Evening star., 1921-09-14
ARBUCKLE IS KEPT
IN PRISON CELL BY
MURDER CHARGE
Indicted for MansIaughter by
Grand Jury-BaiI Not Yet
Permitted.
BY the Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, September IA
Two charges today had been placed
against Roscoe CFatty) Arbuckle. mo-
tion picture star. in connection with
the death of Miss Virginia Rappe, Aim
actress. The San Francisco county
indictment charging manslaughter. but
District Attorney Mathew Brady de-
clared that prosecution on a murder
complaint. already under way in the
justice court, would not be halted!
The grand jury indictment does not
court. but goes direct to the superior
court. where it is returnable next
Thursday. A warrant for the film
comedians arrest on the manslaughter
charge is expected to be issued Fri
day. the district attorney said. The
day by Mrs. Bambina belmont, close
friend of Miss Rape.
show Girls Before Jury.
The grand jury indictment came
after two sessions. each lasting many
hours. At last nights session Vey
Provost and Alice Blake, show girls,
testified and Grace Halston. a nurse
who attended Miss Rappe. was closet
vey Provost and Alice Blake were
guests at the party where Miss Rappe
is alleged to have suffered in5ufiss
from which she died. =
The grand jury's voting Of an In,
dictment charging 4 lesser o6ense'
than murder will not make Arbuckle
eligible for bail at once. the district
attorney declared.
BAIL Not PernitteA.
"He will not be able to obtaina
temporary liberty on bail until the
charge of murder is disposed Of"
Brady said. IF the murder charge is
his freedom pending hearing on the
manslaughter charge"
vey Provost before the grand jury
last night is said to have altered
statements she made to District At
torney Brady last Sunday. which
brought charges from Brady that the
witnesses had been intimidated. Alice
Blake in her testimony corroborated
Miss Pfevosts statements, 1t was said.
Miss Halston told of being present
Miss Rape, which was performed by
DIR. William Ophuls and DR.. M. E.
Rumwell last week.
Testimony at Inquest.
Among witnesses before the grand
jury yesterday, some of whom later
testified at the second days proceed
ings of the coroner's inquest, were
Mrs. Bambina Maud Delmont, Al Sem
nacher, Miss Rappe's manager: Vey
Provost and Alice Blake, all of whom
are said to have been present at the
Arbuckle party, and Mrs. Jean jane
son, a nurse who attended Miss Rappe
before her death
Mrs. belmont. at the inquest. said
she, Miss Rappe and Al Semnacher.
tn Ga
Francisco from Los Angeles, arriving
Sunday night September 4.
/ While she and Miss Rape were
eating breakfast the next day, tele-
phone call was received that q Mr.
Arbuckle wanted to see them all at
went to Arbuckle's room alone and
then telephoned for Mrs. belmont and
Semnacher to join her. There, she
testified. she met Arbuckle. Lowell
Sherman, Ira C. Fortlouis and Fred
erick Fischbach. There were many
Rappe had three drinks of gin and
orange juice and Mrs. belmont had
about ten drinks of whisky. Two
more girls came in, whom she learned
later. were Alice Blake and Vey
Provost.
The Rappe girl rose and went into
the bathroom off Arouck1e room.
When she came out of the bathroom
Arbuckle was in his room. He closed
the door between it and the sitting
room, where the other members of the
party were. y
Went to Girls Assistance.
She heard screams coming from the
room about an hour slater. she said,
and demanded that Arbuckle open the
door. He did SO. The Rappe girl was
on the bed tearing at her clothing and
screaming:
81 am hurt. I am dying. Ha did it."
She removed the girls clothing and,
assisted by Fischbach, placed her in a
tub Of cold water. This had no effect,
and SO Miss Rappe was taken to an
other. room and put to bed.
Arbuckle, the central figure, sat in
rapt interest while Mrs. belmont testi-
fed.
Mrs. belmont told of having brought
liquor up from Los Angeles In the au-
tomobile which her party drove here.
She said, however, that Miss Rappe
did not touch this liquor.
During Miss Rappe's illness she tried
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