Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-16
PROSECUTOR
REFUSES TO
DROP CHARGE
ArbuckIe Loses Hope
of Being Freed on
Bond.
CROWDS AT COURT
Smash in Locked Doors
in Effort to Hear
Testimony.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 16.-Ros-
coe Fatty" Arbuckle must face a
charge Of murder.
At 10:45 he was led into the court
room of Police Judge Sylvan Laz-
arus and the bailiff droned:
Roscoe ArbuckIe charged with
murder"
District Attorney Mathew Brady
then announced: ''The State is
ready to proceed with the prosecu-
ton of the charge"
Arbuckle had waited cheerfuIIy twenty
minutes in the chambers of the Judge
before facing the crowd Of women that
packed the courtroom in the expectation
that the State would drop the charge Of
murder, and permit his release on bail,
pending a trial on a charge Of man
slaughter in connection with the death
Of Virginia Rape, film actress who died
following a gay booze party in the
rooms Of the film comedian at the st.
Frances hotel
At one time a crowd Of men that num-
bered moro than a thousand and filed
the corridors Of the Hall Of Justice over
flowing into the streets below had broken
the locked doors Of the women's court
room where Arbuckle appeared and,
surged in They were forcibly elected.
The announcement Of the prosecutors
fell like a bolt from the blue to the
defendant and his attorneys
ATTORNEYS ASK
FOR SHORT DELAY.
Inn 10 a
of counsel. was on his feet Demanding q
continuance of the case for ten DAYS
District Attorney Brady opposed such
a long continuance, but agreed to ive
days.
Judge Lazarus finally continued then
case until next Thursday at 1 p. N.
Dominguez fought hard for the ten
days delay.
Certainly" he said, 'ff the defendant.
Roscoe Arbuckle, IS willing to remain IN
jail ten days TO permit his attorney to-
gather evidence in his behalf, the State
Of California can be magnanimous and
grant him that period of delay. :
We have nothing but praise for the.
energetic maner in which the officials
Of the State are conducting this case and:
We appreciate that they are doing theirs
duty, but in view of the fact that theraI
is much important medical testimony to
be presented here with which We are ao
present unfamiliar. we feel hat ten days
is not too long delay to grant u.s."
BRADY WANTS
QUICK JUSTICE.
District Attorney Brady told the cours
that the only reason the State, in OPP
posing the ten days continuance, was it's
desire for speedy justice.
Judge Lazarus spoke along the sama
vein and announced the continuance un]
til next Thursday.
Arbuckle was led out Of court almost.
Immediately following the continuancei
He was taken up a side elevator to thSl
city jail from which he confidently had!
expected to be released when he enterds
the courtroom.
With the startling change in expected,
plans, announcement came that arraign-
ment on the manslaughter charge before
Judge Harold Lauderback in Superior
Court would not be held until tomorrow
at 10 q. M. Thus ended Arbuckle's court,
scenes for today.
But for the absence Of the strtdenr
megaphOned orders of a director, Ar,
buckle might have believed himself back
on the lot during a police court scene.
Not long ago he played the title ro1e,
Of The Life of the Party" in which
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