South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-12
ARBUCKLE HELD
FOR MURDER OF
MOVIE ACTRESS
Humorist is Jailed by Police
for Tragedy of Pretty
Film Player.
Jury May Be Called Today to
Hear Charge of Murder
by Assault.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 11.-Ros-
Coe (FattyJ Arbuckle, screen actor.
Will be formally charged in police
court today with the murder of Mis-
Virginia Rape. motion picture ac-
tres. Capt. OF Detectives Duncan
Matheson said Sunday night Ar
buckle was booked on the murder
charge by the police last midnight,
and since has been held in Jail lie
refused 70 make any statement or
comment.
ArbuCkle was charged, according
70 Assistant Dist. Atty. Milton U'Reu,
under the section Of the California
code providing that life taken in
4 assault or attempted assault IS con-
sidcred murder
Capt. OF Detectives Duncan Mathe-
son said the evidence showed that
there was an attack made on the
eirl
on Monday a formal complaint
Will be filed against Arbuckle, '
Matheson said. He added that Ar
buckle refused 70 make statement.
May Call jury Today
The complaint against Arbuckle
was made following examination Of
Dr. NJ. T. Rumwell. Miss Zey Reiss
and Al Zeminacher. motion pictuVs
manager for Miss Rape and others.
Under the California penal code
no bail - allowable 70 a person
charged with murder If Dist. Atty
Mathew Brady returns 20 the city
ia time. the case is expected TO be
presented 10 the grand jury Mon
day night, according 10 MathesOn.
An inc st will be held Monday.
Miss Rape. who died Friday. was
removed from Arbuckles rooms in
a hotel last Monday in a critical con-
dition after the party at which five
men and four women were present.
Autopsy surgeons said death was due
TO peritonitis, superinduced by an
internal injury.
En- route from Los Angeles 10 this
city today Arbuckle denied rcsponsi =
bility for the girls death.
ArbucLlc Issues Statement.
He issued a statement IL which
he said.
w lille l was at the St. Francis
Rape. Mrs. Maude belmont and Al.
Schumacher. manager for Miss Rape
came 10 my rooms at my invitation
% have a few drinks / was clad IN
Npajamas. bathrobe and bedroom slip
pers and was having my breakfast
when they entered We sat IN the
room. had a few drinks and talked
over matters that concerned us.
Shortly after Miss Rape had tax
en- a few drinks she became hvster-
ical and complained that she could
not breathe and then started 10 tear
OF her clothes. 1 requested two girls
present AT the time 10 take care of
Miss Rape. She was disrobed and
placed I'm a bathtub 20 be revived.
The immersion did not bereht her
and 1 then telephoned 20 the hotel
manager. telling him what was
wrOng and with the request that Miss
Rape be given a room She was
;aken out OF my room and put T.
bed.
Not Alone With Girl"
When no change came i'm Miss
Rape condition / summoned n
physician.
Il departed from the ST Francis
hotel Tuesday, having engaged pas
y Sage on the steamer Harvard the
saturday before 20 go TO Los Angeles.
The report that I was ordered lbs
the management TO leave the ~
Francis is not true.
Il was al no time alone with Miss
Rape. During the time IN my rooms
there were az least half dozen peo-
pie there all OF the time and can
produces witnesses TO bear out that
statement I had Miss Eappe taken
from my room because sh. had got
ten too noisy"
Young Woman Contradicts Him.
ArbuCkle's statement OF the mar
ner IN which Miss Rape WIS taken iII
seems 90 be contradicted in a sicne4
statement 90 the police by Miss Alice
Bake, said 90 have been another
member of the Arbuckle party. who
says that she and Miss Zev Prevon
missed Miss Rape from the room.
and investigating. FOUND her i'm an
adjoining room IN sreat distress "
The police say that the clothfn.
which Miss RaPpe wore when she
became III is missing This clothing
according 10 the statements OF sever
al witnesses. the police saw. was
badly torn and was left in rags about
the bed. little or 10 remaininr on The
y girls body when ass stance was
ytlshed 20 her
Miss Rape later was removed %
q hospital where she died vester-
day. Miss RapPes body was taken
from the morgue today 90 a funeral
establishment pending removal 20
los Angeles
Girl Former Art Model
Miss Rape was Is years old and
was horn IN Chicago. She attracted
attention in that city in 1918. il Is
said. by advice 20 young women 20
create original methods OF making
q living she was then making $4,000