Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-23

.iaA OF Jushce tor nearly two hours be-
fore the court session began, and a
dozen six-foot policemen had their
nands full keeping them away from the
courtroom door.
Women Jam Court.
Women were given the preference
because Judge Lazarus court is LARGELY
devoted to women's cases. Dele9ations
from the Women's Vigilance commits
tee, from clubs and civic organizations.
PACKED the courtroom to its doors. A
rev male attaches of other courts found
re1uge behind the steel bars Of the pris-
oners dock. Arbuckle himself sat at
the attorneys table.
Dr. Shelby Strange, relief autopsv
surgeon, who performed the autopsy on
MISS Rappe, and DR.. William Ophuls, Of
the stanford university medical school.
VINO mace the first post-mortem ex-
animation, al, were the principal witnesses
Thursday.
Or. Strange said he found bruises on
MISS happe's right upper arm, ap-'
parently caused BY finger marks, two
bruises on the lower abdomen, and 9TH
ers on the thighs and shins, the cause Of
which he was unable to state. Dr
ophuls and Miss Grace Halston. a hos
pltal nurse who was present Mt the
post-mortem, both corroborated DR..
stranges description of the bruises
ana coroner.s photographs of the BODY
also were offered as evidence.
A tear in the bladder wall ahout
three-quarters Of an inch lonr was
described by DR.. Strange. VIII" said
that the bladder and other organs have
been preserved by DIR. Ophuls in
chemical solution, the tendency Of
which would be to shrink the TISSUES.
tie said he believed that death came
from perltonitis resulting from the
ruptnred bladder, and that the rupture
was caused by some external force.
Dr. ophuls said he was called in for
a post-mortem examination by DR. M
r. Rumwell. the physician who at
TENDED Miss Rappe in most of her last
illness.
Mrs. belmont Not Called.
Mrs. Bambina Maude belmont. tho
complaining witness: Alice Blake and
Zeh Provost will be among the VIII
nesses Thursday, the district attor-
ney announced.
Mrs. belmont ACCOMPANIED Nf;s.
kappe and Al Semnacher on the trim
Irop Los Angeles to Selma. Fresno
and San Francisco that ended in Miss
Rappe's death. She, Semnacher and
two others were present at Arbuckle'a
party.
Comparatively few tilts between
occurred. Although the az
animation Of the witnesses was devoid
II excitement, smiles went around the
s0urt room several times as Milton r.
Ken. assistant district attorney.
with DR.. Strange to talk in
language instead Of
lsing such terms as ''exomsis."
'humerus.' "deltoid." ANTERIOR" and
'posterior." DR.. Strange did there
lpon the best he could apparently,
md URen finally located the
'sternum" by process Of elimination
Is point between the Adams apple"
md the upper ribs.
Semnacher Broke.
Semnacher. who called the d;strirA
lttorney by telephone Wednesdav
rom Los Angeles to request that ex-
'ense money be sent him 50 he would
e able to come to San Erancisco to
estify. arrived here by automobile.
te was taken to the district at
orney's office Immediately and detain-
d there during the hearing.
During the session, Arbuckle took
lme to read Q special delivery letter
ent him from Los Angeles. He SEEM
d greatly pleased with It and bright
ned somewhat.
While the hearing was in session,
robert NJ. Mccormack, assistant
Jnited States attorney general In
harge Of prohibition prosecutions, and
]. Forrest Mitchell, federal di1tric1
rchihition enforcement officer, con-
cred on the evidence that liquor was
erved and consumed at the party
Mitchell, who returned from Los
nxeles Thursday after investigating
srtain phases there Of the partys al
ged liquor supply. said he had ques-
oned SemmaSber and that hs had
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