Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-09-16
ARBUCKLE FACES
MURDER CHARGE.
Friend of Dead Actress SWearSt
to Formal Complaint.
MOVIE ACTOR is IN COURT
Film Star, Greatly Detected, Heaving
Many Signs, Appears, but Hearing
Is Postponed Until Friday
Innocent, Say Lawyers.

San Francisco, Sept 13.-A formal
complaint charging murder was sworn
to before Police Judge Daniel O'BrienI
against Roscoe G. (Fatty) Arbuckle,
in connection with the death of Miss
Virginia Rape, a motion pictures
actress. The complaint was signed BY
Mrs. Bambina Maude belmont al
friend of the dead actress.
1t was the second murder complaints
against Arbuckle, the first having BEEN
made Saturday night by the invests
eating detective for the purpose OF
holding him until the formal Charge
could be filed.
Mrs. belmont, in signed and sworn
statements, gave the police many de-
tails of the party in Arbuckle's rooms
in the ST. Francis hotel here week
ago, at which time Miss Rape was
subjected to an alleged attack by Ar
buckle. She died four days later.
Mrs. belmont attended the party
and assisted Miss Rape after the all
legged attack. She appeared personality
In court to swear to the complaint
Arbuckle was not in court when the
complaint was filed.
Prisoner Appears in Court.
Arbuckle appeared in court to be ar
raigned on the charge sworn to by
Mrs belmont. At the request of the
district attorney the case was con-
tinued until Friday morning and Ar
buckle was taken back to his cell.
Arbuckle consented later to see a
group of newspaper men, but refused
to discuss the Rappe case with them.
He appeared detected, but said he
was receiving good treatment in the
jail.
District Attorney Brady, through
Deputy Milton r. U'ren, said:
1--WE have complete case against
Arbuckle."
Arbuckle's appearance in police
court was delayed until his Bertillon
measurements could be taken and he
could be photographed for the rogues'
gallery.
The Bertillons showed that his
weight is 266 pounds and his height
5 feet 8ss inches. He gave his birth
place as Kansas and his age at thirty
four.
Is Greatly Detected.
The arraignment was conducted In
haze of fiashlight smoke, the flash
lights popping with machine-gun regu-
larity.
The arrival of Arbuckle in court
was so long delayed that Judge
O'Brien adjourned the session and
said he would wait five minutes until
the prisoner could be produced. Ar
buckle appeared through a side door
within the five minutes, flanked by his
attorneys and the police guard. He
appeared greatly detected and heaved
many signs. +
Following the court session and be-,
fore he was taken back to his cell he
was given an opportunity to go into
the judges chambers to make and
smoke a cigarette while the arraign-
ment papers were being made out
The little courtroom was packed,
the spectators rising in their chairs
when Arbuckle appeared and remain
ing in that position during the brief
session. There were few women pres
ent.
Arbuckle told newspaper men I'm
court that he was born in Smith Gen.,
ter, Kan.
Says ArbuckIe Innocent.
San Francisco, Sept. ia plea
that the public at large, and followers
of Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuczle in par
ticular, withhold judgment In his case
was made In the first public state
ment issued in his behalf by his coun-
sci. The statement signed by Frank
E. Dominguez, Charles III. Brennan
and Wilton NJ. Cohen says:
"As the legal representatives and
the friends of Roscoe (Fatty) Ar
buckle, we respectfully submit that
the courts of California, famous for
fair play and justice, will determine
that our client is innocent. We, with
the complete knowledge Of all the
facts. know that he is innocent"