Evening journal., 1921-09-12

fuls OF fruit instead OF flowers. IL
1917. she went into the movies.
Two Of her pictures were "The
Punch Of the Irish" and the "Twi-
light Baby" Her parents are dead
and she lived with a housekeeper in
a bungalow in Los Angeles, living OF
an income from oil properties.
Her body has been ordered
shipped to Los Angeles for inter
ment. While the prosecution has
thrown its cards on the table the
defense maintains its policy of
silence preparing for a vigorous
defense.
Arbuckie is ready TO spend his last
cent TO vindicate himself It is un-
derstood realizing than unless he is
cleared his movie" career will prob
ably be ended. He has made a
large fortune in the last four years.
He started with the old Keystone
Companies as an extra" at $3.50.
For the last four years he has head
ed his own company. His income
was considered second only to that
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sidered the leader Of motion picture
society in Hollywood where he once
staged dog wedding" to give the
movie folks a thrill.
While the defense was keeping
silent details of the evidence that
will be laid before the prosecution
today leaked out.
1t will be ALLEGED, it was learned,
that Arbuckle and Miss Rappe were
alone togethr for some time during
the party. (This was denied by
Arbuckle In a statement in Los
Angeles before his arrest)
Before this, witness said, accord.
/ ing to police several drinks were
served. Miss Rappe drank "spar
ingly" Of gin and orange. One afi
davit says Scotch whiskey wal
served. A phonograph was playini
and Arbuckle. attired in DRESSING
gown and slippers, was "kidding'
with Miss Rappe. They occupied a
settee together according to one
sworn statement.
Miss Pyron and Mrs. Delmonte are
said to have sworn that Arbuckl'
and Miss Rappe left the room ant
that later when they heard the cir
moaning they beat on the door an'
Arbuckle came out
The women declare they foun'
Miss Rappe lying on a bed disrobe'
and that her clothes were torn e
shreds. These clothes disappeare'
for a while, but police said toda.
they had recovered a nat, spor
skirt and a jacket
Il am dying, 1 am dying sh
said, according to the afhdavits sh
was given a cold bath, carried L
an adjoining room and a physicia
called.
Statements OF physicians who al
tended Miss Rappe and who per
formed an autopsy on her afte
death differed:
DR.. william Ophuls, one. Of tn
autopsy surgeons, issued statemer
as follows:
"The post mortem examinatio
showed a ruptured bladder. the ruI
ture being due 10 natural cause
There were no marks Of violence O
the body. There were absolutely n
evidence Of a criminal assault, n
signs that the girl had been a
tackled in any way"
DR.. NJ. f. Rumwell said;
Il treated Miss Rappe for two
three days at the st. Francis Hote
In the beginning believed that ST
was merely suffering from alcoho
ism. Later symptoms of peritonit
set in. When she bacame worse
called in DR. Rixford and Dr. W.
Read. They advised against an ol
Grafton. Leath was due to ruptul
Of the bladder There was larl
broise. l think, on the left arm.
Grafton. Death was due TO ruptu
Mrs Jean Jameson. the nur
, who attended Miss Rappe. declar
she blamed Arbuckie for her i
/ mries The following statement
, Mrs. Jameson was made public
l the police; , i,
huokNe for her injuries and want'
him punished. I noticed bruises
% her left thigh and upper right arr
and she said they were made
: Arbuckle. -,
a Mrs. Jameson added that MI
= Rappe uttered the name "Rosco
$ during her illness and asked, "Ha
= they got him?"
4 Arbuckie obviously was not pr
g pared for arrest when he came
:. san Francisco. He was attired IN
$ eolnng costume and his attorney nj
y hail money. Arbuckle smoked ma
cigarettes while awaiting the q
a trict attorneys decision and VIII
j. he was formally arrested FOR mu
e der" he stood looking dismally
{ the floor. Asked 10 look pleasan
0 for photographers he said
g couldn't register happiness, und
q the circumstances"
p Arbuckle movies were taken
l. Al several Los Angeles and 5
Is Francisco theatres as soon as his
Ir rest became known.