The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-21
Defense in ArbuckIe Case Tries
to Make Good.
VIII EndeaVOr to Show Girl
witnesses Threatened.
TODAY MAY DECIDE CASE
State to Take All Week Present.
ing Evidence.
Alice Blake and Zey PrevOn To
Go on the Stand.

San Francisco, Nov. 21.-The fate
of Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle may be
determined today and tomorrow de-
spite the fact that it will require at
least three more weeks to complete
his trial for manslaughter.
The defense is prepared to spring q
surprise when Zey PreVon takes the
stand She and Alice Blake are sched-
uled to be heard today and tomorrow
During the selection of the jury.
Gavin McNab, chief counsel for de-
fense. charged that one of these girls
had been unduly influenced by threats
IN telling her original story
In dramatic manner, District Attor-
ney Brady offered to resign II MoNab
should prove his statements. 1t Is un-
oerstood that during the cross exami-
nation OF these witnesses, McNab will
enoeaVor to make good his chargea
belmont Evidence Eliminated.
Admittedly the states case rests on
the story of Zey Prevon and Alice
Blake. Bambina Maude DeIrnonte.
who swore to the murder complaint.
eliminated from the case. A warrant
charging her with bigamy is in the
hands of the local police and nroh-
aply will be served today
1t remains for the two show girl
guests or the party to tell the stafe's
version of what happened at the nsrt,,
ana passing to the hands of defense
counsel on cross examination. a deter
mined effort will be made To tsar
oown their stories and to impeach the
DR.. Francis Wakefield. ar vbos.
sahltarlum Virginia Rappe died. was
scheduled as the first witness 4odaN,
De1ense counsel, altho thew foupbf
a akalhst H. professed to be well pleased
with the qualification of Grace Hat
stead nurse. as an expert.
To Call Several Nurses.
It is understood that the defence
plans to place several nurses Who a.
tended Virginia Rsppe on the stand
ana taxing as a precedent the testi
mony of Miss Halstead for the STATE r
VIII seek to have them give testimonv
derlying it. ''-'-
Mysterious surprises to be snr,,ny
iater We're also hinted at today by me
aeIense as the trial swung into the
second week
Arbuckle was In conference practi-
caliy an day Sunday with his counsel
at his office all day Sunday nlanntne
with his assistants, Milton U'Ren and
Leo Friedman, the further presenta-
ton of the states case
The state will require the remainder
VI Ihls week TO complete its case.
want NulChRO " 1tneSS.
Chicago, Now 21.-It was learned
here today that every effort is being
made by the defense attorneys for
roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle to have Bet
" Campbell. show girl, guest at Ar
buckles Labor day party in San Fran
cisco, go there to testify at the man
slaughter trial of the film comedian
now under way.
Miss Campbell has made an affi-
davit which is now in the mails for
Arbuckle's counsel in which she de-
clares that an effort was made by the
district attorney in San Francisco to
have her prefer charges against Lowell
Sherman. actor friend of Arbuckle.
now in the east. in order that he
might be returned to San Francisco
as a witness. In the affidavit she de-
clares she left San Francisco on this
account and came to Chicago where
her parents live.
In the affidavit here, Miss Campbell
tells of her arrival at the Arbuckfe
tions and conduct of Arbuckle after
that hour. She declares she was told
that Miss Rappe had been taken i'll
from an "excess of liquor and a
spoiled stomach"
Arbuckle, she declares in her affi-
davit, did not seem under the influ-
ence of liquor and said with reference
to Miss Rappe:
81 don't want to be responsible for
her at ALL" He added, she said. that
Virginia ough to have some hot soup
or something TO eat"