle's rooms, is set
before Judge S. j. Lazarus.
Insists She Phoned for Aid.
Mrs. Mae Taube, another member of
the party, was questioned today by
h e--SI s,1
her original statement that she called
Assistant Manager Harry ]. Boyle of
the hotel on the telephone for as
slstance. At the inquest Mrs. Del
mont said she hers Elf DID the t-le-
phoning. Brady said sore important
items of information were learned
from Mrs. Taube, aEu her statements
might lead to taking up certain new
phases of the cas-. before the grand
jury Monday night
Manager Thomas ]. Coleman of the
Hotel ST. Francis and other execu-
tives and employees were called be-
fore Robert H. Mccormack, assistant
United States attorney in charge of
liquor prosecutions, for questioning
regarding the origin of twenty quarts
of liquor said to have been consumed
at Arbuckles party.
No Battle of Attorneys.
Today's trip from the city prison
to the courtroom of Judge Harold
Louderback was an uneventful one
for Arbuckle, with no pushing, lost
ling, curious crowd waiting for his
arrival. Police kept the crowd off
the courtroom floor.
There was no battle of attorneys
over the future course of the case,
as by consent of both sides the man
slaughter charge preferred in a
grand jury Indictment was continued
until Monday. September 26.
Women in Front Row.
Seats in the spectators section of
the courtroom were plentiful for
those able to penetrate the police
group outside the door, while inside
the rail the bulky film comedian was
able to slide into a leather covered
armchair at the attorneys table
Prisoners from the county Jail en-
tered in handouts and sat in the
dock. but bailiff explained that Ar
buckle was in custody of the city
police. who did not always handcuff
their charges.
A group of women from the wom-
ems VlSilante committee occupied a
front row of seats.
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