The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12

lures were THE Punch of the
Irish" and The Twilight Baby.
Her parents are dead and she lived
in Los Angeles, living On an income
from oil properties.
Her body has been ordered ship
ped to Los Angeles for interment.
Defense Is Silent.
The defense attorneys are in fire.
quent consultation. They are
Dominguez, who has figured in
many famous criminal cases in
California; Harry Stafford, Milton
Cohen and Charles Brennan.
Arbuckle is ready to spend his
last cent to Yindicate himself, it is
said.
While the defense was keeping
silent, details of the evidence that
will be laid before the grand jury
were divulged by the prosecution
today. 1t will be alleged it was
learned that Arbuckle and Miss
Rape were alone together for
some time during the party be-
tween and 4 o'clock in the after
noon. This was denied by Ar
buckle in a statement in Los An
geles before his arrest.
Before this. witnesses said, ac-
cording to police, several drinks
were served. Miss Rape drank
"sparingly" of gin and orange juice.
ORe affidavit says Scotch whisky
was served. A photograph was
playing and Arbuckle, attired in
dressing gown and slippers, was
kidding" with Miss Rape.
Find Girl ON Bed Disrobed.
Miss Pyvron and Mrs Delmonte
are said TO have sworn that Ar
buckle and Miss. Rape left the
room and that later they heard
the girl moaning. They beat on the
door and Arbuckle came out The
women declare they found Miss
Rape lying on bed, disrobed and
that her clothes were torn to
shreds. These clothes disappeared
for a while but police said today
they had recovered a hat, a sport
skirt and a jacket
Il am dying, l am dying she
said, according to the affidavits.
She was given d cold bath, carried
to an adjoining room and a physi-
clan called.
Statements of physicians who at
tended Miss Rape and who per
formed an autopsy on her after
death differed.
Doctors Disagree.
DR.. William Ophuls, one of the
autopsy surgeons, issued state
ment as follows: THE post-mor-
TEN examination showed a ruptur-
ed bladder. the rupture being due
to natural causes. There was no
marks of violence on the body.
There were absolutely no evidences
of a criminal assault. no signs that
the girl had been attacked in any
way"
DR.. M. E. Bumwell said: ct
treated Miss Rape for two or three
DAYS at the st. Francis hotel. IN
the beginning 1 believed that she
was merely suffering from alcohol
ism. Afterward symptoms of peri
tonitis developed. She became
worse. / called in DR.. Rixford and
DR.. W. P. Reed They advised
against an operation Death was
dine to rupture of the bladder. There
was a large bruise. l think on the
left arm. l cannot say what caused
me rupture
Nurses Statement Startling.
Mrs. Jean Jameson. the nurse
who attended Miss Rape, declared
she blamed Arbuckle for her injur-
les. The following statement by
Miss Jameson was made public by
police:
Miss Rape said she blamed Ar
buckle for her injuries and wanted
him punished. l noticed bruises on
her left thigh and upper right arm
and she said they were made by
Arbuckle-
she placed her hand on her alb
domen and said, He broke me in
side with his weight"
Mrs. Jameson added that Miss
Rape frequently uttered the name
Roscoe" during her Illness and
asked Have they got htU?s