The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-21
DOESN'T RECALL
MUCH OF PARTY
Lowell Sherman, 'Fatty's'
Closest Friend, Had
Big Deal on
HE MET MISS VIRGINIA
But Paid No Attention to Her
as He Was Busy Telephon-
ing During Gayety
copyright. 1891, by I. n. 81
tcopyright. 1891 by Chicago Evening
Americanl

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CHICAGO. Sept. 90. -- Roscoe
lFa,ty) Arbuckle's best friend, Lo-
well sherman. arrived in Chicago
today and told in full his version of
the story Of the death party" in
Arbu,kle's room in the St. Francis
hotel in san Francisco. which re-
suited in the death OF Miss Virginia
Rapye. sherman declared in an ex-
elusive statement to the Interna-
ronaI News Service that ne was
i uot 9 fugitive from justice and de-
MED emphatically that any other
than Arhuckle, who is charged with
Mis-. Rappe's murder. was In the
room where Miss Rappe received
the injuries that caused her death.
Didn't enjoy Party.
OF went to Mr.. Arbuckle's apart
ncnt in company with Mrs. Fish
hack and Mr.. Arbuckle," Sherman
said Il had a great deal of per
sopl business to attend to and upon
nv arrival at Mr.. Arbuckls's apart
mpnfs ] did a great deal of tele-
phoning. My recollection OF TIM
marty Is not as keen as 1t might have
been had I been less occupied with
the pressing business matters en-
ragng my attention.
"For this reason, cannot be
specific as TO the length of time
that elapsed while the guests were
I'm Mr. Arbuckle's apartment, nor
az to the time of day. My best
recollection is that Miss Rappe be-
came M about an hour after the
party began.
Il saw no commotion at any time
or any evidence of i'll feeling.
cannot say how long Mr.. Arbuckle
and Miss Rape were absent from
the party, as / had been going and
coming between the rooms answer
ing the telephone, and, therefore. I
did not see them go into the ad-
Joining room.
Saw Virginia In Pain.
when Miss Rappe came in I
was introduced to her and that Ia
all recall until Mr Arbuckle told
me that the young lady was i'll. l
then went into the room where the
other members had aready pre-
ceded me. II was quite evident that
something was wrong with her. SAe
was tearing at her Cothes, moaning
and clutching at her stomach as
though in great main.
knew she hfd been drinking
and / thought that was what was
the matt-r with her. / did not as
sist In carrying Miss Rappe into the
other room. She was carried by
Mr. Arbuckle part Of the way and
the remainder of the distance by
one Of the managers OF the hotel,
either Mr.. Boyle or Mr.. Keeley."
Exonorates Fatty
Sherman said he did not know
If Mrs. Bambia Maud belmont
made any attempt to enter the room
where Arbuckle and Miss Rappe
we're
Il do not believe that Roscoe Ar
buckle is responsible for the death
OF Miss Rappe,' sherman asserted,
Il have known him for some time
and | don't believe he would do a
brutal thing"
After the party, Sherman said he
went to Los Angeles, but rode bac6
TO san Francisco later with Arbuck
le in his automobile. Last Friday
he said, he gave the United States
district attorney az Los Angeles a
deposition telling what he knew of
the liquor that was consumed by the
party, The next day he left for the
east.
Sherman left Chicago this after
noon for New York.