Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-22
FATTY LOSES SMIRK.
AS ACTRESS Tells.
OF VRG|N|A'S DEATH.
COMEDIAN REGISTERS NERVOUS
NESS DURING TESTIMONY OF
zen PREvos, MEMBER OF PAR.
TY THAT WOUND UP IN TRAGIC
ORGY.

San Francisco, Nov. 22.--Roseoe
Arbuckle had o most uncomfortable
time Monday while Zeh Preyos told
on the stand her version OF the VIVA
party he gave Labor, Day resulting In
the death OF Virginia Rape.
The fat comedian had been smil-
ing broadly at what he believed a
point won by his side in an argument
over admission OF medical testimony,
but his expression changed when the
girls name was called.
Calmly and In q drawing tone, the
show girl gave the most damning evil
dence yet adduced against Arbuckle.
Quotes VirgFnla's Charge.
I'm dying" she quoted Virginia
Rappe, after she had been found, APP
parently suffering great pain.
Later the witness said Miss Rape
sohbed, SIZE hurt meg whereupon
Arbuckle told her, gruffly:
Shut up or I'll throw you out OF
the window
She also told Of Arbuckle placing a
piece OF ice on the girls body, say
ing;
"Thia win bring her out OF it."
Arbuckle, Miss Rape, Mrs. Del
mont, Lowell Sherman, Al Semnaehef
and Fred Fishback were there, she
said.
Arbuckle was dressed in a bath
robe and pyjamas. and food and
drinks we're being served lavishly
she said, and went on:
The center Of the party was in
room 1920 About 2:30 | saw Virginia
Rape go to the bathroom OF 1921.
Lowell Sherman, Alice Blake and Ar
buckle were in 1920.
Mrs. belmont was in that bath
room changing her clothes and Miss
Rappe went to room 1919. She was
followed by Arbuckle
Il did not count how many drinks
Virginia took. but before she went
into room 1919 everyone was eating
and drinking and dancing Arbuckle
sent for q Victrola and the music
was going most OF the time.
About a half hour after Miss
Rape went into 1919 saw Mrs. Del
mont go to the door.
Mira. belmont asked that 1t be op-
ened. Then she kicked on the door
aud l heard her saying, Open the
door
"Arbuekle opened the door. He
was funbling at his bathrobe at the
waist and said nothing.
II went into 1919 and Arbuckle into
1920. / came into 1920 a few min.
utes later, when Arbuckle took of
his bathrobe and / noticed his back
was vet.
when / went into room 1919 Miss
Rape was lying on the largest OF
two beds in the room fully clothed.
her hair down and her hands on her
stomach
she said: 4 am dying. I am go
ing to die
She then started to tear Off her
waist, stockings and garters.
After we had moved her to the
second bed we gave her some soda
Then We gave her cold bath
'Arbuckle came In laughing while
we were tearing off her clothes and
helped tear Off sleeve OF her waist.
Mr.. Ffshback took the girl from
Miss Blake and placed her in the cold
bath.
The medical portion Of the states
case was completed by DR.. Francis
Wakefield, proprietor of the sanitar-
ium where Virginia died.
He told OF the autopsy after the
death of the girl by DR.. William Oph-
uls, at which he was present.
THE girl appeared In good health"
he testified, with the exception OF
the rupture which caused her death. .
He expressed the opinion the Tup-
fure was caused by application Of
some external force.'