The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-11-23
PROSECUTION IN
ARBUCKLE TRIAL
HAS BEEN CLOSED
Defense Announces 1t Will
Prove Comedian Not in Room
With Girl Over 10 Minutes.
ARBUCKLE'S ATTITUDE
JOVIAL DURING DAY
Jury and Counsel Will Visit
Hotel Rooms Today Where
Party Was Held.
tsy The Associated Press)

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22.-After the
prosecution had closed it's case late today
in the manslaughter trial of Roscoe G.
C'Fatty') Arbuckle. and reserving the
right to introduce further testimony to-
morrow. Gavin McNab, chief counsel for
the defense. made the opening statement
for Arbuckle.
''we win prove that Arbuclxle was not
in the hotel room more than 10 minutes
with Miss Virginia Rappe, NIcNab con-
tinued. Arbuckle is accused OF having
inflicted fatal injuries on Miss Rappe, a
motion picture actress. in his hotel rooms
Sept s.
George Glennon, house detective Of the
hotel was the first witness called by the
defense.
The court ruled out McNab's attempts
to have the witness detail a conversation
he had with Miss Rappe following her al
legged injuries at ArbuckIe's hands.
Before the trial the defense announced
that Glennon had made a statement to
the district attorney in which he said
Miss Rappe had exonerated Arbuclxle.
Glennon was excused from the stand
following the courts ruling.
Kate Brennan, a maid at the hotel,
followed Glennon and testified that she
busted off the two doors introduced by
the prosecution for finger print evidence,
SUITE IiiIt AFTER the iLHESi DtlH1S 6SAG
supposed to have been made by Arbuekle
and Miss Rappe. The defense endeav-
ored to prove that In the dusting process
she rubbed out the finger prints.
Arbuckle gave her a tip of $3.50 for
cleaning his room and offered her some
whiskey, which she refused, Miss Bren-
nan testified.
Mrs. Lois Harding lancashire. a guest
at the hotel during the party. said she
was near the rooms and heard and saw
nothing.
More general interest was evidenced in
the trial today than on any day since it
began. Crowds thronged the court room
and the adjoining corridors, or waited
outside TO obtain glimpse of the prin-
cipals.
Al Semnacher. manager for Miss Rappe,
and Josephine Keza. charnbermaid, told
of the party in the hotel in which Miss
Rappe is said to have been fatally in
jured.
The last prosecution witness today
was Prof Z. o. Heinrich, consulting
criminologist of the University of Cali
fornia. who identified finger prints found
on two OF the hotel doors as those Of
Miss Rappe and Arbuck1e The doors
were brought into the court land photo
graphed examples of the finger prints
We're produced by Heinrich.
Gavin McNab, chief counsel for the
defense. said in his opening statement
that the room in which Arbuckle was
alleged to have locked himself and Miss
Rappe at the time of the supposed at
tack, was open at all times. The window
shades were UP at all times also. he said,
and the interior Of the room was there
fore in full view OF other hotel guests.
Following the statement a technical
argument arose over the testimony of
George Glennon, hotel detective. which
resulted in his being excused from the
stand until authorities could be called
to settle the point. This was in rela-
tion to admissions made to the witness
by Miss Rappe following the party
Arbuckle's attitude bordered on the
joviaI throughout the day Mrs Minta
Durfee Arbuckle. his wife. wept at times.
Upon the conclusion OF the prosecution
testimony, the court announced the court
officials. jury and counsel would visit the
hotel rooms tomorrow.