Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-30
ARBUCKLE IS
LIKELY TO
GO TO TRIAL
Judge Intimates He Is Like
ly to Hold Comedian for
Murder-New Evidence
Damaging.

Msis Virginia Rape, Chicago movie
I actress, probably will be held to the
higher court.
Judge Sylvan Lazarus, of The
Noman's Court, before whom tho
preliminary hearing on the murder
charge has been conducted, made
this admission yesterday evening
after the prosecution had announced
that it had made out a case, and
1.-The defense. startled and unprepared
tpromised to move for a dismissal OF
the charge.
The states action in closing the
case came at the end OF the most
yet offered, that of Miss Josephine
Keza, maid at the St. Francis
hotel, who was on duty near Ar
buckles suite on. the afternoon OF
tScptember 5, at or about the time
Miss Rape suffered the injury from
, which she died.
II heard talking and laughing
she said. ut came through the
| door to ME as | was passing. NO
mo, oh. my God" Tho courtroom
was startled No one had ever seer
The witness before, no one but the
: members of District Attorney Mat
thew Brady's staff. No one hat
ever heard Of her,
at was woman's voice." sale
Assistant District Attorney Golden
calm and unmoved. Go on, die
i, lyou hear another voice."
Yes, mans"
, what did the man say"
THE mamie said Shut up
You went to the door and lis
, tened and heard cycrything?'
Yes
did you hear anything elSe?"
Il heard talking and laughing
music, dancing, doors slamming
party in Arbuckle's suite, had pre-
ceded the chambermaid, and hat
given damaging testimony agains
lArbuckle. had told each IN her Owr
way about Arbuckle going into room
1919 with Miss Rape, about AT
buckles dress, his telling Miss Rape
to stop screaming or he would throw
her out OF the window. of his plac
ing ice on Miss Rappes body. /
had been terrible day for Arbuckl,
and for his wife who sat beside hin
lnI1 i'm
blast---uttered in that calm, SLOW
steady voice of the prosecutor. "Tht
! Estate believes it has presented enough
Ievidence in this hearing. The state
I believes your honor can Judge from
ithe testimony offered here whethe
or not the defendant should be helt
I to the higher court, and on wha
? charge. The state is through"
i, Dominguez looked at Golden as j
he had not heard, az if he did no
believe Fatty turned aroud in hi
chair. Fattys Wife looked up a
Golden suddenly. then turned ava.
sher head. Dominguez jumped up
gasped as though for breath, ant
shouted.
=. lie declared is was unfair, unjust
He declared the states star witness
= Mrs. Maude belmont. had not beer
= things like that, But IN the othc
rooms. 1920 and 1221--"
That's ALL"
:. Arbuckle was rubbing his ret
chins. Streaks of white showed OF
;, them from the pressure of his fin
gers. Frank Dominguez, his chic
.. attorney, appeared utterly Devil
:, dered.. The spectators were leaning
- forward, drinking in every word.
Miss Keza. large woman in blu
dress splashed with white, he
string of pearl beads, her gra
- elbow gloves, grey stockings, an
sandals, and her wide black sailo
a., = hat, sat little conscious of th
crowd, perhaps a bit delighted a
= the bombshcll she had exploded
y with an evident sense Of her ow'
-. importance,
y Dominguez took the witness II
tQuCSllOucU HcI ~ icuSius uut pul
=. made her testimony stand out tn
>, palmer Every question hrough
more dynamite for the defense. II
dropped her suddenly and finall
after she had said she did not al
ways listen at doors and explained
=" But when there's music an
:, dancing and loud talking you some
" times want to listen"
y Miss Icy Preyon-Preyost and Mis-
Alice Blake, members of the ga
called as witness; Mrs. Delmop
who had signed the complaint charg
% ing Fatty with murder; Mrs. Del
: mont who had been in the room al
=, the time, had seen everything, knew
@ everything. He beseeched Brady
l. the name of justice and fair pla
% and the people Of the wonderful
= state of California to put Mrs Del
mont on the stand. He dared hin
"a to. He challenged him to.
a Call her yourself if you wan
her" said Brady. THE state