Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-18
Converted Convict Declares
He Helped Bury Body of
Dorothy Arnold.
THREE IMPLICATED
IN WOMAN'S DEATH
Prison Officials Believe Convict Is
Telling Truth and Will Today Begin
Investigation of HOUSE Where
Grave Was Made.

| Providence, r. l., April 17.-Octav,
Charles Ginoures, convict in thu
Rhode Island state prison at Gran
ston, declared today he was presen
at the burial of Dorothy Arnold il
the cellar of a magnificent house
near West Point. He declared he was
in the party that took the young wo.
man from doctors house near New
Rochelle to the West Point place. He
says he received $3.50 for his par
in the job.
Ginoures has served two years ir
the penal institution, and is known
here as Edward Glenorris. He is a
short, swarthy man, clear-brained and
unusually taciturn. His statement
followed his conversion in the chapel
of the Cranston prison.
Ginoures claims he can pick out
the house under which the body was
buried if given an opportunity. He
gives only meagre description of
two men who induced him to aid in
burying the body of the girl
Ginoures, in his confession declared
shat he was forced to tell the story
because his conscience would not let
him rest.
81 had nothing to do with the girls
condition. l was in no way connected
w tn her DEATH he said.
Girl Was Wounded.
Ginoures stated that in February,
1911, he was in saloon at 2Sth street
and Seventh avenue, when he was APP
preached by man he knew as Louis
,Dedouin. He said Dedouin asked him
il he wanted to make some "easy
money" and he replied that he would
not do any trough work." but con-
scented to join Bedouin.
From the saloon they went to Il
restaurant. where they met third
party. a man about % years of age.
This man, Ginoures said, gave him $50
and told him he would get 5000 more
when the job was finished.
An auto was secured and the three
rode to New Rochelle. The car stop
ped in front of big colonial house.
Ginoures said his companions went m
the house and remained ten minutes.
When they came cut, man with a
gray beard and gray hair accompanied
them. They call him "Doc." He car
ried young girl, who appeared to be
suffering great pain. She was placed
in the car and they hurried to New
York. They raced through the city
out to West Point, stopping in front
of magnificent house. The girl was
CARVED into the house, and Ginoures
said he was paid 5000 and told to "get
out"
The next night, Ginoures said, he
went back to the 2Sth street saloon
where he had met Dedoin. The latter
told him the girl they had taken to
West Point the night before was
Arnold, for whom the police
Of the entire country was searching.
Ginoure said he accompanied Bedoiun
back to West Point. They found the
gicl lying dead on couch. doc" was
there, and after some preliminaries.
carried the body of the girl to the
cellar. Ginoures said he was given a
shovel and told to dig grave, which
he did. The grave was six Or eight
feet deep, and the body was placed in
It.
Ginoures said he met doc" again
in 1913, and doc" gave him $25.
Later he gave him sums ranging from
$40 to $25.
The prison officials believe Gin
cures is telling the truth, and an in
vestigation will be made tomorrow of
the house where he indicates the body
ia hurled