The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-23
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Fine Scotch and Gin Was
Bounteous at Party,
Sherman Admits
VIRGINIA HILARIOUS
Arbuckle's Best Friend Says
in His Deposition All Of
Merrymakcrs lmbibcd

NEW YORK. sept. % Lowell
sherman, actor and m"mhor az
thc 'NrhuCkl' party lu San Fran
cisco, at which Miss Virginia Hlppr
sustained luiurica from which she
subsequently died. mudu d dppuHtiuu
before District Attorney Edward
Swami this afternoon loo which he
declared ho had not ocou ROSCOE
,FatyJ Arhucklc use any violence
toward7 the girl or oven put his
hands upon her prior tu EUlnE into a
bedroom with her 0r afterwards.
sherman alid ho saw Miss Happc
WrlthinE in pain ON q bed In Ar
buDklee sleeping chamber but
thought SHE was HutfrriuE from In
dlFrUion or from too much drink.
This was ShorWaua frs, official
statement.
shciman's wntcmcnt 10 District
Attorney Swami follows.
81 was guest ~ Mr.. ArbuCklc on
the occasion I'm question In rooms
l2l9, 1920 ana 124l, st. Francis ho-
teL san Francisco, ON Modly sep
tombor tihhor Day, 1921 Mr.
Arbucbic and Frederick Fishback
occupied bedroom ut one end Of
the suite ana | had "a bed at the
other end. There was.a living room
between tho two bedrooms re-
fcrrcd to.
\ Dozen In the Party
we had brcaktaAt about 1880
o'clock that morning Between !
and 2 that afternoon the guests be-
gan 10 arrive until thorc were about
"a dozen people IL the living room,
Miss virginia Rappe came in with
Mrs. Bumbiua belmont The men
present were MI Fishback MI
Somnachcr, a man named Fortlouls
twhu I think lea n travelling man for
llickaon'H, the drcBsmakcrJ ana my
self The names OF the ladies In
the party have been published from
time 10 umo In the newspapers.
"Tho rrtrcshmcnts consisted of a
fine quality OF Scotch whisky an
equally fine quality OF Gin. which
were partakeu of quite freely by
everyOnl present. Eventually, every
one felt tho Influence OF the liquor.
There was a phonograph ON the
living room liable, which Was played
constantly first one person ana
thon another would put on record,
AT the beginning of the party |
had received telegrams that man
ag.s requested me to play ~ san
Francisco on the Goth OF September.
(IIerc sherman tells of putting in
Tong distance telephone calls which
nucvssiutri his being absent tom
tho room where the party was be-
Ing stagcd)
During the courao of this bust
ness of mine, while the party was
going ON, / saw Miss Nappc sitting
on the sofa In the living room.
Virginia Had Imbibed.
Il was introduced TO her when
she came In. / noticed the young
lady Vas rather hilarious. evidently
from the effect of the liquor.
The next | heard cr saw OF Miss
Rappe was when ! came from my
room and Mr. Arbucklv said TO me
that the young lady was III. ITS
words were! That Rappc girl is
sick,
"She was then In Arbucklc's room.
Some OF the people were In there
and some were outside In tho living
room. / went into Mr. Arbuckle's
bedroom and looked In the door
and saw this young lady one one OF
the twin beds, tearing Off her
clothing clutchiug at her stomach
ana evidently In pain, grOaning.
II cannot say that sho screamed
because / did not hear any scream,
She used no words that were dis
tluCt 70 was just a sort OF mumbling
and groauing
Il looked at the young woman on
the bed and realized the young lady
had had something to ink and
sad lt the tim. 4 guess rhat Nttlv
glrl has little bun on AKA has In
I,b,stuu
"a went out Into tho uyIrg room
A stitch IN Time Saves Nine,
Money Too.
Know the Couuiuun uI Your Eyes
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