Evening journal., 1921-09-22
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MANY WOMEN
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lance committee which has offered
to aid District Attorney Brady were
to be In the front row.
These society women arrived here
this morning ready to sec to II that
the charges against Arbuekle arc
pressed to the limit Their seats
were reserved for them. When Ar
buckle enters the court room he Will
have to face this battery OF eighteen
pairs OF eyes as he takes his place
at the counsel table with his attor-
neys.
Before the court room doors were
thrown open today lines were form
ing at the entrances. Omcers kept
the men on one side and gave tho
women the first places in the lines.
Arbuckle's attorneys held hurried
consultations as the hour for the
opening OF court approached pre-
pairing TO defend their client against
the new evidence District Attorney
Brady was ready to produce.
Brady placed strong hope in the
new evidence OF Al semnacher'
manager OF Virginia Rape, the
movie actress ArSuckle is accused
OF fatally injurlng during a wild
party" at his hotel on Labor Day
semnacher is said to have made a
statement to Los Angeles authorities
in which he admitted Arbuckle told
him he might have been responsible
for the injuries which resulted in
Virginia Rappe's death.
Semnacher said Lowell Sherman,
another movie actor; Fred Fishback
and Arbuckle's chauffeur all heard
the statement made. Brady said he
would make all these men testify
against Arbuckle. Sherman Is at
present in New York.
Il will have Sherman here for Ar
buckles trial II I have to arrest
him" declared Brady today. He has
asked New York police to apprehend
Sherman and demand that he return
to San Francisco at once.
After the preliminary hearing,
which begins today Judge Lazarus
can dismiss the murder charge
against Arbuckle. can order him held
for trial or can reduce the charge to
manslaughter.
NEW YORK. Sept. 22.-(United
Press) - Lowell sherman, movie
william" wanted in San Francisco as
a witness In the Roscoe Arbuckle
case. was located today by detectives
and summoned to the office OF Dis
trict Attorney Swami.
sherman. who left the Twentieth
Century Limited at Harmon. n. Y.
Yesterday while detectives were
waiting for him at the Grand Cen
trail station. said he was willing to
make a full statement. disclosing
everything that occurred at Ar
lhuclSle's wild party" at which Vir-
ginia Rappe is alleged to have been
fatally injured by Arbuckle.
sherman Indicated he was willing
10 return to san Francisco as a wit
ness when the Arbuckle case goes
to trial.
He 'enied he left the trair al
Harmon Yesterday in an effort te
dodge the police. He said all he
wanted was to avoid newspaper re-
porters. sherman also denied he fed
from san Francisco to avoid beine
called as a witness.
After leaving the train at H.rmor
he drove into New York in a motor
car. which was waiting for him. The
District Attorney, urged by the San
Francisco authorities who were
very anxious to have sherman locat-
ed. had mer hunting him all night
The address at which he was found
was not disclosed.
sherman was to be asked whether
Arbuckle carried Miss Rappe forci-
bly, into the bedroom during the
party and whether he heard screams
coming from behind the closed
doors while Arhuckle and the gir
were in the room.
He also was to be interrogatet
very closely concerning a statement
alleged to have been made by Ar
buckle. the day after the party, II
which the movie comedian admitted
responsibility for Miss Rappes' in
juries
Al semnacher, Miss Rappe's man
ager, is said to have told Los Angelei
authorities that Arbucklc in th'
hearing Of sherman and others ad
mitted that he had played pranl
with a piece Of ice that might havl
caused Miss Rappes injuries.
Sherman arrived at district attor
8 ney's Office az 11.30 a. m.
He was taken to the Office OF As
, sistant District Attorney Bantor
who Immediately began questionin
, him.
sherman, jauntily swinging a can
and twirling his tiny mustach,
= sauntered up to the Commercial
! courts building escorted by Detectiv
! Lustig a process server Of Swami
staff.
He was attired in a dark suit
Cody surveying the curious crow
y which watched his entrance he turn
G ed his back on the spectators an
a smiling followed his escort int
r Swann's private office.
3. He murmured an apology to tn
y District Attorney for having give
n him any trouble. remarked that
I- was a nice day and that he was read