Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-12
FORMAL CHARGE OF
MURDER IS LODGED
AGAINST COMEDIAN
San Francisco, Calf, Sept ia formal COM
plant charging murder sworn to before Police
Judge O'Brien today against Roscoe (Fatty) Ar

buckle IN connection with
the death of Miss Vir-
ginia Rape, a motion
picture actress.
The complaint was signed by Mrs.
eambIna Maud belmont, a friend Of
the actress. 1t was the second mur-
| der complaint against Arbuckle, the
| first having been made late last
Saturday night by the investigating
detective until the formal charge
could be fled Mrs. belmont gave
the police many details of the party
in Arbuckles rooms in the st. Francis
hotel here a week ago today at which
time Miss Rappe was subjected to an
alleged attack by Arbuckle. She died
four days later. Mrs. belmont at
tended the party and assisted Miss
Rappe after the alleged attack. She
appeared in court to swear to the
complaint Arbuckle was not in court
at the time.
| When Arbuckle appeared in court
later to be arraigned on the charge
sworn to by Mrs. belmont, the dis
| trict attorney requested a continuance
until Friday morning. Arbuckle was
taken back to his cell
Have Goods on Fatty.
Arbuckle, according to prison au-
thorities stated he was thru with
liquor 81 am thru with booze for
ever" he is declared to have said.
District Attorney Brady said that
evidence in his possession shows con-
clusively an assault or an attempted
assault was perpetrated The penal
ty for such crime is death
Miss Rappe died as direct result
of internal injuries. The evidence
disclosed these were caused by Ar
buckle. I'VE know Arbuckle seized
Miss Rapp, dragged her into his room
stating, Il have waited for you five
years and now | have got you" the
attorney said.
Brady said he would spare no trou-
bic to convict Arbuckle.
Bar Arbuckle Films
Chicago, Sept 12-Cancellation of
Fatty Arbuckle pictures were report.
ed from several sections of the coun.
try today. Two large theator com
panies here refuse to exhibit his films
showing Arbucklc Exhibitors il.
Michigan were urged by the Michigan
Exhibitors Association to have moth
ing to do with Arbuckle films until his
case has been disposed of in the San
Francisco courts. At Memphis, Tom.
orders were issued banning Arbuckle,
while New York tomorrow will for
mally place barrier against the CO.
median.
A New Kind of Photo.
San Francisco, Sept 12," Fatty"
Arbuckle was not told to register
seriousness today when taken from
his cell and officially "mugged" for
the rogues' gallery Arbuckle, after
being photoed for future records of
the police department, was question
ed as to his age, weight, residence,
etc. He said he was "a years old,
five feet eight inches in height.
weighed 2G6 pounds and was a native
of Kansas
Locked Up In Cell
San Francisco, Sept. 12,-Clothing
torn from the person of Virginia
Rappe while she was struggling last
Monday in the locked room of Roscoe
CFatty') Arbuckle at the St Francis
hotel was found yesterday Arbuckle
is held in jail charged with her mur
der. He was not permitted to give
bail.
The clothes were found in the
rooms of Al SemnaCher in Los An
geles. and upon instructions from
Chief of Police O'Brien of this city
were at once marked for Identification.
They had literally been torn to tat
ters They had been taken from the
room at the St Francis by Sem
nacher, who was Virginia Rappe's
manager and who had been one OF
the guests at the wild party given by
Arbuckle.
Arbuckle spent an uncomfortable
night at the city prison, His personal
attorney, Milton Cohen, arrived yes
terday from Los Angeles and with At.
tOrneys Frank Dominguez and Charles
H. Brennan held long conference
with Arbuckle at the Jail. Thus far
they decline to make any statement
or to permit Arbuckle to make one.
Duncan Matheson, captain of de
tectives said
Miss Virginia Rappe died from the
effects of an assault or an attempted
assault upon her
Our investigation shows this crime
is one of first degree murder, as pro-
vided by the penal code of the state
OF California
This offense is punishable by death
in California.
Formal charges will be entered to.
day.
Sentiment here is strong against
Arbuckle, who only a few days ago
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