The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-15

District Attorney Brady sought to
have the Grand Jury agree on an in
dictment for murder, but it would not
consent. AT first it demanded further
evidence before definite action. but
when Brady agreed to accept the judg
ment of the jury on the charge the
members resumed the hearing and
ageed on the manslaughter indict.
ment.
Witness Clears Testimony
Zey Prevon, otherwise Sadie Reiss.
whose testimony before the jury said
to be in conflict with what she had
told the District Attorney and also
with that Of Mrs. belmont, cleared up
the points of difference to which
Brady objected In all essential de-
tails she corroborated Mrs. belmont.
According to the District Attorney.
the most yitaf part of this evidence
was the statement of women wit
nesses that When they entered the
room in which Miss Rappe had been
locked with Arbuckle, she had said.
Pm dying; he hurt me-" The first
version had been that the injured girl
had said I'm dying; he killed me-
After her examination. Miss Prevon
left the jury room in a hysterical con
dtion and nearly tainted After telling
all tle circumstances leading up TO
and including the finding of Miss
Rappe in Arbuckle's room in an in
iured and dsheyeled condition. the
Preyon girl testified on close cross
questioning about Arbuckle's actions
While Virginia Rappe was moaning in
apparent agony.
Did Arbuckie talk a great deal?"
she was asked .--sss. s'ss'-.'''
'Yes, he did lie was very sore.
and | asked him what he was sore
about. He replied: If she makes
one more yell | will take her and
throw her out the window
What was his condition as to be-
ing intoxicated or sober?"
He was intoxicated. He had been
He had been talking about
jumping out of the twelfth story win.
dow. He said What is lite after all?'
When Miss Rappe was pulling her
clothes off told her to stop. and then
Arbuckle, coming over, began to pull
at her clothes, too showed his
hands away and told him the girl was
sick. s. ct artjsa
She's only shamming,' said he.
Alice Blake who was the first to en-.
ter the rs6ni IN which Arhuckle and
Miss Ranpe had been locked told of
the events leading up 10 the opening
of the bedroom door. OF hearing the
cries of Miss Rape through the
door. 80.
On her entrance she heard Miss
Rappe say, ~ am dying, he hurt me.
Then she said she heard Arbuckle
say "Oh, you're crazy Shut up or
will throw you out of the window" 4"
and right afterward he added, IF
you don't stop that noise I'll throw
you ont the window"
Miss Grace Ralston, nurse at the
hospital where Miss Rape died five
days later, testified concerning con.
versations with the dying girl.
The verdict of the Coroners Jury in
part was as follows;
I'VE find that said Virginia Rape
came II her death from peritonitis
caused by a rupture. Said rupture was
caused by the application of some
force which from the evidence submit.
ted we believe was applied by one
Roscoe Arbucltle, and the undersigned
jurors therefore charge the aforesaid
Roscoe Arbucllle with the crime of
manslaughter. ,,,e,sd9
"We,O the jury, recommend that the
District Attorney Of the city and coun
ty of San Francisco, in conjunction
with the Grand Jury, the Chief of
Police and the Federal prohibition Of
ficials, take steps to prevent a recw.
renee of affairs similar to the one in
which this young woman lost her life.
so that San Francisco shall not he
made the rendezvous Of the de-
bauchee and gangster,