Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-28

particular charge, however, Jul
not yet made up.
He then continued the case untiIS
Wednesday at ? p. m. giving the de-
tense permission to introduce evidence
of its own at that time if desired.
Frank Dominguez, Arbuckle's chief
counsel. said he would not reach a
decision until that time whether to
avail himself Of the opportunity.
Dominguez demanded an opportunity
to prove Mrs. Delmont's accusations
against Arbuckle to be falsehoods, but
Judge Lazarus said the district at
torney could not be compelled to put
her on the stand. although he re-
gretted greatly that more proof had
not been given and the complaint ex-
amined. District Attorney Matthew A
Brady suggested Dominguez himself
could call Mrs. belmont as witness. |
but the defense attorney declined toI
accept the suggestion.
Alice Blake Called
Assistant District Attorney Isadore
Golden said the district attorney was
not required to disclose more of it's |
case than enough to warrant a holding
for probable cause. and added that the
issue was not between Mrs. belmont
and Arbuckle, but between the people |
of California and Arbuckle
Two women, Zeh Provost and Alice
Blake testified today that Miss Virginia
Rappe. when found in distress in Ar
buckles apartments on September 81
had cried:
II am dying, he hurt me- and that
Arbuckle had told her to Shut up or
he would throw her out the window
you're crazy, shut up, or III throw
~. bD
sion of Arbuckle's remarks given by
Miss Blake.
Both said that Arbuckle administered {
ice to Miss Rappe while she was
moaning in pain, Miss Provost saying
he accompanied it with the remark: {
'That'll bring you to-.
The prosecution, however. drew I
testimony from Miss Blake which they
said indicated there had been another J
ice incident.
Hotel Maid Testifies. /!
Another exciting incident was told
Of by Josephine keZa, maid at the
st. Francis, who said from the corri-
dor she heard screams from room 1918,
the room described by other witnesses 4
as the one which Miss Rappe entered .
with Arbuckle, and n woman's voice
crying "No, no. oh my god."' II
Shut up followed a masculine
voice, according to Mrs Keza, who
noon in room 1919" and music, dane
ing and doors slamming" in Room 1920,
where the party was assembled.
"Why did you listen in the corridor
asked Dominguez.
"when ! heard the screams, / ram /!
and listened she replied.
Alice Blake told of finding Arbuckle
and Lowell Sherman in bathrobes and :
slippers. Arbuckle wearing also paja- : :
mas and Sherman athletic underwear. y
Later on, she said. Mrs. belmont .
changed her street clothing for mems :.
pajamas. :
She corroborated the testimony Of :
Zeh Provost that Mrs. belmont had >
knocked and kicked at the door of :
room 1910 and asked to be let in. a
Miss Blake however. said she did not i
see the first entrance made into that a
room testifying that after an interval I
while she was in room 1921. she +
walked into 1919 and found Miss Rappe /
lying on bed unclothed. O
Although Miss Provost was unable to G
recollect remark which Assistant :
District Attorney U'Ren said he un- :
derstood Mrs. belmont made to Ar 4
buckle about the ice. Miss Blake said
Sne Teme1lDcTeu MIS- lDelIIouL udu
said something about Arbuckle always
taking everything as joke.
Tells of Ice Incident.
Miss Blake hesitated to describe
Arbuckle's acts in regard to the ice O,
md took advantage of the courts S
suggestion that she whisper it to the b,
shorthand reporter. ic
Miss Provost said the only times t.
she saw any ice was when she observed II
t in a bowl in room 1920, again when b,
Arbuckle brought in piece to ad-
minister to Miss Rape and when some 4
me put a bag of it at the back of 10
Mss Rappe's neck. ce
She testified that she saw Miss q
2appe take only one drink, but that 10
vhen Miss Rappe entered the room
nto which Arbuckle followed her she th
sort of skipped along" Miss Provost si
described Mrs. Delmont's condition at tn
he party as drunk ISt