The Washington times., 1921-09-20
ACTOR NOT
FUGITIVE
IN CHICAGO
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said Morely wanted her to impeach
the testimony of Zeh Provost, a
prosecution witness.
had ever discussed the case with the
Provost woman, they told the grand
. Jury.
':Morely. however. according to
i the Clark woman, had suggested to
her that she see Miss Provost and
Miss Alice Blake, another OF our
witnesses, and tell them to leave
town."
Daughter Of Nobleman.
Virginia Rape, who died following
injuries received at "Fattys" party.
was the daughter or an English noble
man, according to the story told to.
day by Mrs. Joseph Refferty, an in
timate friend of Virginias grand
mother.
Her mother. Mabel Rappe. was Tilted
by the Englishman during the Chicago
Worlds Fair after she had given up
q chance to wed wealthy Chicago
man.
Mabel Rappe was a beauty. Foreign
visitors Were infatuated with her. She
was even more beautiful than Vir.
ginia. Mrs. Rafferty's story follows:
Contrary to report, Virginia was
born in New York instead Of Chicago.
my knowledge Of Virginia's par
entage Is based upon information given
me by her grandmother. 1 was then a
nurse, one we'll acquainted with the
grandmother and friend Of Virginia,
then a girl of about sixteen. This was
in 1910.
According to tho grandmother's
story, Mabel Rappe met many Of the
foreign visitors to the Worlds Fair,
| among them a titled Enylishman At
the time she was engaged to a wealthy
young man. Her relations with the
+ Englishman became so open that the
engagement was broken off.
Virginia Born In New York.
"She then announced her engage
ment to the Englishman. who sailed
for home at the close Of the fair. prom
\ Using to return to marry Mabel. Mabel
left for New York. where Virginia
was born, and where. her mother re-
manned until her death.
Mabel Rappe remained In New
York eight years. Her death was due
to an affection of the throat.
! Virginia had been attending a pri-
vate school there, and at the death
of her mother, Mrs. Rape sent for
the child and brought her to Chicago.
Developing early into q stritingly
beautiful girl, Virginia. after finish
ing school. readily obtained employ
ment as a model and helped support
herself and her grandmother"
Search for a new woman witness,
Edna c. Grant, a nurse who attended
Virginia Rappe, today became an out
standing development in the case.
Information that the prosecution
and defense alike attach the great
est degree of importance to informa-
ton Miss Grant is believed to hold in
regard to the medical treatment of
the girl, came as no small surprise In
view of previously reiterated state
ments that all important witnesses
have been found.
Miss Grant, 1t Is known, attended
Virginia Rape for time At the
outset. then quit the case abruptly.
The authorities want to know why.
So does the defense.
The rumor has been persistent OF
late that Virginia Rappe's death was
due, not to Arbuckla's actions di-
,rectly, but to fault in the medical
treatment of the case. Miss Grant
talked freely to friends before she
went "into the silence"
"Too Much High Life"
DR.. Beardslee. when found in
Bridgeport on his hunting trip. told
the county sheriff:
II know little Of the case. The girl