Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-29
ARBUCKLE MAKES FULL
DENIAL OF ACCUSATIONS
Found Miss Rape Lying Ill
ION Floor Of Bathroom,
..'. He Asserts.
TELLS own STORY on STAND
Declares He Threatened Ia Throw
Mrs. Dclmont Out Of Window
when she objected 90 Manner In
Which lie WnS Helping Sick Girl.
Try Associated rrcsel

liSy Associated I'rcSe.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov 2S-His
testimony sweeping denial OF all
allegations presented by the state
in it's prosecution OF the manslauGA-
Arhuckle epent the greater part OF
today on the witness stand giving
IN detail. under direct and cross
examination, bis story Of the hotel
party during which. the State main
tains. Miss virginia Rarpc. motion
picture actress, received injuries
from which she later lied.
Arbucklo Said he threatened to
throw Mrs, Bamhina Maud belmont
oft a window when she took ,Nccp-
ton To the manner in which he Was
assisting Miss Rappe. Mrs. belmont,
a guest OF the party. s"ure To tae
murder charE. agaias; Arbucklc,
which later was reduced to the man
slaughter charge now on trial.
Il did not hear Miss Rappc say
anything that could he understood"
he testified she did not say, lie
hurt mo Although She was the one
who had the phonoEraph brouch
into the suite during the party. she
did not dance"
IInd Pnrtaken of Liauor.
Arbucklc admitted having seen and
partakcn OF liquor in the room, and
said II was provided BY Fred Fisch.
bach. his roommate. lie testified
that he knew nc one at the party
except Miss Rape and her friend,
Al Semnacher, and did not even
know there was going to he a party
unt!l the guests had actually arrived
Tic was preparing to keep another
engagement, he said. while the party
vas going on.
ArbuckIe's crose was
completed at 3:i3 p. NJ and he vas
excused from the stand.
Gavin McNab, chief counsel for the
defense, said he would close the de-
tense with the reading OF Chicago
and New York depositions and with
an offer to prove that George Glen
non, hotel detective, obtained a state.
mcnt, tending TO clear Arhuckle
from Miss Rape. Glennons tcsti
nony was ruled out last week.
Declares Party lnpromntu.
Arbuckle testified that the party
n his rooms was entirely irnpromI, "
that only a few had been invited. but
'hat the others had dropped in later
and remained. He declared he H.1
an engagement to go out and when
ne left the party and went into his
bedroom IL was for the purpose OF
hanging his clothes TO keep this APP
po!ntment.
II locked my door 20 keep the wo
mon and others out OF tho room.
Then vert into the bathroom. The
Io.r stracE against the PROSTATE
I'm ~ Miss Rape, 1Ast was u.
fi-S, tine Knew she %Ls IN ~,
.ar,' 'ItUchle said.
Then VIVA; did you do"'' Leo Fried
man. assistant district attorney. con
- picked her up and held her mead"
Ibid YOU say anything TO herr" he
-as asked.
no, word She was Fasping and
lad II hard time getting her breath"
Later. asked her; Is there any
thing I can do for YOU she said:
M, jus, leave me lie On the bed Be
La III $ had given her two glasses
W water"
How did she re, from the bath
.-.um 10 the bed
she walked. helped her a little"
Placed III Woman on He'd.
= later. Arbgckie returned 10 the
bathroom. When he returned ne tcs-
Vticd. Miss Eappc was "thrcsiIinr
bout" on the floor. The witness
h;,id ne picked her ~ and placed her
IN the bed demonstrating the man
Aer in which he did SO.
!. "Did She Say anything them"
- dant remember. She was groan-
rs holding X .s'omiHeh and twist
- Then whtfo hid you co.
II went out OF the room The .irst
person | saw was Miss Provost. I
said Virginia is sick"
Miss Provost vas close TO the door
when ! went out did not SO Nrs
belmont. could not tell how long
was In the room
ArhuCkle grew som, what AnrercG
at FTiedman's questions, putting some
what or a snap into his answers
: When / returned" he said. VIZ
Einia was tearing at her clothes one
sleeve OF her dress was hanging by
:: few threads ana pulled 4, on
Later ] told Harry RoyIe. assistant
manager o. the hotel the glrl ~
-'ck and want to get her another
Ioou"
You ue.er told any one anything
except 'hat Miss Rape was H." lie
Mas asked
Il did not"
dig YOU hear Miss Rappe make any
Eta;ement az any time after you
found her il%''
80. except when she asked for
water and wanted To- Tic down
After Miss Rape was taken awu,.
put on a golf suit and soft shi-.