The Washington times., 1921-09-17
IS
AFRAID Of
CROWD At
HEARINGS
Stay Close to Me-" Arbuckle
Pleads to Guards-St.
Francis Doctor Sought.
ny ELLIS II. MARTIN,
international News Service.


SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 17.-De-
termined search In under way today
for DR.. Arthur Beardslee. house
physician Of the st. Francis Hotel
and first to attend Virginia Rappe.
for whose alleged murder Roscoe
FATTY Arbuckle, famous clown of
the screen, must stand trial.
Stste wide Search.
So far ~ II known. DR.. Beardsiee
has never made Q statement. A
chance remark by the defense in the
course Of . heated argument over
delay Of the preliminary hearing
caused District Attorney Brady's OF.
flee to institute q Statewide search
for the doctor.
mony with which We are at present
unfamiliar" Frank DominSuez,' chief
counsel for Arbuckie, said.
Immediately the search Of ne
State for DIR. Beardslee was under
way. The prosecution Is desiruus Of
getting his full testimony and Of
learning IL the defense already has
an inkling Of what he w1n say. Ths
physician, so far a. can b learned.
saw Miss Rape and left the nsxt
day on q long hunting trip.
What his diagnosis was ana wat
medical treatment he accorded the
patient are points that both tn
State and defense are anxious to
have answered.
Rivaling this report IN iueRvDt
"a I@.wII~p
Henry Lehrman, finance Of lllss
Rappe, was engaging william TrHvsrs
Jerome. New York attorney, - .
special prosecutor. Tho district at-
torney had no confirmation OF such
q move ana was inclined to regard
II as unnecessary.
Arraignment Today.
Arbuckle was scheduled for an
other courtroom appearance today.
He must appear before Judge Har-
old Lauderback in Superior Court for
arraignment on and continuance Of
the granddaughter charge which will
be held in allegiance. It II unlikely
that II will ever be used, inasmuch as
the jury which hears the evidence
against Arbuckle on the murder
charge will have power to fix lesser
degree, including granddaughter, II in
their belief he is guilty Of crime, but
In q lesser degree than charged by the
State. H.
There were prospects Of another big
crowd at today's arraignment and pre-
cautions were taken early to prevent
Yesterdays scenes when more than
100 men Of q huge crowd filling the
court room corridor broke the door OF
Judge Lazarus court room and had to
be forcibly elected. One man was
trampled but not seriously injured.
Arbuckle fears the crowds. As he
descended the elevator from the city
prison to the courtroom level yester-
day and saw the crowd surging with.
out, he was heard to remark to his
two guards:
"Stay close to me-"
His chief OF counsel, Frank Dom.
inguez, went to Los Angeles last
night. A reservation had been made
for Arbuckle, but II was cancelled
when all hopes for bail faded after
District Attorney Brady announced
his intention Of proceeding with the
murder charge. Milton Cohen and
Charles Brennan are looking after
the prisoners interests until the re-
turn Of Dominguez.
Medical Testimony.
There is increasing indication that
medical testimony Is to play a great
part In the trial. II In to assume a
prominent part In the preliminary
hearing and at the trial resolve itself
into a battle of the best medical ex.
perts obtainable by each side.
There was q report today that coun.
sci for Arbuckle even hopes to secure
Arbuckis's absolute freedom at .ths