Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-28
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fully 1naneuvered his corpulent body
down between the press and counsel
tables to the clerks desk, where the oath
was administered
YES" he answered, in a clear voice,
Us the clerk mumbIed the injunction, ito
tell the truth, the whole truth and moth
ing but the TRUTH
NEATLY DRESSED,
FRESHLY BARBERED.
He was dressed in a neat blue suit and
freshly barbered.
Miss Rape arrived first" he said, in
answer to BfcNab's question. "Then Mrs.
belmont, Miss Prevon and Miss Blake.
Il was dressed In a bathrope and
slippers"
Here the handsome plush bathrobe
worn by Arbuckle and his slippers were
introduced as evidence and identified.
q saw Miss Rape in 1913 first about
8 o'clock. I know the time because I had
an gagement with Mrs. May Taube and
I was preparing to meet her.
"Miss Rape was in the bathroom on
the floor. When I opened the door. it
struck her She was vomiting. l picked
her up and carried her to 1919 at her re-
quest and placed her on a bed. She
asked for water and I got her two
glasses. I washed her face. I went out
a minute and when l came back, she was
lying between the beds, having fallen Off
the one on which I had placed her.
"She was holding her stomach and
vomited again while ! held her head. 1
then went to 1920 to get Mrs. belmont
aud the other ladies'"
ASKED FOR HELP
FROM OTHER GIRLS.
4 then went out into 1920 and told
Miss Prevon and later Mrs. belmont. I
asked the girls to stop her from tear
ing her clothes of. I went into room
1919 again later and saw Miss Rape on
the bed nude. Mrs. belmont had some
ice OF the back Of Miss Rappe's head.
I asked what the ice was doing there.
Mrs. belmont said she knew how to take
care OF Virginia.
u told Mrs belmont TO shut up or I
would throw her out Of the window. Mrs.
Taube then called Mr.. Boyle. the hotel
manager. and a room was arranged
for her.
Il put a bathrobe on her and moved her
to 1927. 7 took her down 10 1927. but
she kept slipping and I called Boyle to
help me with her
The door from 1919 to 100 was not
locked The window shade was up.
Il never heard Virginia say, he hurt
me- or anything that was Ineligible.
DENIES HAVING TALK
WITH SEMNACHER.
81 never did have a talk with Al Sem
nacher about putting ice on Miss Rappe's
body" the comedian declared.
He talked in a loud tone of voice and
frequently arose to demonstrate his tes-
timOny.
"I never placed my hand over hers
on a door In 1919" he said in reply to
a question.
mo. never" he emphasized.
He then denied n conversation related
by Peter Nargaard as a State witness
In which Vanguard declared Arbuckle,
at Culver City studio. had offered him
$50 for the key to a room occupied by
Miss Rape three years ago.
81 have told you everything that oc-
CURED" said Arbuckle in his final direct
examination.
Cross examination was conducted 10y
Assistant District Attorney Friedman.
Arbuckle again denied having any such
conversation with Nargaard as che latter
had described and declared he could not
recall ever having seen Nargaard ut Gull
yer City.
Eyes. I was at Culver City at Lehr-
mans studios he replied to 4 question
from Friedman.
4 have known Virginia Rape five or
six years" he continued. answering the
earching questions fired at him by
Friedman.
"Fishback said he was goin to tele-
phone for Virginia but the first I knew
she was coming was when she knocked
at the door. I was in 1910 when she
came. but went into 1920 almost imme-
diateIy."
AND HE WORE
ssh X PAJAMAS."
'-he pajsmas I wore were silk" he
said IN response to the prosecutions
question.
II stayed in 1920 for about three hours
Mrs. belmont came In n few minutes
after Virginia. I never knew Mrs. Del
mont until she came
Once 7 heard Virginia use the phone
in Room 1920. She called the party on
the other end of the wire, who was
Mrs SpreckIeS.
I'VE We're having lunch and breakfast
when Miss Prevon came.
"It was my breakfast aud I drank
coffee. On another table there was gin,
orange Juice, white rock and Scotch
whisky The whisky and gin was in the
closet Of 1921 and Fishback brought it in,
about the time Virginia arrived"
Arhuckle's attitude on the stand was
pleasing and he appeared TO make good
witness for himself He appeared like a
school boy, questioned by school
teacher
Miss Rape suggested music She
wanted piano. hut sent for Vir-
trOla.
I'VE danced and drank about all after
noon until went down to the ballroom
about = sid returned about midnight
Asked = be had drank anything. Ar
buckle said:
Yes. sure. after breakfast, I drank
highballs."
LITTLE GROUNDS
FOR CROSS QUIZ.
''Fishback left about 1 80 or 1 As to
go to the beach. He came back in an
.bour and a half or So"
. The direct questioning of Arbuckle was
we'll conducted and gave the State little
grounds for crOss-QuestiOning.
Il never saw Miss Rappe dance" Ar
buckle said. Il danced with Miss Blake"
Questioned by Friedman as to whether
he had asked any one TO leave the party
Arbuckle said:
u asked Sherman TO ask Fortlouis to
leave his room. but I never asked any
one else to leave
Mrs. Taube came about 80 p. m. and
stayed five or ten minutes. l told her