The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-11-29
ROSCOE ARBUCKLE
ON WITNESS STAND
Tells Story Of Hotel Party Dur
ing Which 1t Is Alleged Miss
Rape Received Injuries.
lnv rhe AssoeIatea Pressl

Testimony a sweeping denial OF all al
legations presented by the state in its
prosecution Of the manslaughter
charges against him, Roscoe G. Ar
buckle spent the greater part of the
day on the witness stand giving in de-
4 tail, under direct and cross examina-
tion, his story of the hotel party DUR
ing which the state maintains Miss
Virginia Rappe motion picture actress
received injuries from which she later
| died.
Arbuckle's cross examination was
completed at 3:15 p. M, and he was
excused from the stand.
Gavin AIcNab, chief counsel for the
# defense, said he would close the de-
tense case with the reading of Chi
cago AMI New Yorw dispositions and
with an offer to prove that George
Glennon. hotel detective obtained a
statement tending to clear Arbuckle
from Miss Rape. Glennon's testimony
was ruled out last week.
Miss Louise Glaum, motion picture
actress, and six other persons well
known in the Hollywood movie colony.
for whom subpoenas were issued yes
terday, had not been called to the
stand late today.
Arbuckle testified that the party in
his rooms was entirely impromptu
that only a few had been invited, but
that the others had dropped in later
and remained. He declared that he
had an engagement to 60 out and when
he left the party and went into his bed
room it was for the purpose of chang
ing his clothes to keep this appoint
ment.
Il locked my door to keep the women
and others out of the room. Then I
went into the bath room. The bath
room door struck against the PROSTATE
form Of Miss Rape. That was the
first time l knew she was in the ROOM,
i Arbuckle said.
'"rhen what did you do?" Leo Fried
man, assistant district attorney, con-
Quoting the cross examination asked.
Il picked her up and held her head"
did you say anything to herr" he
asked
Not a word: she was gasping and
had hard time getting her breath"
Later l asked her: rs there any
thing can do for your She said, No.
Just leave me lie on the bed Before
+ this / had given her two glasses Of
Water"
How did she get from the bathroom
to the bed?"
"She walked; I helped her a little
Later Arbuckle returned to the bath
room. When he returned, he testified,
Miss Rape was "thrashing about" on
the floor. The witness said he picked
her up and placed her on the bed, DEM
onstrating the manner in which he
did so.
did she say anything them?
II do not remember. She was groan-
ing. holding her stomach and twisting
about
Then where did you go?"
| II went out of the room. The first
person / saw was Miss Provost.
said, Virginia is sick"
Miss Provost was close to the door
when / went out / did not see Mrs
belmont. could not tell how long I
was in the room
Arbuckle grew somewhat angered
under cross fire of Friedman's ques-
lions, putting somewhat Of a snap into
his answers.
when / returned he said, 'vir-
ginia was tearing at her clothes. One
sleeve of her dress was hanging by
few threads and I pulled it off Later
/ told Harry Boyle. assistant manager
of the hotel The girl is sick and I
want TO get her another room"
You never told any one anything
except that Miss Rape was n?" he
was asked.
Il did not"
did you hear Miss Rape make any
statement at any time after you found
her im?"
mo, except when she asked for wa
ter and wanted to lie down"
After Miss Rape was taken away,
l put on a golf suit and soft shirt
Later l put on dinner suit and went
down to the hotel dinfng room"
Il Arbuckle squirmed in his seat and
seemed uneasy under the fast-coming
4 questions.
Z asked Mr.. Boyle to get doctor
he said.
| Nobody had suggested getting doc
tor until Boyle arrived, Arbuckle said.
1 ne MAt4iNSS Het4Q lliiL WINE ne WAS
there all of Miss Rappe's clothes wree
taken off and Mrs. belmont placed an
ice bag under her head.
There was ice on the bed. too" he
said.
Il took up a piece of the ice from
Miss Rappe's body and Mrs. belmont
told me to put it back
Il told her to shut up or I would
throw her out Of the window. Then l
put the piece Of ice back where / had
found it"
Arbuckle said while the party guests
We're tryin gto relieve Miss Rape he
told Mrs. belmont go and Dress" as
she was attired in pajamas.
Miss Rape was unconscious at the
time ice was being applied" he said.
Frank Dominguez. Los Angeles at
torney, was the first person he told of
having found Miss Rape in the bath