Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-12

hold Arbuckle for the action o1
q If District Attorney Brady return,
7to the city in time the case is expected
day night, according to Matheson. Al
inquest will be held Thursday.
Miss Rappe, who died Friday, wa,
hotel last Monday in a critical condi
ton, after party at which five mer
and four women were present. Autop.
sy surgeons said death was due to per.
itonitis, superinduced by an internal in.
jury.
Assistant District Attorney Milton
q. Ren said that the charge of murder
was based on a section Of the penal
code directing that such charges be
made in cases where death resulted
from felony-in this instance, alleged
or attempting assault.
Accompanied by his attorney, Ar
buckle came here by automobile Satur-
day night from Los Angeles and went
at once to police headquarters. He was
questioned BY detectives for several
hours, but on advice of his attorney, he
refused to talk. AT midnight, Captain
Matheson ordered him booked for mur-
der. Arbuckle lost his usual jaunty
manner. When newspaper photog-
raphers asked him to smile. he said:
NO on an occasion of this sort"
Refuses to Talk.
All Sunday Arbuckle persisted in re-
fuslng to answer questions of the po-
lice and his attorney refused to discuss
the case.
Miss Rappe was % years Of age and
was born in Chicago. She attracted at
tention in that city in 1913, it is said,
by advice to young women to create
original methods of making living.
She was then making $4,000 year as
a travelling art model, she said. Miss
Rappe came to San Francisco in 1915,
and for a time designed gowns and
wore them as model. She began
acting in motion pictures in Los An
geles in 1917, and took leading parts in
dead
Arbuckle was born in Kansas "a
years ago. When eight years old he
as a pickaninny in stock
at Santa Ana, Calf, for fifty
cents a night. Ten years later he re-
ceived $3.50 week for singing pop
ular songs in San Jose vaudeville
house. That was his first regular the
atrical engagement. Afterward he sang
IN a Portland burlesque theater, and
ater was dancer in Oakland, Calf.
Arbuckle's first motion picture work
was az extra man for companies pro-
1ucfng slapstick comedies. 1t paid him
S3 a day. Since then he has produced
many film plays as head of his own
Arbuckle is an occupant of cell No.
= on the tier called felony row." in
he San Francisco hall of justice. Ac-
'ording to prison attendants he did not
leep soundly during the night and re-
ired early Sunday evening.
Short Toilet Articles.
On being lined up Sunday morning
With the 50 other prisoners in felony
ow," Arbuckle asked for toilet arti-s
les. Has anyone got any soap?' he
sked. And q towel and comb, l |
aven't anything. Not thing. Moth
ng. See!" /
To emphasize his remark Arbuckle
urned his pockets inside out.
Taking advantage of prison regula--
ions, Arbuckle had his breakfast sent
rom q restaurant and had barber call
t the Jail to shave him.
Arbuckle, according to prison author
es, stated that he was through with
quor. I'm through with booze for
yer. No more" he is declared to have
aid.
In statement Sunday night, Cap
Ain Of Police Detectives Duncan Math-
son declared that damaging evidence
ad been secured against Arbuckle.
We will attempt to convict Arbuckle
murder" Matheson said Witnesses
hon we have examined have given
S information that in my mind will
ave no doubt as to his direct respon- l.,
bilty for Miss Rappe's death. We
hall not make these statements public
ow."
District Attorney Brady Of San
rancisco county, who will have charge
the prosecution of Arbuckle, in a
,atement said that evidence in his
Shows conclusively either
at an assault or an attempted assault !
as perpetrated.
Section 1s9 Of the California penal
de provides that the taking of a hu- !
an life by any person in the commits
On of an assault in an attempted as-
ult is murder in the first degree"
rady's statement continued.
Miss Rappe died as a direct result a
internal injuries. The evidence dist :,
osed beyond question that this was 9
used by Arbuckle. We know from I
e evidence that Arbuckls seized Miss :. :
appe and dragged her into his bed =
ON. stating I have waited for you : :
+ five years and now / have got o