Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-09-14
ARBuCklE INDICTED
FOR MANSLAuCHTER
But As Murder Charge Is Still
Pending, Comedian Must Still
Remain In Jail
(By Associated Press)

my ASSOcldtcu PrCSS)
San Francisco Sept. 14-While
the grand jury last night indicted
ed Roscoe ("Fatty") Arbuckle on
a charge of rnanslaughter in con-
nection with the death of Miss
Virginia Rappe, charge of muir
der is still pending n the justices S
court, which District Attorney
Brady said will make Arbuckle
ineligible for bail. There will be
no bail until the murder charge
is withdrawn, said Brady.
San Francisco, Sept. 14-Nith
the grand jury which has been
hearing evidence against him ad-
journed and the coroncr's inquest
extending into its second day
without a verdict, Fatty Ar
buckle, motion picture actor-com-
cdian, charged with the murder
o( Miss Virginia Rappc, an ac-
trcsS. whose death occurred after
Il party in Arbuckle's rooms in Il
hotel. spent his third night in Il
cell.
The grand jury adjourned with
out returning an indictment, but
another session will be held as
soon as District Attorney Mat
thew Brady is ready to present
further testimony, the foreman
announced.
Added interest was given the
case when the district attorney
declared he would start an invcs-
tigation to ascertain whether the
witnesses who were present at
the party last week .havc been
tampered with. The officials
statemcnt followed the appear
ancc OF Miss Ncy Provost. also
known as Miss Pyvron. before
the grand jury. According to
Mr.. Brady. her testimony there
was, entirely different from that
she previously gave him.
Reports that another witness.
Alice Blake. had disappeared.
proved erroneous, when she APP
peared at the district attorneys
office. Miss Blake explained, ac-
corelng to Mr.. Brady. that she
had gone from her home in Berk-
ley to a friends home i'll Oakland
in order to avoid publicity.
Among tho witnesses before
the grand jury, some OF whom
later testified at the second days
proceedings OF the coroner's in
quest. were Mrs. Bambina Maud
belmont, a. Semnacher. Miss
Rappe's mother and Alice Blake.
all of whom are said to have been
present at the Arbuckle party
and Mrs. Jean Jameson. d .urse.
who attended Miss Rape before
her death.
Mrs. belmont, at the inquest.
said she, Miss Rappc and Al Sem
nacher. Miss Rappes manager,
drove to San Francisco from Los
Angeles, arriving Sunday night,
September 4. While she and Miss
Rappe were eating breakfast the
next day, telephone call was
received that Mr.. Arbuckle
wanted to see them all at the St
Francis Hotel. Miss Rappe went
to Arbuckle's room alone and
then telephoned for Mrs. Del
mont and Semnacher to join her
There, she testified, she met
Arbuckle. Lowell Sherman. Ira
E. Fortlouis and Frederick Fisch-
back. There were many bottle,
ON the table in the rooml Mis-,
Rappe had three drinks of gin
and orange juice. Mrs. Delmon
had about ten drinks of whisky
The Rappe girl arose and wen
into the bathroom off Arbuckle'
room. When she came out Of tht
bathroom Arbucklc was in hi
room. He closed the door be
tween it and the sitting roou
where the other members of th'
party were.
She told of her futile attempt
to get the door open and rescu,
Miss Rappe. and OF finally callin.
an officer of the hotel. Arbuckl
opened the door as she was tele
phoning and came out attired il
pajamas and wearing Mis-
Rappe's hat. The girl was moan
ing OH the bed. nude to the wais
and all her clohing torn and dis
ordered. Mrs. belmont told hoy
she had assisted in putting Mis-
Rappe in bath. tub in an effor
to relieve her intense pain, of he
repeated declaration that Al
buckle had hurt her seriously, a
Of which details have, alread