The Mankato free press., 1921-09-16
Mrs. Roscoe ArbuckIe Will
Give Aid To Husband
SAYS IT IS HER DUT,
Couple Have Been Separated Fol
Five Years; Were Married
In 1908
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatchl

showing OF pictures OF roscoe
(Fatty) Arbuekle in this state un-
Ill tho California court clears
him Of the charges he now faces.
~ request that this action be
taken by the moving picture
producers Of the state and feel
confident that they wilt cooper
ate In the matter Of uphoIdins
the morale of actors appearing
In pictures shown on the
SCREEN" the governor said. ain
making this request, am not
Issuing an order or using police
powers, but ! feel that my rec
weight 40 an order with the CO.
operation Of the producer"
New York, September 14.-Mrs.
Roscoe Arbuckle, who was known
professionally as Minta Durfee, left
New York today for San Francisco,
10 help her husband If possible, al
thought she has been separated from
him for Ave years.
Il am going to him because I think
II 70 my duty to be near him." she
sadd. Il want to help him in every
can be Of service to him, but many
things viii turn UP that can do.
When we were married, l was
seventeen and my husband was TWEEN
ty-ons. That was back in 1908. Five
years ago. we agreed to disagree and
] received a separate maintenance
A reconciliation? That depends whe-
and whsther he finds that he is ready
for q return to the life We led when
We were CARRIED. All / know now
10 that l am going to friend who
needs every BIT of help he can get"
speedy Trial For Arbuekle.,
The way was cleared today for a
speedy trial Of Roscoe c. CFatty)
Arbuckle. motion picture comedian
On one Of two charges which held
that he is responsible for the death
Of Miss Virginia Rappe, motion pic
ture actress. after she had been sub
joctad TO an alleged attack in his
rooms in the st. Francis hotel.
The hrst charge Is murder, pre-
fsrred Monday by Mrs. Bambino
Maud belmont. who said she was in
an adjoining room at the time Of the
slaughter, which was returned as a
true bill by the grand jury last
pigiit, and which will become for
NAL Indictment when It Is filed in
court tomorrow. The authorities are
discussing today the charge on
which they Will bring the actor TO
trial. District Attorney Brady is of
should stand. II Arbuckle is cleared
OF that charge In the event that he
ID tried on II, he must still face the
manslaughter charge.
The coroners inquest, which start
ed Monday. was continued today with
Miss Zet Provost, and Alice Blake,
show girls, scheduled as witnesses.
-. ~f III tn
dtctment in the city prison early to-
day. He said nothing and appeared
unmoved.
Arbuckle 10 Indicted
San Francisco, September IA
truo bill charging Roscoe Arbuckle
with manslsughter in connection with
the death of Miss Virginia Rappe,
was voted late last night by the San
Francisco county grand jury:
Grace Halston, a nurse, Alice Blake
and Fey Provost show girls, were
called before the grand jury last
night
Late last night the grand jury still
was In session and word from the
jury room indicated another session
might be necessary before the case
The vote Of the grand jurors, it was
reported, was twelve to two for a
manslaughter true bill.
The true bill, II was said, will be
returned Thursday in the superior
court.
Before the grand jury Miss Blake
Miss Rappe said: II am dying; l am
dying" they declared Arbuckle said,
"Shut up or will throw you out the
window"
Some Pressure on Witnesses
Whatever may have been the
source of the undue pressure and
sinister influence manifestly brought
to bear upon the witnesses against
Roscoe Arbuckle, alleged murder OF
naught today
Alice Blake. whose disappearance
on Monday night, together with the
recalcitrant attitude of Fey Provost
had caused the grand jury to delay
voting on an indictment against Ar
buckle appeared at District Attorney
Brady's Office early this morning She
of what had transpired at the wild
Arbuckle orgy at the st. Francis ho
tel which she later confirmed before
the grand jury. The crux OF her state
ment was this:
'T went into the room closely fol-
lowing Mrs. belmont and Fey Pre-.
vost. Virginia Rappe lay on the bed
moaning:
at am dying. l am dying. He hurt
me. Arbuckle hurt me-
"And Arbuckle was in the room
and heard her say it, and did not de-
ny it."
Examination Witnesses Ends.
Examination of all but expert wit
nesses was concluded today in the
coroner's inquest into the death Of
Miss Virginia Rappe, a motion pic
ture actress.
When the coroner's Jury decided to
allow a protest by District Attorney
Brady that Miss Zeh Provost and Miss
Alice Blake, show girls, should not
be questioned. AS result of the de-
cision, Miss Provost, who had taken
the stand, was excused without being
asked any questions.
O.. Woman Dies at Tracy
FSnecial To The Frae Preaa1