Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-24
Preliminary TRIAL
Of FATTY ARRIjCKLE
FOR MURDER BEGINS
Actor Tells u, S, Attorney
Miss Rape Was Drinking
and Rehashes Details of
Fatal Party

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 23.-The
spotlight of testimony again today
turned toward the tragedy Of Vir-
ginia Rape, film actress, to deter
mine whether Roscoe (Fatty) Ar
buckle. film comedian. will be tried
on the charge of murder or on the
charge of manslaughter in connec'
tion with the girls death.
Arbuckle this afternoon was to be
brought from Jail. where he is held
without bail, to a police court for
continue ton of his preliminary hear
ing.
The first session of Arbuckle's
preliminary hearing, held late yes
terday, was adjourned. without his
attorneys having asked a question in
cross-eXamination or giving any in
dication of what their plans for his
defense might be.
Attaches of the District Attorneys
Office said they had expected the de-
Tense to occupy considerable time
in cross-examination and had no
other witnesses ready to put on the
stand before today.
The testimony of the three prose-
cution witnesses already before the
court, nurse and two doctors, was
that they observed bruises on Miss
Rappes arm and body,
The two doctors said death was
due to a ruptured bladder and tina.
the organ probably was injured by
external force.
DR.. Shelby Strange, who performed
the autopsy on the body of Miss
Rape, said he found bruises on her
right arm and that on the left arm
was scar which might have been
caused by a hypodermic needle.
Todays session of court was an
nounced to begin at p. m.
MISS Rape DRINKING,
ACTOR SHERMAN SAYS
NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-Miss Vir-
ginia Rape was drinking and was
hilarious" during the party which
preceded her alleged fatal injuries in
Roscoe Arbuckle's apartment in a
San Francisco hotel, Lowell Sherman,
movie villain" told District Attor-
ney- Swami here today.
Sherman, one Of Arbuckle's COM
panions at the party, was taken be-
fore Mr.. Swami at the request OF
San Francisco authorities who want
him as a witness in Arbuckle's trial
for the murder of the movie beauty
After GLIDING officers who tried to
meet his train yesterday, Sherman
made no effort to escape them today,
he promised to keep officials in touch
with his whereabouts SO that they
could get him at any time.
Sherman gave Mr.. Swami a detail
ed account of the Arbuckle party.
THE refreshments consisted of a
very fine quality of Scotch whisky,
and an equally fine quality of gin,
which were partaken of very freely
by every one present" Mr.. Sherman
said.
Guests for the party began arriv-
ing about noon and by l o'clock there
were about a dozen present, Sherman
said. He told Mr.. Swami he maze
frequent trips between Arbuckle's
room and his own to answer long dis
lance phone calls in relation to busl-
ness.
After one of these trips he. was
introduced to Miss Rape, he said.
He said he had never asked Ar
buckle what took place when he and
Miss Rape were alone in Arbuckle'
room and that Arbuckle never had
told him..
He added little to what has already
been published about the party"
Rape FILMS ORDERED
FROM CIRCULATION
Los ANGELES, Sept 23.-All first
national film exchanges were order-
ed today to withdraw all films from
exhibition in which appeared Vlr-
GINA Rape, the actress. for whose
death Roscoe C"Fatty'O Arbuckle is
of murder, it was announced here
today. Thirty-two hundred exhibit
tors are represented in the action.
ARBUCKLE ALONE HAD
ACCESS TO HIS CELLAR
LOS ANGELES. Sept. 22-Onl1
Roscoe c. Arbuckle himself had the
kew to the cellar of his residence
here. according to Miss Katherine
Fitzgerald, housekeeper for Arpuck!!e
In testimony given to Ralph Camaril
10. assistant district attorney.
Miss Fitzgerald said, according. t
Camarillo, that she knew Arbuckle':
cellar was generously stocked VIII -
that she did not know whether NJ
had taken any with him when h
started for San Francisco on the trll
which resulted in his arrest for tn
alleged murder of Miss Virginlif
Rappe, film actress; and that Will
she arranged for the payment o.
other household expenses, she neve
had seen sbill for liquor amont
Camarillo stated Miss Fitzgerald
statements checked with eyidenc
already in the possession OF fedora
officers who were investigating tn
source of the liquor drunk at tn
hrbuckle party IL San Francisco.
M IMho Killed Wife