The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
FATTY" INDICTED
 ONMANSLAUGHTER
 CHARGE BY JURORS
San Francisco Grand Jury Returns True Bill After Days Hearing of
 Party Guests
Rx Assnciated Press


 San Francisco, September IA.
 An indictment charging Roscoe
 E. Arbuckle with manslaughter,
 in connection with the death of
 Miss Virginia Rappe, was voted
 late last night by the San
 Francisco county grand jury.
 The vote of the grand jurors,
 it was reported, was 12 to 2 for
 manslaughter indictment.
 The indictment, it was said,
 will be returned Thursday in the
 superior court.
 San Francisco. September 13.-- Roscoe "Fntty, ArbuckIe has been taken before Forrest Mitchell, federal prohibition director. late today by police detectives in an- swer to citation ordering him there to tell where the liquor alleged to have been consumed at his party was obtained. Mitchell anestioned Arbuclie closely and
 the only answer he was able to get was "never had any.'
 When asked to explain the presence of two empty whisky bottles alleged to have been found in a waste basket in his room. he denicd knowledge of any liquor.
 Arbuckle was before the di- rector for nearly an hour and
 then was taken back to his cell.
 San Francisco. September 13.- With the grand jury which has beer rearing evidence against him ad burned and the coroner's inquest ex ending into it's second day withou l verdict, Fatty" Arbuckle, motioi picture comedian, charged with tn murder of Miss Virginia Rappe. al lctress, who died several days afte l party in Arbuckles rooms in noteE spent his third night in a eel -onight.
 The grand jury adjourned withou -eturning an indictment, but anothe session will be held as soon as Dis rict Attorney Matthew Brady i 'eady to present further testimony he foreman announced.
 Added interest was given the cas- oday when the district attorney de dared he would start an investiga ion to ascertain whether witnesses vho were present at the party las week, have been tempered with. Tn statement followed the ap ,earance of Miss vey Provost, als Snown as Mill Pyvron, before tn rand jury. According to MT. Brad; 'cr reAtimony there was entirely diff Grent from that which she previ Alsly gave him. Reports that an ,ther witness, Alice Blake, had dis Lppeared. proved erroneous when sh at the district attorney -ifice Miss Blake explained, accord ng to Brady. that she had gone fror Ter home in Berkely to friend iome in Oakland to avoid publicity
 Party Guests Present
 Among witnesses before the gran ury, some of whom later testifie 1t the second days proceedings of tn .orcner's inquest, where Mrs. Bambi ,a Maud Belmont, Al Semnachei Miss Rappe's manager, vey Proves ,nd Alice Blake, all of whom are sal O have been present at the Arbuckl ,arty, and Mrs. Jean Jameson, ,urse who attended Miss Rappe be ore her death.
 Mrs. belmont, at the inquest, sai' she. Miss Rappe and Al Semnache1 Miss Rappe's manager, drove to Sal Francisco from Los Angeles, arriv iuh Cnnfapnhor
 While she and Miss Rappe wer ,ating breakfast the next day, a tel .phone call was received that Mi Arbuckle wanted to see them ak 2 the st. Francis hotel. Miss Rapp went to Arbuckle's room alone an then teiephoned for Mrs. Delmont an semnacher to join her. There, sh testified. she met Arbuckle, Lowel Sherman, Ira c. Fortlouis and Freder icK rischbach.
 Many Bottles fin Room
 Thee were many bottles on tn table ia the room. Miss Rappc ha three diinks of gin and orange juic and Mrs. Delmont had about 1 drinks df whisky. Two more girl came in who she learned later wer Alice Blate and Vey Pyvron.
 The Rapie girl rose and went int the bathroom of Arbuckle's room When she Cane out of the bathroom Arbuckle wassin his room. He close the door betyeen it and the sittin room where tic other members of tn party were
 She heard scfeams coming from th room about an hour later, she said and demanded that Arbuckle open tn
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