Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-09-15
ARBUCKLE CHARGED
WITH BOTH MURDER
AND MANSLAUCHTER

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Grand Jury Returns Man.
1 slaughter Bill While Muir.
der Charge Is Filed by
/ Mrs. Delmont-May Be
Tried on Murder Charge
First-Story by Witnesses.
! San Francisco, Sept. 14.-The way
was cleared today for speedy trial Of
l Roscoe Arbuckle, motion picture
comedian, on one OF two charges,
which hold that he is responsible for
the death of Miss Virginia Rappe.
motion picture actress after she had
been subjected to an alleged attack
in his rooms in the st Francis, hotel
The first charge is murder prefer
lred Monday by Mrs. Bambino Maude
belmont, who said she was in an ad-
Joining room at the time of the al
Ileged attack. The second is man.
slaughter which was returned as a
true bill by the grand jury and which
will become formal indictment
when it is filed in court tomorrow.
The authorities were discussing to-
day the charge on which they will
bring the actor to trial. District At
torney Brady is of the opinion that
the murder charge should stand. II
Arbuckle is cleared of that charge
in the event that he is tried on it he
must still face the manslaughter
charge. '
The coroner's inquest, which has
been in session since Monday was
continued today with Miss ley Pro-
vost and Alice Blake, show girls,
scheduled as witnesses. Arbuckle
received news of his indictment in
the city prison early today.
He said nothing and appeared un-
moved
Manslaughtcr Charge
San Francisco, Sept. 13.-A true
bill charging Roscoe (Fatty) Ar
buckle with manslaughter in con-
nection with the death of Miss Vir-
ginia Rape was returned late to-
night by the grand jury. The vote
of the jury, it is said. was IL to 2
for manslaughter true bill.
Story BY Friend
Mrs. Bambina M. belmont, friend
Of. the dead actress and her compan-..
jion at the Arbuckle party, in her tes-
timony detailed the alleged attack as
she has detailed it number of tim
es before. She told Coroner T. w. B.
Leland in response to question,
that altho she had taken several
drinks of whiskey, her memory had
remained clear.
Roscoe hurt me-, Miss Rape said,
according to the witness. The girls
clothing was torn and disheveled,
Mrs. belmont testified, and she
seemed to be in great agony.
Girl Did Not Drink
:. Mrs. belmont admitted having
brought liquor from Los Angeles to
the party She said, however, that
Miss Rape did not touch this liquor
| During Miss Rappe's illness she
tried to induce Arbuckle to visit the
girl, but he refused to do so, she
said
The Rape girl rose and went in
to the bathroom off Arbuckle's room.
When she came out OF the bathroom,
Arbuckle was in his room. He closed
had heard that Miss Rape was
oner ruled this testimony out.
She heard screams coming from
the room about an hour later and de-
manded that Arbuckle open the door.
He did so and it was noted that he
was wearing Miss Rappe's hat and
the pajamas he was wearing were
wet with perspiration. The Rape
girl was on the bed tearing at her
clothing and screaming.
Accuses ArbuckEe
II am hurt. l am dying. He did
it,
She removed the girls clothing
and helped to place her in tub of
cold water. This had no effect and
so Miss Rape was taken to anOth-
er room and put to bed.
Gov. Pleus Bans Pictures
Sd Paul. Sept.-Moving picture
men of Minnesota were called on to-
day by Governor J. A. o. Preus to
bar the showing of pictures of Ros-
coe Arbuckle in this state until the
California courts clear him of the
charges he now faces.
II request that this action be taxi
en- by the moving picture produc-
ers Of the state and feel confident
they will cooperate in the matter of
the morale of actors ap-
pearing in pictures shown on the
SCREEN" the governor said In
making this request I am not issuing |
an order or using police powers"
% Banned at Fargo
Fargo, Sept. 14.-Pictures featur- |
ing Fatty Arbuckle will not be shown
in one of Fargo large motion picture
theatres for the present at least, the |
manager announced today.