Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-18
BRADY HINTS At
NEW PHASES IN
ARbUCKLE CASE
Questioning of a Witness.
Brings Out Some Alleged
Contradictory Testimony
Prosecutor Claims.
(By The Associated Press.)

san francisco, cam, sept. IL
A missing witness in the Roscoe
(Fatty) Arbuckle case, DR.. Arthur
Beardslee, the motel st. Francis
physician, who treated Miss Vir-
ginia Rape before her death. was
located today in telegram re-
ceived from the sheriff of Doug
las county, Nevada, at Minden.
DR.. Beardslee yesterday left Min
den for Bridgeport, Mono county.
California, on hunting trip, ac-
cording to the notification given
District Attorney Mathew L.
Brady, who telegraphed to the
Mono county sheriff to order
Beardslee to proceed to San Fran
cisco at once.
His testimony Is expected 10
throw light on the condition OF
Miss Rape the first day after the
Labor day party in Arbuckle's suite
at the st. Francis, from which hei
death resulted. DIR. Beardslee hac
been summoned as a witness at the
coroner's inquest but could not be
located. ...
Preliminary Thursday.
Arbuckle's brief appearance In
the superior court today to obtain
a continuance on the manslaugh-
ter charge pending against alm
completed his present schedule ot
trips outside the city pr.~on until
next Thursday when his preEn-
mary examination begins before
Police Judge Sylvan j. Lazarus
on the murder complaint. sworn
to by Mrs. Mabina belmont,
member of the party in Arhuckle's
rooms.
Mrs. Mae Taube, another MEM
ber of the party, was questioned oy
Brady, who said she had persisted
in her original statement that she
was the person who called Assist
ant Manager Harry j. Boyle, OF me
hotel, on the telephone for as
sistance. At the inquest Mrs. Del
mont said she herself did the tele-
honing. Brady said some import
ant items of information were
learned from her and her state
ments might lead to taking up GER
tain new phases of the case before
the grand jury Monday night.
Hotel Employees Questioned.
Manager Thomas j. Coleman, of
the hotel st. Francis, and other
executives and employees were
called before Robert IL. McCor-
mack, assistant United States at
torney in charge of prosecution,
for questioning regarding the orighl
of the twenty quarts of, liquor said
to have been consumed lat Arbuck-
les party.
Today's trip from the city prison
down the hall of justice elevator
to the court room of Judge Harold
Lauderback was an uneventful one
for Arbuckle, with no pushing
jostling, curious crowd waiting for
his arrival Police kept the crowd
off the court room floor.
No Battle of Attorneys.
There was no battle of attorneys
over the future course of the case
as by consent OF both sides the
manslaughter charge preferred IN
a grand jury indictment was con
unued until Monday, September 2G
Seats in the spectators section
of the court room were plentlful
for those able to penetrate the po-
lice group OUTSIDE the uoor, Wniie
inside the rail the former film
was able to slide into a
leather covered arm chair at the
table. Prisoners from
the county Jail entered in hand
cuffs and sat in the dock, but the
bailiff explained that Arbuckle
was in custody of the city police |
who did not always handcuff their |
charges.
Women On Hand.
A group or women from the
women's vigilante committee oc-
cupied a front row of seats. Ar
buckles face bore the same down.
cast expression it has ever since
he was booked for murder week
ago.