Arizona republican., 1921-09-25
WITNESS WRITES. WHEN
 COURT DEMANDS .ARbUCKLE STORY
TRepubIIcan A. P. Leased WIrel


 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24--Alfred from the witness stand today the de- tails of Roscoe (F'atty) Arbuckle's description of his treatment of Miss Virginia Rappe at the reyel which led to the girls death. but instead wrote them out on paper which he showed to the attorneys and to Police Judge Sylvain Lazarus. who is hearing the murder complaint against the film comedian.
 He first said that Arbuckle's story of the incident, told to himself. Low ell sherman, Fred Fischback and Ar buckles chauffeur. Harry McCul- tough, and which involved the use of ice. caused a general laugh When the details were demanded, he ob- jected to testifying verbally
 No one remonstrated at Arbuckle's tale. according to the witness, who said it was told in Arbuckle's suite at the Hotel St. Francis. where the drinking party had taken place the afternoon before. Other conversation about the affair was limited to dis cussion of the intoxicated condition of some of the participants, Sem nacher said. He testified yesterday that he had ony coffee to drink
 In answer to questions from Ar buckles attorneys, Semnacher said he had observed nothing improper in Arbuckles' actions toward Miss Rappe or any of the other women at the party.
 When the news of Miss Rappe's death was brought by a newspaper reporter to Arbuckle, Sherman, Fischbach and SemnacTer in Los An geles, the evening of Sept. g. Sem nacher declared, Arbuckle expressed regret at her fate. All of the group spoke of her death as an "unfortu- nate accident which they could not understand" according to the wit ness, and Arbuckle, after a discussion of what had better be done. tele- phone to the chief of police in San Francisco offering to come north im- mediately If he was wanted.
 Semnacher was the first witness to be subjected to questioning by the defense and these inquiries were but few. Aside from his statement regarding Arbuckle's conduct at the party, the defense drew from him an admission that Frank Dominguez, chief defense counsel, had told him to tell the entire truth to Captain of Detectives Duncan Matheson, and that the defense had never heard his version of the case.
 The prosecution introduced as ex- hibits the garments which Sem nacher said Miss Rappe wore on the occasion at the St. Francis, and Do- minguez asked the witness if he had seen Arbuckle wearing Miss Rappe' Panama hat. Semnacher replied that he had not.
 The defendant entered the court room with considerably more cheer fitness than he has evidenced since his arrest, and grinned at District Attorney Mathew Brady's facetious comparison of their two waist lines His smile died away quickly, how ever, as soon as the testimony began and it did not return all morning. Todays session of court occupied less than two hours.
 Women not provided with creden- tials were warned away from the Hall of Justice by the police, who had a much easier time of it than yester- day or the day before in handling the crowd. A corporaTs guard oi men spectators remained throughout | the hearing, but some of the women | left early. The rest of the women's delegations from civic organizations watching the progress of the case stayed until the end, however.
 After Arbuckle decided to come north to report to the San Francisco police, according to Semnacher. the | start was made in the early hours oi Saturday, Sept. 10. He drove in ons machine with Fischbach and Sher- man, while Arbuekle. Dominguez, Ar buckles manager, Lou Anger. and thu comedians chauffeur occupied an | other.
 There was very little discussion O Miss Rappe's death en route. he said and none that involved Arbucklei l conduct with her.