Evening journal., 1921-10-31
What States Witnesses WiH
Tell in the ArbuckIe Case

+ SAN FRANCISCO-Ihis Is the
evidence, in substance. that win be
given by Miss zey Pyvron-Prevost
against Roscoe Arbuckle when the
him comedians trial on a man
Slaughter charge opens here Novem-
Der T.
Since the withdrawal from the
case Of Mrs. Bambino Maude Del
mont. who swore to the original
charges against Fatty" in connec-
ton with the death OF Virginia
Rappe and who testified at the pre-
liminary hearing. Miss Provost has
become the states chief witness.
This-her testimony at an earlier
hearing-will be changed only as
natural differences in choice OF
words might alter il.
ICY Pyvron- Prcvost's Testimony.
when I arrived in Room 1920
there were present Mr.. Arbuckle,
Miss Rappe. Mrs. belmont, Miss
Blake. Mr.. semnacher and Mr.. Sher-
man. she testified. ''Mr. Fishheck
came up. but went out again a short
time afterward. People kept COM
ing and going a great deal Of the af-
ternoon.
1T was about an hour after ! ar
rived that Miss Rappe left the room
and went into Room 1919. Mr.. Ar
buckle followed her. He went In
right after her. It must have been
three-quarters OF an hour before 1
saw Mr.. Arbuckle again
Mrs. belmont and had sat. talk
ing. and eating. We were alone in
the party room. Mrs. belmont went
over and knocked on the door. Then
knocked a few times. Then Mrs.
belmont kicked at the door. several
times. Mrs. belmont cried; open
the door. just want to talk TO Vir-
ginia. She yelled in a loud tone Of
voice.
''Mr. Arbuckle opened the door. II
was but few moments after we had
knocked and kicked He was wear
ing a bathrobe over pajamas and was
fooling with the bathrobe-that Is,
fumbling with the cord. He came
out and ! followed Mrs. belmont
into the room
(Here she described the condition
Of Arbuckle's apparel as well as the
condition Of the bed on which Nir-
ginia Rappe was found lying).
Miss Rappe was lying on
bed nearest the door--a double
bed. There were two beds in the
room. Mrs. belmont and / moved
her to the other bed. She started 20
yell TO me: 1 am dying. I am dying.
He hurt me-
"Aiice Blake had come into the
room while we were moving Miss
Rappe. Alice and l fixed her some
soda in water. but she couldn't hold
ii down. Then Mr.. Fishbeck came
M.
"They filed bathtub with water
hand stuck her In there.
sYes. Arbuckle came into the
8 -oSsa again. She kept yelling-very
loudly. He came over and said: II
YOU don't shut up I'll throw you out
iac wrdew s't
got some ice and put Il on her
tHcrc she whispered some
.nony 10 the judge). He said
.-aat ought to make her come TO-.
~Mrs belmont said: oh, don't do
that and showed his arm away.
"she began TO cry again and be-
gan 10 realize that she was really
hurt I wanted to call the doctor
and went TO the phone, but they took
the phone away from me. I don't
remembe who did They said they
didn't want any notoriety.'
(Nrss Prevos' testified also that
phonocraph had been going and thai
people were dancing and singing and
making considerable noise-this
point being raised by the state to
Indicate that had Miss Rappe called
the noisS would have drowned out
,its.e, s,aind. Under cross-examination
she said she had not been invited to
the party by Arbuckle, but that
Alice Blake had called her up and
that someone had phoned her the
day previous).
Alice Blakc's Testimony.
The testimony of Alice Blake. an
other states witness and a guest at
the party. goes over practically the
same ground, the only difference be.
ing that she had arrived earlier thar