Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-26
DEFE FENSE SCORES
A POINT IN THE
ARBUCKLE: CASE
Witness Testifies Miss
Rappe Said She Was IN
toxicated and Did Not
Know What Happened.

San Francisco. Calf. Nov. 25.--
Testimony that Virginia Rape,
whose death is the basis of a man
( slaughter charge against Roscoe Z.
(tatty) Arbuckle, was intoxicated
ana aid not remember what nap
pened to her." according to her own
statement, was gwen IN ArDuckies
trial today. The witness who gave
this evidence was DR.. M. Il. RUM
well, who first treated Miss kappe
after the party in ArDuckle's room
at the Hotel st. Francis at which
the prosecution charges ArbuckIe
injured her.
over the protest of the prosecu-
ltion, DIR. Rumwell was permitted
to read history of the bladder M
jury which resulted in Miss Rappe'S
death as obtained from her ana
from his own observation but a
second statement going more ex-
hastively in the cause of the IN
jury was ruled out. He was not
oss-eXamined.
The defense announced that 1t
placed great emphasis on DR.. Rum
wells statement. The doctor IS
awaiting u idi oil ~ ShoA 6S w. -
forming an unofficial autopsy on
Miss Rappe.
Treated Miss Rappc.
Miss Irene Morgan, Pdsadeha
trained nurse, testified that on at
least five occasions she treated
Miss Rappe for bladder trouble ana
that on each of these Miss Rappe
tore at her clothing and cried out
as she is said to have done after
the Arbuckle party.
The defense finished putting in
expert medical testimony today.
Dir. George Franklin Shields, VINO
testified as an alienist in the fifst
trial of Harry X. Thaw, illustrated
on a blackboard how bladder IN
juries might be caused by hysteria
or alcoholism. Doctors Lloyd
Bryan and Fred II. zumwalt testi-
fled that bladder ruptures may, un-
der certain conditions, be purely
spontaneous in character ~,
The crowds at the trial were SO,
great today that the defendant ana
counsel had considerable dltilculty
in reaching their places.
Both Gavin McNab, chief detehse
counsel, and District Attorney
Brady had to elbow their way
through the throng, with the aid Oh
the police, to reach their seats IN
time. Arbuckle used his big puiK
effectively but good naturedly, IN
forcing an entrance into the court
room.
Among spectators today was MRS.
Bambina Maude belmont, VINO
brought the charge of murder
against Arbuckle which later was
reduced to the charge now being
tried. She sat close to Mrs. Mliltd
Durfee Arbuckle, wife of the de-
fendant, but, as far as could Dc
seen. the women did not glance at
each other.
ArbuckIe Unmoved.
Arbuckle apparentls was un-
moved by the evidence despite tne
general interest in the statements
made by DR.. Rumwell and MISS
Morgan. He appeared more cheer
full during the recess periods tIlah
he has been for some time past.
Miss Jennie Neighbors told OF
having met Miss Rappe at sum
mer resort near Los Angeles and OIL
having ministered to her, at the
girls request, for what seemed 10
be abdominal pains. Il
Harry B, Barker, a ranchman, OF
Stockton, sCalif, said he had
known Miss Rappe for ten years
and intimately for five and that ne
had seen her on several occasions
"all doubled up and tearing at her
once, he said, she APP
peared to suffer greatly after
drinking a smaI1 glass of wine.
Barker said he had a real estate
business in Gary, Ind. as well as
his ranch in California.