The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24
HAD ORANGE JUICE AT FATTYS PARTY,
 GIRLS PILOT SAYS
Did Not See ArbuckIe and Victim Leave Room, He Says - Memory
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 San Francisco, September 23.-The preliminary hearing of Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle. charged with ths murder of Miss Virginia Rappe was resumed in police court today. Al- fred Semnacher. Miss Rappe's man ager. the first witness, went into the already known details of the party in Arbuckle's suite of rooms following which Miss Rappe's death occurred Arbuckle appearing more cheerful than heretofore, entered the courtroom with his wife and mother in-Iaw.
 Semnaeher is reported to have told the grand jury in Los Angeles of ad- missions he said Arbuckle had made. He named Arbuckle, Fred Fishback. Lowell sherman, Ira Foruouis. Miss Rappe, Mrs, E. M Delmont, Miss Ieh Provost, Mice Blake and Mrs. Mae Taube, and he thought one or two others as being present at the party. Arbuckle and sherman were dressed Tn pajamas and bathrobes and slip- pers, Semnacher said The rest were in street attire except Mrs. Delmont he continued.
 Several of the party, he said. were drinking liquor, which he defined as orange juice that could have com tained gin or anything else.
 Schumacher testified that lie left
 the room and on returning half
 mn hour later found n Miss Clark
 md Miss Campbell had joined
 the party. He could not remem-
 ha~ L.N
 the suite.
 During this testimony, Arbuckle's eyes moved slowly from the witness to lsadore Golden, the assistant dts trict attorney who conducted the questioning, and back again.
 Semnacher explained his omission of Mrs Taube's name at the Inquest to the fact that he did not know her name until later when he. saw a newspaper picture of Arbuckle lean ing out of a hotel window in com pany with Mrs. Taube and others
 Unlike Arbuckles first arraisn- ment, when unshAyen Monday neoru- ing prisoners filled the dock. well dressed women today pressed their faces against the steel bars to get a better view and hearing of the case.
 Had Bottles of Booze
 "rhe liquor on the table at the party came out of bottles," Semnacher testified some of the labels said whiskey other gin. and mineral water and some unlabclled contained orange juice
 "The people were walking around the room and Miss Blake and Miss Provost danced together, and. be- lieve, Arbuclsle and sherman danced with the ladies'" he added Pressed further he said his memory about Ar buckle was vague"
 Before Semnacher's second depar- ture half an hour later, Fishback also left the room, Semnacher said,
 Semnacher said he went out with Ira Fortlouis, returning about o'clock, finding the party still drink ing, dancing and enjoying phono- graph music. Arbuckle was present according to Semnacher, but he was not sure about Mrs. Belmont and Miss Rappe.
 He returned in about half an hour, he said The party was still in prog ress but about ten minutes later two of the women went into room 1219 (where Miss Reppe later was found.)
 My best recollection is that on my return, the door to room l21s was shut" he testified.
 
 women and from two to ten minutes elapsed without sound,
 "Arbuc<le was in room 1920" Sem nacher declared. My recollection is the women came out of room l2l9 in excitement" Semancher declared. They said we should all come in. as Miss Rappe was ill"
 Arbuclle. during this bit of testi- mony clasped and unclasped his hands and rubbed his cheeks. X five minute recess was declared by the court after which the film comedian appeared more composed.
 Saw Girl On Bed
 "I saw Miss Rappe lyinG on the bed. moaning" Samancher continued. she tossed from side to side with her hands clasped to her abdomen.
 T am dying. am dying" she eN- claimed. according to the witness.
 Miss Rappe was unclothed; her garments scattered about. All the men went back into room 1920. We could see, through the door. the girls putting Miss Rappe into the bath tub" Arbuckle was still in his pala- mas he stated.
 Subsequently, he said. the entire party had supper in the comedian rooms, after which Arbuekle went down stairs in evening clothes
 The torn garments he put in the pocket of his automobile. he salu' for exhibition to Miss Rappe and also to dust off his car.
 At this point. the hearing was ad- x, ha Ia