The Washington times., 1921-09-13
COMEDIAN
IS S|LENT
At GRAND
JURY QUIZ
Warned by Attorney Not to Tes-
tify Now. Gloomy Film
FaIstaff Says.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13.-
Fresh sensations outrivaling even
the shock of the announcement
that Roscoe ("Fatty'') Arbuckle,
star of the film "The Life of the
Party" and other laugh producers,
had been charged with the murder
Of Miss Virginia Rappe, featured the
developments of the case today.
Show Girl Disappears.
OF first magnitude was the charge
made by District Attorney Matthew
Brady that undue influence and pres
sure Of a sinister character" has been
brought to bear on the witnesses of
the case. .
This charge was followed by the an
nouncement that Alice Blake, one of
the show girls who attended the party
given by Arbuckle. a. which Miss
, that resulted in death and the bring
ing OF the murder charge against Ar.
buckle, has disappeared.
In addition Brady declared that Zey
Pryvon, another show girl also in at
tendance at the party had changed
her story and faces possible arrest on
a charge of perjury. The Pryvon girl
was taken from the grand Jury room
to her home under guard OF a detec-
arrest depended on further develop.
ments." 1t was reported an investigs.
, tion was under way to determine the
source Of a ticket to Alabama alleged
to have been found in the Pryvon
girls possession.
More Time for Prosecutor.
The grand jury adjourned at an
early hour this morning without &C.
ton on the Indictment against Ar
buckle charging murder which Is
sought by the district attorney. 1t
was decided to give the prosecutor
further time to present additional
Arbuclxle himself was called before
the grand jury but refused 10 testify.
The Falstaff Of the Movies, tired
from q day of unusual strain during
which he had undergone all of the
routine Of criminal procedure from
arrest to arraignment, went to sleep
early last night and at one o'clock
this morning was aroused with diff
ficulty from q sound slumber to ap.
pear before the grand jury.
Dressing hastily, he was taken by
detectives directly from the jail to
the grand jury room.
Precipitation poured from his fore.
head as he answered in q low tone
when asked by the foreman Of the
grand pury to give his version Of the
st. Francis party.
MY attorneys have advised me 70
say nothing at this time," he said.
He was led back to his cell. the
district attorney and his attaches ex.
cluded from the grand Jury room,
and that body settled down to consid.
GRAFTON of the testimony.
Charge Of Tampering.
over the case behind closed doors.
Then Foreman clifford Curtis
emerged and announced:
1T was thought best not to take
vote on an indictment tonight: We
considered Il hest to give District
Attorney Brady moro time in which
to secure certain information which
we desire. We did not set a date for
resumption Of the grand jury investi
CATION"
Ia was following this significant
statement from Foreman Curtis re.
garding certain information" de.
torney Brady made his charge Of
I'VE have sent Miss ley Pryvon
home under surveillance. The girl
changed her story completely before
the grand jury. Whether or not
we shall arrest her spd charge her
with perjury will depend on further
developments.
ct am convinced that undue In.
fluence and pressure OF q sinister
character has been brought to bear
on her and other witnesses: one OF
them. Alice Blake. has mysteriously
disappeared from her home In Berke-
ley. We have been unable to find