New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-15
.I'Il Throw Her Out of
Window One Swears
He Said While Girl Lay
Screaming in His Room
Coroner Jury Finds
For Manslaughter
Comedian Faces Murder
Charge Tomorrow; His
Nerve Shaken by Ordeal


SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1A.-Roscoe
f@Fatty') Arbucklc. screen comedian
has been charged with the crime of
manslaughter by two official bodies
the grand jury and q jury impaneled
bv the Coroner--in connection with
the death of Virginia Rappe, motion
picture actress, following injuries said
TO have been inflicted upon her by
the comedian during party which he
held at the ST. Francis Hotel on Sep
tember S.
The grand jury acted late last night
after having declined to come tc a
decision until District Attorney Brady
oroducei further evidence to support
mis- insis.ence that Arbuckle should be
charged with murder. Brady finally
withdrew his request and said ne
would accept the judgment of the jury.
The formal indlctn ent of Arbuckle
by the grand jury will be drawn to-
morrow, when Arbuckie's case will be
set in the criminal department of the
Supreme Court for action. The mur-
der charge, made in a warrant upon
which Arbuckle is being held and
mont, will conc up for hearing Friday,
nd the comedian will not be released
on bail until this charge is disposed of.
Girl Renews Original Story
Zey Provost. whose real name is
Sadie Reiss, and whose testimony at
the first hearing of the grand jury was
said to be in conflict with the state
ment sne had made to the District
Attorney and also with that Mrs. Del
i:i5nt had given, made a better witness
for the prosecution than she was last
Monday night and cleared up the points
Of difference between her story and
that told by Mrs. belmont, to which
Grady had objected. In all essential
points she corroborated Mrs. belmont.
According to the District Attorney,
the most vital part of this evidence
was the statement of the women wit
nesses that when they entered the
room in which Miss Rappe had been
locked with Arbuckle Miss Rappe had
said: "I'm dying; he hurt me-" The
arst version had been that the injured
girl had said, "He killed me-" and
pointed to Arbuckle.
After her examination before the
grand Jury Miss Provost came out in a
hystercal condition and nearly tainted
in the anteroom. After telling all the
circumstances leading up to and in
cluding the finding of Miss Rape on
the bed in Arbuckle's room in an in
iured and disheveled condition, the
Preyost girl testified under close ques
tioning as to Arbuckle's actions while
Miss Rape was moaning in apparent
agony.
Did Arbuckle talk a great deal ?'
she was asked.
Charges Threat to Arbuckle
Yes. he did. He was very sore and
! asked him what he was sore about.
He replied:
IF she makes one more yell / will
take her and throw her out the
window -
What was his condition as to be-
Ing intoxicated or sober?"
HE was intoxicated. He had been
drinking. He had been talking about
Jumping cut of the twelfth story
window. He said. What is life, after
all :? When Miss Rappc was pulling her
clothes off I told her to stop, and then
Arbuckle coming over began to pull at
her clothes, too. I showed his hands
away, and told him the girl was i'll.
She's only shaanming,' said he"
During the examination of Miss
Provost, Police Captain Matheson
said:
There will be people come to you
and tell you to keep your mouth shut"
"They have already" said the wit
ness.
"Who spoke to you?'
u don't know"
We'll, some one did, didn't they?"
No" responded the witness.
What followed in this line Of exami-
nation was not disclosed, but it was
said that Miss Provost signed a state
ment that some persons had approached
i nef and told her to say nothing about
the case
Alice Blake, who was the first to
enter the room in which Arbuckle and
MISS Rappe had been locked, told of
me events leading up to the opening
OF the bedroom door and of hearing the
cries OF Miss Rappe through the door,
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