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Show FATTY'S WIFE IS . OUT TO AID THE COMEDIAN NEW YOHK, Sept. 14. Mrs. Ros-coo Ros-coo Arbucklo who was known professionally pro-fessionally as Mtnta Durfcu, left Now York today for San Francisco to help her husband It possible, although al-though alio haa been separated from him for flvo years. "I am going to him becauso I think It Is my duty to bo near him," sho said. "I want to help him In over way I can. I don't know just how I can bo of service to him, but many thlng9 will turn up that I can do. "When wo wero married I waa 17 and my husband 21. That wasbacK In 1908. Flvo iears ago wo agreed to disagree and I received a separato maintenance Unfortunately or pet haps fortunately, as you please there are no children. Wo wero not blttor agalns each other. We sirply decided that wo would remain goul friends. Mr. Arbucklo has been ver generous In his treatment of mo i regard to fluances. I ha' no. r.al to work during these years and last February he made me a present of a flno automotilo. "A reconciliation? That dcp'inr.s on whether I find that my pluoo la with him and whother lis fin.lj that ho is ready to roturri to the Jt.o wo r lod when wo wero married, wici was his Inspiration. All I know now Is that I am going to a friend who needs eveny bit of help ho can gel ' Mrs. Arbucklo was accompanlc I en , the trip to San Francisco by her A mother Mrs. Flora Durfee, of Los Jv- Angeles. 1 (WEEDY TRIAL IJItKLY ' SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14 I'lie way Was cleared today for a- bpt-edv - tiial of Itoscoo C. Arbucklo. motion '. picture comedian, on one of two P charges which hold that he Is respon- " slble for the death of Miss Virginia . ' Rappe, motion picture actre. afior 4 abo had been subjected to at alltged ", attack In his rooms In the rit Fran cis hotel here. The first charge of murder, pre- fejrod Monday by Mrs. Bamblna Maudo Dolraont, who said sho was In an adjoining room at tho time of tho J alleged attack. Tho second Is man slaughter, which was rotumod as a true bill by tho county grand Jury , last night and which will become a iK formal indictment when It Is filed In ,? court tomorrow. h V The authorities arc discussing to- -, day thq chargo on which thciy will J bring tho actor to trial. District At- " ' tornoy Brady Is of tho opinion that ' r : the murder charge should stand. If ', Arbucklo is cleared of that chargo ,'V' ' In tho event thut he Is tried ou It, bo must still face tho manslaughter - ' i charge. c " GIRLS TESTH'V ' v1, Tliu coroner's Inquest which start- ', ed Monday, was continued today with ''' '- Miss Zch Prevost and Alice Blako, U ' show girls, scheduled as wltnossos. They attested In statements to the ( ' authorities and tho grand Jury that ' thoy wero present at tho Labor , day party In tho St. Francis hotel In I which Miss Rappo Is alleged to have I A received tho Injuries that resulted In - 1 hor death four days later. 1 Tho Woman's Vlgllanto commlt- 1 teo formed to assist tho moral forcos a of tho cit)y In maintaining tho honor bt tho courta and of tho admlnlBtra-I admlnlBtra-I tlvo bodies, Is expected at Its reg- ulnr meeting today to tako up tho 9 Aibucklo matter and detormino on B tho stand It shall take. t H Arbucklo received news of his ln-W ln-W dlctmont In tho city prison eaTly torn to-rn day. Ho said llttlo and appeared un- mined, Newspapermen whp attempted attempt-ed to Interview him noted tMt uls face was more palllcd than usual and that an air of dejection scorns to have become fixed on him. Ho sent out for his breakfast, keeping keep-ing Its lteni'3 a secret. WOMEN TAKE ACTION Dr. Mariana Bcrtola, president of tho Womon's VIgllnnto committee, aala that sho expected tho committee nt its meeting todmy would adopt resolutions pledging overy posslblo assistance to tho authorities In tho clenrlng up of tho Arbucklo ease. "Wo will havo a commlttoo of women at tho trial," Dr. Bertola said.' |