Evening journal., 1921-09-13
INDICTMENT
OF ARBUCKLE
DELAYED BY
GRAND JURY
fContinued From First PAGE /,

WnOle situation Whon the coroner
inquest is resumed today and Miss
Prevon and all other witnesses who
can be located will be called to give
their testimony in public.
Brady is going right ahead with
the prosecution. The coroner's jury
was called to meet at 10 a. m. TO
hear the testimony Of Mrs. Maude
belmont. who alleges Arbuckle as
saulted Miss Rappe during a wild
party" in his hotel suite and in
hicting injuries from which she
died.
In spite OF the delay in securing
a grand jury murder indictment, the
murder complaint against Arbuckle
sworn to by Mrs. belmont. still
stands and Arbuckle can be brought
to trial on 1t even IL the grand jury
refuses to return any indictment.
BY advice OF his counsel, Arbuckle
refused TO utter a word when taken
into. the grand jury room.
Afterward he ran a gauntlet Of
binding flashlights. clicking cam
eras and newspaper folk who walked
along beside him asking questions,
tack to his cell in the felony tank.
1t was learned that there were
several disputed points" in the evi-
dence presented and that the grand
jury would not indict until these
points had been cleared up.
The district attorney claimed he
had learned that Miss Prevon was
in possession Of a ticket 10 Alabama
The inquest to be resumed at 10
a. m. today may consume several
days IL has become plainly evil
dent that Arbuckle'se attorneys have
hopes OF following up the refusal OF
the grand jury TO indict the actor,
with a favorable verdict from the
coroner's jury which would consid-
erably strengthen their case.
A stir was caused in the case to-
day when District Attorney Brady
charged that Mrs Sidi Writ
Spreckles. recently arrived from
Paris, had given doctors permission
to perform the unofficial autopsy on
Miss Rappe's body.
This autopsy. performed by Doc
tors M. e. Rumwell and William
Ophuls. Brady claimed, has ham
pered the prosecution and was per-
formed without official permission.
Mrs. Spreckles denied Brady's
lcharge. She said she did not even
understand what an autopsy was and
in no sense could have been consid-
cred as giving permission for one to
be performed. Atss. Spreckles was
one OF the last to visit Miss Rappe
before she died.
Abuckle was up at daylight today,
was shaved, ate hearty breakfast
answered roll call and was prepared
to go to the coroner's Office for the
inquest. The inquest had been in
terrupted yesterday to make way FOR
the grand jury hearing, which open
ed late last night
Fatty" waited up in his cell until
] nearly midnight for some word from
the grand jury. His principal di-
version during the long vigil was
chatting with his cell mate, Albert
Martin.
After he had abandoned hope OF
hearing from the grand jury last
night Arbuckle hung HIS nifty Nor
folk jacket on the wire hanger he
had fashioned himself, covered with
a vari-colored silk shirt, disposed OF
his other clothing accordingly
smoked his goodnight cigarette. de-
posted his huge frame as comfort
ably as possible on the narrow
guage cot and dozed off in apparent
! ly undisturbed sleep.
} The fact that the jury failed to in.
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evidence already presented, ever
, though the actor himself refused &C
testify was held by his ttorneys tC
r be a decided point in his favor.
The coroner's jury today was tC
q continue It's Investigation OF th'
p death OF Miss Rappe, who expired
E from injuries received during an al
{ legged wild party" in Arbucklel
suite at the Hotel st. Francis. Th'
e coroner's inquest is being conducte,
k independently Of the grand jur.
/ proceedings.
a During the long hours that tn
i grand jury was in session a crow,
pressed around the doors as closel
a as guards would permit, staring a
Il the witnesses as they passed in an
Is out.
gl A number Of nashily gowned movi
Is actresses were within the cordor
e pacing uneasily up and down tn
II corridor as the hours slipped by an
h still no word came as TO "Fatty's
e fate. The entrance to the gran
d jury room looked like the stage doc
OF a musical comedy show.
The high light OF the evenin
came when Arbuckle himself, fiani
= ed by guards. was escorted into III
secret chamber where the gran
g. jury was celebrating.
1t Arbuckie had been sitting ner'
" ously on the edge Of his cot in n
a cell two floors above the grand jul
room. awaiting for word of an il
dictmept
When the guard came for him
went willingly enough to the graz
Jury room. He looked nervous. II
of comedy face was gloomier than tn
l. OF a tragedian and beads OF pc
NJ spiration sparkled on his broY. I
{. Hooked the same when he emerge
- The first person called by Il
grand jury was Mrs. Bambii
Maude belmont, the states 81
witness, who yesterday signed Il
complaint charging Arbuckle wi
murder. She was grilled for mo
than an hour and later recalled I
Is minutes more questioning.
n Her testimony is believed to ha
of concerned what Miss Rappe told h
" occurred behind the locked door
rs Arbuckie's bedroom after she HI
n. been carried there by Fatty"