Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-23
COURT VIEWS Scene
Of ARBUCKLE'S PARTY
Strongest Testimony for Ac-
cused Slayer Of Miss Rapps
is Barred From Jury.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.


san Francisco. Nov. 2s.---Tbe Jury
man slaughter today was 10 visit the
st. Francis suite where. the Aim
comedian host at party last Labor
Day, Is alleged to have inflicted in
jurles on Virginia Rape. screen ac-
trees, which caused her death several
days later.
High lights OF tho proceedings IN
Judge Louderbacks court yesterday
when the prosecution clossd. were
Testimony concerning finger prints on
n door, declared to have been made In
n struggle between Arbucklc and Miss
Rappe, an assertion by n hotel maid
that she heard woman screaming In
| the suite, and the exclusion OF evil
dence OF a detective who hal declared
Miss Rappc had made n statement to
him favorable to the defendant.
Gavin McNab In opening for the de-
tense late yesterday said
we will prove that Arbucs1e was
not In the hotel room NOR. than ten
minutes with Miss Virginia Rappe."
McNab told the Jury that the room
III which Arbucklc was alleged to
iIdNF At'h'u Dlfih'i anu mltH G1nDr
was open at all times. The window
shades were up at all times also. he
said. and the interior OF the room was
la full view OF other hotel patrons.
Arbuckle's attitude bordered on the
ljovial Throughout the day. Mrs Mlnta
Durfee Arbuckle. his wife, wept nj
times.
Two of the doors OF rooms at the
hotel where the Arbuckle party was
held were brought into court. Adolph
o. Juel. police finger print expert.
Identified on them finger prints of
Arbuckle and Miss Rappe. Professor
q. II. Heinrich. criminologist OF the
University OF California. testified that
the imprint OF one female hand was
surrounded by the imprint Of n male
hand. The prints on the doors were
those of Virginia Rappe and Arbuclsle
, according 20 the police comparison
he said
Alfred Semnacher, manager for Miss
Rappe, testified that he took Mis-.
liappe and Mrs. belmont. mutua
friend. to san Francisco in his auto
, mobile on September 2. ana that the,
/ attended the Arbuckle party II,
, swore 10 the finding of Miss Rappe IL
, Arbuckle's room apparently in
, dying condition. after she had beer
alone for a time with the defendant
IIo met Arbuclile the next day, N
said, and I'VE all believed Miss Rapp,
: was intoxicated" Miss Rappe ha,
tern off her clothing on various oc
casions after drinking liquor. he testi
fed. but the manner in whlC h she tor
: lit on such occasions was dineren
from that shc used at the Arbuckl
party.
Miss Alice Blake was the first wit
e ness a statement made by her to m
= police was introduced. In which sh
= told OF seeing Miss Rappe on a bed Il
3 Arbuckles room suffering great pair
Josephine Koza. Chamberuaid at tn
h hotel. testified that she heard
= woman screaming while the party wa
= Ia progress and man say shut up.
c \ statement by her to the District At
i .orney was read In which che sal
z sho listened at the door OF Arbuckle'
3 room and heard n woman's cries com
ing from 10 while other members of tn
party were in It.
Kate Brennan. maid at the hote
testified that she busted off the tw
o doors introduced for finger-print evi
q dence some time after the fnge
), prints were supposed TO have bee
made by Arbuckle and Miss Rapp,
. The defense endeavored to prove tina
she rubbed out the finger prints. Al
!, buckle offered whisky 10 her, whic
she refused. the maid testified.