Evening star., 1921-09-19
ARbUCKLE'S WIFE
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Hastens to Comedians Side
After Five-Year Separation.
! Not Allowed to Talk.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Calf, September
1s.-Mrs. Roscoe c. (Fatty) Ar
buckle (Minta Durfee) arrived in San
Francisco early today from New York
to assist in the defense of her actor
husband against murder charges pre-
ferred against him for the death of
Miss Virginia Rappe. film actress.
Charles Brennan and Milton Cohen.
attorneys for the film star. met Mrs.
Arbuckle at Sacramento and denied
her to all interviewers. Mrs. Ar
buckle, in lieu of being interviewed.
gave out a statement in which she
asked the people of San Francisco to
be fair" with her husband and to
give him q square deal"
Calls Husband Innocent.
'I know and his friends know that
he Is innocent" the statement said
The statement of the comedians 8
wife declared that only one side of
the case had been made known to
the public and expressed belief that
when the entire story had been un-
folded my husband will be complete
1y exonerated and his good name
thoroughly cleared. and that he again
will take his place in the hearts of
the American people"
Mrs. Arbuckle was accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. Flora Durfee of Los
Angeles.
The Arbuckles have been separated
Tor dve years. according to friends,
she residing in New York and her
husband living in Los Angeles.
Expects Liquor Revelations.
Federal indictments under the pro-
hibttion laws in connection with the
party staged at the Hotel ST. Francis
hU Arh ,olr ye, ha arIra Il
tonight, as intended. Robert H. McCor-
mack. special assistant to the United
States Attorney General. announced
today. Mccormack said he had decie
ed upon delay because he expected
startling new developments"
Mccormack is conducting an ex-
haustive investigation into the source
of the liquor supply alleged to have
been consumed at the Arbuck1e party.
Belief that his Investigations will
unearth a system of liquor smuggling
from Mexico to Los Angeles and San
Francisco was expressed by McCor-
mack. Examination Of persons at
Los Angeles who may be able to di-
liquor Is being continued. he said.
Visits Hotel Suite.
District Attorney Matthew Brady
and his aides Sunday visited the suite
Of rooms in the Hotel St. Francis,
where Arbuckle's party was held. The
furniture. according to Brady. was
arranged exactly as it was found
when the suite was vacated.
Brady said he had gone to the hotel
to ''get the lay of the land"
DR.. Arthur Beardslee. house ply
sicfan of the hotel. who was called to
treat Miss Rappe at the party, tele-
graphed that he was on a hunting
trip in Mono county and had just
learned that Arbuckle had been ar
rested. He said he would start for
San Francisco Immediately.
Upon information from Los Ange-
les that Lowell Sherman. film actor.
who attended the Arbuckle party, had
left the city and started for the east.
District Attorney Brady telegraphed
authorities at Salt Lake City and
many other towns to intercept and
announced also that he had tele-
graphed the district attorney at Los
Angeles to locate and place under sur
veillance Al Semnacher. Fred Fisch-
bach and Ira Fortlouis, members of
the Arbuckle party.
Brady said he wished to have Sem
nacher, Fischbach and Fortlouis
watched to prevent their leaving the
jurisdiction Of the California court.
More Women Questioned.
Several women who heretofore have
not appeared in connection with the
charge of murder on file here against
Arbuckls, screen comedian, were
questioned by District Attorney Mat
thew Brady and his assistants.
Until Brady announces the results
of his conferences with the women it
will not be known whether they will
appear as witnesses against Arbuckle.
Their names were not made public.
Arbuckie spent a quiet Sunday in
the Jail cell which has been his resi-
dence since a week ago Saturday
night, when he was arrested on a
charge OF numbering Miss Rappe. He
will remain in his cell until Thurs
day. when his preliminary examina-
tion begins on a murder complaint
which was sworn to by Mrs. Bam-
bina Maud belmont, member of
the party in the actors rooms.
Brothers Visit Actor.
A. c. Arbuckle of San Francisco
and w. H Arbuckle Of Fresno,
brothers of the film star. visited him
in his cell late yesterday. They talked
for half an hour.
District Attorney Brady has an
nounced that definite information of
tampering with ArbuckIe witnesses
to the San Francisco county grand
jury for consideration tonight. He
stated that DR.. Gabor Kingstone and
Reggie Morley. former film actor, had
been subpoenaed to appear and tell
OF conversations they are alleged to
have had with two material witnesses
in the case.
1000 LILIES ON cAsKET.