Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-26

army. The women who got in had
secured passes and no woman got
up to the second floor unless she
showed credentials.
Mrs. Minta Durfec Arbucklc, Fat
| tvs" wife, her mother, Mrs. Flora
A. c. Arbuckle, arrived at 2 o'clock.
Some time later, Fatty made his en-
trance with two policemen. He car
ried in his right hand big package
Of letters and kilograms. A spe-
cial delivery letter was delivered to
him in the court. Fatty still gets
letters from the fans. He kissed his
wife and mother-inlaw. smiled the
ghost Of smiie-nothing like the
smile that won him fame and for
| tune on the screen--and thon sat
down and smiled no more.
Semnacher first told how he had
come to San Francisco in his auto
mobile with Miss Rape and Mrs.
Maude belmont at II o'clock on the
night of September 4. They stop
ped at the Palace hotel. The fol-
lowing morning at breakfast some
one PACED Miss Rape. She went to
the telephone. Semnacher was not
allowed to say who called her or
lwhat was said Shortly after this
The took them to the St. Francis and
left them.
I About 1870 or O'Clock he called
Arbuckle's room, 1920, and was in
Ivited by Fred Fishback to come up.
|Arbuckle was there. Lowell Sherman,
|suit merchant, Miss Rappc, Mrs.
belmont, Miss ley Prevon, Miss
Alive Blake and Mrs. Mac Taube.
"You have not mentioned Mrs
Taube's name heretofore in any ex-
animation
Il did not know her name until
I saw in a newspaper picture OF
her and Arbuckle hanging out a
window in the st. Francis
Tell what you saw when you
entered the ROOM
| "Arbuckle was sitting at table.
| He was eating. He was dressed in
lslippers, pajamas and bathrobe.
Sherman was dressed in the same
manner. All the other men. and all
| the women except Mrs. belmont
were clad in their street attire.
! Semnachcr remained a half-hour
in the room, then took Miss Blake
to rehearsal and returned with
Clark and Miss Bess Campbell had
joined the others by this time.
| Q. "Was there any dancing at 8
o'clock?"
A. There was some talking
Laughing, photograph playing, drink
ing They drank out of gin, whis-
key and white rock bottles, and out
of bottles without labels. be
lieve Miss Blake and Miss Proeyor
danced together, and / believe Ar
buckle and Sherman danced with tho
ladies'
Semnachcr then told of leaving
the party on several other occa-
sions, once to get a package OF
lcicarcttos. He told of seeing two
women so from room 1920 into
room 1919. The photograph still
lplayed.
! Arbuckle, who had been having
Il drink, went with the others.
what did you see?'
A, Miss Rape lying on the bed
She was undressed."
| Q. "All undressed?"
! A. Nude"
Q. where were her clothes?"
| A. Scattered on the floor ant
lying on various articles OF fur
niture. Her hat and cape on chairs
] stockings, carriers, shoes on The
floor"
q. "What did she say?'
Before the witness could answer
lDomingucz lcapcd out and shouted
la long legal wrauglc cnsucd Tho
purpose of the defense was to kecI
from the record anything Miss Rappo
Knight have said. The defense lost
the point, however, and the witness
answered:
"Shc said: i am dying. am
dying Mr.. Arbucklc asked some
one to get doctor. One of the
ladies suggested bicarbonate of soda
another ice, another ammonia"
Mr.. Golden wanted to know about
the ice He asked a hundred ques-
lions about it. The witness could
answer none satisfactorily.
Semnacher then told how the
women had carried the victim into
the bath tub, laid her in cold water
later put her back on the bed, and
how the manager OF the hotel gave
3her room and she was carried in
there. Who carried her, he did not
know.
Semnacher gathered up most OF
the clothing and took it to room
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