Evening star., 1921-11-28
ARBUCKLE TAKES
+. STAND ATRIAL
Tsstifies Regarding Rela-
tions With Virginia Rappe,
lh Dead Film Actress.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Calf, November
es.-Roscoe C. Arbuckle took the
stand today in the 'Inansiaugnter
case against him.
Arbuckle said he came to san fran
cisco from Los Angeles September 3
ara stopped at the Hotel ST. Frahcis'
Ifo named the guests at the party ~
.,Ssch he is alleged to. have fatally
injured Virginia Rappe,s saving tnat
he had invited no one 10 the party
but Mrs. May Taube.
Arbuckle said he had an engage
ment to go out with Mrs. iauoe .
few minutes after Miss Rappe is al
legged TO have been injured by him.
'"I found Miss Rappe in my room.
She was on the bathroom floor very
sick. i assisted her:
"She was holding her ABDOMEN anu
i gave her some water.
T helped her into the bed, Ar
buck,e Continued. "She said that
she had dizzy spells often- Ihen Z
went back to the bathroom. " men l
returned Miss Rappe was on tne nooI
rolling and moaning. placed ner
on the bed again. ~
Say. Actress Tore Clothing.
.swbile I assisted her Miss Provost
and others entered the room. I wsns !.
=,
hack Miss Rape was on the oeo
tearing her clothing. 3,
Arbuckle said he was dressed IN
bath robe and underclothing. Inc
bath robe was introduced ana ne
identified it. 80 ,ha
narty, told me to leave Miss Rappe,
Arbuckle testified. Il told mrs. Del
mont to shut up or I would throw
her out Of the window. ,,.-.
Arbuckle told of taking Miss Ms
Rape from the room ;a1ana anu ~
Harry Boyle, assistant manager OF
The door leading from his room to
the corridor and a window OF the
room were open, he said.
."I did not hear Miss Rappe say ,,1S ne
hurt me- or say anything that couio
he so understood" he testified.
He denied having forced Miss Rappe
against a door or having told Aired
Semnacher, a guest OF the party that
he applied ice to Miss Rappes oGoy;
He denied testimony by Jesse J. Nor
gard janitor of the Culver City, cam,
motion picture studio. that he onered
Norgard a sum of money for the Key TO
Miss Rappe's room
His direct examination was finished
at 1880 am.
Louise GIaum Summoned.
The appearance of Miss Louise
Glaum. film actress. at the Arsuckie
trial. was forecast for today's session,
and the nature. of her testimony,
should she be placed on the stand,
was the object of considerable spec
ulation. She was named with SIX
other persons subp0enaeS issued last
night.
They were sought as witnesses by
the prosecution, but no official OF the
district attorneys office could be
found who would indicate what they
would be asked on the stand. They
will be rebuttaf witnesses. as the
prosecution closed it's direct case sew
eral days ago.
Up to early today no word had come
from Eos Angeles ar Hollywood, the
residence of the six others sought as
witnesses, regarding their appear
ance. -"
Dispositions of DIR. Maurice Rosen-
berg of Chicago and-- other eastern
witnesses are to be produced in the
trial. counsel has lsrIft be known.
Expect Verdict This Week.
Both sides expect Sthat by the end
of the week a verdict will have been
rendered which will settle the share
the motion picture comedian had. II
any. In the death OF Virginia Rape
Ignatius II. Mccarthy. former in.
vestigator for the United States De-
partment of Labor aand finger print
student, is expected to testify. The
defense called him for the purpose
of refuting testimony offered by E. O.
Heinrich, a consulting criminoligist
that finger prints on, the doors of the
Hotel St. Francis in the room where
Miss Rape is alleged to have heen
fatally injured were those of Ar
buckle and Miss Rappe and showed
evidence of a struggle.