New-York tribune., 1921-09-12
Arbuckle i'm
Jail Accused
OF Murder

salesman for New \ ork gown manu-
facturer.
Mrs. Jamison said: "Miss Rappe
said she took three drinks and did not
said Arbuckle was rough with her, and
at other times she would say that she
did not know what happened.
while at the sanatorium she was
calling to me to ask if we had got Ar
buckle, and I told her Eyes" to please
her. She said she blamed him for her
injuries and wanted him punished for
it. This was just before she died,
which was about 1880 p. m. Septem-
Der 8.
IL noticed bruises on her body, her
left thigh and right arm, I think, and
she said they were made by Arbuckle."
Impressed by Her Beauty
Fortlouis said he saw Miss Rappe in
the lobby of the Palace Hotel Monday
and commented on her beauty. He was
told her name. Later in the day while
visiting Arbuckle at the ST. Francis
Fortiouis mentioned that he had been
struck by the beauty of Virginia
Rappe. Someone suggested that Ar
buckle knew her and that she be called
up and invited to come over to party
This was done, Fortlouis said, and Miss
RApPe appeared at tHe room IN Ine SC
Francis. They had several drinks,
usual and heard no disturbance. He
departed when some one in the party
said the newspaper men were coming
to interview Arbuckle," and he and
some of the others went away.
Other important developments
brought about by the police to-day in
building up the case against Arbuckle
were the recovery of nearly all of the
torn clothing that had been worn by
the Rappe girl, and the taking of sworn
statements from Al Semnacher. known
as the girls manager; Miss Vera Cum
berland, a nurse who attended the case,
relieving Miss Jean Jamison, Miss
Martha Hamilton of the Wakefield san
friend Of Miss Rappe.
While for two days detectives had
been searching for the garm ents, which
had disappeared, the outer garments
had been in the possession of Mrs. Del
mont at the st. Francis. Mrs Dclm ont
disclosed the whereabouts Of these
garments in a closet of the room to the
police yesterday afternoon when she
began her statement.
The other garments and some arti-
cles of jewelry were found by the po-
lice on information furnished by Sem
nacher in his staten ent Semnacher
said ne had taken these things to Los
Angeles on his return there the day
following the fatal party and had
turned them over to Miss Rappes aunt.
was Miss Rappe's waist, he told the po-
lice, he used to wipe off his automobile,
because it was torn beyond repair.
According to Mrs. belmont, Arbuckle,
when routed from his room in which
she says he had locked himself with
Miss Rappe, emerged with Miss Rappe's
panama hat set on his head.
Mrs. belmont who says she had in
sisted upon Arbuckle unlocking the
door, then entered the room and found
the girl unconscious.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. IL (By The
Associated Press).-The complaint
against Arbuckle was made after an
examination by DR.. NJ. E. Rumwell,
Miss Zey Reiss and Al Schumacher,
Rappe and others.
Captain of Detectives Duncan
Matheson said the evidence showed
that an attack had been made on the
girl.
"On Monday formal complaint will
said. "An inquest will be held Thurs
day"
He added that Arbuckle refused to
make statement.
Miss Rappe, who died Friday, was
removed from Arbuckle's rooms in a
hotel last Monday in q 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 in
ternal injury
Miss Rappe was twenty-five years old
and was born in Chicago. She attract
ed attention in that city in 1918, it is
said, by advice to young women to Gre
ate original methods Of making a liv-
ing. She was then making $4,000 a year
as a travelling art model, she said. Miss
Rape came to San Francisco in 1915
and for a time designed gowns and
wore them as model. She began act
ing in motion pictures at Los Angeles
In 1917 and took leading parts in sew
erRl.
Arbuckle was born in Kansas thirty
four years ago. When eight years old
he appeared as pickaninny in a stock
later he sang popular songs in a San
Jose, Calf, vaudeville house. After
ward he sang in Portland, Ore, bur
lesque theater, and later was q dancer
in Oakland, Calf
Arbuckle's frst motion picture work
was as extra man for companies pro-
ducing slsp-stick comedies. Since then
he has produced many film plays as
head of his own company