Arizona republican., 1921-12-01
ARBUCKLE CASE
To REACH JURY
FR|DAY;EXPECT
QUICK VERDICT
Prosecution Completes It's
G a Sc Against Film
Comedian Yesterday
To Argue Four Hours
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 30.-The
prosecution in the case of Roscoe
Arbuckle, accused of manslaughter
in connection with the death of Vir-
ginia Rappe, closed today but made
reservations which may lead to an
extension of testimony for several
hours tomorrow. The prosecution
attorneys said they might wish to
question two persons and to introduce
other evidence. all in rebuttal. The
defense attorneys said they reserved
the right to offer evidences to con-
trovert anything new brought out,
but that otherwise their case was
closed.
Both sides agreed. however, that
anything further adduced from wit
nesses would not require more than
tomorrow's morning session for
presentation. Attorneys also agreed
on four hours for arguments for
each side, so that it appeared the
jury might have the issue in its
hands by Friday afternoon
Threats of perjury prosecution for
Mrs Minnie Neighbors, a defense
witness, revived an otherwise slack
euing public interest in the trial and
crowded again today. However the
tenseness notable when Arbuckle was
testifying Monday was absent.
Mrs. Neighbors' testimony that
Miss Rape was at health resort
in Ventura county last August was
answered by that of Mrs Mary
Poulin, hostess at the resort. that
there was no record of Miss Rappe's
purported visit The perjury charge
followed. The defense today Offered
testimony by an employe of the re-
sort who said she had seen Miss
Rappe there.
The prosecution announced that il
had the testimony of Mrs. Irene
defense witness. under close exam
ination to determine on its accuracy,
but that no charge was contemplated.
Many Rebuttal Witnesses
Mrs. Josephine HardebeclS, house
keeper for Miss Rappe and Mrs,
Minnie Buck, nurse, and others, all
from Los Angeles, testified that they
had known Miss Rappe for varying
periods and that her health appeared
good at all times.
This testimony was offered to off
set defense evidence that Miss Rap
pes fatal injury was the climax OF
and was not caused by external force
applied by Arbuckle as alleged by
the prosecution.
A leading witness today was DIR
Rufus L. Rigdon of San Francisco
who was called to rebut defense evil
dence that bladder injuries of the
sort which resulted in the death OF
Miss Rappe could be caused by
agencies other than external force
DIR. Rigdon testified that he knew oi
no case of his own knowledge where
such injury was purely internal OF
spontaneous in character.
Even a bladder which became
gradually ver-distended would not
rupture, he said, as other organs
would be affected fatally before such
a rupture occurred.
Tomorrow there will be introduced
the report of a medical commission
of three which was named to deter
mine whether Miss Rappe's bladder
was healthy at the time she Is al
legged to have been injured. One oi
the experts was appointed by the
court and the others by prosecution
and defense.
Arbuckle displayed relief today. He
smiled widely at adjournment anc
seemed to take the days develop
ments as being favorable to him
District Attorney Brady announced
that Leo Friedman, an assistant VINO
has examined many of the witnesses
would make the first argument fol
the prosecution. The defense offered
TO submit the case without argument
but.the prosecution declined