The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-16

San Francisco, Sept. 16.-Dstrict
Attorney Brady announced in police
court this afternoon that 1.-THE people
are ready to proceed with the murder
charge" against Arbucke.
San Francisco, Sept. 16-District
Attorney Mathew Brady, of San Fran
cisco, has announced that he will
make public today his decision wheth-
er to try Roscoe G.. NFattyD Arbuckle,
for murder in connection with the
death Of Miss Virginia Rappe, for
murder or whether he will prosecute
solely on the manslaughter indictment
returned by the grand jury.
Arbuckle was to be arraigned before
Police Judge Sylvan Lazarus today
for preliminary examination on
charge of murder preferred by Mrs.
NJ. b belmont.
Attorneys for the film star yester-
day deposited $1,000 cash bail to COW
er the manslaughter charge and
should District Attorney Brady an
nounce his decision to prosecute on
that charge alone and dismiss the
murder complaint. Arbuckle would be
eligible for release. Should decision
be made to prosecute for murder.
however. Arbuckle would be forced to
remain in jail unless his counsel could
arrange for bail on this charge
Under California law first degree
murder is not bailable offense.
Will Be Tried
San Francisco. Cal, Sept 16.-Ros-
coe + (Fattyl Arbuckle will go on
trial on some charge connected with
the death of Virginia Rappe within
the next three weeks. District Attor-
uey Matthew Brady announced today.
81 am going ahead with the prose-
cution OF this case with all the speed
possible said Brady Il expect to
he ready for trial in about three
weeks and | believe the defense will
be, too.
The district attorney believed he
had several reasons for making no
decision at a conference with his dep
uties and police officials as to whether
to try the film star on a charge of
murder or manslaughter.
We think we have sufficient evi-
dence to convict Arbuckle of murder"
he said, but that is up to the com
mitting magistrate
Arbuckle, in Jail at San Francisco,
charged with murder, declared he had
ordered a reservation on Il train to
Los Angeles this evening and that he
was going back to his home. in an
interview at San Francisco, published
here today.
Arbuckle, according to the article,
said he intended to go back into pic
lures and that the case would clear
up as soon as the public knew about
it. He said there were a number of
persons at the party whose names
had not been mentioned, some from
Los Angeles, of considerable promi-
uence. He said he would like to tell
about it and would give full details
of the party and all the names at the
trial
Got Booze From Los Angeles
Los Angeles, Sept 16.-More than
forty quarts of liquor were consumed
at the party in Roscoe Fatty Ar
buckles suite in San Francisco ho-
tel that ended with the death of Miss
Virginia Rappe. according to infor-
nation given federal officials here last
night by Frederick Fischbach. a mem
Der of the party, it was announced
today by Robert Camarillo, assistant
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Twenty bottles of whiskey. Mr..
Camarllo said Fischback told him.
were taken in Arbuckles car from Los
Angeles to San Francisco and while
he was at the hotel case of gin
was taken to Arbuckle's suite by
tall thin man" and other liquor by
"a dark stranger.
officials stated that if Fischbach's
statements were substantiated, Ar
buckles automobile. said to be valued
at $25000. would be confiscated un-
der the terms of the Volstead act.
Arbuckle Guest Is Discharged
Los Angeles, Sept. 15-Lowell Sher-
man. motion picture actor. guest at
/ Roscoe (Fattyl Arbuckles hotel party
at San Francisco on Labor Day. was
released from a contract with a large
motion picture production company
here, it was announced yesterday