The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-29
GIRL IN BATHROOM
SICK AND ALONE, |eV
ARBUCKLE STORY
Movie Comedian Testifes in Own
Behalf
DENIES ALL CUPABILITY
Tried to Aid Virginia Rappe and
Threat Was for Mrs.
belmont

mony a sweeping denial of all al
LEGATIONS presented by the state in
its prosecution of the manslaughter
charges against him, Roscoe c. Ar.
buckle spent the greater part Of yes
terday on the witness stand giving
in detail under direct and cross-exam-
inat!on his story of the hotel party
during which the state maintains
Miss Virginia Rappe. motion picture
actress. received injuries from which
she later died
Arbuckle's cross-examination was
completed at 3:13 p. m, and he was
excused from the stand.
Gavin McNab, chief counsel for Ar
buckle, said he would close the de-
fense case with the reading OF Chi.
cago and New York dep0sitions and
wits an offer TO prove that George
Glennon, hotel detective, obtained
a statement tending to clear Arbuckie
from Miss Tappe Glennon's testi-
mony was ruled out last week.
Arbuclde testified that the party In
his rooms was entirely impromptu.
that only a few had been invited, but
that the others had dropped in later
and remained He declared that he
had an engagement to go out and
when he left the party and went into
his bedroom it was for the purpose of
changing his clothes to keep this ap-
pointment.
I locked my door to keep the wom.
on and others out Of the room. Then
! went into the bathroom. The bath
room door struck against the pros
trate form OF Miss Rappe. That was
the first time knew she was in the
ROOM Arbuckle said
Then what did you do?" Leo
Friedman, assistant district attorney
conducting the cross-examination
asked.
Il picked her up and held her head"
Did you say anything to herr" he
was asked.
Not word, she was gasping and
had a hard time getting her breath
ine"
l<dlti i ushtQ Itl Is luClt any
thing can do for you?' she said;
No, just let me lie on the bed Be-
fore this had given her two glasses
OF water
How did she get from the bath
room to the bed2"
She walked. helped her little"
Later Arbuckle returned to the
I, hA
Rappe was "thrashing about on the
floor. The witness said he picked her
up and placed her on the bed, demon
strating the manner in which he did
so.
did she say anything them
81 don't remember She was groan
ing and twisting about"
Then where did you go?
Il went out of the room. The first
person | saw was Miss Provost,
said Virginia Is sick
Miss Provost was close to the door
when went out did not see Mrs.
Delmbnt. | could not tell how long |
was in the ROOM"
Arbuckle grew somewhat angerea
under Friedman's questions, putting
somewhat of snap into his answers.
when | returned he said, "Fir-
ginia was tearing at her clothes. One
sleeve of her dress was hanging by q
few threads and pulled 1t oft Later
/ told Harry Boyle, assistant mana
ger Of the hotel, the girl Is sick and
want to get her another room
You never told any one anything
except that Miss Rappe was ili?' he
was asked. i.
"I did not"
"Did you hear Miss Rappe make
any statement at any time after YOU
found her ill?"
mo, except when she asked fo2
water and wanted to lie down
After Miss Rappe was taken away,
put on golf suit and soft shirt.
Later put ON a dinner suit and went
down to the hotel dining room"
Arbuckle squirmed in his seat aud
seemed uneasy under the fast coming
questions.
Il asked Mr. Boyle to get a Doctor
no said,
Nobody had suggested getting a
doctor until Boyle arrived, Arhucklo
said.
The witness said that while he was
there all Of Miss Iiappes clothes
were taken off and Mrs. belmont put
an ice pack under her head
There was ice on the bed too he
said.
y took up piece Of the ice from
Miss Rappe's body, and Mrs. belmont
told me to put it back.
u told her to shut up or | would
throw her out OF the window. Then
put the piece Of ice back where
found it,
Arbuckle said while the party
guests were trying to relieve Miss
Rappe, hes told Mrs belmont to "go
and dress" as she was attIred in pa
iamas.
"Miss Rappe was unconscious at
the time The ice was being applied
he said.
Frank Dominquez. Los Angeles at
torney, was the first person he told
of having found Miss Rappe in the
batheroCm. Arbuckle said Dominuuez