The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-29
DEFENSE ID CLOSE
 TODAY IN TRIAL OF
 SCREEN COMEDIAN
Fatty Declares He Found Rappe Girl Writhing on Floor and Did all He
 Could to Aid Her
By Associated Press

Ills testimony sweeping denial of all allegations presented by the state in its prosecution of the n1anslaugh- ter charges against him, Roscoe c. Arbuckle spent the greater part of today on the witness stand giving in detail, under direct and cross exam ination, his story of the hotel party during which the state maintains, Miss Virginia Rappe, motion picture actress, receive injuries from winch she later died.
 Arbuckle said he threatened to throw Mrs. Bambina Maude Belmont out of window when she took ex- ception to the manner in which he was assisting Miss Rappe. Mrs. Del mont, guest Of the party, swore to the murder charge against Arbuckle, which was later reduced to the man laughter charge now on trial.
 T did not hear Miss Rappe say anything that could be understood, lie testified. She did not say ne hurt me-. Although she was the one
 
 t.ie suite during the party, she dId lot dance
 Admits Drinking Liquor
 Arbuckle admitted having seen and pdrtaken of liquor in the room, and said 1t was provided by Fred Fisch- back, his roommate. He testified that he knew no one at the party ex- cept Miss Rappe and her friend, Al Semnacher, and did not even know tnere- was going to be party until the guests had actually arrived. He Was preparing to keep another en- sagement, he said, while the party Was going on.
 The defense announced 1t would close today.
 Arbuckle's cross examination was completed at 3:13 D. m., and he was excused from the stand.
 Gavin McNab, chief counsel for the defense, said he would close the de- lenses case with the reading of Chi eago and New York dispositions and with an offer to prove that George Glennon, hotel detective, obtained a statement tending to clear Arbuckle from Miss Rappe. Glennon's testi- mony was ruled out last week.
 Miss Louise Glaum, motion picture actress, and six other persons well known in the Hollywood movie col ony, for whom subpoenas were issued yesterday, had not been caled to the stand today.
 How He Found Girl
 Arbuckle testified that the party in his rooms was entirely impromptu, Ntaat only few had been invited, but i-at the others had dropped in later and remained. He declared that he had an engagement to go out and x ha laff ha no rd Int his bedroom 1t was for the purpose of changing his clothes to keep this appointment.
 T locked any door to keep the wom- CT and others out of the room. Then lswent into the bath room The bath room door struck against the pros trate form of Miss Rappe. That was the first time l knew she was in the room," Arbuckle said.
 Then what did you do?" Leo Friedman, assistant district attorney, conducting the cross-examination, asked.
 T picked her up and held her Eead.'
 Did you say anything to her?' he was asked.
 Not word, she was gasping and had hard time getting her breath" Later l asked her.
 Is there anything I can do for you% she said: No, just leave me .e. on the bed Before this I had sven her two glasses of water"
 Walked to Bed
 How did she get from the bath loom to the bed?'
 She walked. l helped her a little" Later Arbuckle returned to the bathroom. When he returned, he tes-
 
 aoout'' on the floor.
 The witness said he picked her up and placed her on the bed, demon s,rating the manner in which he old so
 Did she say anything then?" T don't remember. She was groan- ing, holding her stomach and twist ing about"
 Then where did you goT'
 T went out of the room. The first person I saw was Miss Provost. l said. Virginia Is sick"
 Miss Provost was close to the door when I went out. I did not see Mrs. belmont. l could not tell how long l was in the room."
 Arbuckle grew somewhat angered under Freidman's questioning. putting somewhat of snap into his an swers. t9 When l returned" he said, 'vir- ginia was tearing at her clothes. One sleeve of her dress was hanging by a few threads and I pulled it off. Later l told Harry Boyle. assistant manag ger of the hotel, The girl Is sick and want to get her another room. !"
 You never told anyone anything except that Miss Rappe was ill?" he was asked.
 T did not"
 Made No Statement
 Did you hear Miss Rappe make any statement at any time after you found her ilI?"
 No. except when she asked for water and wanted to lie down.
 After Miss Rappe was taken away. l put on a golf suit and soft shirt. Later I put on dinner suit and went down to the hotel dining room
 Arbuckle sQuirmed in his seat ana seemed uneasy under the fast-coming T asked MT. Boyle to get doc tor" he said.
 Nobody had suggested getting a doctor until Boyle arrived, Arbuckle said.
 The witness said that while he was there all of Mss Rappes clothes were taken off and Mrs. Belmont placed an ice bag under her head. There was ice on the body, too." he said.
 Rappe's body and Mrs. Delmont told me to put 1t back.
 T told her to shut up or I would throw her out of the window. Then I put the piece of ice back where found It."
 Arbuckle said while the party guests were trying to relieve Mss