Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-12
ARBUCKLE HELD FOR
DEATH OF ACTRESS
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lUuUuuCu lIOiu p1bS AZ
was great favoTlte, Theaters are
barring his films.
The deposition of Zey Pryyon, o
show girl who was at the Arbuckle
+ party with Virginia Rape, Is stated
by the district attorney and Captain
of Detectives Mathoson to be eN-
tremely damaging to Arbuckle The
police have declined to make this
deposition public.
Miss Pryyon's statement, as well as
those made by Mrs. belmont and by
Mrs. Jean jameson, the nurse who at
tended Miss Rape. will form the ba-
sis of the grand jury investigation to-
day. Mrs. Jameson has told the po-
lice that Virginia Rape in her dyine
moments, said Arbuckle had been r.
sponsible for her injuries,
To detectives Mrs jameson told her
story with an assurance that i'm.
pressed police She said she was
speaking voluntarily, without fear Of.
punishment or hope Of reward
Here is her statement;
About p. M. Tuesday, Sept G,
was called by Mrs. belmont 10 room
1927 Of the st Francis hotel There
/ met Miss Virginia Rape, who was
In bed She complained of having
pains in her abdomen nj lower chest
Mrs. belmont was there.
Virginia said she had attended "a
party at Roscoe Arbuckle's rooms 40
the ST Francis hotel Monday aft r.
noon Sept 3 She said she took
three drinks and then knew moth as
don't remember whether she sal |
Arbuckle as d her or ulled her into
his room. which ad5oirs the room
where the party was held She AID
Arbuckle threw himself on her, at
other times she would say she did not
know what happened after got
into the room.
Mrs belmont said VIRGINIA. was
screaming and yelling ana that she |
Mrs belmont, went 10 the door sew.
eral times and found it locked; then
she kicked on the door rGveral tin
and then Arbuckle opened it, she tod !
me.
Mrs Rappe 2as pulling at her
h. Mrs belmont and the rest /
Tho t' thor put Hiss Raupa into /
cold BATH Ti.r e0t Cor the hotel .
H aal nor IN injection .
Us pBia
tr Dauo.t t'a ,ll71 DR. Rum .
WOLF Fe ad ~ yer taken to Or, .
Wakefield s7nit7riJm Mrs De-
mont and myrelr went in the amn
lance with Miss Rape DR. Rumwe /
had charge there. called NJ I
Cumberland of the King Ambulance .
Service for "Wednesday night
Miss Rape told me at the hotel
that Arbuckle was waiting to get her
for five years and that Arbuckle was
Lehrman, the comedy director Of New
York, and she did not want 70 have
publicity, as she was afraid she would |
lose Lehrman.
"She said she would let the matter
drop if she were to get well quickly,
but that if her case was to be serious
she wanted Arbuckle to pay her ex
penses at the hospital. She stated
she had money, but did not see WHY
she should pay her expenses when
he caused her injuries placing her
hand on her abdomen.
'Ayhie at the st. Francis she was
calling to me, asking If we were get
ting Arbuckle. and l told her yes,
iuat to please her.
She said she wanted Arbuckle pun
ished. This was just before she died,
which was about 80 a, M. Sept. 8.
Il noticed bruises on her body, her
left thigh and her upper right arm,
think. and she said they were made
by Arbuckle.
"She placed her hand on her abdo-
men and said He broke me inside
with his weight
This is a true statement, made
by me freely and voluntarily, without
fear of punishment or hope of reward
MRS. JEAN JAMESON"
Miss Angelina Osman left last night
for Mortified, Mimi, where she will
attend college the coming school year.