>>7265407
Eww, the bottom of that NYT article mentions the Arbuckle trial
Fatty Arbuckle
That was one hell of a news story.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roscoe_Arbuckle
"Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (/ˈɑːrbʌkəl/; March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. Starting at the Selig Polyscope Company he eventually moved to Keystone Studios, where he worked with Mabel Normand and Harold Lloyd. He mentored Charlie Chaplin and discovered Buster Keaton and Bob Hope. Arbuckle was one of the most popular silent stars of the 1910s, and soon became one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood, signing a contract in 1920 with Paramount Pictures for US$14,000.00 (equivalent to approximately one million in 2018 dollars[1]).
Between November 1921 and April 1922, Arbuckle was the defendant in three widely publicized trials for the rape and manslaughter of actress Virginia Rappe. Rappe had fallen ill at a party hosted by Arbuckle at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco in September 1921; she died four days later. Arbuckle was accused by Rappe's acquaintance of raping and accidentally killing Rappe. After the first two trials, which resulted in hung juries, Arbuckle was acquitted in the third trial and received a formal written statement of apology from the jury."
Now skip down to the "Scandal" part.
That mess would raise eyebrows even today, so imagine how people reacted in 1921. It wouldn't have been mentioned in mixed, or polite, company.
Happened at the landmark St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. Anybody old enough to remember the long running show "Hotel"? Same place.