The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-14
CHARGE Of MURDER
IS To Be PRESSED
ARBUCkLE CASE.
-, Vermont
Notwithstanding Mans 2osep
Indictment by Grand Jury
DIST. ATTORNEY INSISTS
Murder Complaint Sworn to
Monday by Bambina Del
mont, Friend of Victim

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Press Two charges were preferred
/ against Roscoe FATTY Arbuckle the
moving picture comedian, in connect
ion with the death OF Virgina Rappe
following a party held in Arbuckle's
rooms in San Francisco hotel.
1 The San Francico county grand ju-
K ry late last night voted to indict Ar
buckle for manslaughter but District
Attorney Brady stated this morning
that prosecution on murder com
plant already under way in a justice
court could not be halted
A warrant for Arbuckle's arrest on
the charge of mans aughter is expec-
ted to be issued on Friday The com
! plant charging murder was sworn to
Monday by Mrs Bambna belmont a
close friend of the dead movie actress.
Reports that one of the prosecution
witnesses Alice Blake had disap'
| peared proved erroneous waen she
appeared at the district attorneys of.
fee. Miss Blake explained, according
to Brady, that she had gone from her
home in Berkeley to a friends home
in Oakland to avoid publicity.
Among witnesses before the Grand
Jury, one of whom later testified at
the second days proceedings Of the
corners inquest, were Mrs. Bambina
Maud Belmont, Al Sennacher, Miss
Rappe's manager, Vey Provost and Al
lice Blake, all OF whom are said to
have been present at the Arbuckle
party. and Mrs Jean jameson, a
nurse. who attended Miss Rappe be-
fore her death
Mrs. belmont. at the inquest, said
she Miss Rappe and Al Sennacher.
Miss Rappes manager, drove to San
Francisco from Los Angeles, arriving
Sunday night, Sept. 4.
While she and Miss Rappe were
eating breakfast the next day tel
ephone call was received that a Mr.
Arbuek,e wanted to see them all at
the St Francis hotel Mss Rappe
went to Arbuckle' room alone and
then telephoned for Mrs belmont and
Scnnacher to join her. There she
testified. She met Arbuck!e Lowe !
Sherman. Ira c. Fortlouis and Freder.
ick Fichbach. There were many bot
ties on the table in the room. Miss
Rappe had three drinks OF gin and
orange juice and Mrs. belmont had
about 10 drinks of whiskey. Two more
girls came in, who. she learned later.
were Alice Blake and Vey Provost.
THE Rappe girl rose and went into
the bathroom of Arbuckle's room
When she came out of the bathroom
Arbuckle was in his room. He closed
the door between it and the sitting
room. where the other members OF
the party were
She heard screams coming from the
room about an hour later, she said
and demanded that ArbucKle open the
door. He did SO and 1t was noted
that Miss Rappe was on the bed
tearing her clothing and screaming
Il am hurt. am dying He did it.
Inquest Resumed
She removed the girls clothing
and, assisted by Fisohbach, placed her
in tub of cold water This had no
effect and so Miss Rape was taken
to another room and put to bed
Arbuckle kept his eyes fixed on the
witness throughout her testimony.
Mrs. belmont finished her testimo
ny at noon Arbuckle took more than
usual interest whom toward the close
of the session, Coroner DR. r. b. w.
Leland asked the witness:
How do you happen to remember
what happened if you had so many
drinks of whiskey?'
My memory is always good she
answered
Sennachers Testimony
Sennachers testified that he at.
tended the party after trying in vain
to induce Miss Rappe to return to
Los Angeles. He was not present, he
said during the alleged attack, but
came back later and saw Miss Rappe
on the bed, apparently very ILL.,
Sennacher also testified that he
visited Miss Rappe the day after the
party and she said to him.
Roscoe hurt me-
He said he dld not near tle scream
ing testified to by Mrs De.mont and
was surprised when he heard the full
details OF the party from Mrs. Del
mont the next day.
Arbuckle's mood throughout the
day was one of Indifference to every.
thing but the weaving out of the story
of the tragedy at the inquest, He paid
no attention to the new spaper photo
graphers swapping him from all sides,
and ignored the many questions that
,,.nrn nuLnl him hN inlnrNinNnra