Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-30
ARBUCKLE WITNESS
FACES INDICTMENT
ON PERJURY CHARGE
WOMAN WHO TESTIFIED AS TO
VIRGINIA RAPPE's ILLNESS is
CoNTRADbcTED ON STAND IN
EvIDE NEE PRESENTED BY
STATE.

San Francisco, Nov. 30.--After twt
witnesses for the prosecution testi
fed yesterday, District Attorney
Brady started to draw up a warran
for the arrest OF Mrs. Minnie Neigh
hos, who had testified for the defens;
in the trial OF Roscoe Arbuckle.
Mrs. Neighbors was one of those
called to show that Virginia Rape
was longtime sufferer from an all
ment which finally resulted In heI
death.
Mrs. Neighbors told in detail OF civ
ing aid and comfort to Virginia dur
ing a severe attack while they were
at Wheeler Hot Springs during the
month just before the fatal party.
Yesterday, Mrs. Mary Donin, host
ess at Wheeler Hot Springs Hotel, ties
tilted Virginia was not at the house
either during last August or at any
time.
Shown a picture of Miss Rape, the
hotel proprietor said she never had
seen the girl.
Mrs. Kate Hardbeck, Virginia 5
aunt also testified yesterday that
Virginia was at home every night last
August.
District Attorney Brady obtained
from the bond and warrant clerk
Office warrant charging Mrs. Neigh
bors with perjury. Later, however, he
Abandoned temporarily his attempt TO
get out the warrant, after two judges
in civil departments Of the Superior
Court had refused to have the war
rant sworn to before them on the
ground that it should have been taken
to criminal department.
Internal organs of Miss Rape were
identified yesterday by Michael w.
Brown, deputy coroner, and Dr..
William Ophuls, who performed the
post-mortem.
Miss Rape, the prosecution
charges, died following an internal
rupture alleged to have been caused
by external force applied by Arbuckle
Rebuttal witnesses we're placed on
the stand by the prosecution when
court resumed.
Charles Bourrows, San Francisco
publisher OF a fraternal magazine, tes-
tilted that the reputation Of r. C.
Harper, a defense witness, was bad
Harper had testified he was friend
OF Miss Rape and had known her in
Illinois and California, and that when
ever she had taken intoxicating
liquors she complained Of pains in her
abdomen.
Clarence Sharp, assistant manager
of a hotel In Hollywood, Cal, testified
that Miss Rape stopped at the hotel
for year and half and appeared
to be always In good physical condi-
ton"
DR.. Victor La Tour, Hollywood
physician, testified that he knew Mise
Rape and "she appeared quite well,
but seemed subject to nervous Pc
RODS" He denied having made, a
statement that he knew Miss Rape
was suffering from an internal dis
order.
Mrs. Catherine Fox of Chicago said
she became acquainted with Miss
Rape In 1899. Her health was very
good she said,
In 1906 Miss Rape came to stay
with her for a time, Mrs. Fox said,
land appeared to be In good health, ;"
She saw Miss Rape later many
times and said her health continued
good. She took many dancing les
sons--a great deal of exercise" the
witness testified. She also was
roller skater"
Virginia Rape was engaged at one
time to Harry Barker, Stockton, Cal,
district rancher and Gary, Ind, real
estate man, and the engagement was
broken off" Mrs Fox said
Barker had denied this engagement
on the stand as a defense witness.
Fatty" engaged his spare time yes.
terday in reading the transcript of his
testimony. The crowd had dwindled
to normal yesterday, the stellar at
traction having made his appearance
Monday