Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-09-21
CORONER's JURY HOLDS FATTY
Arbuckle - Charge Of Manslaughter
Lodged Against Film Comedian.

San Francisco, Sept. IL The
coroner's jury returned verdict to-
day, holding that Miss Virginia Rap
pc, motion picture actress, came to
her death through perttonitis caused
by The rupture Of an internal organ.
Roscoe c. (Fatty) Arbuckle was held
responsible by the jury for Miss
Rappes injury, and the district at
torney was directed to conduct full
investigation Of the matter.
The verdict charged Arbuckle with
manslaughter and directed that al
official sources concerned conduct n
full and exhaustive investigation.
The jury held that Miss Rappe
came to her death through the -
plication Of force, which, we believe
from the evidence, was applied by
Roscoe Arbuckle, and we hereby
charge him with manslaughter.
I'VE recommend that the district
attorney, chief Of police, grand jury
and prohibition enforcement officers
take steps to prevent further oc-
currence Of such events, so that San
Francisco will not be made the rem
dezvous Of the debauche and the
gangster."
The verdict in assigning the cause
OF Miss Rappes death, said:
1--WE, the coroner's jury, find that
the said Virginia Rappe, aged %
years. single, residence Los Angeles,
came to her death on Sept 9. at the
Wakefield San:tarium from rup-
tured bladder. Contributing cause,
pcritonitis.
And we further find that said
Virginia Rappe came to her death
from peritonitis caused by rupture
OF the urinary bladder caused by the
application OF some force which,
from the evidence submitted, we :.
'leve was applied by one Roscoe
Arbuckle.
I'VE therefore charge the said Ar
buckle with the crime of manslaugh-
ter"
Ben Boaz, one of the nine jurors,
returned minority verdict in which
he said that Miss Rappe's fatal In
juries were caused by the application
Of some force, but | am unable to
say who applied it,
Two charges Of murder one pre-
ferred by the police and the other by
Do
Of Miss Rappe, and the two charges
of manslaughter, one returned by The
grand jury and the other by the cor
oner's jury, rest against Arbuckle.
The coroner's jury was out for
more than three hours after ali ex-
animation Of witnesses, which start
ed last Monday
Arbuckle, although apparently
deeply moved. accepted the verdict
with composure.
The verdict was the outstanding
event Of the Arbuckle case to-day.
Other developments were:
The starting of an investigation
into charges that liquor was brought
10 and served at the Labor Day party
in Arbuckle's hotel rooms, where
Miss Rappe was alleged TO have suf-
fered the attack which ended in her
death.
The finding of Betty Campbell, q
show girl, and one Of those attending
the party, after she was reported to
have disappeared, and her interroga-
ton by the district attorney.
The statement of Captain of De-
! tectives Matheson that one Of the girl
witnesses who had attended the par
ty had been asked to accept a bribe
TO withhold her testimony
District Attorney Matthew 4. Bra
dy said he had not decided what his
course would be in regard 10 the MUIR
der complaint in view of the man.
slaughter charges, but woula settle
the matter before Friday. when Ar
buckle will appear in police court 10
plead 10 the murder charge.