Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-16
Arbuckle Party
Drank Forty Quarts
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Drank FOrty quarts
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given in the presence of Mr.. Camarllo,
+. Forest Mitchell. Federal prohibition
director for California; L. Robert
O'Connor. United States District At
torney for Southern California. and
other Federal officials, according to Mr..
Camarilo.
The home of Lowell Sherman, an
other member of the Arbucklc party.
at Los Angeles, was visited by the Fed
eral officials seeking further data.
Fatty Plans Return Home
ArbuCklc, in an interview published
here today, declared he had ordered
reservation on a train TO Los Angeles
this evening and that he was going
back to his home.
Arbuckle. according to the article,
said that he intended to go back into
pictures and that the case would clear
up as soon as the public knew about it.
| He said that there were a number of
people Mt the party whose nnmes had
not been mentioned some from Los
| Angles, of considerable prominence. He
said he would like to tell about it and
would give full details of the party and
all the names at the trial.
He said that he could not under
stand why the newspapers printed so
much about the case. Explaining the
ordered reservation, he said his attOr-
neys were arranging 1t.
! Plans for the departure of Miss Rap
pes body were disturbed by passage at
arms between Mrs. i. NJ. belmont,
who has been from the first on the
verge of hystcria. and Miss Lillian Cat
| lin, avatrix. Miss Gatlin Is known
in San Francisco aS the organizer of
the annual aviation memorial day. Two
days ago. learning that none had
gnia Rappe's bier. Miss Gatlin per-
formed that service. She also COM
muuicatcd with Henry Lchrman. fance
of Virginia Rappe, who is in New
York.
The undertaking company received
| instruction from Lchrman to accept
Miss Gatlin's offer to travel southwark
with the body.
she shall not go" declared Mrs.
serious trouble if she tries to. She did
not know Virginia Rappe."
Mrs. belmont claimed the privilege
! for herself.
However, the undertaking company
produced Il telegram from Lehrman
saying: Lillian Gatlin acceptable"
And so 1t was ordered.
Threats Against Arbuckle
A new worry loOrned in prospect for
Arbuckle in connection with his prob
! able liberation on bail. This was seen
! in two inCidNnts-the statement of
| Lehrman few days ago that "Ar-
buckle, even If he goes free, will have
to deal with me- and in letter re-
/ ceived yesterday by Harry Kelly, Sec
retary of the Grand Jury, threatening
the comedian with death.
The letter, which was anonymous,
came from Sacramento. The writer
declared he was relative of Virginia
Rape. The letter contained these
statements:
'If Mr.. Arbuckle successfully cheats
the law and justice with his money and
able attorney, | will say here and now
! he cannot succeed. lie cannot cheat
me. | will shoot him down if it is the
last net of my life.
"With me it Is affection and such
act as this my answer will be: An eye
for un eye and a tooth for tooth.
Women Aid State
Arbucklc did not appear in court
Yesterday when the manslaughter m
dictmrnt against him was returned. AT
the hearing. however, were several
members Of the Women's Nlgllant Com
mttce. representing all the women =
clubs Of San Francisco, which on wed
nr.dav met and organized for the pur-
nose Of Sustaining the authorities in
enforcing the law in regard to tins out, ,
rngcous case" and supporting tull
Investigation. Mrs. W. b. Hamilton
Is chairman. The eighteen members OF
the committee compose the most prom
incnt club women in the city.
Arbucklc, according to his JailerS,
Ind passed n restless night. lie arose
carly. sent for his private barber, and
nm emerging from his cell, was promptly
served with papers notifying him that
the furniture in his Los Angeles man =
sion Ind been attached for alleged debt
Arbuckle was clearly nettled by the at
taChment.
tested "I'vc got bond up IN Lo'
Angeles on that matter.
Defense Promises Surprise
Arbuckle's attorneys, DoInlngue4
and Cohen, in their first detailed STATE
mcnt on the case given out yesterday
afternoon said: -
".Fatty' Will he home again in lo'
Angeles Sunday night. They II nave t'
dismiss the murder charge against hin
, and release him on bail.
Domingucz and Cohen made ~" sur
nrising assertion that, at least tGnr'tc'
witnpsses-all of whom visited Ar
r bncHIc's suite at the St Francis IIote
during the wild party that was fol
lowed by the death of Virginia Rapp'
f are ready to testify for the defense
when ArbuckIc goes on trial.
"The names of all the men .ant
women who visited Arbuckle that after
, neon have never been made public,
Dnminguez said, adding:
? I'VE have at least fourteen witncSse'
who are ready to testify that Fatty
, was not in the condition the prosecu-
ition claims he was and who VIII shattri