Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-20
ZEH PROVOST
CHANGESLlNE
OF TESTIMONY
Arbuckle Trial Witness Con-
tradicts "Facts" Given in
First Case.

san Francisco, Jau. 20.-Tho coUr:
room had warmed Up and attorneys
cooled precipitably when the trial cl
Roscoe c. c'F,atty') Arbuckle on
charge Of m~anSlaugIter growing ou!
of the death Of Miss Virginia Rappc
a motion picture actress, was resumed
today.
The hall of justice; where the tria'
is being held. is ordered heated moro
adequately following yesterdays cold
snap which forced urors iEto thei1
~overcoats. Attorneys became he:ltea
yesterday as q result of an argument
over testimony OF Miss Zeh Prevo1.
show girl, a prosecution witness.
Miss Provost contradicted testimony
h "a at Arbuckle's first trial ald
repeatedly said She could not re-
member" She was ordered back &c
court again today nj there was IN
uncertainty about what role she would
play in today's sessions.
San Francisco, Cal, Jan. 19.-Niss
Zeh Provost. show girl and a leading
| witness for the prosecution. does no
remember" whether she told the truth
in the first trial of Roscoe c. tFatty)
Arbuckle. she testified today in the
second trial Of the film comedian or
a manslaushter charge. At the con
clusion of her testimony today she
was ordered to return to court tomor.
row. No reason for the order vas as
signed.
An hours interruption of the tria'
because Of the cold weather sweeping
the state and which reached into the
court room, and the sudden withdraw.
al of Miss Provost from the stand
when her alleged inability to remem.
Der certain evidence which was char
acterized as hostile by the prosecu-
ton. were the outstanding features to.
day.
Overcoats were brought to the jur.
ors.
She Doesn't Remember"
Miss Provost returned to the stand
later. She was asked if Miss Virginia
Rape, whose death was made the
basis OF the charge against Arbuckle
said h hurt me-" after she was al.
legged to have been fatally injured
at a party in the Hotel st. Francis
The witness said she did not hear
Miss Rape make such a statement
She was shown her testimony in the
previous trial in which. according tc
the prosecution. she said that Miss
Rape exclaimed, The hurt me-" Upon
the matter being developed further
the witness made the admission that
SAAS NS AOS = oAAS WAN SAs
truth in the first trial.
Miss Provost, who was n Of the
principal guests at the party, vas on
the stand most of the day. She charg-
ed that the district attorney took her
into custody and threatened to SEM
her to Jail If she did not make q
statement to the effect hat Miss Rap
| pc exclaimed. che killed me-"
Later, she testified, she made a
statement, against her will. which
embodied the exclamation, The hurt
me-"
Impeachment Denied.
She was not taken into custody. she
said, until after Charles H. Brennan
a defense attorney, met her on the
street and recommended himself as
her counsel, IF you need me.n
A motion by the prosecution that II
be allowed to impeach the testimony
Of Miss Provost on the ground that Il
a Surprising" and showed her 8
hostile Witness" was denied by the
court. The ruling prevented the pros.
ecution from presenting to the jury
/ certain positive evidence offered by
Miss Provost at the last trial which
she did not remember" In her testi.
mony today.
Mrs. Josephine Keza. a chamber.
maid at the Hotel st. Francis, testi
fled to hearing q roma cry: mo, no
no. and q man answer: Shut mp,
while the party was in progress. Sh,
listened closely, she said. and heard
the cries repeated. She was excused
until tomorrow.