Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-02
Defense Scores
Important Point
InArbuckleC Case
Medical Commission Reports
Bladder Of Miss RappeShows
4. Nidence Of Chronic
Inflammation.

San francisco, Dec. Mrs. Irene
Z Morgan, dsfense witness In the Ros-
coe lArduckle trial. was found un-
conaciob at noon today In her room
st the Clff hotel. According TO the
house physician, she had been
drugged.
The testimony OF Mrs Morgan,
who said she served overseas in the
Cspadian forces and was under fire
at the second battle OF the Marre.
was vigorously attacked by the
prosecution
San Francisco. Dec. Ia special
. medical commissions report that
the bladder OF Miss Virginia Rape
showed evidence OF chronic iniam-
nation and the presence OF rupture,
was submitted today III the man
slaughter trial OF Roscoe c, (tatty)
Arbuckle in connection with Miss
Rappe's death.
The defense contendcd that the
bladder rupture which caused Miss
Rappe's death was the climax OF a
chronix condition and not caused by
external foSce applied by Arbucklc,
as 'thc prosecution alleged.
- The prosecution was. granted the
privilege OF examining the. report
Corroborates Defense. !,
The commission was named by
the court and counsel for both sides.
The report was read by. Dr.. William
: Ophuis, who was named on the COM
tnlission by the prosecution and who
performed a. postsmortem examina-
ton OIL Miss Rappc's body.
The report absolutely cor
roboratcs' the deposition of DR..
Maurice Rosenberg of Chicago, who
treated Miss Rappc supposedly for a
bladder disorder in 1913, according
to defense counsel.
II don't understand the report"
District Attorney Matthew Brady
said. The prosecution summoned
DR.. Ophuls to take the stand at.i2
p. m. and explain the report in de-
tail.
The prosecution announced that it
would close finally with DR.. Ophuls
explanation and that Leo Friedman,
assistant district attorney would then
make the first closing argument Tor
the people.
McNab to Talk.
McNab announced he would make
the only argument for the defense
and expected to conclude it today. !,
II expect to take less than two
hours" he said. Each side was given
Captain Theodore Hayward of the
Canadian expeditiopary forces, testi-
fled today in refutation of defense
testimony by Mrs, Rene Morgan.
war nurse, that She was cenneeted
with the Canadian forces. Mrs.
Morgan testified that she attended
Miss Virginia Rape whose death
was made the basis Of the trial. The
testimony was continuation OF
prosecution rebuttal.
Contradicts Testimony.
Mrs. Morgan. said on the stand |
that she had been affiliated with the
Fifth company" i'll the Canadian
hospital service at the front. Ray
ward testified that there was no
Fifth company
Mrs. Morgan said also that she
served in the battle of the Marne
during 1917. Hayward said the bat
tie was in 1918. = = -
DR.. William H. Harrison, San
francisco physician, testified that
bladder injuries of the type FROM
which Miss Rape died were rarely
OF a purely internal or spontaneous
character. The prosecution charges
that Arbuckle caused the injury.
Mrs. Lulu Cory, attendant-~at a
Ventura county Hot Springs. said
to have been visited by Miss Rappc,
was recalled to detail the payment
plan followed for the plunge at the
resort which she testified was used |
by Miss Rappe.