Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-24
ARBUCKLE PARTY
WAS WILD AF FAIR,
WITNESS ADMITS
Mrs. belmont in Pajamas Aided
Comedian in Receiving
Guests.
LIQUOR WAS PLENTIFUL

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
san Francisco Sept. 24.--The pre-
liminary hearing Of Roscoe G. (Fatty)
Arbuckle on charge Of murder In
connection with the death Of Miss
Virginia Rappa entered it's third day
in the police court of Judge Sylvain J.
lazarus here today. with the prosecu-
ton stili presenting its case against
the film star.
All Semnacher, business manager
for Miss Rappe and guest at Ar
buckles party at the Hotel st. Francis.
at which the girl Is said to have suf-
fered fatal injury. was the principal
witness at yesterdays court session.
He had not concluded his testimony
when the court adjourned for the day
The party, Semnacher testified, was
| by no means a dull affair. There was
much liquor, many women and con-
siderable music from a phonograph
rented by Arbuckle for his stay in
San Francisco. Semnacher. while not
absolutely sure. said that 10 the best
Of his recollection the pajama- clad
celebrants at the party did some dane
ing.
Semnacher said that Arbuckle. Io-
we'll Sherman and Mrs. Bambina
Maude belmont received guests at the
affair while attired in pajamas and
declared considerable liquor was
drunk by the participants.
Il All Of the party except Mrs. Del
mont, he said, were eating, while some
were drinking liquor. which he de-
fined as orange juice that could have
/ contained gin or anything else"
| Semnacher testified that he left the
J room, and on returning, half an houi
later, found a Miss Clark and a Mis-,
Campbell had joined the party. II,
| could not remember, he said, any one
] having left the suite.
!, During this testimony ArbuckIe'.
! eyes moved slowly from the witnes.
, to Isadore Golden the Assistant Dis
trict Attorney, who conducted tn,
, questioning, and back again.
n Semnaeher explained his omission o
! Mrs. Taube's name at the inquest b,
I saying that he did not know her nam,
! until later, when he saw a newspape,
r picture Of Arbuckle leaning out of
' hotel window in company with Mrs
! Taube and others.
a The liquor on the table at the part
r came out of bottles Semnach testi
fed. Some of the labels said whlske,
4 others gin. and mineral water. an
some unlabeIed contained orang
: juice"
The people were walking aroun
the room and Miss Blake and Mis-
Provost danced together, and, he be
iieved Arbuekle and Sherman dance
with the ladies'" he added. Presse
further, he said his memory about Al
buckle was vague"
4 Before Semnacher's second depart
\ nre half an hour later, Fischback ais
j eft the room, Semnacher said. n
went out with Ira Fortlouis. he d.
clared, returning about 4 o clock. fint
ing the party still drinking, dancin
g and enjoying phonograph music. Al
buckle was present, according to Sen
nacher, but he was not sure abo,
Mrs. belmont and Miss Rappe. Z
paid no attention to further NOV,
ments in the room and soon left
IS buy cigarettes.
) DIR. Arthur Beardslee. house phys
r cian at the Hotel St. Francis, arrive
: today after having been summone
n from Bridgeport. California. to testif
J. DR.. Beardslee, who had been on
hunting trip, was taken to the Distri
,e Attorneys office.