Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-09-14
Witness In
.Arbuckle
CaseCrilled
District Attorney Quizzes
Movie Bathing Girl Whose
Stories to Police and
Grand Jury Differed.
Rappe Inquest Resumed

San Francisco, Sept. l5.-Aliss
Ney Provost. motion picture bathing
girl, was questioned by District
Attorney Brady today regarding tes-
iimony she gave before the
grand jury in supposed conflict with
her other statements 10 the authori-
ties concerning her interest in the
hotel party where Miss Virginia
Rappe. motion picture actress. is al
legged to have received the injuries
from which she died. Simultaneous
ly Roscoe Arbucklc, motion picture
comedian, who is charged with
numbering Miss Rappe. went before
coroEers jury ip the second day OF
the inquest into the actress death.
District Attorney Brady said he
was going TO endeavor to determine
ii Miss Provost, who is also known
as Vcy Pyvron, was induced to conf
nit perjury in her grand jury testi-
mony last night This testimony
differed widely with statements made
90 himself and Captain of Detec-
tives Matheson, Brady said.
Mrs. belmont Testifies.
Mrs. Bambina Maude Delmont,
who brought the murder charge
against Arbucklc, was the first wit
ness at the inquest today.
Mrs. belmont began her testimony
by saying she met Miss Rappe and
Al Scmnachcr, Miss Rappe's man
ager, in Los Angeles by appoint
inent and they drove to San Fran
cisco. arriving Sunday night Sep
tember 4.
While she and Miss Rape were
eating breakfast the next day. tele-
phone call was received by Miss
Rape that a Mr.. Arbuckle wanted
to see them all at the St. Francis
hotel. Miss Rape went to
Arbuckle's. room alone and then
telephoned for Mrs. belmont AMI
Sennacher to join her in Arbuckle's
suite. There Mrs. Delmont testified,
she met Arbuckle. Lowell Sherman,
Ira c. Fortlouis and Frederick Fisch-
bach. There were many bottles on
the table in the room. Miss Rape
had three drinks of gin and orange
Juice and Mrs. belmont had about
10 drinks Of whisky. Two more
girls came in who she learned later
we're Alice Blake and Vey Pyvron.
Hears Screams.
The Rape girl rose and went into
the bathroom Off Arbuckle's room.
When she came out OF the bathroom
.Arbuckle was in his room. He closed
the door.
:. Here she testified that she had
heard that Miss Rappe was dragged
into the room," but the court ruled
this testimony out.
She heard screams coming from
the room about an hour later and
demanded that Arbuckle open the
door. He did SO and it was noted
that he was wearing Miss Rappe's
hat and the pajanlas he was wearing
were wet with perspiration. The
Rappe girl was on the bed tearing at
her clothing and screaming.
Il am hurt. | am dying. tie did
ill.,
She removed the girls clothing
and, assisted by Fischbacll, placed
HST IN tuD VI ;SOlu WdtSIs lilo
had no effect and SO Miss Rappe was
taken to another room and put to
bed.
Affected by Testimony.
Arbuckle kept his eyes fixed on
tie witness throughout her testi-
illory and he appeared to be some-
what affected by it.
While Mrs. belmont was testify
ing District Attorney Brady an--
rounced that Alice Blake, who was
reported last night to have dropped
from sight, had been located and was
in his office to submit to an examina
ton. Miss Blake explained. accord
ing to Brady, that she had gone from
her home in Berkeley to friend in
Oakland in order to avoid publicity
and notoriety.
Mrs. belmont finished her test
nlony at noon. .Arbuckle took more