The New York herald., 1921-09-15

away and told him the girl was sick.
She's only shamming. said he"
! At the examination of Miss Prevon
Police Captain Matheson said:
There will be people come to you and
tell YOU to keep your mouth shut"
'They have already" said the wit
ness.
Who spoke to your"
II don't know" was the reply.
We'll, some one did, didn't they7"
NO" responded the witness.
What followed In this line OF exam
ination was not disclosed, but II was
said that Miss Prevon signed a state
ment that some persons had approached
| her and told her TO say nothing about
the case.
Alice Blake. who was the first to enter
the room in which Arbuckle and Miss
Rappe had been locked told OF the
events leading up to the opening Of Vae
bedroom door, OF hearing the cries of
Miss Rape through the door.
On her entrance she heard Miss Rappe
say, II am dying: he hurt me-" Then
she said she heard Arbuckle say, "Oh.
you're crazy. Shut UP or I will throw
you out of the window" and right after
, ward he added. "If you don't stop that
noise I'll throw you out the window"
Miss Grace Ralston. nurse at the hos
ptal where Miss Rape died fve days
later, testified concerning conversations
with the dying girl.
| Trial Charges in Doubt.
Whether Arbuckle will be tried on q
| murder or manslaughter charge has not
yet been decided by the District Attor-
ney. who expects to reach a decision be-
tween now and Friday morning. The
verdict of the Coroner's jury in part
was as follows:
I'VE find that said Virginia Rappe
came to her death from peritonitis
caused by rupture. Said rupture was
caused by the application OF some force
which from the evidence submitted we
believe was applied by one Roscoe Ar
| buckle. and the undersigned Jurors there
| fore charge the aforesaid Roscoe Ar
buckle with the crime of manslaughter.
1--WE, the jury. recommend that the
District Attorney OF the city and county
Of San Francisco. in conjunction with
the Grand Jury. the Chief of Police and
the Federal prohibition officials. take
steps to prevent a recurrence of affairs
similar to the one in which this young
woman lost her life. so that San Fran
cisco shall not be made the rendezvous
Of the debauchee and gangster.''
One juror submitted minority YER
dict setting forth that from the ovi-
dence he was unable to determine who
was responsible for the application Of
force which caused the girls injuries.
Lawyers Astonisbed.
That the findings of the Coroner S
jury were phrased in much more direct
and forceful language than had been
expected by Arbuc.sle's array of coun-
sci was plainly manifest. Only Charles
Brennan of tho legal staff was present
when the verdict was read. and he made
a hasty copy, with which he rushed off
to present to Frank Dominguez.
Arbuckle personally showed signs of
a. heavy slump in spirit. During the
lorg period of waiting he had been
buoyed up by his attorneys. The com.
narrative Importance of the customary
formal verdict of a coroner's jury was
impressed on his mind. Yet when the
jurymen fled into the inquest room he
leaned forward nervousiy and while
the document was being read By the
Coroner and his name was announced
as causing the death of Miss Rappe,
the comedians lips twitched nervously
and his full face took on a sallow sick
ening hue.
With the words "debauchee and
gangster" ringing in his ears, Ar