The San Francisco call., 1910-10-20
Mrs. INGERS0LL
vi IS QUESTIONED
Police Guard an Important
Witness Against Bryce
And "Smithy''

Mrs. D. H. Ingersoll, who conducts q
lodging house in the fat at 1855 Twen-
tieth street and with whom ]. B. Bryce
roomed from September to IA while
he plotted with William Morris, alias
Perry, known as "Smithy." over the
purchase Of the dynamite, spent three
hours yesterday in consultation with
Rogers and a number of detectives
working on the case.
There was a strong rumor around
the hall Of justice when Mrs. Ingersoll
was taken in by the detectives that
she was to be served with one of the
Jane Doe" warrants from Los Angeles
charging murder, as was her friend
Mrs. LAWN, on the previous day, but it
developed later that Mrs. Ingersoll was
closeted with the police authorities for
the purpose of making a detailed state
ment of all she knew of the case, and
that she had been exonerated of any
connection with the dynamite outrage
by the police. Her statement, which
ran TO considerable length because OF
the many questions interpolated by her
ouestiOners, was taken down by ste
nographer and later transcribed and a
copy given to Attorney Earl Rogers
who left for Los Angeles on the Lark
train last night. The purpose of TAX
ing Mrs. Ingersolls statement was to
furnish the district attorney of Los
Angeles and Attorney Rogers who will
act as a special prosecutor in all dyna- :
mite cases which may develop, with a
complete record of what Mrs Ingersoll
knows of the movements of Brice and
'Smithy." In the event that the men
are placed under arrest Mrs Ingersoll
viii prove one Of the best of the many
identification witnesses so far located
and may also prove star witness in
the trial of any case in which Bryce
and "Smithy" are involved.
Although the police absolutely refuse
TO make Mrs. IngersoTs statement
public or allow her to talk for publi-
cation, there is no doubt that her tes-
timony absolutely Identified Bryce and
Smithy' with the dynamite purchase.
and it is generally believed that what
she has told the police involves her
friend, Mrs. Belle LAWN, in no small
measure in the plot hatched by the
two men.
Following the taking of Mrs Inger-
soils statement she was sent to her
home under the protection of two de-
tectives. who refused to allow her to
in charge Of the case had warned Mrs.
Ingersoll not to divulge anything she
knew of the dynamite case, and il was
10 protect her from annoyance by in
reviewers that she was so closely
guarded. 1t was Chief of Police Sey-
mour who gave out the information
relative of Mrs. IngersolPs visit to his
Office. Said the chief:
Mrs. Ingerson has given US in the
fullest detail ali that she knows of the
movements Of Bryce and tSmithy' while
the two men Were around her house.
She has also told US what she knows
OF Mrs LAWNS relationship with the
man known as -Smithy.' Outside of a
few important details which are made
important by knowledge already ac-
quired about the two men, her state
ment was practically the same as pub
lished in the newspapers Thursday and
Friday Of last week. After the closest
Investigation we find that Mrs Inger-
soil is entirely blameless Of any
wrong doing so far as Bryce and
'Snithy' and the purchase of the dy-
Mantle is concerned, and you have my
assurance that Mrs. IngersolI will
never be arrested in connection with
this case. She will be a free and vol
Untary witness at any time we want
her and I had her statement taken
down in writing for the benefit of the
Los Angeles authorities, who wanted to
be fully informed as to just what Mrs.
Ingersoll knows in connection with the
case John 7. Lofthause the man who
lived at Mrs Belle LAWNS house and
whom we questioned at length yester-
day prior 10 Mrs. LAWNS arrest, has