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vost. another guest. also was = stran-
ger to him. he said.
Il had no idea that Miss Rape,
Mrs belmont. Miss Blake or Miss
Provost were coming to the party un-
I'll they actually arrived" he said.
There were bottles OF whiskey, gin.
water and orange juice on a table IN
the room where the guests weno. he
said Fred Ffschbach. his roommate.
supplied the liquor. he said.
Arhuckle testified IN a loud. clear.
voice and seemed at ease IN every
way. lie denied knowledge OF the
source OF tho liquor other than It was
procured by ~F1sehbach. He vas eat
Ing breakfast when tho guests ar
rived. he testified.
Tho witness said he drank sosnc
"highbails" after breakfast Miss
Rape asked that a piano be- brought
In. but later a photograph was pro-
dueed There was much dancing
after that. he said.
Arbuckle said he had mnds an en-
gagement with Mrs. Taube tho day
before the party ito go OUT the next
day.
II did o see Miss Rapps lance
he said. Il danced with Miss Blake"
Lowell Sherman. an actor, sem.
naehcr and Ira Fortlouis, salesman,
were there while tho, dancing was IN
progress. he saie.
Arbuckie said he had Sherman ask
Fortiouis TO leave the room during
the party.
Mrs. Taube came whiis the party
was In progress and said sho would
call back" he said.
Mrs Taube asked who arc all
these poopis7"
search mo. I don't know Ar
buckle said he replied. Then Mrs.
raube left. no said.
Fischbach was out in ArbucIsie's |
automobile most OF tho party. he
said. Mrs Taube seemed, 'peeved.'"
Arbuckie said. she probably left
because she was 'peeved' at the
guests OF tho party
AIRS. Taube was introduced TO
Miss Rape" he said.
Miss Rape was dressed in green
skirt and Jacket" he said. II don't
think her hair was down. I did not
see her go into my ROOM"
Arbuckie fingered a lead pencil con-
tinuously during the examination, tap
ping IT occasionally on tho court re-
porter's table. He answered without
hesitation while under cpss-examina-
ton.
The courtroom was filled but the
rowd around Il we're not as dense
as on past court dnys. Asked TO make
some comparisons of time according
to his watch. Arbuckie replied: "I
had a watch"
Mrs belmont changed her dress
during h party" he said.
Il saw Miss Rape tearing her
waist and garters." .he said. Then I
went out OF the room
Arbuckie showed on a diagram
where he was sitting with MIS- Rappe
before she is ALLEGED TO hPifs been in
jured-
Miss Blake lett "for a rehearsal-
during the party. and returned in a
half hour. no testified.
Miss Blake. a showEiri. wa one Of
the principal witnesses against Ar
buckle.
II did not tell anyone that I was go
ing into my room to get dressed or
that I was going out with Mrs.
raube." he said. I went into my room
and locked the door"
He was still under cross examine
ton at the noon recess, but Mrs. Jane
Walsh. deputy coroner. followed him
as a prosecution witness. She brought
into court a Jar said by her to contain
a vital organ OF Miss Rappe. said to
have been ruptured b. force applied
by Arbuokle. Arhuckle win resume
when It is proved that the organ was
that of Miss Rape.
e McCarthy's testimony. which was to
ave preceded Arbucile's. was ruled
u after the defense failed to qualify
him as a f~ingerprint expert.
He had started 'fingerprint expert
ments on h door Of Arbuckle's hotel
room. which was in the courtroom. but
the prosecution objected and McCar-
ty was excused. He is "A former in-f
vestigator for the United States de-
partment of labor.