Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-17
ARBUCKLE
TO Be TRIED
FOR MURDER
Funds Are Raised to Help
Prosecute Fat Come
dian
MAY LOSE $4,000 AUTO
Hopes of Freedom Blasted-Seek
Physician Who Attended Miss
Rappe-Trial in Three Weeks

San Francisco. Sept. 17.--With
tie formal announcement today that
Roscoe c. (Fatty') Arbuckle, motion
picture comedian, void be prosecuted
on charge Of murder in connection
with the death of Miss Virginia
PaDpe, actress, following a Labor
Day party in the actors hotel rooms
both the prosecution and defense
squared away last night to arrange
for the trial, the first chapter OF
which wiz be written next Thursday,
when the prisoner Will enter q plea
When District Attorney Matthew
Brady, in the court of Police Judge
Sylvan Lazarus yesterday announced
that "the people are ready to pro
ceed on the murder charge, he
Blasted hopes OF the defense that
Arbuckle would be at liberty last
r.ght on $4,000 bond, set by the
court, when a grand Jury mdict-
ment charging the defendant with
was returned. 1t was
indicated that tho prosecutions de-
cision to go to trial on the murder
charge was surprise to the defense
From Los Angeles come reports that
Arbuckle -alread" had made train
reservations for trip from San
Francisco to that city yesterday
evening. Murder is not bailab!c
charge IN California The reserva-
items, if made, cannot be used.
District Attorney Brady has the
support If the Board of County SSu-
rervisors in his prosecution Of Ar
buckle. it was shown yesterday when
the finance committee cf that body
appropriated $1,000 for immediate
expenses of the trial and promised
more when needed Brady had ask
ed the board for additional funds, dc
claring much wealth would he OK
pended by the defense.
Mrs. Bambna Maude belmont,
vino swore to the murder charge on
which Arpuckle yesterday appeared
in court, viewed Miss Rappe 5;ody
yesterday and is reported 10 nave LAY
suffered a partial collapse. The
body was shipped last night TO Los
Angeles on the Lark, Southern
Pacific express train.
Robert H. Mccormack, Assistant
United States Attorney General, IN
charge of liquor prohibition proSecu-
tions sait hc cxpcctcd to present TO
the Federal grand jury Tuesday,
evidence that liquor was served ana
consumed at the party given Jy Ar
buckle, N which Miss Rappe was al
legged to have received her fatal m
juries.
In addition to his other troubles
Arbucklc may suffer the loss Of his
custom made automobile. said to
have cos $4,000. Government Of
fcials saw if it is shown that liquor
was traI sported from Los Angeles to
this city in the automobile II IS ia
bic to confiscatiCr.
subpoanas were issued yes
tcrdav summoniMg LowcI! Shlr-
man and Fred Fishback, declared to
have been guests at the party, TO ap,,
.psar before the United States grand
jury here.
sherman and FIshback were ques-
toned yesterday concerning !lQuor
alleged 70 have been consumed al the
Arbuckla party. According to Rob--
crt Camarillo, Assistant United
States Attorney, Fishback said more
than 40 quarts Of liquor We're en-
sumed in three days at the Arbucklc
apartments.
sherman was released yesterday
rom 2 contract with large motion
picture production company mere.
A development today was the an
nouncement that Or. Arthur Beards.
lee, house physici2n at the 81: iran,
els Hotc. and the physician who first
attended Miss Rappe, IS beng
sought bv the authorities. N3lton l.,
TT'Ren. Assistant District Attorney;
anonn,ei late Yesterday that he had
moi heen located and asked the news
naners TO assist in the search. Or.
BrarGsle, is wanted for the, purpose;
Of gjvirg testimony before the RAND
Jury regarding certain phases Of the
medical attention given MISS haple e.
U'Ren said. !.
Bigger crowds than usual greeted
ArbucGtes pubic apPeai @ItN -.
cay. ! few moments before ms
case was called ii police court 1of a
preliminary hearing. on one OF lne
!nrrder ,,narges the crowd, mostly
men. attempted to rush through the
Gonrs !'hev were held back by po
,,ce 1,enibers of the Women's
Vigilant Committee, formed for the
plrpose Of assisting the police. and
prosecuting officials Of the city IN
MAINTAINING Jaw and order, were
presen- a; the court hearing.
Following the court session DIS
trict Attorney Brady gave OUT
reasons for his determination to
mess the finance committee Of the
County Board OF Supervisors for a
special fund with which 10 prosecute
.SrbGckr, he said::
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