Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-11-29
ARBUCKLE, ON STAND,
SAYS He INVITED
|ON[Y ONE To PARTY

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2S.-TRos-
coe C. Arbuckle took the stand to-
day in the manslaughter case against
him.
Arbuckle said he came to San
Francisco from Los Angeles Septem-
Der and stopped at the Hotel St,
Francis. He named the guests at
the party in which he is alleged to
have fatally injured Virginia Rape,
saying that he had invited no one
to the party but Mrs. May Taube.
Arbuckle said he had an engage
ment to go out with Mrs. Taube a
few minutes after Miss Rape is
alleged to have been injured by him.
At found Miss Rape in my room.
She was on the bathroom floor very
sick. 1 assisted her.
She was holding her abdomen and
I gave her some water
II helped her into the bed" Ar
buckle continued. "She said that
she had dizzy spells often Then l
went back to the bath room. When
L returned Miss Rape was on the
floor rolling and moaning. placed
her on the bed again. -
while I assisted her, Miss Pre-
vost and others entered the room.
went into another room and when
1 came back Miss Rape was on
the bed tearing her clothing"
Arbuckle said he was dressed in
bath robe and underclothing. The
bath robe was introduced and he
identified it.
Mrs. belmont. a guest Of the
party, told me to leave Miss
Rappe," Arbuckle testified. 81 told
Mrs. belmont to shut up or /
would throw her out of the win
dow"
Arbuckle told of taking Miss
Rape from the room and into an
other room with the assistance of
Harry Boyle. assistant manager of
the hotel.
The door leading from his room
to the corridor and a window OF
| the room were open. he said.
81 did not hear Miss Rape say
| he hurt me- or anything that could
be so understood" he testified.
He denied having forced Miss
Rappe against a door or having told
| Alfred Semacher. a guest of the
party, that he applied ice to Miss
| Rappe's body.
He denied testimony by Jesse j.
Norgard, janitor of the Culver City
| (Cal.) motion picture studio. that he
! offered Norgard a sum of money for
| 1ke key to Miss Rappe's foom.a
/ f11inafiOn FIN.
ished at 1850 a. m,
| Arbuckle said he did not know
Mrs. belmont previous to September
| 5, the date of the party in which
Miss Rape is alleged to have sus
| tanned her injuries. During the
| party Miss Rape telephoned to G
| Mrs. SpreckleS, he said. This Is
believed to be Mrs. Sidi Spreckles
widow of John D. Spreckles, Jr.
Arbuckle never saw Alice Blake,
guest of the party, in his life before
the affair, he said Miss Fey Provost
| another guest, also was a stranger
| to him, he said.
ct had no idea that Miss Rappe
| Mrs. belmont, Miss Blacke or Miss
Provost were coming to the party
until they actually arrived" he said
Arbuckle's testimony followed fu
| tile attempt by the defense to have
| the testimony of Ignatious II. NC
| Carly, finger-print student, admitted
| His testimony was desired to offse'
| testimony by E. G. Heinrichs, finger
print expert, regarding finger prints
| on the doors of Arbuckle's rooms II
the Hotel st. Francis.
State Calls Miss Glaum
The appearance Of Miss Louise
| Glaum. film actress. on the stand in
| the trial, was the chief attrac
| ton forecast for today's session, anc
| the nature of her testimony, shoulo
she be placed on the stand, was the
| object of considerable speculation
She was named with six other per
sons in subpoenaes issued last night
They were sought as witnesses by
| the prosecution, but no official OF
| The district attorneys office coulo
he found who would indicate what
they would be asked on the stand
| They will be rebuttal witnesses, as
the prosecution closed it's direct case
several days ago. =
| Whether it would place Alice
Lake, another motionn picture &C
tress who has been subpoenaed, on
the stand, was undecided when court
| opened.
Up to early today no word had
come from Los Angeles or Holly
| wood the residences of the six 9th