The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-12

And in behalf of the life of the party" as Arbuckle was known not only in real life. but in recently enacted comedy, a great galaxy eI ot his freedom.
 Brady came the formal statement:
 "The evidence in my possession shows conclusively either that an assault or an attempted assault was perpetrated upon Miss Virginia Rappe the Penal Code, provides that the taking of a human life by any per son in the commission of an assault, or an attempted assault, is muroer in the first degree.
 .T desire to state that I will spare no effort to punish the perpeuator of this atrocious crime, aIthough l know I will be opposed by the cleV- crest lawyers and the greatest m, fuence which money can purchase.
 Milton Cohen, Arhuckle's personal attorney, who is in charge or the ue fense: Frank Dominquez, noted Los Angeles criminal lawyer; Charles Brennan and former Judge Thomas P. White, local attorneys who have been retained refused to comment m upon Arbuckle's plight and, on lnEe Tns instructions Arbuckle's own hps were locked. Upon written instruc- tions from Fatty to the Ja1ler, no one but his attorneys and h!s man ager, Lou Anger, were admltteo Io his cell. + friends. however. "Arbuckle is inno- cent. We will free him"
 Arbuckle is held without oall 4he 4he his case will be presented to Iie grand jury, probably today.
 The opposing forces in the case locked horns with the booking Of Ar buckle on the murder charge, shorIlS after midnight Sunday morning. Ar buckle had arrived here from Los Angeles in his customIbu1lt auto, when he was intercepted on his way to the office of the local attorney by detectives who took him to the Hall of Justice. His attorneys were as founded. Arbuckle was amazed. A charge of mans1aughter had been an ticipated by his attorneys. A Su- perior court judge had been request ed to come to the Hall of Justice and s5.Ooo in hundred dollar bills was in readiness to bail Areuckle-
 mates of "feIons' row." where he oc- cunied a. cell He quickly gained their approval Sunday, by his demo- cratic manners and they shared with him their soap, towels and comb Saturday night, he occupied cell alone. Sunday night he asked for a ceflmate and was allowed to make his own choice from the eighty other men occupying cells in the same tier. He chose Fred Martin. 'It's too lonesome alone, Arbuckte told his ja.jlers.
 Much of his day Sunday was spent in conference with his counsel. He remarked to fellow prisoners:
 i've heard often of Blue Sunday but until today I never knew what it meant"
 His motion picture training did not leave him when his counsel con- sented that he pose for one picture with them The man who has made millions laugh, struck dramatic pose, his right arm raised toward his attorneys suggestive of the court room scene he portrayed in a recent film.
 Witnesses, including all of the per sons who attended the party in Ar buckles room in the St. Francis ho- tel, where Miss Rappe is said to have been attacked, the doctors who at- tended Miss Rappe, her nurses and others whose identity is being guard ed by police will be called before the grand jury The inquest has been postponed until Thursday.
 we are going to convict Arbuck1e of murder,'' Captain of Detectives Duncan Matheson, grimly declared to- day as he plunged into another day of inquiry. '@We will make no fur ther evidence public, we are taking no chances and certain material wit nesses from now on will be held un- der cover.''
 The known witnesses examined so far include Al Snacher. Los Angeles motion picture manager; Mrs. B. M Delmont, Los Angeles picture actress Miss Fey Pyvron, local cafe enter (Continred on Page E1evenO