Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-09-24
STORY OF FATAL PARTY
TOLD BY SEMNACHER
Miss Rappe Moaning When En-
tered Room-Torn Garments
Put Into Automobile

preliminary hearing OF Roscoe
CFatty"O ArDuckic, charged with
the murder of Miss Virginia
! Rape, was resumed in police
court Friday. Alfred Semnacher
the first witness, went into the
already known details of the
Iparty in Arbuckle's suite OF
rooms following which Miss
Rappe's death occurred. Arbuckle
appearing more cheerful than
heretofore, entered the court
room with his wife. and mother
in-law.
Semnacher, reported to have
told the grand jury in Los An
geles Of admissions he said Ar
buckle had made, named Fred
IFishback, Lowell Sherman, Ira
Fortlouis. Miss Rappe. Mrs. B.
M. Deln1ont, Miss Zeb Provost.
Alice Blake, Mrs May Taubs
and one or two others as being
present at the party. Arbuckle
and Sherman were dressed in pa
jamas and bathrobc and slippers,
tSemnacher said
The rest were in street clothes
except Mrs. belmont. he contin-
ued.
All of the party. except Mrs.
belmont, he said. were eating.
! while some we're drinking liquor,
which he defined as orange Juice
! 'that could have contained gin or
anything else"
Semnacher testified that he
left the party and on returning
half an hour later found a Miss
Clark and a Miss Campbell had
joined the party. He COULD not
remember. he said. anyone hav-
ng left the suite.
During this testimony. Ar
buckles eyes moved slowly from
the witness to Isadore Golden.
the' assistant district attorney.
who conducted the questioning.
and back again.
Semnacher explained his omis-
sion of Mrs. 'fsube's name at the
inquest to the fact that he did
not know her name until later.
when he saw 4 newspaper picture
Of Arbuck1e leaning out OF l,o-
tel window in company with
Mrs Taub a,id Others sa 5d
Unlike Arbucklc's first arraign-
ment. when ,unshaven Monday
morning, prisoners filed the dock
well dressed women today press
cd their faces against the steel
bars to get better view and
hearing of the case
"The liquor upon the table at
the party came out of bottles" "
Semnacher testified. "Somc of
the labels said whisky, others gin
and mineral water, and some un-
labeled, contained orange juice"
"The people were walking
around the room and Miss Blake
and Miss Provost danced togeth-
er. and l believe Arbuckle and
Sherman danced with the ladies' >
he added Pressed further. he
said his memory about Arbuckle
was vague" -
lrSBefore Semnacher's2 second de-
parture half an hour later Fish
back also LETT the room, Sem
nacher said.
Semnacher said he went out
with Ira Fortlouis and returned
about 4 o'clock to find the party
still drinking. dancing and enjoy
ing phonograph music. Arbuckle
was present, according to Sem
nacher, but he was not sure abou
Mrs. belmont and Miss Rape.
He paid no further attention to
movements in the room and soon
left to buy cigarettes.
| He returned in about half an
hour, he said. The party was
still in progress, but about ten
minutes later two of the women
went into room 1910 (where Miss
Rape later was found.
"My best recollection is that on
|my return tho door to room 12l9
was shut" he testified. "The
door closed behind the two wo-
men and from two to ten minutes
elapsed without sound"
! Arbuckle was in room 1920
Semnacher declared. "My recol-
Election is the two women came
out OF room 1919 in exciteme MT :
! lSemnacher continued. They
!, said we should all come in as
Miss Rape was i'll.
j ArbucEIe, during this bit oI
); Testimony, clasped and unclaspee
! his hands and rubbed his cheeks
i A five minute recess was dcclar-
led by the judge after which The
film comedian appeared more
Icomposed.