Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-27
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Zeb Provost Tells
Story of Fatty's Fatal
Party and Death of
Miss Rappe

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| San Francisco, Sept. 27.-Zeh
Provost, one Of the show girls
participating in Roscoe c. (Fatty)
Arbuckle's hotel st. Francis party,
which led to the death of Miss
Virginia Rappe, was the first wit
ness today in the Arbuckle murder
charge hearing.
Arbuckle, Miss Rappe, Mrs.
Bambine belmont, Miss Alice
Blake, Alfred Semnacher and
Lowell Sherman we're in Arbuck-
les suits when she Joined the
party, she testified. Arbuckle and
Sherman were dressed in pajamas,
bath robes and slippers, she said.
Saw Some Drinking
Miss Rape was seated on a
settee at Arbuckle's side, accord
ing to the witness, who said she
saw "a little bit" of drinking.
Fred Fischbach later joined the
party, Miss Provost added, and
others were in and out of the
room
Did you see Miss Rappe leave
the room at any time?" asked
Assistant District Attorney Mil
ton U'Ren.
About an hour later" she re-
piled. Arbuckle followed Miss
Rape into the room adjoining the
one where the party was gathered,
closing the door, Miss Provost con-
tinued.. --.-...-. ,..,,
About three quarters of an hour
later, according to the witness,
she and Mrs. belmont raped on
the door and the latter kicked it,
saying loudly "open the door,
want to speak to Virginia.
Moaning On Bed
Arbuckle opened the door, Miss
Provost testified. and stepped into
room 1920, the scene Of he festiv-
tiles, whereupon she and Mrs.
belmont went into room 1919 and
found Miss Rappe in bed. "she
was fully dressed, but her hair
was hanging down, she was moan
ing" the witness added.
MRS. belmont and l went over
and asked her what was the mat
ter" Miss Provost said. "She said
! I am dying, 1 am dying, / know I
am going to die
"Oh, no you're not going to
die" replied and then she sat up
in bed and started to tear off her
! waist and stockings. Mr.. Arbuckle
then came in and started to help
pull at her waist"
Miss Rappe's clothes then were
taken off, according to the wit
ness, and she was put on a bed.
i Accuses Arbuckle.
Then she started to cry again
I am dying. He hurt me-" said
Miss Provost.
A restorative given the girl
, caused her to become sick at her
stomach, the witness continued.
Then Fischbach entered the
room and Miss Rappe was dipped
in tub of cold water according
to the testimony.
"She cried loudly again when
she was put back on the bed. "
Miss Provost said.
Then Arbuckle said IF you
don't stop yelling I'll throw you
out of the window"
"Arbuckle then went back into
the other ROOM" Miss Provost
continued, but soon returned, ap-
plying ice to Miss Rappe with the
statement: 'That'll make her come
to-"
No Notoriety Wanted
Some one put in telephone
call for aid, Miss Provost stated,
but some other person jerked
away the receiver, saying no
notoriety was wanted.
While Arbuckle and Miss Rapps
were out Of the room, she said,
there was music played and
plenty of noise"
] Or examination by the defense
/ Miss Provost stated that she re-
ceived an invitation by telephone
9 to come to Arbuckle's party She
had met the comedian a long time
before. she said. but be did not re-
member her. She did not know
I who the invitation came from, sne
said. and when she entered AT
ibuckIe's suite, there were no intro nitro,
Iductions, merely request to taAe
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