The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-09-17
Arbuckle Held
Without Bail
Movie Picture Comedian I'm
der Arrest for Manslaugh-
ter. Faces Additional
Charge Of Murder

San Francisco, Sept. 13.-With
the grand jury, which has been
hearing evidence against him, ad-
journed and the coroner'S inquest
extending into it's second day, with
out verdict Fatty" Arbuckle,
motion picture comedian, charged
with the murder Of Miss Virginia
Rappe, an actress, whose death
occurred after a party in Ar
buckles rooms in a hotel, spent his
third night in a cell tonight.
The grand jury adjourned with
out returning an Indictment, but
another session will be held as
soon as District Attorney Matthew
testimony, the foreman announced.
Added interest was given the
case today when the district at
torney declared he would start an
investigation to ascertain whether
witnesses who were present at the
party last week have been tamper-
ed with. The officials statement
followed the appearance of Miss
Ney Provost. also known as Miss
Pyvron, before the grand jury. Ac-
cording to Mr. Brady her teStl-
mony there was entirely different
from that she previously gave
him. Reports that another wit
ness, Alice Blake, had disappeared,
proved erroneous when she appear
cd at the district attorneys office.
Miss Blake explained, according to
Brady, that she had gone from her
home in Ookland in order to avoid
publicity.
Among witnesses before the
grand jury some Of whom later
testified at the SEC, nd days pro-
ceedings Of the coroner's inquest
were Mrs Bambina Maude Del
mont, Al Seminacher, Miss Rappes
manager, Eey Provost and Alice
Blake, all Of whom are said to
have been present at the Arbuckle
party, and Mrs. Jean jameson, a
nurse who attended Miss Rappe
I before her death.
Mrs. belmont. at the inquest,
said she. Miss Rappe and Al Semin-
acher, Miss Rappe's manager, drove
to San Francisco from Los Ange-
! les. arriving Sunday night, Sep
tember 4.
While she and Miss Rappe We're
eating breakfast the next day, a
t telephone call was received that a
Mr.. Arbuckle wanted to see them
all at the ST. Francis hotel. Miss
] RaDpe went to Arbuckle's room
alone and then telephoned for Mrs.
i belmont and Schumacher to join
! her. There, she testified, she met
! Arbuckle, Lowell. Sherman, Ira
! c. Fortlouis and Frederick Flsch-
bach. There were many bottles on
the table in the room. Miss Rappe
had three drinks Of gin and orange
juice and Mrs. belmont had about
ten drinks Of whiskey. Two more
girls came in whom she learned
later We're Alice Blake and Eey
Pyvron.
The Rappe girl rose and went
into the bath room off AEbuckle's s
room. When she came out Of the
bath room Arbuckle was in his
room. He closed the door be-
tween it and the sitting room
where the other members Of the
party We're.
She heard screams coming from
the room about an hour later, she
said, and demanded that Arbuckle
open the door. He did so. The
Rappe girl vas on the bed tearing
at her clothing aid screaming.
l ayn hurt. 1 am dying she
said. We removed the girls cloth
ing and placed her in a tub OF cold
water. which seemed to do no good
and Miss Rappe was taken to an
other room and put to bed
4Arbuckle kept his eyes fixed or
the witness throughout her testi-
mony. Mrs. belmont finished hel
testimony at noon. Arbuckle took
more than usual interest when, TO-
ward the close Of the session, Cor
oner DR.. r. 3. w. Leland asked
the witness:
How do you happen to remem-
Der what happened if you had sc
many drinks OF whiskey?"
My memory is always good, .
she answered.
When the inquest was resumed
this afternoon, Ira G.. Fortlouls, a
salesman. took the stand. He tes-
titled that he was present at the
party but left before Arbuckle is
supposed to have gone into a bed
room with Miss Rappe.
Mr.. Schumacher testified that he
attended the party after trying in
vain to induce Miss Rappe to re-
turn to Los Angeles.
Schumacher also testified that he
visited Miss Rappe the day fol
lowing the party and she said tc
him:
Roscoe hurt me"
He said he did not hear the
screaming testified to by Mrs. Del
mont. and was surprised when he
heard the full details Of the party
from Mrs. Deluont next day.