Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-05
PHYSICIAN TELLS
Of Rape INJURY
Says Rupture Was His First Di-
agnoss of Case.
no APPEARANCE OF DEBAUcH
Hctsl ST. Francis Doctor Describes
Film Girls Agony After Party
FATTY Acts as Own Attorne.
in Another Court

san Francisco. Sept. 2T.-Dr. Arthur
Bear,lslee. testifyiug la the police
court examination ~ Roscoe G.. CFattyl
ArbuckIe. said be found Miss Virginia
Rape. whose death Arhuckle i
charged with having caused. la great
pain when be was called into the case
In the absence - his attorneys. Ar
buckle acted for himself In the superb
or court in agreeing with the district
attorney that the manslaughter charge
pending against hIm should he contin-
ued until October g.
Miss Rappe's wrifhing I'm intense
pain overshad0wed evidences 81 alco-
holism. Doctor Beartlslee testified. and
IL Was necessary 60 quiet her by the
use ~ q drug.
THIS was the evening ~ September
=. a few hours after the Hotel st.
Francis party. ont ~ which the charge
against AFbuckle arose. according 20
the physician. and early the next morn
tnE he discovered evidence 20 support
an earlier conclusion that Miss Rape
had suffered an internal injury.
From the beginning he realized Il
was a surgical case. and advised re-
uoval 20 a hospital
There was no other conclusion 90
draw from the evidence than that the
bladder was rlptured." the witness
said.
Tu answer 60 a hypothetical question
regarding the cause 81 a torn bladder.
Doctor Bearslslee replied that he would
consider external force. such as a fan
cr blow the origin.
Violent and continued vomiting
might cause such a rupture the wit
ness replied 60 a question from Ar
buckles counsel.
A black and blue spot on one arm
was the only external sign Of injury.
according e. Doctor Beardsley.
Don't call me your friend" snapped
the witness at Frank Dominguez. Ar
buckles chief counsel. after long se-
Fies Il Tits between them during ques-
tiOulnE ~ the defense attorney.
insists Rupture Cause Of Pain.
Although the defense attempted 20
draw from Doctor Bcardslee an admis-
sion that either internal causes might
have been responsible for his patients
pain. the physician said his composite
kuow'eslge 81 the case pointed TO a
bladder rupture.
The morning after the party the case
was Turned over o. Dr. M. l.. Rumwell,
according TO Doctor Beardslee. who
said D. tld not tell his conclusions
shout the patients condition 70 Doctor
R-mueii. because the latter did not
ask him.
u1ct0r Bcarsl>iee said he was merely
following professional custom and
that b. would have passed on his In
formation had IL been requested.
"uld Ii appear Miss Rape had been
On debauch r questioned D0mlnguez.
Dpctur Beaulslee replied that IL did
uog appvar -. and In any event the in
tense pain Overshnd0wed evidence Of
alcoholism.
This was n classical picture Of a
rurgmrcd bladder" Doctor Bcartlslee
laid. when the defense counsel revert
Ell % questions about other possible
internal Injuries.
The witness denied that he had told
the sheriff when ne was notified on his
hunting trip thar his testimony was
wanted. ~thag too much high life" was
the trouble with Miss Rape.
Sersnacher Is Recalled.
Al SemuaCheT. state witness. was
recalled 20 the stand In the Fatty"
Arburkle murder hearing. at which
time Defense Attorney Frank Domin-
guez preclpitatei n sensation.
Dominique. explaining 70 Judge Syi-
vain Lazarus the purpose ~ his
lire a. cross-cxamInntion. declared:
~Aiy Intention Is % prove that SEM
u8cher's action In taking the clothes
of Miss Virginia Rape out ~ tile 81.
Francis hotel and 20 his home In Hol-
ty7xnod vas part ~ a conspiracy On
the part ~ Semnacher. Fart Lynn and
Mrs. II. ". belmont. the object o.
which was % Cxtort money from Mr..
RuScE-e Arbueklc.
1T Is my duty - prove the exist
euoa and % establish the facts of this
conspiracy. and / am prepared to
DO IT,
uumlnEusz succeeded I'm eIiclting
nothing from Semnacher as 70 the al
legged cxturtion scheme. save gen.
crai denial. Ills orlEiuia testimony re-
manned unchanged ~ the examlna-
ton