The Mankato free press., 1921-09-23
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Bail Put Up On Expectation
Of Lesser Charge Than
Murder
Associated Press DISPATCH. !

charge OF mansiaughter IN con-
nection with the death of Miss
Virginia Rappe was continued to-
day until Monday. September 26.
fhe continuance was granted
on the motion of District Attor-
Brady, who said that a murder
charge against Arbuckle awaited
action by the police court, and
he decided to have such hearing
out of the way before the man
slaughter charge was considered.
The defense made no objection.
ArbuckIe was led into the court
room through side door, and
escorted to seat at the attor-/
neys table. The bailiff explained
that the reason Arbuckle was not
handcuffed and place in the pris-
yet prisoner OF the sheriff, and
the police, who are holding him
sometimes bring prisoners into
the court without the handouts.
A crowd of several hundred
gathered in the hall to see Ar
BUCKLE, but most of them were
held by the police on the second
floor, the floor below the court
room.
San Francisco, September H.
Pressing of the murder charge
means ArbuckIe must remain In
missaI of the murder charge and
trial on the manslaushterl indict-
ment would have mean, quick lib
erty on bail for the accused actor.
Bail on the manslauehter charge
had been fixed at 5000 and attor-
neys for ArbuckIe had put up the
cash in anticipation of action by
the district attorney favoring trial
on the lesser charge. Arbuekle had
hoped to be free on this today to
start for his home in Los Angeles.
Thermopolis, Wyo., September
IT, A mob of about $50 men and
boys, many Of them cowboys, en-
tered the Maverick theatre here
last night where a "Fatty" Ar
buckle film was being shown and
shot up the screen and seized the
slim, taking it into the streets
and burning part of it. r. z. Buz-
zetti. manager of the theater said
today that representatives of the
Purity league had visited him and
asked him not to run the picture
earlier in the day.
Mr.. Buzzetti said. "a had the
picture booked and saw no reason
the request of the Purity league
representatives because ! believed
I had right to run the picture
and did not need their advice"
No damage was done to the
theater other than shooting up the
screen Mr. Buzzetti said and no
attempt was made to injure him.
San Francisco, September IL
Comedian Roscoe Arbuckle, was cast
toda for q new court scene in the
tragedy of Virginia Rape, motion
picture actress, whD died, according
to accusers of Arbuckle, following a
drinking joust and orgy in the actors
apartment in San Francisco hotel
and as a result of mistreatment by
her host.
Today Arbuckle was to be arraign-
ed in a superior court upon an in.
dictment charging manslaughter re-
turned by the county grand jury. But
this arraignment is mere formality, Il
was said. and District Attorney Ma
thew Brady was scheduled to ask q
continuance of the manslaughter case
until action had been taken on the
charges of first degree murder pend
Ing against ATDuChlG III COuuGCllOI
with Miss Rappe's death.
Murder Charge to be Pushed
The district attorney had announced
the murder charge will be pushed anG
it will be left to jury to decide
whether Arbuckle shall be convicted
of first degree murder, second degree
murder, manSlaughter or shall be
turned free by acquittal. There also
was one other alternative, which was
that if the police court at the prelim
mary examination of Arbuckle failed
to hold the comedian to answer to the
superior court on charge of murdel
the state then would be forced to &c
to trial with the manslaughter indict
ment Acquittal or conviction on the
murder charge would mean automatic
dismissal of the manslaughter charge
for the law holds a man may not be
twice placed in jeopardy for one
cause.
Will Probe Witness Tampering.
The county grand jury at its
meeting Monday night is to consider
evidence that certain witnesses were
tampered with in the case of Roscoe
fatty Arbuckle, accused of murder
in connection with the death of Miss
Virginia Rape. motion picture &C
tress, Harry NJ. Kelly, secretary o.
the jury. announced today.
'The jury also expects to clear w
doubtful points in the medical at
tention given Miss Rarpe," Kelly
said. ~The testimony of the doctors
" no attended her may be heard"
The witness tampering investiga.
tion of the jury is fixed upon the
failure of Miss Zeh Provost. one o
the principal witnesses against Ar
buckle. to tell to the jury the alleged
facts that she detailed to the police
and the district attorney. As re.
suit of her failure to testify, the jur!
was comrelled to postpone for TWEEN.
ty- four hours a decision to indie
~Arbuckle, the district attorney said
! A manslaughter indictment was re
turned against him.
DR.. Arthur Beardslee. house pilysi
clan at the st. Francis hotel, whore
the party took place, IN which AZ
buckle was alleged 20 have fatally
inillrad Miss Rauna "a still bafnf