South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-16
MURDER COUNT
MAY BE MADE
ON ARBUCKLE
State Is Not Decided Whether
to Accept Jury's Man
: slaughter Charge.
WILL DECIDE SATURDAY
Case on Manslaughter Charge
Is Assigned to Court With
$4,000 Bail.

san FRANCISCO. Sept. 15.-Dis-
trlct Atty. Brady announced Thurs
dag night that no decision had been
reached yet whether 10 proceed
against Roscoe CFatty) Arbuckle
Saturday in police court on the muir
der charge preferred against him or
10 ask for dismissal OF this charge
in view Of the grand jury indictment
against Arbuckle for manslaughter
The decision viii be made Satur-
day morning. Brady said His state
ment was made after a conference
with his deputies and with Chief Of
Police Brien and Capt. Of Detectives
Matheson
$4,000 Cash Bail Set.
The developments in the case
Thursday were:
Robert II. Mccormick, assistant
United States attorney general in
charge Of liquor prohibition prose-
cution. announced that he would
conduct a sweeping investigation of
the liquor phases of the ArbuckleI
case. even II such investigation
reached into the moving picture col
ony at Los Angeles" Arbuckle is
accused Of having had a quantity OF
liquor at the party in which he is.
charged with having inflicted fatal
injuries on Miss Rape.
The manslaughter ind m
against Arbuckle voted by the coun-
" grand jury Wednesday was re-
turned I'm the court OF the presiding
4
TO the court OF Judge Harold Lau-
derback
Bail was set at $1,000 cash or
$4,000 bonds
ArbuckIe's appearance in court
was set for Saturday, when he will
be arraigned and may plead on the
charge If he does not waive his right
20 a continuance
ArbucIdc VIII Appear Today.
Brady and police officials confer
red 10 determine which one of the
two murder and the two mauslaugh-
ter charges against Arbuckle they
viii try.
A certified check covering Ar
buckles cash bail was deposited
with the bond and warrant clerk.
but It was announced that he could
not be admitted TO bail until the
murder charges had been disL osed
OF
- saturday Arbuck1e is scheduled 10
anrear before Police Judge Lazarus
for a further hearing on the murder
ch1rRe preferred by Mrs Bambina
0Iaude belmont one of those pres
ent at Arbuckle's party.
Officials Of Judge Lauderback's
court believe if will be two or three
weeks before Arbuckle Is brought 10
trial
Women Oner Aid.
Mrs w =. Hamilton. chairman
OF the special committee. named by
the Woman's Vigilance committee,
"Wednesday TO cooperate with Dist
Atty Brady in the inves- cation of
the Arbuckle case and Mrs. Robert
II. Dean prominent member OF
the special committee. waited on
Brady Thursday snd pledged him
the full support of the committee.
The women announced that the
HEilantc committee. which is made
up of a number Of San Francisco
club women. VIII have members of
the special committee ar every pub
liz hearing Of the Arbuckle case.
<1U provide every possible protec-
tlon TO the women witnesses, and
VIII cooperate otherwise in every
possible way
Fiancc SENDS Telegram.
The body Of Miss Virginia Rappe
is not 10 be removed from san Fran
cisco 10 Los Angeles Thursday night.
contrary 90 an announcement made
by Dist Atty Brady. but viii be
taken 20 the southern city Saturday,
The undertaking establishment in
charge announced Thursday that ar
rangements could not be completed
in time % ship the body before Sat
urday
The manager Of the establishment
was asked i'm a telegram from Henry
Lehman Miss Rappe's fance. in
New York. TO whisper IN the dead
girls ear, Henry loves you"
"She viii hear YOU" the telegram
continued.
The exact time for the departure
OF Miss Rsppe's body had not been
set late Thursday.
Following a conference with Chief
of Detectives Duncan Matheson. to-
aav. az which the latter made a COM
plete report. Dist. Atty. Brady said:
- Every known guest at the party.
Nh the possible exception Of Mrs.
Noe Taube. mas been interrogated
and every angle OF the case has been
investigated. think Il has been
covered thoroughly with the excep-
ton OF Arbuckle. all the known wit
nesses have told what they know and
feel that the case has been thor
oughly investigated"
Mrs. Taube has been located IN
Los Angeles. and is being questioned
there today. She IS not thought %
have attended the party OF Monday.
Sent. 3. but was a caller on Arbuckls
on the day before, according 10 IN
formation IN the hands OF Brady.