Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-12
ARbUCkLE: To
Be CHARGED
MURDE:R | n
IST DEGREE
World Famous Comedian Is
Held Without Bail in Bay
City Prison. Authorities
Claim Arbuckle Inflicted
Death Injuries.
(By Associated ?resS)

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. ia
formal charge Of first degree murder
police authorities announced today,
will be preferred against Roscoe CFat-
ty) Arbuckle, under arrest here in cort
nection with the death Of Miss Virginia
Rappe, a motion picture actress fol-
lowing her presence at a party given
by Arbuckle III his rooms at the St.
Francis hotel a week ago.
Miss Rappe died of injuries which
the district attorney, Matthew Brady
of san Francisco, and other authorities
say were inflicted by Arbuckle. Ar
buckle is being held here without bail
at the Hall of Justice. He was arrest
Cd Saturday night here on his arrival
from Los Angeles and booked on q
charge of murder. His connection, il
any, with the death Of Miss Rappe Is
scheduled to be brought before the San
i|rancia2o county grand jury tonight.
\ G6ronors' inquest is called for Thurs
d.. Of this week.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sep. l2.-Ros-
coe Ufattv) Arbuckle, eharged W.th
murder today was learning as an n.
mate of cell No. II in 'falon's row. at
the local city prison that tho tcalI,.e3
Of life arc far grimmor and / olr ~
nant than the mock tragedies al ci-
lemmas of the screen.
= Last night the man who has made
roii'ons leuPh experienced his first
taste of life behind bars. Arrested at
l,t N a r1 81
in the criminal code. and with all his
was led TO a steel cell and tie steel
door changed shut behind h:ns.
This morning At o'clock ne was
uolmitt,d with oIhe! prisoners . leave
his ttI arl entec the long "9gridor,
>ivc ieet in " .dth which }uan betW, n
The two rows of felony cells. The jail
is Oh the upper floor Of the Hall Of
Justice The felonv cells are six feet
square; tho SIDES containing the doors
and between the cells are q solid steel
but that on the rear Of steel grating.
Each cell is equipped With ,hree bun''s
bat Fatty had no cell mate. !ic had
told Jarcr Adam Smith that y"
"puessed he could sleep better alone.
The cell furnishings consisted o"ly
Of bunkS, Il wooden bench, 4 clair AAI
a place to wash. Fatty rugged up a
means of hanging ~ his fancy broNA
overcoat and coat to avoid clea5fS.
When he emerged this molnng he had
no towel soap or conn.
These were loaupl him by David
Bender, fclon, who lately e.cared from
the pcnitentidrs. al Baltimore, daring
The guards to shoot HIM dead r. they
wanted to, a9i ':lnlV walking 1ut
when they refused. Bender and FATTY
scrapcd up friendly acquaintance.
"Wc ought to be friends" said
Bend +. "Onc of the girls in your
party has been living at the apartment
whereI stayed
He referred to the apartment at CSC
Bush street, where Xcy Pryvon: one
of the star witnesses against Arbuc&le
lives. 1t was Miss PryVon's testimony
given late last night after an all day
search, that finally swung the balance
against a manslaughtcr ch2ige and
caused the authorities to lay a charge
of murder.
Fatty borrowed Bander's comb, soap
and towel, and walked up and down
the corridor chatting with him. I'm
through with the h09ZC,' VAS the only
remark he was overheard to make; e
was uttered il an Cmphatically loud
tone.
The actor told Lieut.. James Boland
that he hadn't slept very much His
appearance was that of deeply down
cast man. He ordered q breakfast Of
eggs, toast and coffe, but didn't cvince
much appetite. After breakfact he
was shaved by the prison barber, t"en
held a serious, deprcsN sort of rocep-
lion, attended by the felony prisoners.
Arbuckle, perfectly democratic, chat
tea v,ith his companions for some time
az ZEN sed touched with their ready
sseOhNy. The prisoners in the'r
III tel treated him with a minglin% Of
fe, pSship and deep respect, Hes a
regular guy" said enc.
There followed a io0G conference
with Attorneys Frank Dominique ard
Milton Cohen Of Los Angeles, Attorney
Charles H. Brennan of San Francisco
qo4 lou Anger, Albuckles manager.
At the end oe the conference, DoMjn
guez reiterated his former declaration
that no statment whatever would be