Evening journal., 1921-09-15
ARBUCKLEMAY
LEAVEPRISON
CELL TODAY
Attorneys Ready to Furnish
$4,000 Bail for Movie
Star
DRY AGENTS THINK
BOOZE TRANSPORTED

SAN FRANCISCO. SEPT. 1b.--
Omitted Press) Roscoe Arbuckie.
charged with causing the death OF
Virginia Rappe. probably win be at
liberty on bail by nightfall.
District Attorney Brady has vir-
tuaily decided TO prosecute Arbuckle
on charge or manslaughtcr
rather than murder. This Is a
hailahle offense and Arbuckle's at
torneys were ready to supply $4,000
bail today. II this Is accepted Ar
buckle viii start for Los Angeles at
once and 20 into seclusion.
Brady's virtual decision TO prose-
cute for manslaughter is believed to
have been Influenced by the fact
that both the coroner's jury and the
grand jury indicted Arbuckle for
that crime. refusing to accuse him
OF murder
The Grand jury Indictment was
presented to Judge shortall today.
II Brady dismisses the murder COM
plaint Arbuckie's lawyers win ask
for bail Immediately.
Names OF many we'll known movie
actors and actresses are likely TO
buckle goes to trial on tho charge
OF assaulting and fatally injuring
Miss Rappe at n liquor orgy in his
apartment. They will be called by
/. both to testify 10 Arbucklc's previ-
GUS reputation.
Federal prohibition officials todoy
Z were considering selling Arbuckle's
$500 automobile on suspicion
that the liquor used at the part,
was transported from Los Angelel
II 10 San Francisco in It,
III Il Is shown that Arbucki
transported this liquor without
permit. we will certainly seize tn
automobile under the Voistead oct.
said Prohibition Director Mitchell
The san Francisco Women's Vigi
lance Committee has appointed q
; committee OF Is club women e
assist the District Attorney in pros.
ecuting Arbucizie.
Miss zcy Prevon and Miss Alice
10 Blake. who attended Arbuckie'i
party and who are considered i'm
e portant witnesses against him. were
a under police surveillance today.
.r Detective Captain Matheson an
II nounced that the whereabouts
n OF these women would be kept
p secret because he feared attempts
r would be made 10 have them change
Z their testimony.
u Two Los Angeles firms have hled
IN attachments against Arbuckle'i
100000 mansion. One attachment
~ Is for an Interior decorators bill OF
II $4,000. the other for an unpaid
:, furniture bill OF f6.500-less thar
~ FATTY" earns in two weeks undei
contract
Henry Lehrman, said 70 have beer
~ the fancc OF Miss Rappe telegraph
81 instructions for Miss Rappes bod,
" !. TO be shipped 70 Los Angeles wher'
y. elaborate funeral arrangements werl
being made.
4" Arbuckle received approximatel,
!. 200 kilograms from friends express
il ing confidence in his Innocence.
H. Brady admitted today he wa
Sc deeply interested in the report OF al
ls legged orgies In the Hollywood motioi
re picture colony which ]. II. Peletie
chairman OF the Los Angles moral
'n efficiency commission announced h
rs was preparing for him
on Advance information on the re
TO port included an account Of allege
HOP" party said to have been hei,
= at the home Of prominent movi
light costing $4,000. Just as tn
evening seemed to be falling fiat
n according to purportedr accounts O
the affairs, a neatly gowned mai
wheeled into the room. a tea wagoi
bearing a wide variety Of narcotic
IN and hypodermic needles Her ap
IN pearance. Il was alleged, turned ap
parent failure OF the party into sue
81 cess.
I'd Zey Prevon. otherwise Sadie Reis'
C. whose testimony before the gran,
,o jury was said TO be in conflict witt
what she told the District Attorne
ee and also with that OF Mrs. belmont
ee cleared up the points OF dinerenc
IT, yesterday to which Brady objected
=. In all essential details she corrobo
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