Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-05
|ARbUCKLE On
STAND TELLS
STORY AGAIN
Says He Found Miss Rap
pc On Floor In Bath
room, Moaning; Placed
Her On Bed

Her On Bed
San Francisco, April 5-Roscoe
G. (Fatty) Arbuckle took the
stand in his own defense at 10:45
a. m. today in the third trial of
a manslaughter charge against
him resulting from the death of
Miss Virginia Rape.
eArbuckle followed DR.. George
Franklin Shields, defense medical
expert and one of the defense
alienists in the first trial Of Har-
ry X. Thaw for the alleged muir
der of Stanford White.
Arbuckle smiled as he took the
stand. He said he knew Miss
Rappe for five years. He acknowl-
edged being present at the party
in the Hotel st. Francis in which
he is alleged to have fatally in
jured Miss Rape but said he in
vited a few of the guests.
Booze Was Served
Gin, whiskey and orange Juice
were served at the party, he said.
Breakfast was, served at 2 p. m.
while most of the guests were
there. He left the room in which
the guests were at 8 p. m. and
went into his own room to dress
for an engagement with Mrs. May
Taube, a friend" he said.
II went into my bedroom and
locked the door," he said. "l
went to the bathroom and the
door struck something. I looked
in and saw Miss Rappe on thu
floor. She was holding her stom
ach and moaning.
II gave her some water ant
asked if there was anything
could do for her. She said L wan
to lay down I carried her to {
bed and returned to the bath
When I came out into the room
Virginia was on the floor. I again
placed her on the bed and went
out for Mrs. Bambina Maude
belmont, her friend, and one Of
the guests"
CARRIED in Pajamas
"a number Of the guests came
Into the room, including Miss
Alice Blake, Mrs. belmont, Miss
Zey Provost and others. Miss
Rappe sat up on the bed, tearing
her clothes. Her sleeve was hang
ing by a thread and I pulled il
off"
II went out of the room and
returned later. Miss Rappe was
lying nude on the bed. I tried tc
cover her up and Mrs. belmont
tried to stop me. I said to Mrs
belmont shut up or I will throw
you out of the window"
The witness said he was dress
ed in lounging robe and pajamas
He described the summoning OF
the assistant manager of the ho-
tel and the removal Of Miss Rappe
to another room.
Denies Bribery Story
Asked if he placed his hand
over that of Miss Rape on a
door of the room, which is in ev-
idence as an exhibit behind the
witness chair, he answered q
was not near that door for the
whole time l was in the hotel ex-
cept when Miss Rappe was car
ried from the room."
Finger prints on the door are
alleged to be those Of Arbuckle
and Miss Rappe.
The witness denied all knowl-
edge of Jesse Norgaard who tes-
titled that while he was watch
man of a motion picture studio in
Culver City, Arbuckle attempted
to bribe him to obtain the key tc
Miss Rappe's room.
"Ice" Charge Denied
Arbuckle confirmed certain
statements regarding first aid
given to Miss Rappe made in Los
Angeles to Warden Woolard, re-
porter for the Los Angeles Times
He admitted telling Woolard that
Miss Rappe had thrown a fit"
He denied having been ordered
out of the hotel.
A statement to Woolard that
he ordered Mrs. belmont out OF
his room became too boistrous'
was admitted by Arbuckle. "She
was in pajamas and told her to
go and dress herself" he explain
ed.
He denied having put ice on
Miss Rappe's body as testified to
by Al Semnacher, prosecution
witness.
Arbuckle testified in full clear
voice and without hesitation. II
answering a prosecution objection
Gavin McNab, chief defense coun.
sci. nettled the court and was or
dered to "sit down" Arbuckle'l
interview with Woolard was gont
Into in detail.