Bisbee daily review., 1921-09-18
HOTEL PHYSICIAN
LOST WITNESS IN
|ARbUCKLE CASE
found IN NEVADA
Off on Hunting Trip. Doctor
Recalled to Tell of Miss
Rappe's Injury
CONTINUE ONE CHARGE
Manslaughter Case to Await
Trial on Murder Complaint;
Other Witnesses Called

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. II. - A
missing witness in the Roscoe ("Fat-
ty') Arbuckle case, DR.. Arthur
Beardslee. the hotel ST. Francis phys-
clan who treated Miss Virginia Rappe
before her death, wac located today in
a telegram received from the sheriff
of Douglas county, Nevada, at Min
den.
DR.. Beardslee yesterday left Mindon
for Bridgeport, Mono county, Califor-
mia, on a hunting trip, according ~
the notification given District Attor-
ney Matthew Brady, who telegraphed
to the Mono county sheriff to order
Beardslee to proceed to San Francis
co at once.
His testimony is expected to throw
light on the condition of Miss Rappe
the first day after the Labor Day
party in Arbuckle's room which her
death resulted. DR.. Beardslee had
been summoned as witness at the
coroner's inquest, but could not be To-
Gated.
Arbuckle's brief appearance in the
superior court today to abtain con-
tinuance on the manslaughter charge
pending against him, completed his
present schedule of trips outside the
city prison until next Thursday when
his preliminary examination begins
before Police Judge Sylvan j. LaZa-
rus on the murder complaint sworn
to by Mrs. Bambina M. belmont. n
member of the party in Arbuckle's
rooms.
Mrs. Mae Taube, another member
of the party, was questioned by
Brady, who said she had persisted IN
her original statement that she was
the person who called Assistant Man.
ager Harry. ]. Boyle of the hotel on
the telephone for assistance. At the
inquest, Mrs. belmont said she her
self did the telephoning. Brady said
some important items of information
were learned from her and her state
ments might lead to taking up cer,--.
new phases of the case before the
grand jury Monday night.
Seek Liquor Source
Manager Thomas j. Coleman of the
Hotel St. Francis and other executives
and employees were called before Rob
ert H. Mccormick. assistant United
States district attorney in charge of
liquor prosecutions, for questioning re
garding the origin of the liquor said
to have been consumed at Arbuckle'S
party.
Today's trio from the city prison
down theHall OF Justice elevator to
the court room of Judge Harold Lott
! derback was an uneventful one for
J, Arbuckle with no pushing, jostling, cu
4, rious crowd waiting for his arrival.
4 Police kept the crowd off the court
room floor.
There was no battle of attorneys
! over the future course of the case.
as by consent of both sides the man
| slaughter charge preferred in grand
! jury indictment was continued until
| Monday, September 26.
Seats in the spectators section OF
the courtr ON were plentiful for
e, those able to penetrate the police
group outside the door, while inside
the rail the bulky film comedian was
able to slide into leather covered
arm chair at the defense table. Pris
oners from the county Jail entered in
handouts and sat in the docket. but
the bailiff explained that Arbuckle
was in custody of the citv police who
did not always handcuff their charges
A erouD OF women from the Won
ems Vigilante Committee occupied s
front row of seats. Arbuckle's face
, bore the same downcast expression
q it has ever since he was booked fol
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