Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-18

Arbuckle's brief appearance in the
superior court to obtain continuance
on the manslaughter charge pending
against him completed his present
schedule of trips outside the city pris-
on until next Thursday, when his pre-
liminary examination begins before
Police Judge Sylvan J. Lazarus on
the murder complaint sworn to by
Mrs. Babina Maude belmont, mem
Der of the party in Arbuckle's rooms.
Mrs. Mae Taube, another member
of the party was questioned by Dis
trict Attorney Mathew F. Brady who
said she had persisted in her original
statement that she was the person
J. Boyle Of the hotel on the telephone
for assistance. At the inquest Mrs.
belmont said she did the telephoning.
Brady said some important items of
information were learned from her and
her statements might lead to taking
up certain nsw phases of the case be-
fore the grand jury Monday night.
Manager Thomas J. Coleman of the
hotel st. Francis and other executives
and employees were called before Rob
ert III. Mccormack, assistant United
States attorney in charge of liquor
prosecutions for questioning regarding
the origin of the 20 quarts Of liquor
said to have been consumed at Ar
buckles party.
Saturdays trip from the city pris-
on down the hall of justice elevator
to the court room Of Judge Harold
LOuderback was an uneventful one as
police kept the crowd off the court
room floor.
The county grand jury at its meet
fhof
certain witnesses were tampered with
in the case, Harry NJ. Kelly, secretary
Of the jury, announced.
''The jury also expects to clear up
doubtful points in the medical atten-
tor given Miss Rappe." Kelly said.
The testimony of the doctors who at
tended her may be heard
The witness tampering investigation
is fixed upon the failure Of Miss Zeh
Provost, one of the principal witnesses
against Arbuckle, to tell the jury the
alleged facts that she detailed to the
police and the district attorney. As a
result of her failure to testify the jury |
was compelled to postpone for "a hours
! decision to indict Arbuckle, the dis
.rict attorney said. A manslaughter !,
Indictment was returned against him. !
DR.. Arthur Beardslee, house physic |
an at the st. Francis hotel where the |
party took place, in which Arbuckle |
vas alleged to have fatally injured |
Miss Rappe, is still being sought by the !
district attorney and the police. DR.. |
8eardslee attended Miss Rappe at the
lotel. His testimony is wanted before
he grand jury. He is said to be on a
lunting trip. ........
Continuance Granted.
The continuance was granted on the
notion of District Attorney Brady who
aid that a murder charge awaited ac-
ion by the police court, and he decided
@ have such hearing out of the way
efore the mansiaughter charge was
onsidered. The defense made no OBJ
ection.
.Arbuckle was led into the court room II
through side door and escorted to q /
eat at the attorneys table. The bailiff |,
Explained that the reason Arbuckle was
ot handcuffed and placed in the pris- +
ners' box was because he is not
of the sheriff and the police,
Tho are now holding him, sometimes g,
ring prisoners into the court without
he handouts. ,
A crowd of several hundred gathered
] the hall to see Arbuckle but most
them were held by the police on the /
pcond floor, the floor below the court
Dom. Among those in the court room {
ere members Of the women's vigilance
Dmmittee which is made up Of club
omen personally cooperating with the ,
uthorities in the prosecution Of crimes.