Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-23
Examination Of
FATTY ARBUCKLE
IS HELD BEFORE
CAPACITY HOUSE
Police Court Begins Hearing
Which viii Determine If
Comedian VIII Be Bound
Over for Trial.
AUDIENCE COMPOSED
MOSTLY OF WOMEN
Witnesses Who Saw Miss
Rappe's Body After Her
Death Testify That They
Observed Bruises,
By The Associated PressJ

San Francisco, Calf, Sept. a.
The police court examination Of
Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle, which
will determine whether the film
comedian is to be bound over to
the superior court on a charge of
the murder Of Miss Virginia
Rappe, began here today in
court room filled almost exclusive
ly with women.
Three witnesses who saw Miss
Rappe's body after her death Sep
tember 8, which it is charged re-
suited from injuries suffered at a
drinking party four days before in
Arbuckle's suite at the Hotel st.
Francis, testified that they OBJ
served bruises on her limbs and
body. Two of them, the surgeon
who performed the post mortem
examination and the autopsy sur
geon, said death was from a rup-
tured bladder, caused, in their
opinion by external force.
Today's Testimony.
At tomorrow's session Of Judge
Sylvain Lazarus court it Is expect
ed there will be introduced testi-
mony regarding incidents at the
party, where, according to witness
es at the coroner's inquest, Miss
Rape was found moaning and
screaming after having been alone
in room with Arbuckle.
District Attorney Mathew Brady
said it had not been determined
whether AL. Semnacher, Miss
Rappe's manager, who Is reported
to have testified before the grand
jury at Los Angeles that Arbuokle
had made admissions regarding his
treatment of Miss Rappe, would be
called tomorrow
Wife at Fatty's Side.
The bulky film actor listened in
tently to today's testimony, his
face bearing the same serious and
grave expression it has worn ever
since his arrest nearly two weeks
ago. Mrs. Minta Durfee ArbuclSle.
his wife from whom he had been
Separated for five years. but who
came here from New York Mon
day, sat at his side with her moth
er, Mrs. Flora Durfee.
Women jammed the corridors of
the hall OF justice for nearly two
hours before the court sessions be-
San, anu II uOZeIl slh-IOOI pOlltG-
men had their hands full keeping
them away from the court room
door. A crowd of men who gath
cred in a corner in hope of being
admitted, were chased unceremon-
iously to the street floor, and the
women who could show no Gre
dentials for admission were also
ordered to stand on the stairs to
allow movement in the corridor.
Women Given Preference.
The women were given the pref
erence because Judge Lazarus
court is largely devoted to wom-
ems cases. Delegations from the
Womens' Vigilance committee,
from clubs and civic organizations
packed the court room to Its doors.
A female attache of other courts
found refuge behind the steel bars
of the prisoners dock. Arbuckle
himself sat at the attorneys table.
DR.. Shelby Strange, autopsy sur
geon, who performed the autopsy
on Miss Rape, and DIR. William
Ophuls of the Stanford university
medical school, who made the first
post mortem examination, were
the principal witnesses today.
Found Bruises on Arm.
DR.. Strange said he found bruis-
es on Miss Rappe-s upper right
arm. apparently caused by finger
marks, two bruises on the l~>er
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