The Washington times., 1921-09-13
ARREST Of
AN0THER|s
PROBABLE.
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Wealth and influence should not
count In favor of defendant;
neither should they count against
him." w.
Nine Witnesses Heard.
Nine witnesses were heard by the
grand jury during its long session.
Mrs. Bambine Maude belmont. who
has assumed the role OF prosecutrix.
first told her story Of the party and
the events that followed 1t. She 10
understood to have related In detail
the story she had already given to
the police. In this she declared
Arbuckle dragged Miss Rape into
his room and locked the door; that
she remained there an hour despite
her urgings that the door be opened;
that when the door finally was open
ed Miss Rape lay moaning on the
bed, dishevelled and in semi
conscious. condition. She futher told
OF the medical treatment Of the girl
at the hotel and later at the hospital.
Mrs. Jean Jameson, in charge of the
case. testified. She repeated. 1t was
said, her statement that the girl in
almost her last words accused ArDuc,
kle Of being responsible for her con.
dition. Mrs. Jameson, 1t Is understood.
pointed out that the girls statements
had been conflicting, that, at time, she
ucCidreu, Shc oiu hol IeihehiDei Whos
happened.
Miss Zey Pryvon, Ira q. Fortlouis,
DIR. William Ophuls. an autopsy sur
geon; Al Sennacher, Mrs. Rose Reiss.
mother of Miss Pryvon, and John
Reiss, her brother, were the other wit
nesses.
Fatty's Counsel Elated.
Counsel for Arbuckle were plainly
elated with the failure of the grand
jury to vote an indictment. They had
no statement, however, to add to their
earlier plea for the public to withhold
judgment.
1--WE, with q complete knowledge of
all the facts, know that he is inno-
cent" said this statement, signed by
three of his attorneys.
THE patrons of the silent drama,
having a knowledge Of the smile and
the heart Of the famous Fatty"
Arbuckle, will not believe that he Is
guilty of the charges made against
him until proved in the court of JUS
tice," the statement continued. THE
Christian sentiment of the God-fearing
nation will not adjudge any person
guilty of an alleged crime until the
same has been proved in the spirit
of our Master. who said. Judge not
lest We be judged.
"The whirlwind and typhoon Of un.
just criticism Is now on, truth will
dispel the clouds Of falsehood. Truth
Is mighty and will prevail and the
courts of this land will sustain the
basic principle of the Anglo Saxon
ideals, that the presumption Of limo.
cence prevails until the same has been
disproved beyond a reasonable doubt.
I'VE ask the public of our common
country to suspend judgment in this
caaa until atCh Tina aa a 1llT-y of the
peers Of Roscoe ArbuclSle shall deter.
mine his guilt or innocence"
Mrs. Bambine Maude belmont, who
swore to the complaint charging Ros-
coe Arbuckle with the murder of
Miss Virginia Rape. doomed today as
the central figure in the startling
drama. Mrs. belmont Is to be the
chief witness at the inquest which
authorities were unable to complete
yesterday.
Mrs. belmont Hysterical.
Early today 1t was declared that
Mrs. belmont might not be able to
testify because of her almost hyster.
ical condition. After swearing to the
formal complaint against Arbuckle.
she suffered a collapse, and it was
reported that her nervous condition
today was unfavorable.
dictment of Arbuckle by the grand
Jury were expected to be the chief
developments In the case today.
Mrs. belmont is expected to tell
the coroner's jury her version Of the
fatal party at the st. Francis Hotel,
where Miss Rape Is alleged to have
been assaulted by the fat film
comedian, sustaining injuries that re.
suited in her death four days later.
Mrs. belmont was a member Of the
party and helped care for Miss Rape
after she became i'll.
Five physicians were the chief wit.
nesses at the corners inquest late
yesterday. DR.. M. e. Rumwell, DR.,
William Ophuis. DR.. J. Reed. DR..
Emmett Rexford, and DIR. Olaf Klar.
hoe, each of whom at one time or
another attended Miss Rape during
her last illness. were the witnesses.
Testimony Unprintable.
Much Of the testimony given by
the physicians was Of an imprint
able nature. The line Of question
ing followed by officials dealt chiefly
with the nature of the injuries that
caused Miss Rappe's death, with par.
ticular stress on the possibility OF
the injuries being Of spontaneous
origin.
Arbuckle. plainly nervous and
worn, was taken back to his cell In
"felons' row" after the inquest and
locked up for the night.
Grand Jury Meets.
The grand jury met at 7:30 last
night to hear the testimony Of wit
nesses rounded up by District Attor
ney Brady to support his demand 70,
the indictment Of Fatty"
Members Of the drinking party n
Arbuckle's rooms at the Hotel Sr
Francis and physicians and nurse,
who attended the film actress afte,
she collapsed and accused Arbuckl,
of injuring her were among those
summoned.
They also included Mrs. Sidi wir,
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