Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-01
JURY EXPECTED
To GET FATTY'S
CASE ON FRIDAY
Introduction of Evidence
viii Be Concluded BY
Noon Today; Each Side
Has 4-Hour Arguments.

San Francisco, Call, NOV 5V'--
The prosecution in the case or
Roscoe Arbuckle, accused of man.
slaughter in connection with the
death of Virginia Rape, closed
today but made reservations which
may lead to an extension Of testi
mony for several hours tomorrow.
The prosecution attorneys sal1
they might wish to question two
persons and to introduce other evt-
dence, all in rebuttal. The defense
attorneys said they reserved the
right to offer evidence to contro-
vert anything new brought out,
but that otherwise their case was
closed.
Both sides agreed, however, that
anything further adduced from
witnesses would not require mora
than tomorrow mornings session
for presentation. Attorneys also
agreed on four hours for argument
for each side, so that It appeared
the jury might have the issue in its
hands by Friday afternoon.
Interest Is Revived.
Threats of perjury prosecution
for Mrs. Minnie Neighbors, a de-
fense witness, revived an other--
wise slackening public interest IN
the trial and corridors and court
room were crowded again today.
However the tenseness notable
when Arbuckle was testifyins
Monday was absent.
Mrs Neighbors' testimony that
Miss Rape was at a health resort
in Ventura county last August
was answered by that of Mrs. Mary
Poulin. hostess at the resort, that
there was no record of Miss
Rappe's purported visit. The per-
jury charge followed. The defense
today offered testimony by an en-
ploye of the resort, who said she
had seen Miss Rappe there.
The prosecution announced that
had the testimony of Miss Irene
Morgan, a British war nurse and
defense witness. under close exam
ination to determine on its accur-
acy, but that no charge was in an
ticipation.
Health Appeared Good.
Mrs. Josephine Hardebeck.
housekeeper for Miss Rappe and
Mrs. Minnie Buck. practical nurse.
and others, all from Los Angeles
testified that they had known Miss
Rape for varying periods and
that her health appeared good at
all times.
This testimony was offered to
offset defense evidence that Miss
Rappe's fatal injury was the eli
max of chronic condition OF long
standing, and was not caused by
external force applied by Arbuckle
as alleged by the prosecution.
A leading witness today was DR..
Rufus L. Rigdon of San Francisco.
who was called to rebut defense
evidence that bladder injuries of
the sort which resulted in the
death Of Miss Rappe could be
caused by agencies other than ex-
ternal force. DIR. Rigdon testified
that he knew of no case of his
own knowledge where such injury
was purely internal or spontaneous
In character.
Even a bladder which became
gradually over-distended would
not rupture, he said, as other or
gans would be affected fatally be-
fore such a rupture occurred
Report of Commission.
Tomorrow there will be intro
duced the report of medical COM
mission of three which was named
to determine whether Miss Rappe's
bladder was healthy at the time
she is alleged to have been injured.
One of the experts was appointed
by the court and the others by
prosecution and defense.
Arbuckle displayed relief TODAY.
He smiled widely at adjournment
and seemed to take the days de-
velopments as being favorable to
him.
District Attorney Brady an.
nounced that Leo Friedman. an
assistant who has examined MANY
or the witnesses would make the
first argument for the prosecution
The defense offered to submit tn,
case without argument, but the
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