New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-18
Doctor Sought
In Arbuckle
Case Is. Found
Beardslee, Hotel Physician
Who Attended Miss sRappe,
on Way From Nevada to
California, Sheriff Says
New Sensation Promised
Prosecutor Asserts State
Witnesses Are withhold
! ing Important Details

ing Important Details
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17.-A miss.
ing witness in the Roscoe c.. ("Fatty")
Arbuckle case, DR.. Arthur .Beardslee
the Hotel st. Francis physician, who
treated Miss Virginia Rape before her
death, was located to-day, according tc
telegram received from the sheriff
OF Douglas County, New, at Minden.
DIR. Beardslee yesterday left Minden
for Bridgeport, Mono County, Calf.
on hunting trip, according to the
notification given District Attorney
Matthew #. Brady, who telegraphed to
the Mono County sheriff to orde,
Beardslee to proceed to San francisco
at once.
His testimony is expected to throw
light on the condition of Miss Rappe
the first day after the Labor Day party
in Arbuckle's suite at the ST. Francis
from which her death resulted. DR.
Beardslee was wanted as a witness at
the coroner's inquest, but could not be
/ located
Arraignment Postponed
Arbuckle's brief appearance in the
Superior Court to-day to obtain a con
tinuance on the manslaughter charge
pending against him completed his
present schedule of trips outside the
city prison until next Thursday, when
+, his preliminarys examination on the
murder complaint sworn to by Mrs.
! Bambina Maude belmont, a member of
the party in Arbuckle's rooms, is set
before Judge S. ]. Lazarus
Mrs. Mae Taube, another member Of
the party, was questioned to-day by
Brady, who said she had persisted in
her original statement that she
called Assistant Manager Harry j.
Boyle of, the hotel on the telephone
for assistance. At the inquess Mrs
belmont said she herself did the tele-
phoning. Brady SAID some important
items of information were learned from
/ Mrs. Taube and her statements might
lead to taking up certain new phases
OF the case before the grand jury Mon
day night.
Important Details Withheld
Developments in the case were some
what enlivened late to-day, when it be-
= came known that the District Attor-
i pey's Office is in receipt of informant tton
which, if substantiated, will show that
ii number of the states witnesses are
withholding important details of the
party in the film comedians rooms.
At least one of the prosecutors
principal witnesses is in a position to
throw more light-'on the events which
transpired preceding infiction of the in
juries held responsible for the film
/; beauty's death, according to this latest
development. And, while the authori-
ties say they know from which of the
witnesses to seek this highly important
information, they refused to divulge
names.
Instead of being closeted behind
locked doors with Miss Rape for an
hour as was originally reported third
; member of the party was with Arbuckle
; and the actress during part of the
period considered important in fixing
| blame for the latter's death, it now
| develops District Attorney Matthew
Brady, who has assumed personal di-
! rection of the investigation, has prom
ised sensat tional disclosures as the re-
suit of this new lead
Mrs. Arbuckle Due To-day
Particular interest is being mani
tested in the scheduled arrival to-mor-
row of Mrs. Arbuckle, the estranged
wife of the accused actor, who left
New York three days ago to rush to
the assistance of her husband
Manarer Thomas j. Coleman of the
fot Lrro IA
tives and employees were called before
Robert II. Mccormack, Assistant United
States Attorney in charge of liquor
prosecutions, for questioning regarding
the origin of twenty quarts of LIQUOR
said to have been consumed at Ar
buckles party.
To-day's trip from the city prison
down the Hall of Justice elevator to
the court room of, Judge Harold Lou
derback was an uneventful one for
Arbuckle with no pushing, jostling,
curious crowd waiting for his arrival.
Police kept the, crowd off the court
room floor.
Prisoner Not Handcuffed
There was no battle of attorneys over
the future course of the case as by
consent of both sides the manslaughter
charge preferred in a grand jury in
dictment was continued until Monday,
Sertember &c.
Seats in the spectators section of the
courtroom were plentiful for those able
to penetrate the police group outside
the door, while inside the rail the bulky
film comedian was able to slide into
ieather-covered armchair at the attor-
neys' table. Prisoners from the county
jail entered in handouts and sat in the
dock, but the bailiff explained that
Arbuckie was in custody of the city
police. who did not always handcuff
their charges.
A group of women from the Womens
yigiiante Committee occupied a front