Evening journal., 1921-09-28
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HEAR FATE SOON
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ready to agree to submission of the
case or offer additional testimony
Fred Fishbeck, motion picture di-
rector who attended Arbuckle's
Labor Day party was to be called.
Another doctor was expected to be
summoned by Arbuckle's attorneys
before the defense rested.
The court would give almost i'm
mediate decision. it was indicated.
The State based its case against
the comedian on these main charges:
That he was seen to follow Miss
Rappe into a room adjoining the one
in which his party was being held.
That while they were in the room
together a chambermaid heard a
woman in the room crying mo, No,
Oh My God!" and a man tell her to
shut upl"
That when Arbuckle came out Of
the room, Miss Rappe was found
lying on the bed and moaning, I'm
dying. I'm dying" HE hurt me.
That Arbuckle entered the room and
proceeded to torture Miss Rappe
with a piece OF ice. That when Miss
Rape again began screaming, Ar
buckle said:
Don't make so much noise or I'll
throw you out Of the window"
That a particular act of external
Violence was the most probable cause
Of the injury which resulted in Vir-
ginia Rappe's death.
The defence, on the other hand,
based its case on a charge that who
ever caused Arbuckle's arrest was at
tempting extortion; that the woman
died from. causes for which the
comedian could not have been res
ponsible.
The proceedings OF the preliminary
hearing have been robbed Of an anti
cipated sensation by the decision OF
the State not to call Mrs. Vambina
Maude belmont the "avenger."
Two women, Zeh Provost and Alice
Blake, testified yesterday that Mis-.
Rape, when found in Arbuckle's
apartments on September had
cried II am dying" 'he hurt me,
and that Arbuckle had told her tC
shut up or he would throw her ou
of the window"
You're crazy. Shut up OF II
throw you out the window" was tn,
version Of Arbuckle's remarks givei
by Miss Blake. while Miss Prevos
testified "if you don't stop yellinl
I'll throw you out the window"
Both said that Arbuckle admins
tered ice to Miss Rappe. Miss Pre-
vost saying he accompanied It will
the remark "thatn bring you to-.
The prosecution. however, drew tes
timony from Miss Blake which the.
said indicated there had been an
other ice incident.
Another incident was told OF b.
Josephine Keza, a maid at the hote
who said that from the corridor sh
heard screams from room 1919. tn
room described by other wJtnesse
as the one which Miss Rappe en-
tered with Arbuckle and a woman
voice crying mo, no, oh my God"
shut up" followed a masculin
voice. according to Mrs. Keza, VIII
said she heard screaming all after
noon in room 1919" and "musi'
dancing and doors slamming" &
room 1920. where the party was as
sembled.
why did you listen in the cor
ridor?" asked Dominguez.
when l heard the scream I ra
{ and listened" she replied.
Alice Blake told OF finding Al
n buckle and Lowell sherman IN bat
r robe and slippers, Arbuckle wearin
e also pajamas and sherman athleti
underwear. Later on, she said, Mr.
e belmont changed her street clothin
for mems pajamas.
She corroborated the testimon
e OF zeh Provost that Mrs. DelmoT
e had knocked and kicked at the doc
OF room 1919 and asked to be Il
in. Miss Blake, however, said she di
not see the first entrance made int
!. that room, testifying that after a
z interval while she was in room 12s
e she walked into room 1919 an
n found Miss Rappe lying on a bed III
C clothed.
/, Although Miss Provost was unab
= to recollect a remark which ASST
0 tant District Attorney Milton URs
e said he understood Mrs. Delmoi
II made to Arbuckle about the ic
) Miss Blake said she remember'
Mrs. belmont had said somethiI