Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-15

brought into the case when Arbuckle
goes. to trial on the charge of assault
ing and fatally injuring Miss Rape at
a liquor orgy in his hotel rooms Labor
day. They will be called by the prose-
cution and the defense to testify to Ar
buckles previous character.
This line of investigation also will
bring into court testimony with regard
to wild parties" of the fast set in the
Los Angeles movie colony, in which Ar
buckle is alleged to have participated. A
complete expose of this night life is ex-
pected.
Federal prohibition officials are con-
sidering Selling Arbuckle's $4,000 u
tomobile. on suspicion that the liquor
used at the fatal party was transported
from Los Angeles to San Francisco in
it.
The San Francisco women's vigilance
committee has appointed a committee of
eighteen prominent club women 20 assist
the district attorney in prosecuting Ar
buckle.
Miss Zeh Pryvon and Miss Alice Blake,
who attended Arbuckles party and who
are considered important witnesses
against him, were under police surseil
lance today.
Detective Captain Matheson announced
address because he feared attempts would
be made to have them change their testi-
mony.
Two Los Angeles firms have fled ct
tachments against Arbuckle's 500, Geo
mansion. One attachment is for IN i'll
terror decorators bill Of $1,000; the
other for an unpaid furniture bill OF
$6,5O0-less than Fatty earns III two
weeks under contract
Officials frankly are more concerned
over charges and rumors Of witness tam
pering than they were in reaching a
decision on what charge Arbuckle Will be
prosecuted
TO INVESTIGATE
w CNESS TAMPERING.
IF the witnesses in this case are be
ing tempered with, all the machinery of
the district attorneys office will be used
to run the guilty party down." District
Attorney Brady declared. Il am more
interested in seeing that money does not
influence any one connected with the case
than I am in convicting Arbuckle."
Demand was made by the coroner's
jury in its verict, charging Arbuckle
with man slaughter, that steps be taken
ty all officials concerned to prevent re-
currence in San Francisco of such at
fairs as that staged by ArbuckIe which
had a fatal ending.
The same sentiment was expressed at
a meeting Of the women's vigilance com
mittee.
Henry Lehrman, said to have been the
hance Of Miss Virginia Rape, has tele-
graphed instructions for Miss Rappe's
body to be shipped to Los Angeles where
elaborate funeral arrangements are be-
ing made.
Arbuckle received approximately two
hundred kilograms from friends express
ing confidence in his innocence.
y Brady admitted he is deeply interested
in the report of alleged orgies in the
Hollywood motion picture colony which
]. II. Pellitzer chairman Of the Los
Angeles morals efficiency commission, an
nounced he is preparing for him.
Further information on the report re-
ceived here included an account Of an
alleged hop party" said to have been
held at the home of a prominent movie
light, costing $4,000.
Just as the evening seemed to be fall
ing Tat, according TO the purported ac-
count Of the affair, neatly gowned
maid wheeled into the room a tea wagon.
bearing a wide variety of narcotics and
hyopdermic needles. Her appearance it
was alleged, turned apparent failure of
the party into success.